2023 World Championships: Medal Milestone List

The final medals were awarded at the 2023 World Championships on Sunday which put a bow on the marquee event on the Senior level calendar for this year. The United States men’s freestyle team took the title, while the women’s team finished as runner’s-up to Japan. Each team earned seven world medals (four of which were gold). 

A handful of the active legends on the American team added more hardware to their already impressive legacy. Tallying their career medal count led us to do so for each of the medalists at the 2023 World Championships; in all three styles. 

Below, you will find the milestones that each wrestler hit with their performance in Belgrade. Some became multi-time champions, while others multi-time medalists, or perhaps first-timer’s. Wrestlers have been grouped according to their career medal haul; with champions coming before medalists. 

For the ease of this exercise, we have combined Olympic and world medals. For instance, the first wrestler below, Yui Susaki won her fourth world title last week, to go along with a 2020(1) Olympic gold medal, so she’s alone in the 5x champion category. 
 

5x Champion

Yui Susaki (Japan) - 50 kg women’s freestyle
 

4x Champions

Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia) - 74 kg men’s freestyle  

David Taylor (USA) - 86 kg men’s freestyle

3x Champions

Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan) - 55kg Greco-Roman

Haruna Okuno (Japan) - 55 kg women’s freestyle  

Tsugsumi Sakurai (Japan) - 57 kg women’s freestyle

Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) - 62 kg women’s freestyle
 

2x Champions

Amit Elor (USA) - 72 kg women’s freestyle

Akari Fujinami (Japan) - 53 kg women’s freestyle  

Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijan) - 82 kg Greco-Roman

Akzhol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) - 77 kg Greco-Roman

Luis Orta Sanchez (Cuba) - 67 kg Greco-Roman

Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) - 65 kg women’s freestyle

Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan) - 60 kg Greco-Roman

Amir Zare (Iran) - 125 kg men’s freestyle
 

First Time Champions

Leri Abuladze (Georgia) - 63 kg Greco-Roman

Rizabe Aitmukhan (Kazakhstan) - 92 kg men’s freestyle

Vito Arujau (USA) - 61 kg men’s freestyle

Ali Cengiz (Turkey) - 87 kg Greco-Roman

Ibrahim Ghanem (France) - 72 kg Greco-Roman

Yuka Kagami (Japan) - 76 kg women’s freestyle

Stevan Micic (Serbia) - 57 kg men’s freestyle

Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) - 130 kg Greco-Roman

Iszmail Muszukajev (Hungary) - 65 kg men’s freestyle

Zain Retherford (USA) - 70 kg men’s freestyle

Gabriel Rosillo-Kindelan (Cuba) - 97 kg Greco-Roman

Akhmed Tazhudinov (Bahrain) - 97 kg men’s freestyle

Buse Tosun (Turkey) - 68 kg women’s freestyle

Akhmed Usmanov (Russia) - 79 kg men’s freestyle

Qi Zhang (China) - 59 kg women’s freestyle

12x Medalist

Riza Kayaalp (Turkey) - 130 Greco-Roman
 

10x Medalists

Taha Akgul (Turkey) - 125 kg men’s freestyle

Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) - 97 kg Greco-Roman

Adeline Gray (USA) - 76 kg women’s freestyle

Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) - 125 kg men’s freestyle
 

9x Medalists

Helen Maroulis (USA) - 57 kg women’s freestyle

Kyle Snyder (USA) - 97 kg men’s freestyle

Hassan Yazdani (Iran) - 86 kg men’s freestyle
 

7x Medalist

Zhan Beleniuk (Ukraine) - 87 kg Greco-Roman
 

6x Medalist

Kyle Dake (USA) - 74 kg men’s freestyle
 

5x Medalists

Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan) - 55kg Greco-Roman

Kenichiro Fumita (Japan) - 60 kg Greco-Roman 

Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) - 50 kg women’s freestyle

Yui Susaki (Japan) - 50 kg women’s freestyle

David Taylor (USA) - 86 kg men’s freestyle

Yuliya Tkach (Ukraine) - 59 kg women’s freestyle

Nugzari Tsurtsumia (Georgia) - 55kg Greco-Roman

Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) - 62 kg women’s freestyle
 

4x Medalists

Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria) - 57 kg women’s freestyle

Mohammadreza Geraei (Iran) - 67 kg Greco-Roman

Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijan) - 82 kg Greco-Roman

Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Belarus) - 53 kg women’s freestyle

Koumba Larroque (France) - 68 kg women’s freestyle

Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba) - 130 kg Greco-Roman

Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran) - 97 kg Greco-Roman

Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan) - 60 kg Greco-Roman

Zaurbek Sidakov (Russia) - 74 kg men’s freestyle  

Amir Zare (Iran) - 125 kg men’s freestyle

3x Medalists

Leri Abuladze (Georgia) - 63 kg Greco-Roman

Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia) - 77 kg Greco-Roman

Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan) - 72 kg women’s freestyle

Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia) - 50 kg women’s freestyle

