1953 World Wrestling Championships

1953 World Championships

Host city|  Naples, Italy
Dates| 17–19 April
Champions
Greco-Roman|  Soviet Union

The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Naples, Italy.

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Soviet Union| 5| 1| 1| 7
2|  Sweden| 3| 1| 0| 4
3|  Finland| 0| 2| 1| 3
4|  Hungary| 0| 2| 0| 2
5|  Italy| 0| 1| 3| 4
6|  Turkey| 0| 1| 0| 1
7|  Belgium| 0| 0| 1| 1
Lebanon| 0| 0| 1| 1
Switzerland| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (9 entries)| 8| 8| 8| 24

## Team ranking[edit]

Rank  | Men's Greco-Roman

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Team  | Points
1  |  Soviet Union | 41
2  |  Sweden | 24.5
3  |  Finland | 20
4  |  Italy | 17
5  |  Hungary | 15
6  |  Turkey | 14.5

## Medal summary[edit]

### Men's Greco-Roman[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Flyweight
52 kg  | Boris Gurevich
Soviet Union | Ahmet Bilek
Turkey | Maurice Mewis
Belgium
Bantamweight
57 kg  | Artem Teryan
Soviet Union | Imre Hódos
Hungary | Giovanni Cocco
Italy
Featherweight
62 kg  | Olle Anderberg
Sweden | Umberto Trippa
Italy | Elie Naasan
Lebanon
Lightweight
67 kg  | Gustav Freij
Sweden | Kyösti Lehtonen
Finland | Shazam Safin
Soviet Union
Welterweight
73 kg  | Georgy Khatvoryan
Soviet Union | Miklós Szilvási
Hungary | Franco Benedetti
Italy
Middleweight
79 kg  | Givi Kartozia
Soviet Union | Axel Grönberg
Sweden | Kalervo Rauhala
Finland
Light heavyweight
87 kg  | August Englas
Soviet Union | Kelpo Gröndahl
Finland | Kurt Rusterholz
Switzerland
Heavyweight
+87 kg  | Bertil Antonsson
Sweden | Johannes Kotkas
Soviet Union | Guido Fantoni
Italy

## External links[edit]

* FILA Database

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