1957 World Wrestling Championships
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| 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 |  Soviet Union |
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  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) |
