2023 U20 World Wrestling Championships
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The 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships (U20) was the 45th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and was held in Amman, Jordan between 14 and 20 August 2023.[1][2][3][4] The event was originally scheduled to be held in Warsaw, Poland from August 14-20. Due to Poland's refusal to issue visas to Russian and Belarusian wrestlers, United World Wrestling moved the tournament from Poland to Jordan.[5]
| 2023 World Junior Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Amman, Jordan |
| Dates | 14–20 August 2023 |
| Stadium | Amman International Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
| Women |  India |
Competition schedule
editAll times are (UTC+3)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 14 August | 10.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 18:30-19.30 | Semi Final FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg | |
| 15 August | 10.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg; Repechage FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 16.45-18.00 | Semi Final FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg | |
| 18.30-20.30 | FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg | |
| 16 August | 10.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg; Repechage FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
| 16.45-18.00 | Semi Final WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg | |
| 18.30-20.30 | Finals FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg | |
| 17 August | 10.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg; Repechage WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi Final WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg | |
| 18.30-20.00 | Finals WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg | |
| 18 August | 10.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg; Repechage WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 18.30-20.00 | Finals WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg | |
| 19 August | 10.00-14.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg; Repechage GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 17.00-17.45 | Semi Final GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 20 August | 16.30-18.00 | Repechage GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
| 18.30-20.30 | Finals GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Jordan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes a | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 |  Georgia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  Armenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 |  China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 17 |  Moldova | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
Russian and Belarusian participation
edit- a^ In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.
Team ranking
edit| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Iran |
165 | Iran |
162 | India |
140 |
| 2 | United States |
152 | Georgia |
89 | Japan |
129 |
| 3 | India |
102 | Armenia |
88 | United States |
118 |
| 4 | Japan |
63 | Turkey |
81 | Ukraine |
90 |
| 5 | Turkey |
61 | Kyrgyzstan |
70 | Hungary |
65 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan |
56 | Kazakhstan |
60 | China |
52 |
| 7 | Georgia |
54 | India |
55 | Turkey |
48 |
| 8 | Armenia |
53 | Egypt |
46 | Romania |
41 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan |
45 | Azerbaijan |
43 | Poland |
32 |
| 10 | Ukraine |
44 | Moldova |
39 | Italy |
31 |
Medal overview
editMen's freestyle
edit
Men's Greco-Roman
editWomen's freestyle
editParticipating nations
edit647 wrestlers from 56 nations:
Individual Neutral Athletes (58)
Algeria (2)
Argentina (1)
Armenia (19)
Australia (1)
Austria (6)
Azerbaijan (22)
Brazil (1)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (14)
Canada (10)
China (18)
Cape Verde (1)
Croatia (7)
Czech Republic (4)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (16)
Spain (5)
Estonia (6)
Finland (5)
France (8)
Georgia (20)
Germany (18)
Greece (6)
Hungary (19)
India (30)
Iran (20)
Italy (4)
Jordan (9) (Host)
Japan (30)
Kazakhstan (30)
Kyrgyzstan (23)
South Korea (5)
Saudi Arabia (3)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (4)
Moldova (19)
Mexico (2)
North Macedonia (3)
Netherlands (1)
Norway (1)
Poland (25)
Puerto Rico (3)
Romania (12)
South Africa (1)
Serbia (9)
Switzerland (7)
Slovakia (3)
Tajikistan (1)
Turkmenistan (9)
Chinese Taipei (6)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (30)
Ukraine (30)
United States (30)
Uzbekistan (19)
Venezuela (5)
References
edit- ^ "World Championships".
- ^ "2023 World Junior Wrestling Championship". allsportdb.com.
- ^ "Greco-roman wrestling - World Junior Championships 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Freestyle wrestling - World Junior Championships 2023 - Results". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ "Jordan to host 2023 U20 World Championships". uww.org. Retrieved July 21, 2023.