1955 World Wrestling Championships

The 1955 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships were held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.

1955 World Championships
Host cityWest Germany Karlsruhe, West Germany
Dates21–25 April
Champions
Greco-Roman Soviet Union

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union6107
2  Hungary1102
3  Italy1012
4  Turkey0224
5  Finland0202
6  Sweden0134
7  West Germany0112
8  Yugoslavia0011
Totals (8 entries)88824

Team ranking

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Rank Men's Greco-Roman
Team Points
1   Soviet Union 41
2   Sweden 23
3   Turkey 19
4   Finland 15
5   Italy 14
6   Hungary 13

Medal summary

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Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
52 kg
Ignazio Fabra
  Italy
Nail Garayev
  Soviet Union
Hüseyin Akbaş
  Turkey
Bantamweight
57 kg
Vladimir Stashkevich
  Soviet Union
Yaşar Yılmaz
  Turkey
Pietro Lombardi
  Italy
Featherweight
62 kg
Imre Polyák
  Hungary
Müzahir Sille
  Turkey
Gunnar Håkansson
  Sweden
Lightweight
67 kg
Grigory Gamarnik
  Soviet Union
Kyösti Lehtonen
  Finland
Gustav Freij
  Sweden
Welterweight
73 kg
Vladimir Maneyev
  Soviet Union
Anton Mackowiak
  West Germany
Milorad Arsić
  Yugoslavia
Middleweight
79 kg
Givi Kartozia
  Soviet Union
György Gurics
  Hungary
Horst Heß
  West Germany
Light heavyweight
87 kg
Valentin Nikolayev
  Soviet Union
Veikko Lahti
  Finland
Karl-Erik Nilsson
  Sweden
Heavyweight
+87 kg
Aleksandr Mazur
  Soviet Union
Bertil Antonsson
  Sweden
Hamit Kaplan
  Turkey

References

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