1954 World Wrestling Championships
The Wrestling World Championships 1954 were held until May 25, 1954 in Tokyo of 22. The wrestlers were divided into eight weight classes. In contrast to 1953 has not wrestled in the Greco-Roman but in free style.
Medalist
Results
Flyweight ( 52 kg )
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Soviet Union in 1923 Boris Gurevich Participants:?
Bantamweight (up to 57 kg )
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Soviet Union in 1923 Artyom Terjan Participants:?
Featherweight (up to 62 kg )
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Sweden Olle Anderberg Participants:?
Lightweight ( up to 67 kg)
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Sweden Gustav Freij Participants:?
Welterweight (up to 73 kg )
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Soviet Union in 1923 Georgi Chatworjan Participants:?
Middleweight (up to 79 kg )
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Soviet Union in 1923 Giwi Kartosia Participants:?
Light Heavyweight ( up to 87 kg)
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Soviet Union August 1923 Englas Participants:?
Heavyweight ( over 87 kg)
Date: May 1954 Defending ( the Greco-Roman. ): Sweden Bertil Antonsson Participants:? Antonssons winning streak in international championships ripped for the first time in six years. The decisive battle against a native of Georgia, Olympic champion from 1952 arsenic Mekokischwili lost Antonsson. Mekokischwili was thus at the age of 42 years for the first time world champion.