1951 World Wrestling Championships

Wrestling event

1951 World Wrestling Championships

Host city|  Helsinki, Finland
Dates| 26–29 April 1951
Champions
Freestyle|  Turkey

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The 1951 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Helsinki, Finland from 26 to 29 April 1951. That was the first ever World Championships in freestyle wrestling.[1]

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Turkey| 6| 0| 1| 7
2|  Sweden| 2| 1| 3| 6
3|  Finland| 0| 4| 0| 4
4|  Iran| 0| 2| 2| 4
5|  Italy| 0| 1| 1| 2
6|  West Germany| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (6 entries)| 8| 8| 8| 24

## Team ranking

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Rank  | Men's freestyle

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Team  | Points
1  |  Turkey | 41
2  |  Sweden | 35
3  |  Finland | 27
4  |  Iran | 25

## Medal summary

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Flyweight
52 kg  | Ali Yücel
Turkey | Mahmoud Mollaghasemi
Iran | Bengt Johansson
Sweden
Bantamweight
57 kg  | Nasuh Akar
Turkey | Niilo Turkkila
Finland | Mehdi Yaghoubi
Iran
Featherweight
62 kg  | Nurettin Zafer
Turkey | Ilmari Ruikka
Finland | Henry Holmberg
Sweden
Lightweight
67 kg  | Olle Anderberg
Sweden | Garibaldo Nizzola
Italy | İbrahim Zengin
Turkey
Welterweight
73 kg  | Celal Atik
Turkey | Aleksanteri Keisala
Finland | Abdollah Mojtabavi
Iran
Middleweight
79 kg  | Haydar Zafer
Turkey | Gholamreza Takhti
Iran | Göte Ekström
Sweden
Light heavyweight
87 kg  | Yaşar Doğu
Turkey | Viking Palm
Sweden | Max Leichter
West Germany
Heavyweight
+87 kg  | Bertil Antonsson
Sweden | Pauli Riihimäki
Finland | Natale Vecchi
Italy

## References

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1. ^ "75 Years FILA" (PDF). FILA. p. 56. Retrieved 15 April 2025.

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