The 1959 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Tehran, Iran.
| 1959 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tehran, Iran |
| Dates | 1–5 October |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Soviet Union |
Medal table
edit| 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 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
edit| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
36 |
| 2 | Turkey |
33 |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
22 |
| 4 | Iran |
20 |
Medal summary
editMen's freestyle
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Ali Aliyev Soviet Union
|
Ahmet Bilek Turkey
|
Muhammad Niaz Din Pakistan
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey
|
Tauno Jaskari Finland
|
Vladimir Arsenyan Soviet Union
|
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey
|
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria
|
Muhammad Akhtar Pakistan
|
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Vladimir Sinyavsky Soviet Union
|
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria
|
Hayrullah Şahin Turkey
|
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Emam-Ali Habibi Iran
|
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
|
İsmail Ogan Turkey
|
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union
|
Géza Hollósi Hungary
|
Lothar Lippa East Germany
|
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Gholamreza Takhti Iran
|
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria
|
Maurice Jacquel France
|
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria
|
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Savkuds Dzarasov Soviet Union
|