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250:Minoru Iizuka
248:
246:
234:
231:
229:
217:
214:
209:
208:
205:
193:
190:
188:
176:
173:
171:
159:
158:Hüseyin Akbaş
156:
151:
150:
136:
126:Medal summary
123:
114:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
81: →
80:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
53:
50:
47:
43:
39:
35:
32:
29:
25:
20:
1922:
1806:
1801:
1796:
1601:
1580:
1335:
1271:
1259:
1247:
1235:
1219:
1203:
1197:
1181:
1165:
1137:
1124:
1066:Hamit Kaplan
1061:Soviet Union
1025:Gyula Kovács
1003:Soviet Union
979:West Germany
945:Soviet Union
927:Middleweight
887:Soviet Union
869:Welterweight
829:Soviet Union
776:Osman Kambur
771:Soviet Union
718:Dinko Petrov
701:Yaşar Yılmaz
695:Bantamweight
593:Soviet Union
564:Hamit Kaplan
540:Hossein Nuri
535:Soviet Union
442:Middleweight
384:Welterweight
344:Soviet Union
303:Soviet Union
210:Bantamweight
187:Soviet Union
120:
89:
88:
1043:Heavyweight
811:Lightweight
793:Imre Polyák
558:Heavyweight
424:Hans Sommer
326:Lightweight
192:Kazuo Dzida
68:Greco-Roman
1956:Categories
1116:References
967:Horst Hess
962:Yugoslavia
851:Rıza Doğan
448:İsmet Atlı
308:Bayram Şit
79:1958 Sofia
1206:(21): 90.
639:Flyweight
506:Adil Atan
152:Flyweight
96:, at the
60:Freestyle
55:Champions
40:25–31 May
27:Host city
1095:Bulgaria
1020:Bulgaria
730:Bulgaria
610:Bulgaria
477:Bulgaria
419:Bulgaria
361:Bulgaria
1149:Sources
1045:+87 kg
1037:Hungary
921:Finland
846:Finland
805:Hungary
747:Romania
674:Hungary
634:Bronze
631:Silver
560:+87 kg
436:Germany
147:Bronze
144:Silver
45:Stadium
1092:
1078:Turkey
1075:
1058:
1034:
1017:
1000:
987:87 kg
976:
959:
942:
929:79 kg
918:
904:Turkey
901:
884:
871:73 kg
863:Turkey
860:
843:
826:
813:67 kg
802:
788:Turkey
785:
768:
755:62 kg
744:
727:
713:Turkey
710:
697:57 kg
686:
671:
657:Turkey
654:
641:52 kg
625:Event
607:
590:
576:Turkey
573:
549:
532:
518:Turkey
515:
502:87 kg
491:
474:
460:Turkey
457:
444:79 kg
433:
416:
402:Turkey
399:
386:73 kg
378:Turkey
375:
358:
341:
328:67 kg
320:Turkey
317:
300:
283:
270:62 kg
259:
242:
228:Turkey
225:
212:57 kg
201:
184:
170:Turkey
167:
154:52 kg
138:Event
1238:: 22.
1222:: 26.
1184:: 22.
1168:: 11.
1140:: 22.
678:Simon
628:Gold
494:Japan
286:Japan
262:Japan
204:Japan
141:Gold
37:Dates
1928:2022
1923:2020
1918:2019
1913:2018
1908:2017
1903:2016
1898:2015
1893:2014
1888:2013
1883:2012
1878:2011
1873:2010
1868:2009
1863:2008
1858:2007
1853:2006
1848:2005
1843:2004
1838:2003
1833:2002
1828:2001
1812:2022
1807:2020
1802:2019
1797:2018
1792:2017
1787:2016
1782:2015
1777:2014
1772:2013
1767:2012
1762:2011
1757:2010
1752:2009
1747:2008
1742:2007
1737:2006
1732:2005
1727:2004
1722:2003
1717:2002
1712:2001
1707:2000
1702:1999
1697:1998
1692:1997
1687:1996
1682:1995
1677:1994
1672:1993
1667:1992
1662:1991
1657:1990
1652:1989
1647:1988
1642:1987
1637:1986
1632:1985
1627:1984
1622:1983
1617:1982
1612:1981
1607:1980
1602:1956
1586:2022
1581:2020
1576:2019
1571:2018
1566:2017
1561:2016
1556:2015
1551:2014
1546:2013
1541:2012
1536:2011
1531:2010
1526:2009
1521:2008
1516:2007
1511:2006
1506:2005
1501:2004
1496:2003
1491:2002
1486:2001
1481:2000
1476:1999
1471:1998
1466:1997
1461:1996
1456:1995
1451:1994
1446:1993
1441:1992
1436:1991
1431:1990
1426:1989
1421:1988
1416:1987
1411:1986
1406:1985
1401:1984
1396:1983
1391:1982
1386:1981
1381:1980
1376:1979
1371:1978
1366:1977
1361:1976
1356:1975
1351:1974
1346:1973
1341:1958
1336:1956
1154:News
689:Saar
552:Iran
245:Iran
102:FILA
1958::
1270:.
1258:.
1246:.
1234:.
1218:.
1202:.
1196:.
1180:.
1164:.
1136:.
1314:e
1307:t
1300:v
1204:5
71:8
63:8
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