1957 World Wrestling Championships
| 1957 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | June 1–2 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |
Turkey |
The 1957 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey | 42 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 35 |
| 3 | Iran | 20 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 18 |
| 5 | Japan | 15 |
| 6 | West Germany | 9 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Mehmet Kartal Turkey (TUR) |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union (URS) |
Luigi Chinazzo Italy (ITA) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey (TUR) |
Tauno Jaskari Finland (FIN) |
Yasuyuki Shimamura Japan (JPN) |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey (TUR) |
Hossein Mollaghasemi Iran (IRI) |
Norik Mushegyan Soviet Union (URS) |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union (URS) |
Hayrullah Şahin Turkey (TUR) |
Kazuo Abe Japan (JPN) |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union (URS) |
İsmail Ogan Turkey (TUR) |
Murtaza Murtazov Bulgaria (BUL) |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Nabi Sorouri Iran (IRI) |
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union (URS) |
Hasan Güngör Turkey (TUR) |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union (URS) |
İsmet Atlı Turkey (TUR) |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany (FRG) |
Hussein Mehmedov Bulgaria (BUL) |
References
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