The 1957 World Freestyle Wrestling Championship were held in Istanbul, Turkey.
| 1957 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city |  Istanbul, Turkey |
| Dates | 1–2 June |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle | Turkey |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Team ranking
edit| Rank | Men's freestyle | |
|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | |
| 1 | Turkey |
42 |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
35 |
| 3 | Iran |
20 |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
18 |
| 5 | Japan |
15 |
| 6 | West Germany |
9 |
Medal summary
editMen's freestyle
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight 52 kg |
Mehmet Kartal Turkey
|
Mirian Tsalkalamanidze Soviet Union
|
Luigi Chinazzo Italy
|
| Bantamweight 57 kg |
Hüseyin Akbaş Turkey
|
Tauno Jaskari Finland
|
Yasuyuki Shimamura Japan
|
| Featherweight 62 kg |
Mustafa Dağıstanlı Turkey
|
Hossein Mollaghasemi Iran
|
Norayr Musheghyan Soviet Union
|
| Lightweight 67 kg |
Alimbeg Bestayev Soviet Union
|
Hayrullah Şahin Turkey
|
Kazuo Abe Japan
|
| Welterweight 73 kg |
Vakhtang Balavadze Soviet Union
|
İsmail Ogan Turkey
|
Murtaza Murtazov Bulgaria
|
| Middleweight 79 kg |
Nabi Sorouri Iran
|
Georgy Skhirtladze Soviet Union
|
Hasan Güngör Turkey
|
| Light heavyweight 87 kg |
Petko Sirakov Bulgaria
|
Boris Kulayev Soviet Union
|
İsmet Atlı Turkey
|
| Heavyweight +87 kg |
Hamit Kaplan Turkey
|
Wilfried Dietrich West Germany
|
Husein Mehmedov Bulgaria
|