List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling

Listed are wrestlers who were World or Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling. Men's freestyle wrestling competition began at the Olympics in 1904. The World Championships for men's freestyle wrestling began in 1951. The World Championships takes place during non-Olympic years. At the World Championships team scoring is kept, while no official team statistics are kept at the Olympics.

World Level Champions in Men's Freestyle Wrestling by Year and Weight
Olympic Champions and Olympic competition years in freestyle wrestling are highlighted in gold.

10 World Level Championships
Aleksandr Medved, 1962–1972

9 World Level Championships
🇷🇺 Buvaisar Saitiev, 1995–2008

8 World Level Championships
Sergei Beloglazov, 1980–1988

Arsen Fadzaev, 1983–1992

🇧🇬 Valentin Yordanov, 1983–1996

7 World Level Championships
Makharbek Khadartsev, 1986–1992

🇷🇺 🇷🇺 🇷🇺 Abdulrashid Sadulaev, 2014–2021

🇺🇸 Jordan Burroughs, 2011–2022

6 World Level Championships
🇮🇷 Abdollah Movahed, 1965–1970

Levan Tediashvili, 1971–1976

Soslan Andiyev, 1973–1980

🇺🇸 John Smith, 1987–1992

🇷🇺 Leri Khabelov, 1985–1993

🇷🇺 Khadzhimurat Gatsalov, 2004–2013

5 World Level Championships
🇹🇷 Mustafa Dağıstanlı, 1954–1960

Aleksandr Ivanitsky, 1962–1966

Ali Aliev, 1959–1967

🇯🇵 Yuji Takada, 1974–1979

Vladimir Yumin, 1974–1979

🇺🇸 Bruce Baumgartner, 1984–1995

Team Championships
The list below includes unofficial championships won during the Olympic Games, although no official team statistics are kept during Olympic years.

47 World Level Championships
/ / 🇷🇺 / 🇷🇺 / 🇷🇺 / 🇷🇺 1959–2021

10 World Level Championships
🇺🇸 1904–2023

7 World Level Championships
🇹🇷 1948–1994

6 World Level Championships
🇮🇷 / 🇮🇷 / 🇮🇷 1956–2013

2 World Level Championships
🇫🇮 1920–1928

🇯🇵 1964–1968

1 World Level Championship
1908

🇭🇺 1936

🇸🇪 1952

2003