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2002 World Wrestling Championships

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2002 World Wrestling Championships
Freestyle
Host cityIran Tehran, Iran
Dates5–7 September 2002
StadiumAzadi Indoor Stadium
Greco-Roman
Host cityRussia Moscow, Russia
Dates20–22 September 2002
StadiumUniversal Sports Hall CSKA
Women
Host cityGreece Chalcis, Greece
Dates2–3 November 2002
StadiumTasos Kampouris Hall
Champions
Freestyle Iran
Greco-Roman Russia
Women Japan
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The following are the final results of the 2002 World Wrestling Championships. The 36th Men's Freestyle Competition was held in Tehran, Iran, while the 47th Men's Greco-Roman Competition was staged in Moscow, Russia and the 15th Women's Competition in Chalcis, Greece.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia53311
2 Japan3104
3 Sweden2226
4 Ukraine2035
5 Iran1236
6 Cuba1225
7 Georgia1113
 United States1113
9 Bulgaria1012
 Turkey1012
11 Armenia1001
 Germany1001
 Greece1001
14 Azerbaijan0202
15 Egypt0112
 Poland0112
17 China0101
 France0101
 Hungary0101
 Mongolia0101
 Turkmenistan0101
22 Norway0011
 Puerto Rico0011
Totals (23 entries)21212163

Team ranking

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Rank Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle
Team Points Team Points Team Points
1  Iran 44  Russia 45  Japan 47
2  Russia 42  Georgia 27  Sweden 34
3  Cuba 35  Cuba 26  Russia 32
4  Ukraine 34  Bulgaria 22  Germany 27
5  Georgia 34  United States 22  Greece 26
6  Uzbekistan 19  Turkey 21  Poland 25
7  Germany 19  Sweden 20  Canada 24
8  Armenia 16  Egypt 17  Ukraine 21
9  Bulgaria 15  Uzbekistan 17  France 21
10  Azerbaijan 14  Armenia 16  China 20

Medal summary

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Men's freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
details
René Montero
 Cuba
Namig Abdullayev
 Azerbaijan
Oleksandr Zakharuk
 Ukraine
60 kg
details
Aram Margaryan
 Armenia
Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar
 Mongolia
Mohammad Talaei
 Iran
66 kg
details
Elbrus Tedeyev
 Ukraine
Alireza Dabir
 Iran
Zaur Botaev
 Russia
74 kg
details
Mehdi Hajizadeh
 Iran
Magomed Isagadzhiev
 Russia
Volodymyr Syrotyn
 Ukraine
84 kg
details
Adam Saitiev
 Russia
Yoel Romero
 Cuba
Majid Khodaei
 Iran
96 kg
details
Eldar Kurtanidze
 Georgia
Alireza Heidari
 Iran
Vadim Tasoyev
 Ukraine
120 kg
details
David Musulbes
 Russia
Alexis Rodríguez
 Cuba
Aydın Polatçı
 Turkey

Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
details
Geidar Mamedaliyev
 Russia
Nepes Gukulow
 Turkmenistan
Hassan Rangraz
 Iran
60 kg
details
Armen Nazaryan
 Bulgaria
Włodzimierz Zawadzki
 Poland
Roberto Monzón
 Cuba
66 kg
details
Jimmy Samuelsson
 Sweden
Farid Mansurov
 Azerbaijan
Manuchar Kvirkvelia
 Georgia
74 kg
details
Varteres Samurgashev
 Russia
Badri Khasaia
 Georgia
Filiberto Azcuy
 Cuba
84 kg
details
Ara Abrahamian
 Sweden
Aleksandr Menshchikov
 Russia
Mohamed Abdelfatah
 Egypt
96 kg
details
Mehmet Özal
 Turkey
Karam Gaber
 Egypt
Ali Mollov
 Bulgaria
120 kg
details
Dremiel Byers
 United States
Mihály Deák-Bárdos
 Hungary
Yury Patrikeyev
 Russia

Women's freestyle

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
48 kg
details
Brigitte Wagner
 Germany
Inga Karamchakova
 Russia
Ida Hellström
 Sweden
51 kg
details
Sofia Poumpouridou
 Greece
Chiharu Icho
 Japan
Natalia Golts
 Russia
55 kg
details
Saori Yoshida
 Japan
Tina George
 United States
Ida-Theres Karlsson
 Sweden
59 kg
details
Alena Kartashova
 Russia
Lotta Andersson
 Sweden
Mabel Fonseca
 Puerto Rico
63 kg
details
Kaori Icho
 Japan
Sara Eriksson
 Sweden
Lene Aanes
 Norway
67 kg
details
Kateryna Burmistrova
 Ukraine
Lise Legrand
 France
Kristie Marano
 United States
72 kg
details
Kyoko Hamaguchi
 Japan
Wang Xu
 China
Edyta Witkowska
 Poland

Participating nations

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Men's freestyle

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183 competitors from 42 nations participated. The United States freestyle team did not participate due to security concerns.[1]

Men's Greco-Roman

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215 competitors from 51 nations participated.

Women's freestyle

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150 competitors from 34 nations participated.

References

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  1. ^ "USA Wrestling decides not to attend World Freestyle Championships in Iran and requests that FILA move the event to another location". USA Wrestling Connecticut. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2019.