List of Cadet, Junior, Espoir and U-23 World Champions in men's Greco-Roman wrestling

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The age limitations for many of the Cadet and Junior World Championships are no longer easily ascertainable, and in many cases the ages listed below are unverified estimates. There were two Junior World Championships held in 1979 and 1980.

In the lists below, champions whose names are colored in gold, silver, or bronze, represent the highest placing medal they would win later on at the corresponding senior level World Championships or Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling. Champions colored in blue, are those who did not medal but would later represent their country at the senior level in the World Championships or Olympic Games in Greco-Roman wrestling.

List of 15 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling[edit]

Cadet Worlds, 1980 (15 and under)[edit]

Year 28 kg 30 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 41 kg 45 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 67+ kg
1980 Colombia Alberto García Mexico Arturo Martinez Finland Pasi Tuomilehto Norway Danny Mankowitz Finland Jukka Loikas Sweden Lars Lagerborg India Vinod Kumar Sweden Joakim Franzen Mexico Artemio Hernandez-Vasquez Sweden Peter Jansson Sweden Torbjoern Juliusson United States Paul Kasprzyk Sweden Jonas Toresaeter

Cadet Worlds, 1983 (15 and under)[edit]

Year 28 kg 30 kg 32 kg 35 kg 38 kg 41 kg 45 kg 49 kg 53 kg 57 kg 62 kg 67 kg 67+ kg
1983 United States Scott Davis Colombia Javier E. Rincon United States Brian Benbenek United States Tony Kitchen United States Haig Brown Peru Luis Koo United States Todd Layton Italy Massimiliano Urbinati United States Jay Simon United States Brian Benjamin Italy Marco Cimatti United States Gavin Green United States Eric Smith

List of 16 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling[edit]

Cadet Worlds, 1987-1996 (16 and under)[edit]

Year 40 kg 43 kg 47 kg 51 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 95 kg
1987 United States Dusty Mauldin Egypt Youor Mohamed Turkey Hassan Cakiroglu Turkey Muharem Guvercin Turkey Necdet Kiroglu Turkey Rafet Unver Italy Tomas Anesi Israel Igal Kroyter United States Steve King United States Adam Mariano Canada Geoffrey Cohen
1988 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1989 South Korea Kim Eung-Joo Turkey Suayip Unsal United States Chris MacAurele Germany Sinan Ahmet Hanli Turkey Yavuz Yilmaz South Korea Son Sang-pil Turkey Muttalip Yerlikaya Norway Stian Pedersen Turkey Elvan Mert Hungary Nándor Gelénesi United States Kevin Brinkworth
1990 Turkey Şeref Eroğlu Hungary István Majoros Hungary Matyas Megyes India Yadav Pappu Romania Gheorghe Bica Cuba Liubal Colás East Germany Soeren Hoemcue Turkey Kazim Aktas Hungary János Tóth Turkey Ali Midilic Germany Mirko Klein
1991 Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Michal Koza Hungary Gabor Sudi Poland Piotr Jabłoński Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Szulcsanyi Norway Terje Fornebo Turkey Adem Sari Hungary Tamás Berzicza Hungary Árpád Ritter United States Jeremy Becker Hungary Zsolt Simita United States Jason Gleasman
1992 Romania Cristion Rubeigon Turkey Bayram Özdemir Turkey Uenal Oerel Russia Vladimir Bolshakov Turkey Ummet Kaya Turkey Nazmi Avluca Georgia (country) Tarieli Melelashvili Georgia (country) Besarion Zurabiani Turkey Hamza Yerlikaya Germany Andreas Dudek Georgia (country) Mirian Giorgadze
1993 Russia Sergey Kuntarev Cuba Pedro-Pablo Gonzalez Turkey Oezgur Uygun Turkey Uenal Oerel Hungary Peter Ronai Armenia Karen Mnatsakanyan Turkey Serkan Oezden Armenia Levon Geghamyan Georgia (country) Besarion Zurabiani Kazakhstan Vladimir Tkachenko Cuba Michael Caso
1994 Turkey Yusuf Yesilyurt Turkey Erkan Duendar Azerbaijan Tahir Zahidov Turkey Bünyamin Emik Turkey Hueseyin Akburu Turkey Yusuf Duezer Turkmenistan Shorat Khodayev Hungary Tamas Feher Ukraine Olexi Dozogau Kazakhstan Valeriy Matviyenko Russia Sergej Iljunin
1995 Iran Hamid Reza Nasiri Russia Alexander Pitchougine Azerbaijan Tahir Zahidov Iran Hossein Sarbazi Russia Roman Gromov Germany Max Schwindt Turkey Yusuf Duezer Hungary Péter Szabó Romania Marian Bradea Armenia Yury Patrikeyev Belarus Andrei Chekhauskoi
1996 Russia Nikita Pankratov Iran Hasson Heidarianari Russia Muhamed Balakov Kyrgyzstan Uran Kalilov Iran Morteza Gharagozlou Iran Parviz Zeidvand Russia Alexander Parfilkin Iran Mehdi Alijani Miandehi Belarus Shota Narmanya Turkey Hueseyin Uzuner Ukraine Michael Shvidkiy

