List of World Championships medalists in wrestling (freestyle)

This is a List of World Championships medalists in men's freestyle wrestling.

Light flyweight

 * 48 kg: 1969–1995

Flyweight

 * 52 kg: 1951–1995
 * 54 kg: 1997–2001

Bantamweight

 * 57 kg: 1951–1995
 * 58 kg: 1997–2001
 * 55 kg: 2002–2013
 * 57 kg: 2014–

Featherweight

 * 62 kg: 1951–1961
 * 63 kg: 1962–1967
 * 62 kg: 1969–1995
 * 63 kg: 1997–2001
 * 60 kg: 2002–2013
 * 61 kg: 2014–

Lightweight

 * 67 kg: 1951–1961
 * 70 kg: 1962–1967
 * 68 kg: 1969–1995
 * 69 kg: 1997–2001
 * 66 kg: 2002–2013
 * 65 kg: 2014–

Light welterweight

 * 70 kg: 2014–

Welterweight

 * 73 kg: 1951–1961
 * 78 kg: 1962–1967
 * 74 kg: 1969–1995
 * 76 kg: 1997–2001
 * 74 kg: 2002–

Light middleweight

 * 79 kg: 2018–

Middleweight

 * 79 kg: 1951–1961
 * 87 kg: 1962–1967
 * 82 kg: 1969–1995
 * 85 kg: 1997–2001
 * 84 kg: 2002–2013
 * 86 kg: 2014–

Light heavyweight

 * 87 kg: 1951–1961
 * 97 kg: 1962–1967
 * 90 kg: 1969–1995
 * 92 kg: 2018–

Heavyweight

 * +87 kg: 1951–1961
 * +97 kg: 1962–1967
 * 100 kg: 1969–1995
 * 97 kg: 1997–2001
 * 96 kg: 2002–2013
 * 97 kg: 2014–

Super heavyweight

 * +100 kg: 1969–1983
 * 130 kg: 1985–2001
 * 120 kg: 2002–2013
 * 125 kg: 2014–

Medal table

 * Names in italic are national entities that no longer exist.