2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships
| 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Dates | 2–8 September |
| Stadium | Pavillón Municipal dos Deportes de Pontevedra |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | United States |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
| Women | Japan |
The 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships was the 46th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships, which was held in Pontevedra, Spain between 2 and 8 September 2024.[1] Turkmenistan won its first-ever world title in freestyle.[2] Sri Lanka won its first ever medal at a World Wrestling Championships event.[3][4]
Competition schedule
All times are (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 18:00 | Semi Finals GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 3 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg; Repechages GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 4 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg; Repechages GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg | |
| 5 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg; Repechages WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg | |
| 6 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg; Repechages WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg | |
| 7 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg; Repechages FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg | |
| 8 September | 16.00 | Repechages FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
| 18:00 | Finals FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
Medal table
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | China | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | India | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Turkey | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Georgia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | United States | 175 | Iran | 147 | Japan | 149 |
| 2 | Iran | 160 | Kazakhstan | 100 | India | 130 |
| 3 | Japan | 95 | Turkey | 98 | United States | 101 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 86 | Armenia | 75 | China | 99 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 72 | Georgia | 66 | Ukraine | 94 |
| 6 | India | 64 | United States | 65 | Turkey | 94 |
| 7 | Turkey | 62 | Azerbaijan | 63 | Mongolia | 46 |
| 8 | Georgia | 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 58 | Azerbaijan | 43 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 31 | Japan | 50 | Hungary | 41 |
| 10 | Armenia | 30 | Ukraine | 45 | Poland | 37 |
Medalists
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 kg |
Luke Lilledahl United States |
Lev Pavlov Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Luka Gvinjilia Georgia |
| Ankush India | |||
| 61 kg |
Masanosuke Ono Japan |
Ebrahim Khari Iran |
Bhuvanesh India |
| Marcus Blaze United States | |||
| 65 kg |
Ali Khorramdel Iran |
Makoto Hosokawa Japan |
Bowen Bassett United States |
| Adam Arkhiev Authorised Neutral Athletes | |||
| 70 kg |
Ryoya Yamashita Japan |
Magomed Baituakev Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Ali Karampour Iran |
| PJ Duke United States | |||
| 74 kg |
Ali Rezaei Iran |
Ladarion Lockett United States |
Aghanazar Novruzov Azerbaijan |
| Shingo Ando Japan | |||
| 79 kg |
Alp Arslan Begenjow Turkmenistan |
Zackary Ryder United States |
Leandro Araújo Brazil |
| Mehdi Yousefi Iran | |||
| 86 kg |
Ibragim Kadiev Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Joshua Barr United States |
Ahmet Yağan Turkey |
| Abolfazl Rahmani Iran | |||
| 92 kg |
Mustafagadzhi Malachdibirov Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Sali Saliev Bulgaria |
Kamil Kurugliyev Kazakhstan |
| Anar Jafarli Azerbaijan | |||
| 97 kg |
Rizabek Aitmukhan Kazakhstan |
Khetag Karsanov Azerbaijan |
Justin Rademacher United States |
| Adam Jaksik Slovakia | |||
| 125 kg |
Amir Reza Masoumi Iran |
Ben Kueter United States |
Nambardagva Batbayar Mongolia |
| Hakan Büyükçıngıl Turkey |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg |
Ali Ahmadi Vafa Iran |
Isaiah Cortez United States |
