Junior Wrestling World Championships
The world championships in wrestling the juniors are determined annually by the FILA held. The first junior world championships were held in 1978 in Colorado Springs, USA. In 1993 the first world championships for women took place. Since the 2003 World Championships in Istanbul, the three world championships in free style, Greco-Roman style and free style for juniors have been held together in one place within a week. The tournaments are held in July or August.
All wrestlers under the age of 21 are eligible to participate.
overview
Abbreviations: Gwk = weight class / n
| Greco-Roman | Freestyle | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM | venue | Most successful nation | venue | Most successful nation | venue | Most successful nation | Gwk |
| 1978 | ? | United States |
 Colorado Springs
|
United States | 10 | ||
| 1979 | Food, Grugahalle | BR Germany |
Colorado Springs
|
United States | 10 | ||
| 1980 (I) |
 Stockholm
|
Sweden |
Stockholm
|
Iran | 13 | ||
| 1980 (II) |
Colorado Springs
|
BR Germany |
Colorado Springs |
United States | 10 | ||
| 1981 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 1982 |
Colorado Springs
|
USSR |
Colorado Springs |
USSR | 10 | ||
| 1983 |
Oak Lawn
|
USSR |
Oak Lawn |
USSR | 10 | ||
| 1984 |
Washington, DC
|
South Korea |
Washington DC |
United States | 10 | ||
| 1985 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 1986 |
 Schifferstadt
|
USSR |
Schifferstadt |
USSR | 10 | ||
| 1987 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 1988 |
 Wolfurt
|
USSR |
Wolfurt |
USSR |
 Dijon
|
France | 10/10/9 |
| 1989 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 1990 | ? | USSR |
 Istanbul
|
USSR | 10 | ||
| 1991 |
 Barcelona
|
USSR | 10 | ||||
| 1992 |
 Cali
|
Cuba |
Cali |
South Korea | 10 | ||
| 1993 |
Götzis
|
Japan | 8th | ||||
| 1994 |
 Budapest
|
Turkey |
Budapest |
Russia | 10 | ||
| 1995 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 1996 |
 Wałbrzych
|
Russia |
 Moscow
|
Cuba | 10 | ||
| 1997 |
 Turku
|
Russia |
Helsinki
|
Iran | 10 | ||
| 1998 |
 Cairo
|
Russia |
Primm
|
Russia |
 Fredrikstad
|
Russia | 10/10/8 |
| 1999 |
 Bucharest
|
Russia |
 Sydney
|
Russia |
Bucharest |
Japan | 9/9/8 |
| 2000 |
Nantes
|
Ukraine |
Nantes |
Russia |
Nantes |
Japan | 9/9/8 |
| 2001 |
 Tashkent
|
Russia |
Tashkent |
Russia |
 Martigny
|
Japan | 9/9/8 |
| 2002 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 2003 |
Istanbul
|
Turkey |
Istanbul |
Turkey |
Istanbul |
Russia | 8th |
| 2004 | no junior world championships | ||||||
| 2005 |
 Vilnius
|
Iran |
Vilnius |
Russia |
Vilnius |
Japan | 8th |
| 2006 |
 Guatemala City
|
Turkey |
Guatemala City |
Russia |
Guatemala City |
Japan | 8th |
| 2007 |
 Beijing
|
Russia |
Beijing |
Russia |
Beijing |
China | 8th |
| 2008 |
Istanbul
|
Turkey |
Istanbul |
Russia |
Istanbul |
Russia | 8th |
| 2009 |
Ankara
|
Iran |
Ankara |
Iran |
Ankara |
Russia | 8th |
| 2010 |
Budapest
|
Russia |
Budapest |
Russia |
Budapest |
China | 8th |
| 2011 |
Bucharest
|
Georgia |
Bucharest |
Russia |
Bucharest |
Japan | 8th |
| 2012 |
 Pattaya
|
Azerbaijan |
Pattaya |
Russia |
Pattaya |
Japan | 8th |
| 2013 |
 Sofia
|
Russia |
Sofia |
Russia |
Sofia |
Japan | 8th |