1961 World Wrestling Championships
| 1961 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Yokohama, Japan |
| Dates | June 2–7 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |
.svg.png){kind=small} Iran |
| Greco-Roman |
.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
The 1961 FILA Wrestling World Championships were held in Yokohama, Japan.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Hungary | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  United Arab Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Turkey | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran | 41 | Soviet Union | 38 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 33 | Turkey | 27.5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 26 | Romania | 23.5 |
| 4 | Japan | 15 | Hungary | 15 |
| 5 | Hungary | 13 | Yugoslavia | 12 |
| 6 |  United States | 11.5 | Czechoslovakia | 8.5 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Nasrollah Soltaninejad Iran (IRI) |
Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey (TUR) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran (IRI) |
János Varga Hungary (HUN) |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey (TUR) |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Vladimir Rubashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
Yunus Pehlivan Turkey (TUR) |
Hamid Tavakkol Iran (IRI) |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Iran (IRI) |
Vladimir Sinyavsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Udey Chand India (IND) |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran (IRI) |
Mikhail Bekmurzov Soviet Union (URS) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan (JPN) |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran (IRI) |
Géza Hollósi Hungary (HUN) |
Hans Antonsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran (IRI) |
Boris Gurevich Soviet Union (URS) |
Hasan Güngör Turkey (TUR) |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany (FRG) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union (URS) |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Armais Sayadov Soviet Union (URS) |
Dumitru Pârvulescu Romania (ROU) |
Burhan Bozkurt Turkey (TUR) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Oleg Karavayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Ion Cernea Romania (ROU) |
Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Mustafa Hamid United Arab Republic (UAR) |
Yaşar Yılmaz Turkey (TUR) |
Alireza Ghelichkhani Iran (IRI) |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Avtandil Koridze Soviet Union (URS) |
Imre Polyák Hungary (HUN) |
Branislav Martinović Yugoslavia (YUG) |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Valeriu Bularcă Romania (ROU) |
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Ziya Doğan Turkey (TUR) |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Vasily Zenin Soviet Union (URS) |
Bertil Nyström Sweden (SWE) |
Yavuz Selekman Turkey (TUR) |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
György Gurics Hungary (HUN) |
Arkady Tkachev Soviet Union (URS) |
Gheorghe Popovici Romania (ROU) |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Ivan Bogdan Soviet Union (URS) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
István Kozma Hungary (HUN) |