| 1954 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tokyo, Japan |
| Dates | 22–25 May |
| 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 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 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
|
Yushu Kitano Japan
|
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey
|
Lajos Bencze Hungary
|
Tauno Jaskari Finland
|
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Shozo Sasahara Japan
|
Bayram Şit Turkey
|
Nikolay Musashvili Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Tofigh Jahanbakht Iran
|
Olle Anderberg Sweden
|
Sergey Gabaradze Soviet Union
|
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
|
Mohammad Ali Fardin Iran
|
Yutaka Kaneko Japan
|
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Abbas Zandi Iran
|
İsmet Atlı Turkey
|
Kazuo Katsuramoto Japan
|
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
August Englas Soviet Union
|
Adil Atan Turkey
|
Viking Palm Sweden
|
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Arsen Mekokishvili Soviet Union
|
Bertil Antonsson Sweden
|
İrfan Atan Turkey
|
References
| World Wrestling Championships | |
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