| 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Samokov, Bulgaria |
| Dates | 17–24 August |
| Stadium | Arena Samokov |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  United States |
| Greco-Roman |  Iran |
| Women |  Japan |
The 2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships were the 44th edition of the U20 World Wrestling Championships and were held in Samokov, Bulgaria, between 17 and 24 August 2025.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Competition schedule
All times are (UTC+3)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 17 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS 70-74-97-125 kg |
| 18:00 | Semi Finals FS 70-74-97-125 kg | |
| 18 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS 57-65-79-92 kg; Repechages FS 70-74-97-125 kg |
| 17:15 | Semi Finals FS 57-65-79-92 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals FS 70-74-97-125 kg | |
| 19 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS 61-86 WW 57-59-68 kg; Repechages FS 57-65-79-92 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals FS 61-86 WW 57-59-68 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals FS 57-65-79-92 kg | |
| 20 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds WW 55-62-65-76 kg; Repechages FS 61-86 WW 57-59-68 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals WW 55-62-65-76 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals FS 61-86 WW 57-59-68 kg | |
| 21 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR 60–82 kg WW 50-53-72 kg; Repechages WW 55-62-65-76 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals GR 60–82 kg WW 50-53-72 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals WW 55-62-65-76 kg | |
| 22 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR 55-67-72-97 kg; Repechages GR 60–82 kg WW 50-53-72 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals GR 55-67-72-97 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals GR 60–82 kg WW 50-53-72 kg | |
| 23 August | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR 63-77-87-130 kg; Repechages GR 55-67-72-97 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals GR 63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals GR 55-67-72-97 kg | |
| 24 August | 16.00 | Repechages GR 63-77-87-130 kg |
| 18:00 | Finals GR 63-77-87-130 kg |
Medal table
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| – |  United World Wrestling | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 3 | Iran | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  India | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Georgia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Armenia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  China | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Turkey | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Moldova | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 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 | 185 | Iran | 117 | Japan | 165 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 112 | Armenia | 98 | India | 140 |
| 3 | Iran | 111 | Azerbaijan | 90 | China | 104 |
| 4 | Azerbaijan | 71 | Uzbekistan | 85 | United States | 95 |
| 5 | Georgia | 66 | Kazakhstan | 75 | Ukraine | 92 |
| 6 | India | 60 | Georgia | 67 | Turkey | 59 |
| 7 | Japan | 57 | Ukraine | 64 | Sweden | 38 |
| 8 | Turkey | 46 | Japan | 52 | Mongolia | 37 |
| 9 | Moldova | 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 51 | Azerbaijan | 35 |
| 10 | Armenia | 35 | India | 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 25 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Participating nations
648 wrestlers from 56 countries:
Angola (1)- Armenia (19)
Austria (3)- Azerbaijan (23)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)- Brazil (5)
- Bulgaria (23) (Host)
Canada (18)
Chile (1)
Croatia (6)
Czech Republic (3)- China (30)
Costa Rica (1)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (6)
Spain (4)
Estonia (5)- Finland (5)
France (9)
United Kingdom (1)- Georgia (20)
- Germany (10)
Greece (12)- Hungary (21)
- India (30)
- Iran (20)
Israel (5)
Italy (7)- Japan (30)
- Kazakhstan (29)
- Kyrgyzstan (24)
South Korea (7)
Kosovo (3)
Lithuania (6)
Morocco (2)- Moldova (16)
Mexico (4)- Mongolia (9)
North Macedonia (2)
Netherlands (3)- Norway (2)
New Zealand (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (16)- Puerto Rico (2)
Romania (11)
Serbia (8)
Switzerland (3)
Slovakia (4)- Sweden (7)
Turkmenistan (6)
Chinese Taipei (5)- Turkey (30)
- Ukraine (29)
- United States (30)
- Uzbekistan (17)
- United World Wrestling (50)
References
- "2025 U20 World Wrestling Championships". United World Wrestling. 2025-08-17.
- "U20 World Championships 2025 Entries". United World Wrestling. 2025-08-05.
- "Returning medalists Blaze, Duke, Lockett, Rademacher lead U.S. men's freestyle team at U20 World Championships". USA Wrestling. 2025-08-12.
- "Jimenez, Robinson, Simon among standouts on U.S. women's freestyle team at U20 World Championships". USA Wrestling. 2025-08-13.
- "Returning finalists Cortez, Black spearhead U.S. Greco-Roman team at U20 World Championships". USA Wrestling. 2025-08-14.
- "Stanich proves doubters wrong, wins U20 world title". United World Wrestling. 2025-08-20.
- "Greco trained Sokolovska wins women's 76kg gold". United World Wrestling. 2025-08-22.
- "Shkarin, Javadov complete Worlds and Europeans U20 golden double". United World Wrestling. 2025-08-22.
- "U20 World Wrestling Championships 2025: Indian medal winners - full list". Olympics.com. 2025-08-24.
- "Nittany Lion Wrestlers Roar at U20 World Championships in Bulgaria". gopsusports.com. 2025-08-20.