1954 World Wrestling Championships
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| 1954 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | May 22–25 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Turkey |
The 1954 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tokyo, Japan.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Turkey |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey |
37 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
35 |
| 3 | Iran |
24 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey (TUR) |
Yushu Kitano Japan (JPN) |
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey (TUR) |
Lajos Bencze Hungary (HUN) |
Tauno Jaskari Finland (FIN) |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Shozo Sasahara Japan (JPN) |
Bayram Şit Turkey (TUR) |
Nikolay Musashvili Soviet Union (URS) |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Jahanbakht Tofigh Iran (IRI) |
Olle Anderberg Sweden (SWE) |
Sergey Gabaradze Soviet Union (URS) |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union (URS) |
Mohammad Ali Fardin Iran (IRI) |
Yutaka Kaneko Japan (JPN) |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Abbas Zandi Iran (IRI) |
İsmet Atlı Turkey (TUR) |
Kazuo Katsuramoto Japan (JPN) |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
August Englas Soviet Union (URS) |
Adil Atan Turkey (TUR) |
Viking Palm Sweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union (URS) |
Bertil Antonsson Sweden (SWE) |
İrfan Atan Turkey (TUR) |