List of 17 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling[edit]

Cadet Worlds, 1997-1998 (17 and under)[edit]

Year 42 kg 45 kg 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 83 kg 95 kg
1997 Russia Boris Jurkin Russia Ezendei Ulankin Kazakhstan Aydin Sarsekeev Azerbaijan Arif Mechtiev Belarus Alexander Rutschko Iran Majid Ramazani Romania Ionut Alboaie Russia Levan Ketsevadse Georgia (country) Gotcha Minadze United States Joshua Etu
1998 Poland Julian Kwit Russia Ezende Ovlankin Russia Boris Jurkin Russia Alexej Frolowski Russia Alexej Ivanov Georgia (country) Ivan Chubinidze Turkey Selçuk Çebi Georgia (country) George Rurua Hungary Balázs Kiss Georgia (country) Ilia Lejava

Cadet Worlds, 1999 (17 and under)[edit]

Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg
1999 Russia Rustam Sindikov Kazakhstan Dauren Bayakhmetov Azerbaijan Emin Bashirov Georgia (country) Paata Bitsadze Ukraine Maksym Podolcky Georgia (country) Elizbar Machutadze Turkey Selçuk Çebi Russia Nikolai Kurakov Turkey Adem Tasci Russia Alexander Tchernischenko

Youth Olympic Games, 2010 (17 and Under)[edit]

Year 42 kg 50 kg 58 kg 69 kg 85 kg
2010 Azerbaijan Murad Bazarov Azerbaijan Elman Mukhtarov Kyrgyzstan Urmatbek Amatov Kazakhstan Zhanlbek Kandybayev Russia Ruslan Adzhigov

Cadet Worlds, 2011–2013 (17 and under)[edit]

Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg
2011 Georgia (country) Ramaz Zoidze Iran Reza Khedri Kazakhstan Mirambek Ainagulov Iran Ramin Taheri Azerbaijan Elman Mukhtarov Iran Payam Bouyeri Russia Bislan Assakalov Germany Denis Kudla Finland Elias Kuosmanen Russia Soslan Tuskaev
2012 Ukraine Artur Politaev Azerbaijan Mikhail Rakhmanov Azerbaijan Elnur Hasanov Azerbaijan Karim Jafarov Azerbaijan Murad Mammadov Azerbaijan Ruhin Mikhailov Russia Mansur Gubaev Azerbaijan Islam Abbasov Turkey Hasan Berk Kilinc Turkey Emre Muyan
2013 Ukraine Emin Safershaev Iran Mohammad Soltani Monfared Azerbaijan Mikhail Rahmanov Japan Kazuya Koyanagi Germany Etienne Kinsinger Belarus Azamat Takhoev Japan Asen Sasaki Azerbaijan Islam Abbasov Azerbaijan Soslan Fanziev Georgia (country) Zviadi Pataridze

Youth Olympic Games, 2014 (17 and Under)[edit]

Year 42 kg 50 kg 58 kg 69 kg 85 kg
2014 North Korea Ri Se-Ung Uzbekistan Ilkhom Bakhromov Russia Arslan Zubairov Azerbaijan Islambek Dadov Russia Mark Bemalian

Cadet Worlds, 2014–2017 (17 and Under)[edit]

