2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships
| 2008 World Junior Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | July 29-August 4 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |
 Russia |
| Greco-Roman |
Turkey |
| Women |
Russia |
The 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships was held in İstanbul, Turkey, from July 29 to August 4, 2008.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Turkey | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Iran | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Cuba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 |  Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 24 | 48 | 96 | |
Medal summary
Men Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Ahmet Peker |
Mikhail Ivanov |
Nitin Vladimer Khinchegashvili |
| 55 kg | Nariman Israpilov |
Hassan Rahimi |
Stoyan Tzonev Damdinbazar Tsogtbaatar |
| 60 kg | Masoud Esmaeilpour |
Alejandro Valdes |
Muhammet Demir Lybomyr Semak |
| 66 kg | Magomedmurat Gadjiev |
Jabrayil Hasanov |
Ikhtyor Navruzov Purevjav Unurbat |
| 74 kg | Magomed Zubairov |
Saeid Tavakkol |
Quentin Wright Georgi Arsagishvili |
| 84 kg | Abdusalam Gadisov |
Beka Tchelidze |
Michael Ryan Letts Umidjon Ismanov |
| 96 kg | Alen Zaseyev |
Shamil Dibirov |
Clayton Foster Komeil Ghasemi |
| 120 kg | Soslan Gagloev |
Elier Romero |
Levan Berianidze Nobuyoshi Arakida |
Men Greco-Romen
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg | Kanibek Zholcubekov |
Reza Assadpour |
Ferhat Tekin Oh Sang-Hun |
| 55 kg | Aleksandar Kostadinov |
Arsen Eraliev |
Harun Bozoğlu Maikel Anachel |
| 60 kg | Rahman Bilici |
Gennadi Khaliavitski |
Hajiklan Mustafayev Yeldar Kairatov |
| 66 kg | Saeid Abdevali |
Aleksandar Maksimovic |
Rafik Gusseinov Migran Arutyunyan |
| 74 kg | Elvin Mursaliyev |
Alhazur Ozdiev |
Yadollah Arab-Jafari Selim Demir |
| 84 kg | Zaur Korezhev |
Aldas Lukosaitis |
Oleksandr Shyshman Robert Papp |
| 96 kg | Ahmet Taçyıldız |
Mohammad Reza Akbari |
Oliver Hassler Marin Cazac |
| 120 kg | Rıza Kayaalp |
Bashir Babajanzadeh |
Shinichi Hirakawa Cesar Faghian |
Women Freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 kg | Eleonora Abutalipova |
Sümeyye Sezer |
Hanna Wennstrom Priyanka Singh |
| 48 kg | Fuyuko Mimura |
Zhuldyz Eshimova |
Alyssa Lampe Mariya Livach |
| 51 kg | Yu Horiuchi |
Ekatarina Krasnova |
Nadiya Gradnyuk Helen Maroulis |
| 55 kg | Emriye Musta |
Irina Kisel |
Tsevegmed Enkhbayar Akiko Shimizu |
| 59 kg | Anastasia Bratchikova |
Johanna Mattson |
Alla Cherkasova Tatiana Padilla |
| 63 kg | Yekaterina Melnikova |
Paulina Grabowska |
Akihiro Sato Hanna Johansson |
| 67 kg | Adeline Gray |
Ochirbat Nasanburmaa |
Chiaki Iljiama Natalya Lavshkina |
| 72 kg | Simge Yılmaz |
Ekaterina Efimova |
Natalia Shinkarova Emma Weberg |