1953 FILA Wrestling World Championships

The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship
FILA Wrestling World Championships
FILA Wrestling World Championships is the Amateur Wrestling World Championship organized by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles . The men's Greco-Roman tournament began in 1904...

were held in Naples

Naples

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, Italy

Italy

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Medal table

1		5	1	1	7
2		3	1	0	4
3		0	2	1	3
4	Hungary	0	2	0	2
5		0	1	3	4
6		0	1	0	1
7		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1
		0	0	1	1

Greco-Roman

52 kg	Boris Maksovich Gurevich	Ahmet Bilek Ahmet Bilek Ahmet Bilek , was a Turkish Olympic champion sports wrestler in the flyweight class and a trainer...	Maurice Mewis
57 kg	Artem Teryan Artem Teryan Artyom Sarkisovich Teryan was a Soviet wrestler of Armenian descent. He competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the Bantamweight category. He was born in Kirovabad and murdered in Baku.-External links:*...	Imre Hódos Imre Hódos Imre Hódos was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...	Giovanni Cocco
62 kg	Olle Anderberg Olle Anderberg Olle Henrik Martin Anderberg was a Swedish sport wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1956 Summer Olympics....	Umberto Trippa	Elie Naasan
67 kg	Gustav Freij Gustav Freij Karl Gustav Herbert Freij was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.He was born in Silvåkra and died in Malmö....	Kyösti Lehtonen Kyösti Lehtonen Kyösti Lehtonen was a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-World Championships:...	Shazam Safin Shazam Safin Shazam Sergeyevich Safin was a Soviet wrestler who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kochki-Pozharki, Nizhny Novgorod....
73 kg	Georgi Khatvoryan	Miklós Szilvási Miklós Szilvási Miklós Szilvási was a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...	Franco Benedetti
79 kg	Givi Kartoziya	Axel Grönberg Axel Grönberg Rolf Axel "Acke" Ejnar Grönberg was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.He was born in Norberg and died in Stockholm....	Kalervo Rauhala Kalervo Rauhala Kalervo Rauhala is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Rauhala competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki where he received a silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight class.-References:...
87 kg	August Englas August Englas August Englas is an Estonian former wrestler who competed for the Soviet Union.Englas was born in Otepää.In the 1952 Summer Olympics, after defeating Adil Atan, Shirang Vithoba Jadav and Max Leichter and losses against Henry Wittenberg and Viking Palm he took fourth place.He won the gold medal at...	Kelpo Gröndahl Kelpo Gröndahl Kelpo Gröndahl was a Finnish wrestler from Pori in the Satakunta region. He became Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-International championships:...	Kurt Rusterholz
+87 kg	Bertil Antonsson Bertil Antonsson Hans Bertil August Antonsson was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in the 1952 Summer Olympics, in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and in the 1960 Summer Olympics....	Johannes Kotkas Johannes Kotkas Johannes Kotkas was an Estonian amateur wrestler who won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.Kotkas was born in Tartu. He won the gold medal at the 1938, 1939 and 1947 European Championship. At the 1953 World Championship Kotkas won the silver medal-External links:*...	Guido Fantoni Guido Fantoni Guido Fantoni is an Italian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:Fantoni competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he received a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the heavyweight class.-References:...

Medal table

Greco-Roman

See also