1954 World Wrestling Championships
The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan.
| 1954 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 22–25 May |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Turkey |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 37 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 35 |
| 3 | Iran | 24 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey |
Yushu Kitano Japan |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey |
Lajos Bencze Hungary |
Tauno Jaskari Finland |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Shozo Sasahara Japan |
Bayram Şit Turkey |
Nikolay Musashvili Soviet Union |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Jahanbakht Tofigh Iran |
Olle Anderberg Sweden |
Sergey Gabaradze Soviet Union |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union |
Mohammad Ali Fardin Iran |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Abbas Zandi Iran |
İsmet Atlı Turkey |
Kazuo Katsuramoto Japan |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
August Englas Soviet Union |
Adil Atan Turkey |
Viking Palm Sweden |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden |
İrfan Atan Turkey |
References
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