| 1978 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Dates | August 20–27 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Soviet Union |
| Greco-Roman | Soviet Union |
The 1978 FILA Wrestling World Championships were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Contents |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 55 | Soviet Union | 53 |
| 2 | East Germany | 21 | Romania | 36 |
| 3 | Iran | 19 | Bulgaria | 30 |
| 4 | Japan | 18 | Poland | 24 |
| 5 | United States | 17.5 | Yugoslavia | 15.5 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 17.5 | West Germany | 12 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Sergey Kornilayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Nobuo Fujisawa Japan (JPN) |
Mohammad Bazmavar Iran (IRI) |
| 52 kg | Anatoly Beloglazov Soviet Union (URS) |
Hartmut Reich East Germany (GDR) |
Luis Ocaña Cuba (CUB) |
| 57 kg | Hideaki Tomiyama Japan (JPN) |
Busay Ibragimov Soviet Union (URS) |
Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold Mongolia (MGL) |
| 62 kg | Vladimir Yumin Soviet Union (URS) |
Yang Jung-Mo South Korea (KOR) |
Mohammad Rezaei Iran (IRI) |
| 68 kg | Pavel Pinigin Soviet Union (URS) |
Akira Miyahara Japan (JPN) |
Ivan Yankov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| 74 kg | Leroy Kemp United States (USA) |
Mohammad Hossein Mohebbi Iran (IRI) |
Pyotr Marta Soviet Union (URS) |
| 82 kg | Magomedkhan Aratsilov Soviet Union (URS) |
Adolf Seger West Germany (FRG) |
John Peterson United States (USA) |
| 90 kg | Uwe Neupert East Germany (GDR) |
Anatoly Prokopchuk Soviet Union (URS) |
İsmail Temiz Turkey (TUR) |
| 100 kg | Harald Büttner East Germany (GDR) |
Levan Tediashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
Bárbaro Morgan Cuba (CUB) |
| +100 kg | Soslan Andiyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Reza Soukhteh-Saraei Iran (IRI) |
Roland Gehrke East Germany (GDR) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Constantin Alexandru Romania (ROU) |
Aleksey Shumakov Soviet Union (URS) |
Roman Kierpacz Poland (POL) |
| 52 kg | Vakhtang Blagidze Soviet Union (URS) |
Nicu Gingă Romania (ROU) |
Charalambos Cholidis Greece (GRE) |
| 57 kg | Shamil Serikov Soviet Union (URS) |
Ivan Frgić Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Pasquale Passarelli West Germany (FRG) |
| 62 kg | Boris Kramarenko Soviet Union (URS) |
Kazimierz Lipień Poland (POL) |
Lars Malmkvist Sweden (SWE) |
| 68 kg | Ştefan Rusu Romania (ROU) |
Andrzej Supron Poland (POL) |
Aleksandr Aliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
| 74 kg | Arif Niftullayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Ferenc Kocsis Hungary (HUN) |
Gheorghe Ciobotaru Romania (ROU) |
| 82 kg | Ion Draica Romania (ROU) |
Momir Petković Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Vladimir Cheboksarov Soviet Union (URS) |
| 90 kg | Stoyan Nikolov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Frank Andersson Sweden (SWE) |
Viktor Avdyshev Soviet Union (URS) |
| 100 kg | Nikolay Balboshin Soviet Union (URS) |
Georgi Raykov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Refik Memišević Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| +100 kg | Aleksandr Kolchinsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Nikola Dinev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Roman Codreanu Romania (ROU) |
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