1963 World Wrestling Championships
| 1963 World Freestyle Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
.svg.png){kind=small} Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Dates | May 31 – June 2 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |
.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
| 1963 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Dates | July 1–3 |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman |
Soviet Union |
The following is the final results of the 1963 FILA Wrestling World Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Turkey | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 39 | Soviet Union | 37.5 |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 33.5 | Hungary | 18.5 |
| 3 | Turkey | 24 | Yugoslavia | 17 |
| 4 | Japan | 23 | Sweden | 16.5 |
| 5 | Iran | 13.5 | Bulgaria | 14.5 |
| 6 | United States | 11.5 | Turkey | 13 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Cemal Yanılmaz Turkey (TUR) |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Stoyko Malov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Aydin Ibrahimov Soviet Union (URS) |
Hiroshi Ikeda Japan (JPN) |
Mladen Georgiev Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Osamu Watanabe Japan (JPN) |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran (IRI) |
Stancho Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Iwao Horiuchi Japan (JPN) |
Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
Gregory Ruth United States (USA) |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union (URS) |
Petko Dermendzhiev Bulgaria (BUL) |
İsmail Ogan Turkey (TUR) |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Anatoly Albul Soviet Union (URS) |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran (IRI) |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union (URS) |
Valko Kostov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria (BUL) |
János Reznák Hungary (HUN) |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Borivoje Vukov Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Ignazio Fabra Italy (ITA) |
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
János Varga Hungary (HUN) |
Jiří Švec Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Dinko Petrov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union (URS) |
Imre Polyák Hungary (HUN) |
Ivan Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia (YUG) |
David Gvantseladze Soviet Union (URS) |
Klaus Rost West Germany (FRG) |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union (URS) |
Rudolf Vesper East Germany (GDR) |
Bertil Nyström Sweden (SWE) |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Tevfik Kış Turkey (TUR) |
Branislav Simić Yugoslavia (YUG) |
György Gurics Hungary (HUN) |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Rostom Abashidze Soviet Union (URS) |
Nicolae Martinescu Romania (ROU) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Anatoly Roshchin Soviet Union (URS) |
Ragnar Svensson Sweden (SWE) |
James Raschke United States (USA) |