Year 42 kg 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 100 kg
2014 Russia Atmir Kotchev Russia Viktor Vedernikov Georgia (country) Joni Khetsuriani Kazakhstan Yernar Fidakhmetov Russia Arslan Zubairov Finland Matias Lipasti United States Jacob Folsom Iran Arman Alizadeh Abdevali Ukraine Vladlen Kozliuk Georgia (country) Zviadi Pataridze
2015 Iran Pouya Dadmarz Uzbekistan Turabek Tirkashev Italy Giovanni Freni Ukraine Aleksander Hrushyn Iran Amin Kavianinejad Georgia (country) Aivengo Rikadze Russia Aleksandr Komarov Ukraine Dmitri Kiashok Russia Artur Sargsian Iran Amin Mirzazadeh
2016 Iran Omid Hossein Arami Uzbekistan Elbek Ergashev Georgia (country) Giorgi Shotadze Georgia (country) Leri Abuladze Moldova Valentin Petic Iran Yousef Hajiali Hosseinvand Kyrgyzstan Akzhol Makhmudov Russia Aleksandr Komarov Hungary Alex Szőke Poland Gerard Kurniczak
2017 Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov Ukraine Vladislav Kuzko Japan Ken Matsui Russia German Doev Iran Mohsen Madhani Ukraine Dmitri Miroshnik Ukraine Vladislav Kravchenko Iran Mehran Saadatifard Turkey Muhammed Furkan Dursun United States Cohlton Schultz

Youth Olympic Games, 2018 (17 and Under)[edit]

Year 45 kg 51 kg 61 kg 71 kg 92 kg
2018 Iran Amir Reza Dehbozorgi Japan Wataru Sasaki Georgia (country) Giorgi Tokhadze Moldova Alexandrin Guţu Iran Mohammad Nosrati

Cadet Worlds, 2018- (17 and Under)[edit]

Year 45 kg 48 kg 51 kg 55 kg 60 kg 65 kg 71 kg 80 kg 92 kg 110 kg
2018 Russia Ilias Yandarov Uzbekistan Abror Atabaev Uzbekistan Lazizkhon Uzbekov Iran Amirhossein Khounsari Turkey Serhat Kirk Russia Muslim Imadaev Moldova Alexandrin Guţu Armenia Karen Khachataryan Iran Mohammad Nosrati Turkey Muhammet Hamza Bakir
2019 Kazakhstan Samatbek Izimgali Iran Amir Reza Dehbozorgi Iran Saeid Esmaeili Azerbaijan Nihat Zahid Mammadli Russia Maksim Skuratov Belarus Dzmitry Bonka Iran Reza Rajab Ali Saki Ukraine Mykyta Aleksieiev Azerbaijan Lachin Valiev Iran Shahrokh Abouzar Mikaeili
2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2021 Ukraine Nikita Dementiev Georgia (country) Luka Javakhadze Kyrgyzstan Nuristan Suiorkulov Russia Valeri Mangutov Kyrgyzstan Razzak Beishekeev Ukraine Imed Khudzhadze Moldova Alexandru Solovei Georgia (country) Achiko Bolkvadze Belarus Abubakar Khaslakhanau Russia Danil Chasovnikov
2022 Ukraine Yevhen Pokovba Iran Ali Abdollah Ahmadi Vafa Uzbekistan Aytjan Khalmakhanov India Suraj Suraj Armenia Gaspar Terteryan United States Joel Richard Adams Georgia (country) Anri Putkaradze Turkey Alperen Berber Georgia (country) Gor Ayvazyan Turkey Cemal Yusuf Bakir
2023 Azerbaijan Turan Dashdamirov Iran Payam Ahmadi Russia Ilia Kandalin United States Jordyn Raney Azerbaijan Roman Karimov Russia Zaur Beslekoev Greece Arionas Kolitsopoulos Japan Taizo Yoshida Georgia (country) Saba Purtseladze Turkey Cemal Yusuf Bakir

List of 18 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling[edit]

Junior Worlds, 1969 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1969 Bulgaria Liben Chosupov Soviet Union Aleksander Kustov Bulgaria Krasimir Stefanov Soviet Union Mansour Bairamov Bulgaria Stefan Laudenov Soviet Union Ruben Karapetyan Soviet Union Aleksey Stativka Soviet Union Petar Tichtchenko Soviet Union Akaki Meladze Soviet Union Shota Morshiladse

