1966 World Wrestling Championships
| 1966 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Toledo, United States |
| Dates | June 16–22 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |
 Turkey |
| Greco-Roman |
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The 1966 FILA Wrestling World Championships were held in Toledo, Ohio, United States.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Turkey | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Japan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 |  West Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 34 | Soviet Union | 39.5 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 28.5 | Bulgaria | 19.33 |
| 3 | United States | 23 | Romania | 14.5 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 19 | West Germany | 14 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 18.5 | Finland | 12.5 |
| 6 | Japan | 17 | Turkey | 12.33 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Chang Chang-sun South Korea (KOR) |
Yasuo Katsumura Japan (JPN) |
Rick Sanders United States (USA) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Hasan Sevinç Turkey (TUR) |
Aboutaleb Talebi Iran (IRI) |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Masaaki Kaneko Japan (JPN) |
Bobby Douglas United States (USA) |
Nihat Kabanlı Turkey (TUR) |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Abdollah Movahed Iran (IRI) |
Iwao Horiuchi Japan (JPN) |
Seyit Ahmet Ağralı Turkey (TUR) |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Mahmut Atalay Turkey (TUR) |
Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union (URS) |
Hossein Tahami Iran (IRI) |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Hasan Güngör Turkey (TUR) |
Josef Urban Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union (URS) |
Ahmet Ayık Turkey (TUR) |
Said Mustafov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Larry Kristoff United States (USA) |
Abolfazl Anvari Iran (IRI) |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Angel Kerezov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union (URS) |
Rolf Lacour West Germany (FRG) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Fritz Stange West Germany (FRG) |
Koji Sakurama Japan (JPN) |
Ünver Beşergil Turkey (TUR) |
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Roman Rurua Soviet Union (URS) |
Leif Freij Sweden (SWE) |
Iraj Khorshidfar Iran (IRI) |
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union (URS) |
Eero Tapio Finland (FIN) |
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Viktor Igumenov Soviet Union (URS) |
Florea Ciorcilă Romania (ROU) |
Peter Nettekoven West Germany (FRG) |
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Valentin Olenik Soviet Union (URS) |
Tevfik Kış Turkey (TUR) |
Franz Pötsch Austria (AUT) |
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Boyan Radev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Valery Anisimov Soviet Union (URS) |
Nicolae Martinescu Romania (ROU) |
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
István Kozma Hungary (HUN) |
Nikolay Shmakov Soviet Union (URS) |
Petr Kment Czechoslovakia (TCH) |