Iran and Canada Lead Wrestling Medal Haul at Brasília 2026 FISU World University Championship Combat Sports

The wrestling competition at the Brasília 2026 FISU World University Championship Combat Sports concluded on Friday (12), following five days of intense competition that brought together some of the world’s best university wrestlers.

Athletes from across the globe battled for medals in men’s freestyle, women’s wrestling and Greco-Roman disciplines, delivering high-quality performances throughout the championship. The event once again demonstrated the strength of university sport as a pathway for elite athletes pursuing success on the international stage.

Iran finished as the most successful nation in the tournament, claiming the team titles in both men’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. Canada topped the women’s team standings after a series of strong performances across multiple weight categories. Host nation Brazil also celebrated memorable results, with several athletes reaching the podium and two home victories in front of enthusiastic local supporters.

The wrestling programme represented another important chapter of the Brasília 2026 FISU World University Championship Combat Sports, showcasing emerging talent and reinforcing the championship’s role in the development of future international stars.

Men’s Wrestling: Medalists by Weight Category

Freestyle

57 kg
1º Mahdi Veisi (Iran)
2º Bekir Keser (Turkey)
3º Gaspard Cheynoux (France)

61 kg
1º Kuder Mongush (AIN – Individual Neutral Athletes)
2º Mahdi Rahimi (Iran)
3º Blayne Helou (Canada)

65 kg
1º Mohammadreza Hosseinijajalvandi (Iran)
2º Özgür Gök (Turkey)
3º Boris Barshuev (AIN) e Mathis Lelong (France)

70 kg
1º Mohammad Bakhshishirkolaei (Iran)
2º Iura Airapetian (AIN)
3º Denis Kodakov Gil (Spain)

74 kg
1º Dmitrii Budazhapov (AIN)
2º Magnus McCrackin (Canada)
3º Mehdi Abbaspourkharyeki (Iran) e Elivaldo Feitosa Costa (Brazil)

79 kg
1º Adel Panaeian (Iran)
2º Said Saidulov (AIN)
3º Gregor Eigenbrodt (Germany)

86 kg
1º Alperen Atar (Turkey)
2º Mohammad Hossein Norouzian (Iran)
3º Gabriel Iglesias Ramos (Spain) e Buianto Shadapov (AIN)

92 kg
1º Mohammadjavad Salehi (Iran)
2º Ion Demian (Moldova)
3º Soslan Tokov (AIN)

97 kg
1º Erfan Alizadeh Malafeh (Iran)
2º Emirhan Kılıç (Turkey)
3º Kilab Musaev (AIN)

125 kg
1º Hakan Büyükçingil (Turkey)
2º Morteza Janmohammadzadehnamarvar (Iran)
3º Irbeg Tavgazov (AIN)

Greco-Roman

55 kg
1º Mehdi Kamali (Iran)
2º Sos Kotanjyan (France)
3º Gemerson Moura dos Santos (Brazil)

60 kg
1º Amirreza Dehbozorgi (Iran)
2º Daniel Tebloev (AIN – Individual Neutral Athletes)
3º Bariş Erbek (Turkey)

63 kg
1º Olivier Skrzypczak (Poland)
2º Ruslan Mamedov (AIN)
3º Reza Bahmani (Iran)

67 kg
1º Mohammad Kamali (Iran)
2º Servet Angi (Turkey)
3º Grzegorz Kunkel (Poland)

72 kg
1º Sergei Fedorov (AIN)
2º Angelo Anselmo Cafe de Oliveira (Brazil)
3º Hojat Rezaei (Iran)

77 kg
1º Mohammad Naghousi (Iran)
2º Alexandru Solovei (Moldova)
3º Artur Jeremejev (Estonia)

82 kg
1º Illia Valeuski (Belarus)
2º Michal Zelenka (Czechia)
3º José Ángel Teso Soba (Spain) e Islam Aliev (Poland)

87 kg
1º Gabriel Lupasco (Moldova)
2º Islam Aliev (AIN)
3º Alperen Berber (Turkey)

97 kg
1º Abubakar Khaslakhanau (Belarus)
2º Kristian Lukac (Croatia)
3º Shayan Habibzare (Iran)

130 kg
1º Morteza Alghosi (Iran)
2º Aleksandr Melekhov (AIN)
3º Muhittin Emre Helvaci (Turkey)

Women’s Wrestling
50 kg
Gold: Venera Nafikova (AIN)
Silver: Zerda Demir (Türkiye)
Bronze: Madison Mackenzie (Canada)

53 kg
Gold: Şevval Çayir (Türkiye)
Silver: Ekaterina Karpushkina (AIN)
Bronze: Yevheniia Druzenko (Ukraine) and Réka Hegedűs (Slovakia)

55 kg
Gold: Mihaela Samoil (Moldova)
Silver: Elena Diachenko (AIN)
Bronze: Francesca Lo Greco (Canada)

57 kg
Gold: Mia Friesen (Canada)
Silver: Assíria Daniela Maurício da Silva (Brazil)
Bronze: Elena Torres Rubio (Spain)

59 kg
Gold: Anastasiia Iandushkina (AIN)
Silver: Aleksandra Witoś (Poland)
Bronze: Rosa Molina Rodríguez (Spain)

62 kg
Gold: Annika Fines (Canada)
Silver: Viviane de Almeida Bentes (Brazil)
Bronze: Olha Padoshyk (Poland) and Yana Tretsiak (Belarus)

65 kg
Gold: Alicja Wojewódzka (Poland)
Silver: Irina Ringaci (Moldova)
Bronze: Jonelle Clarke (Canada)

68 kg
Gold: Stefany dos Santos Ferreira (Brazil)
Silver: Ayşe Erkan (Türkiye)
Bronze: Angelina Ellis-Toddington (Canada)

72 kg
Gold: Daniela Tkachuk (Poland)
Silver: Cassie Corbett (Canada)

76 kg
Gold: Mariia Silina (AIN)
Silver: Nyla Burgess (Canada)
Bronze: Bükrenaz Sert (Türkiye)