1954 World Wrestling Championships
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| 1954 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 22–25 May |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Turkey |
The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
[edit]| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 37 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 35 |
| 3 | Iran | 24 |
Medal summary
[edit]Men's freestyle
[edit]| 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 | Tofigh Jahanbakht 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 |