The following is the final results of the 1965 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Manchester, Great Britain and Greco-Roman competition were held in Tampere, Finland.
| 1965 World Freestyle Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Manchester, United Kingdom |
| Dates | 1–3 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  Iran |
| 1965 World Greco-Roman Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Tampere, Finland |
| Dates | 6–8 June |
| Champions | |
| Greco-Roman |  Soviet Union |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 West Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 |  Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 |  East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 | |
Team ranking
edit| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 |  Iran |
30.5 | Soviet Union |
42 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
26.5 | Poland |
18 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
24.5 | Bulgaria |
16.83 |
| 4 | Turkey |
22 | Hungary |
11.33 |
| 5 | Japan |
20.5 | Romania |
10 |
| 6 | Hungary |
6.5 | West Germany |
10 |
Medal summary
editMen's freestyle
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Yoshihisa Yoshida Japan
|
Bayu Baev Bulgaria
|
László Ölveti Hungary
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Tomiaki Fukuda Japan
|
Mohammad Ali Farrokhian Iran
|
Karl Dodrimont West Germany
|
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Ebrahim Seifpour Iran
|
Stancho Kolev Bulgaria
|
Takeo Morita Japan
|
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Abdollah Movahed Iran
|
Mahmut Atalay Turkey
|
Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union
|
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Guram Sagaradze Soviet Union
|
Mohammad Ali Sanatkaran Iran
|
Yasuo Watanabe Japan
|
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Mansour Mehdizadeh Iran
|
Francisc Balla Romania
|
Prodan Gardzhev Bulgaria
|
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Ahmet Ayık Turkey
|
Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Said Mustafov Bulgaria
|
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Aleksandr Ivanitsky Soviet Union
|
Lyutvi Ahmedov Bulgaria
|
Larry Kristoff United States
|
Men's Greco-Roman
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Sergey Rybalko Soviet Union
|
Rolf Lacour West Germany
|
Angel Kerezov Bulgaria
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Ion Cernea Romania
|
Fritz Stange West Germany
|
Bernard Knitter Poland
|
| Featherweight 63 kg |
Yury Grigoriev Soviet Union
|
Martti Laakso Finland
|
Lothar Schneider East Germany
|
| Lightweight 70 kg |
Gennady Sapunov Soviet Union
|
Stevan Horvat Yugoslavia
|
Eero Tapio Finland
|
| Welterweight 78 kg |
Anatoly Kolesov Soviet Union
|
Kiril Petkov Bulgaria
|
Sırrı Acar Turkey
|
| Middleweight 87 kg |
Rimantas Bagdonas Soviet Union
|
Bolesław Mackiewicz Poland
|
Jiří Kormaník Czechoslovakia
|
| Light heavyweight 97 kg |
Valery Anisimov Soviet Union
|
Ferenc Kiss Hungary
|
Czesław Kwieciński Poland
|
| Heavyweight +97 kg |
Nikolay Shmakov Soviet Union
|
István Kozma Hungary
|
Petr Kment Czechoslovakia
|