Junior Worlds, 1971 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 100+ kg
1971 Soviet Union Kilas Akhmedov Soviet Union Oleg Davidyan Soviet Union Viktor Bekhtemirov United States Berney Gonzales Bulgaria Konstantin Trajkov Soviet Union Anatoly Bykov Soviet Union Alexander Onistchenko Soviet Union Tamas Kiknadse Soviet Union Nikolai Lysenko Bulgaria Stefan Ognafov

Junior Worlds, 1978 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1978 Germany Freddy Scherer Germany Klaus Holz Netherlands Frans Jansen United States Bigelback United States Norcia United States Mead United States Delaney Germany Franz Esser Germany J. Richter Canada Mascharin

Junior Worlds, 1980 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 38 kg 40 kg 42 kg 45 kg 48 kg 51 kg 55 kg 59 kg 63 kg 68 kg 73 kg 78 kg 78+ kg
1980 United States Sean Smith Norway Svein H. Skogland Norway Lars Roenningen Finland Arne Leppaenen Italy Ignazio Digregorio Sweden Mikael Andersson Sweden Markku Kitterfeldt Venezuela Abel Franco Finland Seppo Salomaeki Sweden Stefan Edvardsson Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Goran Jaksic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Vucevic Sweden Magnus Freij

Junior Worlds, 1980(18 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1980 Mexico Daniel Aceves Germany Dieter Schwind Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Damir Brozovic Venezuela Elio Inojosa Germany Raimund Feser Norway Morten Hageboe Sweden Stefan Holmquist Germany R. Reiner Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Csaba Majoros Germany Heinz-Ullrich Marnette

Cadet Worlds, 1982 (18 and under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1982 Soviet Union Segey Buranov Soviet Union Vladimir Morsikhini Soviet Union Valeri Perimov Soviet Union Ilham Gamidov Italy Umberto DiBiase Soviet Union Alexander Kondratzki Soviet Union Valerio Korodev Austria Georg Marchl Soviet Union Zauri Ivanashvili Soviet Union Aleksander Baskatov

Junior Worlds, 1983-1984 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1983 South Korea Huh Byung-ho Soviet Union Eduard Avakian Soviet Union Korun Martirosyan United States David Olmsted Germany Claudio Passarelli Italy Umberto DiBiase Turkey Hueseyin Ildem Soviet Union Igor Naumenko Soviet Union Zauri Ivanashvili Greece Panagiotis Poikilidis
1984 China Huang Wenghui South Korea Huh Byung-ho China Xuewen Deng Austria Markus Pittner South Korea Kim Seung-Young South Korea Lee Sam-Sung Germany Bernd Froehlich South Korea Cho Byung-Hak Germany Rolf Beck Italy Fabio Valguarnera

Junior Worlds, 1986 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 130 kg
1986 South Korea An Han-bong Cuba Pedro Roque Soviet Union Iss Iliasov Soviet Union Salavat Sakhautpinov Hungary Attila Repka Cuba Alfredo Vicet Romania Anton Arghira Soviet Union Anatoli Boltenkov Soviet Union Roman Michitshenko Cuba Héctor Milián

Junior Worlds, 1988–1995 (18 and Under)[edit]

Year 46 kg 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 68 kg 74 kg 81 kg 88 kg 115 kg
1988 Soviet Union Samvel Danielyan Soviet Union Vardan Agadyanian Soviet Union Boris Ambartsoumov Cuba Juan Marén Wasko Stanimirow Soviet Union Arkadi Krajni South Korea Park Myung-suk Soviet Union Andrej Juriw Soviet Union Wjatscheslaw Kosatschenko Soviet Union Sergei Mureiko
1989 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1990 Soviet Union Sarqis Elgan Soviet Union Mkhitar Manukyan Romania Marian Sandu Soviet Union Yuriy Melnichenko Soviet Union Andrei Lisitsa Bulgaria Veselin Tchelengirov Soviet Union Andrei Karavaev Hungary Attila Nagy Soviet Union Sergey Matushenko Soviet Union Sergej Elagin
1991 Soviet Union Ibad Akhmedov Soviet Union Witali Tscheban Soviet Union Navruz Ushmanov Soviet Union Mkhitar Manukyan Greece Konstantinos Arkoudeas Cuba Rodolfo Fuentes Rodriguez Sweden Martin Lidberg Turkey Elvan Mert Hungary Nándor Gelénesi Italy Giuseppe Giunta
1992 South Korea Yong Jung-Chung India Pappu Yadav Turkey Şeref Eroğlu Cuba Augusto Apolonio Paz Morales Cuba Luis Felipe Sarria Guirola Cuba Liubal Colás Cuba Cantero Jackson Vaillant Cuba Humberto Torres Trujillo Russia Aleksey Cheglakov Cuba Fidel Emilio Castro Moldes
1993 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1994 Cuba Roberto Monzón Turkey Bayram Özdemir Romania Leonhard Ionel Frincu South Korea Choi Duk-hoon Azerbaijan Vugar Aslanov Russia Alexander Krutchinkin Finland Tuomas Ojala Armenia Levon Geghamyan Turkey Hamza Yerlikaya Belarus Dmitry Debelka
1995 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1996 Russia Alexander Pitchougine Ukraine Sergej Sobokar Cuba Roberto Monzón Russia Anton Ishitski Azerbaijan Nazib Nizami Aliev Germany Max Schwindt Turkey Yusuf Duezer Ukraine Oleksandr Daragan Ukraine Davyd Saldadze Russia Alexej Tarabarin

