World Wrestling Championships 2025 in Freestyle Wrestling Concluded: Full Results and Team Rankings

On September 16, in Zagreb (Croatia), the 2025 World Championships in freestyle wrestling came to an end. On the final day of the tournament, medals were contested in two weight categories — 65 kg and 97 kg.

In the 65 kg weight class, the world champion became 23-year-old Iranian Rahman Amouzadkhalili, who claimed his second world gold. In the final, he defeated Japan’s Kotaro Kiyoka by technical superiority and avenged his loss from the decisive bout at the 2024 Olympic Games.

In the 97 kg weight category, 29-year-old American Kyle Snyder claimed victory, becoming a four-time world champion. His first title came exactly 10 years ago, in 2015, followed by triumphs in 2017, 2022, and now in 2025.

As a result, Team USA won three gold medals: Zahid Valencia, Trent Hidlay, and Kyle Snyder became champions. However, in the team standings, Iran came out on top with two champions but more silver and bronze medalists. Russian wrestlers won one gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. Russia’s only champion was Zaur Uguev (61 kg).

In total, wrestlers from six countries won world titles: USA (3), Iran (2), Japan (2), Russia (1), DPRK (1), and Greece (1). Greek wrestler Georgios Kougioumtzidis (79 kg) secured the first-ever world championship gold medal in freestyle wrestling for his country.

Team Armenia managed to earn only one medal — a bronze won by Arsen Harutyunyan (57 kg). Armenia finished 14th in the team rankings.

All results of the 2025 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships

57 kg:

1. Chon Sun Han (North Korea).

2. Bekzat Almaz Uulu (Kyrgyzstan).

3. Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia) and Gulomjon Abdullaev (Uzbekistan).

61 kg:

1. Zaur Uguev (Russia).

2. Ahmad Mohammadnezhadjavan (Iran).

3. Assylzhan Yessengeldi (Kazakhstan) and Nuraddin Novruzov (Azerbaijan).

Manvel Khndzrtsyan (Armenia) – 11th place.

65 kg:

1. Rahman Amouzadkhalili (Iran).

2. Kotaro Kiyoka (Japan).

3. Real Woods (USA) and Umidjon Jalolov (Uzbekistan).

Vazgen Tevanyan (Armenia) – 19th place.

70 kg:

1. Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (Japan).

2. Tulga Tumur Ochir (Mongolia).

3. Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan) and Nurkozha Kaipanov (Kazakhstan).

Arman Andreasyan (Armenia) – 5th place.

74 kg:

1. Kota Takahashi (Japan).

2. Chermen Valiev (Albania).

3. Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia) and Taimuraz Salkazanov (Slovakia).

Grayr Alikhanyan (Armenia) – 30th place.

79 kg:

1. Georgios Kougioumtzidis (Greece).

2. Levi David Haines (USA).

3. Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran) and Khidir Saipudinov (Bahrain).

4. Ahmed Usmanov (Russia).

86 kg:

1. Zahid Valencia (USA).

2. Hayato Ishiguro (Japan).

3. Kamran Ghasempour (Iran) and Arsenii Dzhioev (Azerbaijan).

92 kg:

1. Trent Hidlay (USA).

2. Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov (Russia).

3. Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) and Amirhossein Firouzpour (Iran).

97 kg:

1. Kyle Snyder (USA).

2. Amirali Azarpira (Iran).

3. Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain) and Arash Yoshida (Japan).

125 kg:

1. Amir Zare (Iran).

2. Giorgi Meshvildishvili (Azerbaijan).

3. Robert Baran (Poland) and Shamil Sharipov (Bahrain).

4. Abdulla Kurbanov (Russia).

Team standings of the 2025 Freestyle Wrestling World Championships

1. Iran – 145.

2. USA – 134.

3. Japan – 111.

4. Russia – 96 (unofficial).