The U20 World Wrestling Championships is the main wrestling championships in the Junior age category (between 17 and 20 years old), organised by United World Wrestling (UWW). This event was held twice in 1979 and 1980.
Rename
The past name for the competition was the Junior World Championships. In November 2021, the UWW renamed the Junior Worlds to U20 and Cadet Worlds to U17.
Editions
- 1980 in Stockholm probably was in U15 (Schools) in 13 + 13 weights
- 1992 (LL, GR) and 1993 (LF) was counted one edition
- Not held in 2002 and 2004
- Shared bronze medal awarded since 2005
- 1983âÂÂ1995: Espoir World Championships
- FS : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / WW : Women's Freestyle
All-time medal table
- Junior / U20 World Championship Medal Count (1969âÂÂ1973, 2000âÂÂ2025)
- consist of and .
- was competed in 2023âÂÂ2024.
- was competed in 2025.
Team rankings
1969-2000: by medal ranking
2000-2025: by point ranking
Not awarded team trophy in medal ranking
Team titles
Espoir
- LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman
- After 1995 Junior and Espoir was merged.
See also
References
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