List of 20 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling[edit]

Junior Worlds, 1973–1977 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1973 Romania Constantin Alexandru Romania Nicu Ginga Romania Ion Dulica Soviet Union Nelson Davidyan Soviet Union Anatoly Bykov Soviet Union Lejawa Sweden Frank Andersson Bulgaria Vassil Petkov Koichov Soviet Union Michail Saladze Bulgaria Nikolov
1975 Soviet Union Kamil Fatkulin Soviet Union Asionyan Soviet Union Juri Kortschergin Bulgaria Ivan Saikov Soviet Union Suren Nalbandyan Soviet Union Taimuraz Apkhasava Sweden Frank Andersson Soviet Union Loss Soviet Union Valentinas Mizgaitis Soviet Union Avtandil Maisuradze
1977 Soviet Union Benur Pashayan Bulgaria Mladen Mladenov Soviet Union Piwowapow Soviet Union Anatoli Kravchenko Bulgaria Lyubomir Tzekov Soviet Union Tzekov Baranov Soviet Union Boev Bulgaria Petrov Poland Roman Bierla Soviet Union Beloglasov

Junior Worlds, 1979 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 100+ kg
1979 Soviet Union Temo Kazarashvili Soviet Union Benur Pashayan Bulgaria Marin Atanassov Soviet Union Michail Prokudin Sweden Soelve Halling Soviet Union Vladimir Arsenyev Bulgaria Jewgeni Stamov Soviet Union Valeri Idanov Soviet Union Valeri Zokolaev Bulgaria Rangel Gerovski
1979 United States Mark Fuller Germany Stefan Kurz Germany H. Hein Germany Raimund Feser Germany Armin Rachor United States Crews Germany M. Seifert Germany A. Reinhard Germany Rainer Weber United States Reinert

Junior Worlds, 1981 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 130 kg
1981 United States Mark Fuller Soviet Union Izie Surtukov Hungary Arpad Sipos Soviet Union Anatolii Tainkin Hungary Tibor Dudas Soviet Union Borislav Velichkov Italy Ernesto Razzino Hungary Lajos Herczeg Soviet Union Sanuk Soviet Union Igor Rostorotsky

Junior Worlds, 1982 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 75 kg 81 kg 87 kg 87+ kg
1982 Soviet Union Sergei Buranov Soviet Union Vladimir Morssikhini Soviet Union Valeri Perminov Soviet Union Ilham Gamidov Italy Umberto DiBiase Soviet Union Alexander Kondratzki Soviet Union Valeri Korodev Austria Georg Marchl Soviet Union Zauri Ivanashvili Soviet Union Aleksander Baskakov
1983 South Korea Huh Byung-ho Soviet Union Eduard Avakian Soviet Union Korun Martirosyan United States David Olmsted Germany Claudio Passarelli Italy Umberto DiBiase Turkey Hueseyin Ildem Soviet Union Igor Naumenko Soviet Union Zauri Ivanashvili Greece Panagiotis Poikilidis

