The U20 World Wrestling Championships is the main

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championships in the Junior age category (between 18 and 20 years old), organised by

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(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 * 1969 – 1977 / 1983 – 1995 : Espoir World Championships * LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle

All-time medal table

*Junior / U20 World Championship Medal Count (2000–2024) * consist of and . * was competed in 2023,2024.

Team rankings

Espoir

* LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman * After 1995 Junior and Espoir was merged.

References

External links

UWW
{{World Cadet Wrestling Championships Recurring sporting events established in 1969

Wrestling Wrestling is a martial art, combat sport, and form of entertainment that involves grappling with an opponent and striving to obtain a position of advantage through different throws or techniques, within a given ruleset. Wrestling involves di ...

World championships in wrestling Under-20 sports competitions