World Junior Wrestling Championships

World Junior Wrestling Championships
StatusActive
GenreSporting event
Date(s)Mid-year
FrequencyAnnual
CountryVarying
Inaugurated1969
Organised byUWW

The World Junior Wrestling Championships (U20) is the main wrestling championships in the Junior age category (between 18 and 20 years old), organised by United World Wrestling (UWW).[1] This event was held twice in 1979 and 1980.[2][3]

Rename

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Past name for the competition was the Junior World Championships.[4] In November 2021, the UWW renamed the Junior Worlds to U20 and Cadet Worlds to U17.

Editions

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  • 1980 in Stockholm probably was in U15 (Schools) in 13 + 13 weights
  • 1992 (LL, GR) and 1993 (LF) was counted one edition
  • Not held in 2002 and 2004
  • Shared bronze medal awarded since 2005
  • 1969 – 1977 / 1983 – 1995 : Espoir World Championships
# Year Host city Host country Events
Junior
1 1969 Boulder, Colorado  United States 20
2 1971 Tokyo  Japan 20
3 1973 Miami Beach / Unknown  United States (LL) / Unknown (GR) 20
4 1975 Haskovo / Unknown  Bulgaria (LL) / Unknown (GR) 20
5 1977 Las Vegas / Unknown  United States (LL) / Unknown (GR) 20
6 1978 Colorado Springs / Unknown  United States (LL) / Unknown (GR) 20
7 1979-1 Colorado Springs / Unknown  United States (LL) / Unknown (GR) 20
7 1979-2 Ulaanbaatar / Haparanda  Mongolia (LL) /  Sweden (GR) 20
8 1980 Stockholm  Sweden 26
8 1980 Colorado Springs  United States 20
9 1981 Vancouver / Unknown  Canada / Unknown (GR) 20
10 1982 Colorado Springs  United States 20
11 1983 Oak Lawn  United States 20
12 1984 Washington  United States 20
13 1986 Schifferstadt  Germany 20
14 1988 Wolfurt / Dijon  Austria (LL , GR) /  France (LF) 29
15 1990 Istanbul / Unknown  Turkey (LL) / Unknown (GR) 20
16 1991 Barcelona  Spain (GR) 10
17 1992 Cali  Colombia (LL,GR) 20
18 1993 Goetzis  Austria (LF) 8
19 1994 Budapest  Hungary 20
20 1996 Moscow / Walbrzych  Russia (LL) /  Poland (GR) 20
21 1997 Helsinki / Turku  Finland (LL) /  Finland (GR) 20
22 1998 Las Vegas / Cairo / Fredrikstad  United States (LL) /  Egypt (GR) /  Norway (LF) 28
23 1999 Bucharest / Sydney  Romania (GR , LF) /  Australia (LL) 26
24 2000 Nantes  France 26
25 2001 Tashkent / Martigny  Uzbekistan (LL , GR) /  Switzerland (LF) 26
Unit Host
26 2003 Istanbul  Turkey 24
27 2005 Vilnius  Lithuania 24
28 2006 Guatemala City  Guatemala 24
29 2007 Beijing  China 24
30 2008 Istanbul  Turkey 24
31 2009 Ankara  Turkey 24
32 2010 Budapest  Hungary 24
33 2011 Bucharest  Romania 24
34 2012 Pattaya  Thailand 24
35 2013 Sofia  Bulgaria 24
36 2014 Zagreb  Croatia 24
37 2015 Salvador da Bahia  Brazil 24
38 2016 Mâcon  France 24
39 2017 Tampere  Finland 24
40 2018 Trnava  Slovakia 30
41 2019 Tallinn  Estonia 30
42 2021 Ufa  Russia 30
U20
43 2022 Sofia  Bulgaria 30
44 2023 Amman  Jordan 30
45 2024 Pontevedra  Spain 30
46 2025 Sofia  Bulgaria 30
  • LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

All-time medal table

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  • Junior / U20 World Championship Medal Count (2000–2024)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia12673102301
2 Japan821855155
3 Iran755264191
4 Azerbaijan393368140
5 United States384782167
6 Turkey333880151
7 Georgia243345102
8 Ukraine202867115
9 Kazakhstan12273978
10 China12152754
11 Armenia10202656
12 India9225283
Individual Neutral Athletes971531
13 Uzbekistan8122141
14 Kyrgyzstan8112645
15 Sweden732232
16 Hungary663345
17 France65617
18 Germany5182346
19 Bulgaria5101934
20 Belarus592337
21 Mongolia592135
22 Canada541221
23 Cuba47415
24 Moldova381526
25 Poland172028
26 South Korea15814
27 Lithuania1359
28 Egypt1269
29 Italy1247
30 Serbia1214
31 Latvia1135
32 Israel1113
33 Colombia1102
 Netherlands1102
35 Finland101011
36 Turkmenistan1012
37 Romania0101222
38 Vietnam0303
39 Greece0279
40 Norway0257
41 Austria0213
42 Mexico0145
43 Ecuador0123
  Switzerland0123
45 Brazil0112
 Chinese Taipei0112
 Croatia0112
48 North Korea0101
 Spain0101
 Venezuela0101
51 Tunisia0044
52 Estonia0033
 Slovakia0033
54 South Africa0022
55 Algeria0011
 Bahrain0011
 Czech Republic0011
 Guatemala0011
 Honduras0011
 Sri Lanka0011
Totals (60 entries)5685681,0602,196