Espoir Worlds, 1984-1995 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 48 kg 52 kg 57 kg 62 kg 68 kg 74 kg 82 kg 90 kg 100 kg 130 kg
1983 Romania Ilie Muti Soviet Union Sergej Sabejvorota Soviet Union Izie Surtukov Bulgaria Rosen Vasilev Poland Mariusz Przygoda Soviet Union Mikhail Mamiashvili Bulgaria Tzeko Popov Bulgaria Todor Kanev Romania Ioan Grigoraş Soviet Union Michail Tkatschuk
1984 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1985 Soviet Union Gevorg Merzorhanyan Bulgaria Hristo Dimov Soviet Union Arutik Rubenian Bulgaria Hristo Angelov Bulgaria Rumen Gentschev Soviet Union Dyemal Bakuridze Soviet Union Moudy Amaev Soviet Union Zauri Ivanoshvili Bulgaria Ivaylo Yordanov Soviet Union Aleksandr Karelin
1986 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1987 Soviet Union Oleg Kucherenko Bulgaria Vassil Botev Soviet Union Aghasi Manukyan Soviet Union Zachrab Abbasov Soviet Union Mnatsakan Iskandaryan Soviet Union Nikolai Palashnik Soviet Union Nail Alyamshaev Cuba Reynaldo Peña Soviet Union Tengiz Tedoradze Soviet Union Aleksandr Karelin
1988 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1989 Poland Krzysztof Czyzewski Soviet Union Nazir Shamshutdinov Germany Guenther Kissner Bulgaria Savko Savov Cuba Nestor Almanza France Yvon Riemer Soviet Union Oleg Balamutov Soviet Union Naibi Dwalidze Soviet Union Heiko Balz Soviet Union Sergei Mureiko
1990 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1991 North Korea Il Kim Soviet Union Samvel Danielyan Soviet Union Alexander Ivashkin Soviet Union Yuriy Melnichenko Soviet Union Stepan Sardarjan Soviet Union Anatoli Moskvitin Soviet Union Murat Kardanov Soviet Union Sergey Matviyenko Soviet Union Georgi Saladze Soviet Union Yuri Evseitchik
1992 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1993 Moldova Vitali Cheban Armenia Armen Nazaryan Hungary Matyas Megyes Russia Juri Solomatin Bulgaria Biser Georgiev Azerbaijan Khvicha Bichinashvili Sweden Martin Lidberg Russia Aleksey Cheglakov Georgia (country) Bakur Gogitidze United States Jason Gleasman
1994 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
1995 Iran Mohsen Sourian Iran Behnam Tayyebi Russia Aleksei Ogorodnikov Turkey Şeref Eroğlu Georgia (country) Tarieli Melelashvili Hungary Tamás Berzicza Belarus Viachaslau Makaranka Ukraine Alexander Krimets Turkey Fahri Guzel Belarus Dmitry Debelka

Junior Worlds, 1997–1998 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 49 kg 52 kg 56 kg 60 kg 65 kg 70 kg 76 kg 83 kg 90 kg 115 kg
1997 Turkey Orel Uenal Iran Behnam Tayyebi Ukraine Parviz Kasimov Belarus Sergej Zachardetzki Belarus Alexander Shishko Russia Alexander Krutchinkin Hungary Sándor Bárdosi Turkey Serkan Oezden Russia Vladimir Bachtov Russia Alexej Tarabarin
1998 Turkey Uenal Oerel Kyrgyzstan Uran Kalilov Russia Nikolai Antonkin Iran Sardar Pashaei Russia Maksim Semenov Ukraine Sergios Solonikis Uzbekistan Yuriy Vitt Turkey Tekin Caglar Israel Henri Papiashvili Russia Alexej Tarabarin

Junior Worlds, 1999–2001 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 50 kg 54 kg 58 kg 63 kg 69 kg 76 kg 85 kg 97 kg 130 kg
1999 Romania Claudiu Florin Gavrila Russia Aleksey Shevtsov Russia Alexander Pitchougine Russia Varteres Samurgashev Germany Max Schwindt Russia Aleksey Mishin Greece Theofanis Anagnostou United States Garrett Lowney Armenia Yury Patrikeyev
2000 Germany Ceyhun Zaidov Kazakhstan Asset Imanbayev Israel Ivan Alexandrov Ukraine Armen Vardanyan Ukraine Volodymyr Shatskykh Hungary Istvan Szabo Ukraine Sergey Rutenko Russia Khasan Baroyev Kazakhstan Georgiy Tsurtsumia
2001 Armenia Roman Amoyan Kazakhstan Asset Imanbayev Turkey Şeref Tüfenk Azerbaijan Farid Mansurov Russia Andrei Demankin Iran Majid Ramezani Iran Masoud Hashemzadeh Georgia (country) Ramazi Devadze Russia Khasan Baroyev