Aibek Aitbekov Kazakhstan |
| Alibek Amirov Authorised Neutral Athletes | |||
| 60 kg |
Mohammad Mehdi Gholampour Iran |
Servet Angı Turkey |
Papik Dzhavadian Authorised Neutral Athletes |
| Ongdassyn Khamitov Kazakhstan | |||
| 63 kg |
Erzu Zakriev Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Otto Elliot Black United States |
Erfan Jarkani Iran |
| Yurik Hoveyan Armenia | |||
| 67 kg |
Ahmad Reza Mohsennejad Iran |
Yussuf Ashrapov Kazakhstan |
Grair Oganesian Authorised Neutral Athletes |
| Kojiro Hasegawa Japan | |||
| 72 kg |
Zaur Beslekoev Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Ashot Khachatryan Armenia |
Ruslan Nurullayev Azerbaijan |
| Muhammed Ali Göçmen Turkey | |||
| 77 kg |
Alireza Abdevali Iran |
Magomed Iarbilov Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Levente Lévai Hungary |
| Tornike Mikeladze Georgia | |||
| 82 kg |
Islam Yevloyev Kazakhstan |
Alperen Berber Turkey |
Taizo Yoshida Japan |
| Shichang Zheng China | |||
| 87 kg |
Asan Zhanyshov Kyrgyzstan |
Joju Samadov Azerbaijan |
Achiko Bolkvadze Georgia |
| Temirlan Turdakyn Kazakhstan | |||
| 97 kg |
Yehor Yakushenko Ukraine |
Darius Kiefer Germany |
Ahmet Eremekter Turkey |
| Anatolii Averin Authorised Neutral Athletes | |||
| 130 kg |
László Darabos Hungary |
Abolfazl Fathi Iran |
Aden Attao United States |
| Samagan Ormonov Kyrgyzstan |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 kg |
Yu Zhang China |
Haruna Morikawa Japan |
Svenja Jungo Switzerland |
| Aida Kerymova Ukraine | |||
| 53 kg |
Zhang Jin China |
Carla Jaume Soler Spain |
Nethmi Poruthotage Sri Lanka |
| Saki Yumiya Japan | |||
| 55 kg |
Cristelle Rodriguez United States |
Khaliun Byambasuren Mongolia |
Tuba Demir Turkey |
| Nargiz Samadova Azerbaijan | |||
| 57 kg |
Sowaka Uchida Japan |
Bertha Chávez Mexico |
Marta Hetmanava Authorised Neutral Athletes |
| Neha Sangwan India | |||
| 59 kg |
Sakura Onishi Japan |
Alexis Janiak United States |
Anna Tieliegina Lithuania |
| Komal India | |||
| 62 kg |
Iryna Bondar Ukraine |
Nitika India |
Melani Villalba Mexico |
| Nagisa Ito Japan | |||
| 65 kg |
Nana Ikehata Japan |
Beyza Nur Akkuş Turkey |
Margarita Salnazarian Authorised Neutral Athletes |
| Zaixue Rui China | |||
| 68 kg |
Alina Shevchenko Authorised Neutral Athletes |
Ayşe Erkan Turkey |
Karolina Domaszuk Poland |
| Srishti India | |||
| 72 kg |
Jasmine Robinson United States |
Yuqi Liu China |
Elvira Ersson Sweden |
| Noémi Osváth-Nagy Hungary | |||
| 76 kg |
Jyoti Berwal India |
Mariia Orlevych Ukraine |
Naomi Simon United States |
| Elmira Yasin Turkey |
Participating nations
650 wrestlers from 56 countries:
- Algeria (2)
- Angola (2)
- Armenia (17)
- Australia (4)
- Austria (2)
- Azerbaijan (25)
- Belgium (2)
- Brazil (5)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (13)
- China (28)
- Cape Verde (1)
- Croatia (5)
- Czech Republic (6)
- Egypt (10)
- Spain (23) (Host)
- Estonia (5)
- Finland (4)
- France (7)
- Georgia (20)
- Germany (9)
- Greece (12)
- Hungary (17)
- Individual Neutral Athletes (48)
- India (30)
- Iran (20)
- Israel (2)
- Italy (6)
- Japan (30)
- Kazakhstan (29)
- Kyrgyzstan (23)
- South Korea (10)
- Kosovo (1)
- Saudi Arabia (3)
- Latvia (1)
- Lithuania (4)
- Moldova (18)
- Mexico (9)
- Mongolia (11)
- New Zealand (1)
- Panama (2)
- Poland (19)
- Puerto Rico (8)
- Romania (5)
- South Africa (1)
- Serbia (11)
- Sri Lanka (2)
- Switzerland (5)
- Slovakia (6)
- Sweden (8)
- Tajikistan (1)
- Turkmenistan (5)
- Chinese Taipei (6)
- Turkey (30)
- Ukraine (30)
- United States (30)
- Venezuela (1)
References
- ^ "World Championships".
- ^ "Begenjov wins Turkmenistan's historic world title in Freestyle".
- ^ Siwach, Vinay (7 September 2024). "Zhang twins continue growth with U20 Worlds golds". www.uww.org/. United World Wrestling (UWW). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
Sri Lanka won its first-ever wrestling medal on the world stage after Nethmi AHINSA (SRI) won the bronze medal at 53kg against Valeryia MIKITSICH (AIN), 6-1. The win makes Ahinsa the first Sri Lanka wrestler to win a medal at any World Championships
- ^ "U20 World Championships 2024 Entries". Retrieved 23 March 2025.