2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships
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The 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships was the 46th edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships, which was held in Pontevedra, Spain between 2 and 8 September 2024.[1] Turkmenistan won its first-ever world title in freestyle.[2] Sri Lanka won its first ever medal at a World Wrestling Championships event.[3]
| 2024 U20 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city | Pontevedra, Spain |
| Dates | 2–8 September |
| Stadium | Pavillón Municipal dos Deportes de Pontevedra |
| Champions | |
| Men's freestyle | United States |
| Women's freestyle | Japan |
| Greco-Roman | Iran |
Competition schedule
editAll times are (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 18:00 | Semi Finals GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 3 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg; Repechages GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals GR – 55-63-77-87-130 kg | |
| 4 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg; Repechages GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals GR – 60-67-72-82-97 kg | |
| 5 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg; Repechages WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals WW – 50-55-59-68-76 kg | |
| 6 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg; Repechages WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals WW – 53-57-62-65-72 kg | |
| 7 September | 10.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg; Repechages FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg |
| 16:45 | Semi Finals FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg | |
| 18:00 | Finals FS – 57-65-70-79-97 kg | |
| 8 September | 16.00 | Repechages FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
| 18:00 | Finals FS – 61-74-86-92-125 kg |
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| – |  Individual Neutral Athletes | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 |  China | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  India | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 |  Hungary | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Turkey | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 12 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Georgia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 |  Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
Team ranking
edit| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | United States |
175 | Iran |
147 | Japan |
149 |
| 2 | Iran |
160 | Kazakhstan |
100 | India |
130 |
| 3 | Japan |
95 | Turkey |
98 | United States |
101 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
86 | Armenia |
75 | China |
99 |
| 5 | Azerbaijan |
72 | Georgia |
66 | Ukraine |
94 |
| 6 | India |
64 | United States |
65 | Turkey |
94 |
| 7 | Turkey |
62 | Azerbaijan |
63 | Mongolia |
46 |
| 8 | Georgia |
53 | Kyrgyzstan |
58 | Azerbaijan |
43 |
| 9 | Mongolia |
31 | Japan |
50 | Hungary |
41 |
| 10 | Armenia |
30 | Ukraine |
45 | Poland |
37 |
Medalists
editMen's freestyle
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Men's Greco-Roman
editWomen's freestyle
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References
edit- ^ "World Championships".
- ^ "Begenjov wins Turkmenistan's historic world title in Freestyle".
- ^ Siwach, Vinay (7 September 2024). "Zhang twins continue growth with U20 Worlds golds". www.uww.org/. United World Wrestling (UWW). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
Sri Lanka won its first-ever wrestling medal on the world stage after Nethmi AHINSA (SRI) won the bronze medal at 53kg against Valeryia MIKITSICH (AIN), 6-1. The win makes Ahinsa the first Sri Lanka wrestler to win a medal at any World Championships