2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships
| 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Dates | 2–8 September |
| Stadium | Pavillón Municipal dos Deportes de Pontevedra |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | .png){kind=small} 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 |
| – | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 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
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
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| 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
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Levente Lévai Hungary
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| 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
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Carla Jaume Soler Spain
|
Nethmi Poruthotage Sri Lanka
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| Saki Yumiya Japan
| |||
| 55 kg |
Cristelle Rodriguez United States
|
Khaliun Byambasuren Mongolia
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Tuba Demir Turkey
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| 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
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| Komal India
| |||
| 62 kg |
Iryna Bondar Ukraine
|
Nitika India
|
Melani Villalba Mexico
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| 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)
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Australia (4)
Austria (2)- Azerbaijan (25)
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Belgium (2)- Brazil (5)
- Bulgaria (8)
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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.