Arsen Harutyunyan (Armenia) - 57 kg men’s freestyle

Rei Higuchi (Japan) - 57 kg men’s freestyle

Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) - 62 kg women’s freestyle

Akzhol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) - 77 kg Greco-Roman

Murad Mammadov (Azerbaijan) - 63 kg Greco-Roman

Miwa Morikawa (Japan) - 72 kg women’s freestyle

Iszmail Muszukajev (Hungary) - 65 kg men’s freestyle

Mate Nemes (Serbia) - 67 kg Greco-Roman

Mohammad Nokhodilarimi (Iran) - 79 kg men’s freestyle

Osman Nurmagomedov (Azerbaijan) - 92 kg men’s freestyle

Haruna Okuno (Japan) - 55 kg women’s freestyle 

Nonoka Ozaki (Japan) - 65 kg women’s freestyle

Irina Ringaci (Moldova) - 68 kg women’s freestyle

Tsugsumi Sakurai (Japan) - 57 kg women’s freestyle

Buse Tosun (Turkey) - 68 kg women’s freestyle

Khetik Tsabolov (Serbia) - 74 kg men’s freestyle
 

2x Medalists

Zelimkhan Abakarov (Albania) - 57 kg men’s freestyle

Myles Amine (San Marino) - 86 kg men’s freestyle

Ali Arsalan (Serbia) - 72 kg Greco-Roman

Grace Bullen (Norway) - 62 kg women’s freestyle

Selcuk Can (Turkey) - 72 kg Greco-Roman

Ali Cengiz (Turkey) - 87 kg Greco-Roman

Azamat Dauletbekov (Kazakhstan) - 86 kg men’s freestyle

Amit Elor (USA) - 72 kg women’s freestyle

Yaroslav Filchakov (Ukraine) - 82 kg Greco-Roman

Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan) - 67 kg Greco-Roman

Yuka Kagami (Japan) - 76 kg women’s freestyle

David Losonczi (Hungary) - 87 kg Greco-Roman

Abasgadzhi Magomedov (Russia) - 61 men’s freestyle

Magomedkhan Magomedov (Azerbaijan) - 97 kg men’s freestyle

Givi Matcharashvili (Georgia) - 97 kg men’s freestyle

Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) - 76 kg women’s freestyle

Stevan Micic (Serbia) - 57 kg men’s freestyle

Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) - 130 kg Greco-Roman

Sakura Motoki (Japan) - 62 kg women’s freestyle

Anastasia Nichita (Moldova) - 57 kg women’s freestyle

Luis Orta Sanchez (Cuba) - 67 kg Greco-Roman

Jasurbek Ortikbekov (Uzbekistan) - 55 kg Greco-Roman

Zain Retherford (USA) - 70 kg men’s freestyle

Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijan) - 77 kg Greco-Roman

Jacarra Winchester (USA) - 55 kg women’s freestyle

Amir Yazdani (Iran) - 70 kg men’s freestyle

Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan) - 77 kg Greco-Roman

First Time Medalists

Rizabe Aitmukhan (Kazakhstan) - 92 kg men’s freestyle

Feyzullah Akturk (Turkey) - 92 kg men’s freestyle

Arman Andreasyan (Armenia) - 70 kg women’s freestyle

Vito Arujau (USA) - 61 kg men’s freestyle

Islomjon Bakhramov (Uzbekistan) - 60 kg Greco-Roman

Enes Basar (Turkey) - 63 kg Greco-Roman

Anastasia Blayvas (Germany) - 55 kg women’s freestyle

Liguo Cao (China) - 60 kg Greco-Roman

Poya Dad Marz (Iran) - 55 kg Greco-Roman

Mariana Dragutan (Moldova) - 55 kg women’s freestyle

Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia) - 68 kg women’s freestyle

Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia) - 72 kg women’s freestyle

Ziqi Feng (China) - 50 kg women’s freestyle

Robert Fritsch (Hungary) - 72 kg Greco-Roman

Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (Georgia) - 79 kg men’s freestyle

Ibrahim Ghanem (France) - 72 kg Greco-Roman

Aues Gonibov (Russia) - 82 kg Greco-Roman

Othelie Hoeie (Norway) - 59 kg women’s freestyle

Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) - 65 kg women’s freestyle

Macey Kilty (USA) - 65 kg women’s freestyle

Lili (China) - 65 kg women’s freestyle

Shamil Mamedov (Russia) - 65 kg men’s freestyle

Abdellatif Mohamed (Egypt) - 130 kg Greco-Roman

Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran) - 82 kg Greco-Roman

Vasyl Mykhailov (Ukraine) - 79 kg men’s freestyle

Semen Novikov (Bulgaria) - 87 kg Greco-Roman

Artur Omarov (Czech Republic) - 97 kg Greco-Roman

Antim Panghal (India) - 53 kg women’s freestyle

Jennifer Page (USA) - 59 kg women’s freestyle

Mason Parris (USA) - 125 kg men’s freestyle

Shota Phartenadze (Georgia) - 61 kg men’s freestyle

Ramazan Ramazanov (Bulgaria) - 70 kg men’s freestyle

Tatiana Renteria (Colombia) - 76 kg women’s freestyle

Sebastian Rivera (Puerto Rico) - 65 kg men’s freestyle

Gabriel Rosillo-Kindelan (Cuba) - 97 kg Greco-Roman

Daichi Takatani (Japan) - 74 kg men’s freestyle

Vazgen Tevanyan (Armenia) - 65 kg men’s freestyle

Georgij Tibilov (Serbia) - 63 kg Greco-Roman

Akhmed Usmanov (Russia) - 79 kg men’s freestyle

Zahid Valencia (USA) - 92 kg men’s freestyle

Lucia Yepez Guzman (Colombia) - 53 kg women’s freestyle

Qi Zhang (China) - 59 kg women’s freestyle

Taiyrbek Zhumashbek (Kyrgyzstan) - 61 kg men’s freestyle