2006 World Wrestling Championships
The Wrestling World Championships 2006 took place from 25 September to 1 October 2006, held in Guangzhou. It was fought in both the Greco-Roman and free style. The wrestlers were divided into seven weight classes. A total of 435 wrestlers, including 220 in the Greco-Roman and 215 freestyle, and 164 wrestlers participate.
- 5.1 medalist
- 5.2 medal
- 6.1 medalist
- 6.2 medal
German participants
The DRB despatched a squad with 16 wrestlers who achieved the following rankings:
Greco-Roman:
- Less than 60 kg: Heinz Marnette ( 9 )
- Under 66 kg: Marcus Thaetner ( 20 )
- Under 74 kg: Konstantin Schneider ( 5 )
- Less than 84 kg: Bernhard Mayr ( 24 )
- Less than 120 kg: Ralf Böhringer ( 17 )
Freestyle:
- Under 74 kg: Peter Weisenberger ( 33 )
- Less than 84 kg: David Bichinashvili ( 9 )
- Below 96 kg: Stefan Kehrer ( 9 )
- Less than 120 kg: Martin Siddiqui ( 19 )
Women:
- Less than 48 kg: Alexandra Engelhardt ( 13 )
- Below 51 kg: Brigitte Wagner ( 5 )
- Less than 55 kg: Jessica Bechtel ( 5 )
- Under 59 kg: Stefanie Stüber ( 8 )
- Under 63 kg: Stéphanie Large ( 24 )
- Under 67 kg: Maria Müller ( 3 )
- Below 72 kg: Anita Schätzle ( 12 )
Austrian participants
The ÖRSV despatched a squad with two wrestlers who reached the following placements:
Women:
- Under 59 kg: Birgit Star ( 19 )
- Under 63 kg: Nikola Hartmann Dünser ( 16 )
Swiss participants
The SARV despatched a posse of five wrestlers who achieved the following rankings:
Greco-Roman:
Freestyle:
- Under 66 kg: Gregory Sarassin ( 26 )
- Less than 84 kg: Thomas Bucheli ( wrestler) ( 23 )
- Less than 120 kg: Naveen Singh Suhag ( 24 )
Women:
- Less than 55 kg: Nadine Tokar ( 26 )
Greco-Roman
The competitions in the Greco-Roman style were held to 27 September 2006 of 25.
Medalist
Medal Tally
Freestyle
The competitions in freestyle were held until September 29, 2006 of 27.
Medalist
Medal Tally
Women
The competitions of women were held until October 1, 2006 September 29. Japan celebrated athletes on the podium in all seven contests.