Junior Worlds, 2002–2017 (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 50 kg 55 kg 60 kg 66 kg 74 kg 84 kg 96 kg 120 kg
2002 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2003 Azerbaijan Rovshan Bayramov Iran Hamid Bavafa Kazakhstan Nurbakyt Tengizbayev Turkey Şeref Tüfenk South Korea Park Jin-sung Armenia Denis Forov Georgia (country) Ramaz Nozadze Turkey Yavuz Guevendi
2004 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2005 Belarus Elbek Tazhyieu Iran Hamid Sourian Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Davor Štefanek Turkey Refik Ayvazoglu Iran Davoud Abedinzadeh Kyrgyzstan Janarbek Kenjeev Russia Sergey Sabinin Sweden Jalmar Sjöberg
2006 Russia Damir Ahmedianov Russia Zaur Kuramagomedov Russia Islambek Albiev Turkey Refik Ayvazoglu Turkey Mehmet Uemit Bedel Turkey Cenk İldem Hungary Iván Németh Turkey İsmail Güzel
2007 Iran Reza Assadpour Bulgaria Aleksandar Kostadinov Turkey Rahman Bilici Russia Ruslan Belkhoroev Armenia Arsen Julfalakyan Iran Amir Aliakbari Turkey Ahmet Taçyıldız Russia Soslan Farniev
2008 Kyrgyzstan Kanybek Zholchubekov Bulgaria Aleksandar Kostadinov Turkey Rahman Bilici Iran Saeid Abdevali Azerbaijan Elvin Mursaliyev Russia Zaur Karezhev Turkey Ahmet Taçyıldız Turkey Rıza Kayaalp
2009 Kazakhstan Artur Umbetkaliev Azerbaijan Orkhan Ahmadov Azerbaijan Hasan Aliyev Iran Saeid Abdevali Uzbekistan Azizbek Murodov Iran Babak Ghorbani Cuba Yasmany Lugo Turkey Rıza Kayaalp
2010 Azerbaijan Eldaniz Azizli Russia Stepan Maryanyan Azerbaijan Kamran Mammadov Russia Chingiz Labazanov Russia Roman Vlasov Armenia Artur Aleksanyan Russia Islam Magomedov Ukraine Ihor Didyk
2011 Azerbaijan Vilayat Gahramanli Armenia Narek Khachataryan Uzbekistan Bobirbek Zaylobidinov Russia Chingiz Labazanov Armenia Rafik Manukyan Georgia (country) Revaz Nadareishvili Russia Islam Magomedov Georgia (country) Shota Gogisvanidze
2012 Azerbaijan Murat Bazarov Azerbaijan Eldaniz Azizli Russia Zaur Kabaloev Azerbaijan Jeyhun Aliyev Belarus Kazbek Kilou Turkey Baris Guengoer Lithuania Vilius Laurinaitis Hungary Bálint Lám
2013 Iran Farshad Isvandmahmoudi Turkey Serif Kilic Armenia Karen Aslanyan Russia Abuyazid Mantsigov Armenia Karapet Chalyan Russia Sosruko Kodzokov Russia Musa Evloev Russia Sergey Semenov
2014 Azerbaijan Ibrahim Nurullaev Azerbaijan Murad Mammadov Azerbaijan Elman Mukhtarov Georgia (country) Shmagi Bolkvadze Turkey Furkan Bayrak Azerbaijan Islam Abbasov Azerbaijan Orkhan Nuriyev Russia Sergey Semenov
2015 Iran Reza Khedri Azerbaijan Murad Mammadov Russia Sergey Emelin Georgia (country) Ramaz Zoidze Georgia (country) Gela Bolkvadze Turkey Ali Cengiz Italy Nikoloz Kakhelashvili Georgia (country) Zviadi Pataridze
2016 Russia Vladislav Melnikov Georgia (country) Dato Chkhartishvili Kyrgyzstan Kaly Sulaimanov Georgia (country) Ramaz Zoidze Kazakhstan Tamerlan Shadukayev Azerbaijan Islam Abbasov Georgia (country) Giorgi Melia Georgia (country) Zviadi Pataridze
2017 Iran Pouya Dadmarz Turkey Kerem Kamal Iran Keramat Morad Abdevali Iran Amin Kaviyaninejad United States Kamal Bey Russia Aleksandr Komarov Ukraine Vladlen Kozliuk Georgia (country) Zviadi Pataridze