Team rankings

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Year Men's Freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's Freestyle
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
1969  United States  Soviet Union  Japan  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Sweden No Competition
1971  Iran  United States  Japan  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  United States No Competition
1973  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Japan  Soviet Union  Romania  Bulgaria No Competition
1975  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Romania  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Sweden No Competition
1977  Soviet Union  United States  Bulgaria  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Poland No Competition
1978  United States  Iran  Greece  United States  West Germany  Canada No Competition
1979-1  United States  West Germany  Japan  West Germany  United States  Netherlands No Competition
1979-2  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Mongolia  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Sweden No Competition
1980  United States  Japan  Mexico  West Germany  Yugoslavia  Sweden No Competition
1981  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Japan  Soviet Union  Hungary  Bulgaria No Competition
1982  United States  Bulgaria  South Korea  Soviet Union  United States  West Germany No Competition
1983  Soviet Union  United States  South Korea  Soviet Union  West Germany  Turkey No Competition
1984  United States  West Germany  South Korea  South Korea  West Germany  China No Competition
1986  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  North Korea  Soviet Union  Cuba  Romania No Competition
1988  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  North Korea  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  South Korea  France  China  Norway
1990  Soviet Union  Iran  Bulgaria  Soviet Union  Bulgaria  Hungary No Competition
1991 No Competition  Soviet Union  Hungary  Turkey No Competition
1992  South Korea  Turkey  Bulgaria  Cuba  Turkey  Russia No Competition
1994  Russia  Iran  Turkey  Turkey  Russia  South Korea No Competition
1996  Cuba  Russia  Iran  Russia  Ukraine  Turkey No Competition
1997  Iran  Turkey  Russia  Russia  Turkey  Belarus No Competition
1998  Russia  United States  Iran  Russia  Turkey  Iran  Russia  Japan  Poland
1999  Russia  Iran  South Korea  Russia  Germany  Greece  Japan  Russia  Ukraine
2000  Russia  Iran  Kazakhstan  Ukraine  Russia  Kazakhstan  Japan  Germany  United States
2001  Russia  Georgia  Iran  Russia  Iran  Turkey  Japan  Russia  Germany
2003  Russia  Iran  Turkey  Turkey  Georgia  Russia  China  Russia  United States
2005  Russia  Iran  Bulgaria  Turkey  Iran  Uzbekistan  Japan  Ukraine  United States
2006  Russia  Iran  Turkey  Turkey  Russia  Hungary  Japan  Russia  Belarus
2007  Russia  Iran  Turkey  Russia  Iran  Turkey  China  Russia  United States
2008  Russia  Iran  Georgia  Turkey  Iran  Kyrgyzstan  Russia  Turkey  Japan
2009  Russia  Iran  Azerbaijan  Iran  Azerbaijan  Turkey  Russia  Ukraine  Japan
2010  Russia  Turkey  Georgia  Russia  Azerbaijan  Ukraine  Russia  China  Japan
2011  Russia  Georgia  Iran  Georgia  Russia  Armenia  Japan  Russia  United States
2012  Russia  Iran  Georgia  Azerbaijan  Russia  Turkey  Japan  China  Belarus
2013  Russia  Turkey  Iran  Russia  Armenia  Iran  Japan  Russia  Bulgaria
2014  Iran  United States  Russia  Azerbaijan  Georgia  Russia  Japan  Russia  Azerbaijan
2015  Iran  Azerbaijan  Russia  Georgia  Azerbaijan  Turkey  Japan  Azerbaijan  Russia
2016  Russia  Azerbaijan  Turkey  Georgia  Russia  Iran  Japan  China  Ukraine
2017  United States  Russia  Iran  Iran  Russia  Turkey  Japan  Russia  China
2018  Russia  United States  Iran  Iran  Russia  Armenia  Japan  Russia  China
2019  Russia  United States  Iran  Russia  Iran  Turkey  Japan  Russia  Ukraine
2021  Iran  Russia  United States  Russia  Iran  Azerbaijan  United States  Russia  India
2022  Iran  United States  India  Iran  Azerbaijan  Ukraine  Japan  India  United States
2023  Iran  United States  India  Iran  Georgia  Armenia  India  Japan  United States
2024  United States  Iran  Japan  Iran  Kazakhstan  Turkey  Japan  India  United States

Espoir

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# Year Host city Host country Events
Unit and Various Host
1 1983 Anaheim / Kristiansund  United States (LL) /  Norway (GR) 20
2 1985 Colorado Springs  United States 20
3 1987 Burnaby  Canada 20
4 1989 Ulaanbaatar / Budapest  Mongolia (LL) /  Hungary (GR) 20
5 1991 Unknown / Unknown Unknown / Unknown 20
6 1993 Athens  Greece 20
7 1995 Tehran  Iran 20
  • LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman
  • After 1995 Junior and Espoir was merged.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Junior World Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Athletes & Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. ^ "International Wrestling Database".
  4. ^ "Junior World Championships 2015 wrestling results".
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