1955 World Wrestling Championships
| 1955 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Karlsruhe, West Germany |
| Dates | April 21–25 |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman |
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The 1955 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
| 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
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ignazio Fabra Italy (ITA) |
Nail Garayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey (TUR) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Vladimir Stashkevich Soviet Union (URS) |
Yaşar Yılmaz Turkey (TUR) |
Pietro Lombardi Italy (ITA) |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Imre Polyák Hungary (HUN) |
Müzahir Sille Turkey (TUR) |
Gunnar Håkansson Sweden (SWE) |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Grigory Gamarnik Soviet Union (URS) |
Kyösti Lehtonen Finland (FIN) |
Gustav Freij Sweden (SWE) |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vladimir Maneyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Anton Mackowiak West Germany (FRG) |
Milorad Arsić Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Givi Kartozia Soviet Union (URS) |
György Gurics Hungary (HUN) |
Horst Heß West Germany (FRG) |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Valentin Nikolayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Veikko Lahti Finland (FIN) |
Karl-Erik Nilsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Aleksandr Masur Soviet Union (URS) |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden (SWE) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |