Wrestling has been an Universiade optional sport since the 1973 edition in Moscow, USSR. After that, wrestling was an optional sport in the 1977, 1981, 2005 and 2013 editions. Currently, two styles are competed: freestyle and Greco-Roman. At the 2013 edition, belt wrestling was also part of the program.
| Wrestling at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Events | 21 (men: 14; women: 7) |
| Games | |
Editions (freestyle and Greco-Roman)
edit| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | 1973 | Moscow |  Soviet Union |
Soviet Union |
 United States |
 Romania
|
| IX | 1977 | Sofia |  Bulgaria |
Bulgaria |
Soviet Union |
Romania
|
| XI | 1981 | Bucharest | Romania |
Soviet Union |
Romania |
 Japan
|
| XXIII | 2005 | İzmir |  Turkey |
Japan |
Turkey |
United States
|
| XXVII | 2013 | Kazan |  Russia |
Russia |
Japan |
 Azerbaijan
|
Editions (belt)
edit| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXVII | 2013 | Kazan | Russia |
Russia |
 Turkmenistan |
 Kyrgyzstan
|
Medal table
editLast updated after the 2013 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 55 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 24 | 8 | 9 | 41 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 14 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Romania (ROM) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 36 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | United States (USA) | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| 7 | Turkey (TUR) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 |
| 10 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 11 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 13 |  Canada (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 15 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 17 |  Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 18 |  North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 22 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 23 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 24 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 |  Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 26 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 29 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 30 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (36 entries) | 120 | 120 | 182 | 422 | |
Current events
editMen's Greco-Roman and freestyle
edit- 55 kg
- 60 kg
- 66 kg
- 84 kg
- 96 kg
- 120 kg
Women's
edit- 48 kg
- 51 kg
- 55 kg
- 59 kg
- 63 kg
- 67 kg
- 72 kg