Junior Worlds, 2018– (20 and Under)[edit]

Year 55 kg 60 kg 63 kg 67 kg 72 kg 77 kg 82 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg
2018 Iran Poaya Naserpour Turkey Kerem Kamal Kyrgyzstan Erbol Bakirov Armenia Malkhas Amoyan Iran Amin Kaviyaninejad Russia Islam Opiev Russia Aleksandr Komarov Iran Mohammad Hadi Saravi Finland Arvi Savolainen Iran Amin Mirzazadeh
2019 Russia Anvar Allakhiarov Turkey Kerem Kamal Russia Abu Muslim Aptievitch Amaev Georgia (country) Giorgi Shotadze Russia Sergei Stepanov Iran Mohammad Aziz Naghousi Hungary István Takács Russia Ilia Ermolenko Cuba Gabriel Rosillo Iran Ali Akbar Yousefi
2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2021 Iran Amir Reza Dehbozorgi Russia Dinislam Bammatov Russia Said Bakaev Azerbaijan Hasrat Jarafov Russia Evgenii Baidusov Russia Islam Aliev Netherlands Marcel Sterkenburg Russia Adlan Amriev Belarus Pavel Hlinchuk Turkey Muhammet Hamza Bakir
2022 Azerbaijan Nihad Guluzade Iran Saeid Esmaeili Iran Iman Mohammadi Azerbaijan Kanan Abdullazade Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov Germany Deni Nakaev Iran Alireza Mohmadi Armenia Vigen Nazaryan Iran Ali Abedi Ukraine Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi
2023 Kazakhstan Iskhar Kurbayev Armenia Suren Aghajanyan Iran Ahmadreza Mohsen Nezhad Egypt Moustafa Alameldin Russia Imran Aliev Iran Alireza Abdevali Turkey Alperen Berber Georgia (country) Achiko Bolkvadze Belarus Abubakar Khaslakhanau Iran Fardin Hedayati

List of 23 and Under World Champions in Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling[edit]

U-23 Worlds, 2017[edit]

Year 59 kg 66 kg 71 kg 75 kg 80 kg 85 kg 98 kg 130 kg
2017 Japan Masuto Kawana Georgia (country) Shmagi Bolkvadze Moldova Daniel Cataraga Turkey Fatih Cengiz Turkey Burhan Akbudak Hungary Erik Szilvássy Russia Aleksandr Golovin Russia Sergey Semenov

U-23 Worlds, 2018–[edit]

Year 55 kg 60 kg 63 kg 67 kg 72 kg 77 kg 82 kg 87 kg 97 kg 130 kg
2018 Georgia (country) Nugzari Tsurtsumia Japan Kenichiro Fumita Japan Katsuaki Endo Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Turkey Cengiz Arslan Moldova Daniel Cataraga Georgia (country) Gela Bolkvadze Ukraine Semen Novikov Russia Aleksandr Golovin Georgia (country) Zviadi Pataridze
2019 Japan Shota Ogawa Armenia Armen Melikyan Iran Meisam Dalkhani Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Iran Mohammad Reza Geraei Russia Islam Opiev Russia Milad Alirzaev Ukraine Semen Novikov Finland Arvi Savolainen Iran Ali Akbar Yousefi
2020 No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held No competition held
2021 Russia Mavlud Rizmanov Russia Anvar Allakhiarov Georgia (country) Leri Abuladze Azerbaijan Hasrat Jafarov Germany Idris Ibaev Hungary Tamás Lévai Georgia (country) Aivengo Rikadze Russia Aleksandr Komarov Russia Artur Sargsian Iran Amin Mirzazadeh
2022 Iran Pouya Dadmarz Turkey Kerem Kamal Iran Iman Mohammadi Iran Seyed Danial Sohrabi Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov Armenia Malkhas Amoyan Norway Exauce Mukubu Hungary István Takács Hungary Alex Szőke Turkey Fatih Bozkurt

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