1959 World Wrestling Championships
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| 1959 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | October 1–5 |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
The 1959 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tehran, Iran.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Iran |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Finland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  East Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
36 |
| 2 | Turkey |
33 |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
22 |
| 4 | Iran |
20 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union (URS) |
Ahmet Bilek Turkey (TUR) |
Muhammad Niaz Pakistan (PAK) |
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey (TUR) |
Tauno Jaskari Finland (FIN) |
Vladimir Arsenyan Soviet Union (URS) |
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey (TUR) |
Stancho Ivanov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan (PAK) |
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Vladimir Sinyavsky Soviet Union (URS) |
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria (BUL) |
Hayrullah Şahin Turkey (TUR) |
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran (IRI) |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union (URS) |
İsmail Ogan Turkey (TUR) |
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union (URS) |
Géza Hollósi Hungary (HUN) |
Lothar Lippa East Germany (GDR) |
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran (IRI) |
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Maurice Jacquel France (FRA) |
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria (BUL) |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey (TUR) |
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union (URS) |
