The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
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abAt the
2021 World Championships, in accordance with a ban by the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), wrestlers from
Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF).
^At the
2023 World Championships, 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.
^At the
2023 World Championships, as a result of sanctions by the
UWW imposed on the
Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from
India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).
The tables shows those who have won at least 5 gold medals at the World Championships. Boldface denotes active wrestlers and highest medal count among all wrestlers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
^
abAt the
2021 World Championships, in accordance with a ban by the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a decision by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), wrestlers from
Russia were not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem. They instead participated under the name and the modified flag of the Russian Wrestling Federation (RWF).
^At the
2023 World Championships, 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.
^At the
2023 World Championships, as a result of sanctions by the
UWW imposed on the
Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from
India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).