title: 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships
text: # 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships
  
  The 2008 World Junior Wrestling Championships were the 32nd edition of the World Junior Wrestling Championships and were held in Istanbul, Turkey between 28 July–3 August 2008.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
  | 2 | Turkey | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
  | 3 | Iran | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
  | 4 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
  | 5 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
  | 6 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
  | 7 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 8 | United States | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
  | 9 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 11 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
  | 12 | Georgia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 12 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 15 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 16 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 16 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 19 | India | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 19 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 19 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 22 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 22 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 22 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 24 | 24 | 48 | 96 |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's freestyle
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 50 kg | Ahmet Peker Turkey | Mikhail Ivanov Russia | Nitin Nitin India |
  | 50 kg | Ahmet Peker Turkey | Mikhail Ivanov Russia | Vladimer Khinchegashvili Georgia |
  | 55 kg | Nariman Israpilov Russia | Hassan Rahimi Iran | Damdinbazar Tsogtbaatar Mongolia |
  | 55 kg | Nariman Israpilov Russia | Hassan Rahimi Iran | Stoyan Tsonev Bulgaria |
  | 60 kg | Masoud Esmaeilpour Iran | Alejandro Valdes Cuba | Semak Lyubomir Ukraine |
  | 60 kg | Masoud Esmaeilpour Iran | Alejandro Valdes Cuba | Muhammet Demir Turkey |
  | 66 kg | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev Russia | Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan | Unurbat Purevjav Mongolia |
  | 66 kg | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev Russia | Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan | Ikhtiyor Navruzov Uzbekistan |
  | 74 kg | Magomed Zubairov Russia | Saeid Tavakoli Iran | Georgi Marsagishvili Georgia |
  | 74 kg | Magomed Zubairov Russia | Saeid Tavakoli Iran | Quentin Wright United States |
  | 84 kg | Abdusalam Gadisov Russia | Beka Chelidze Georgia | Mike Letts United States |
  | 84 kg | Abdusalam Gadisov Russia | Beka Chelidze Georgia | Umidjon Ismanov Uzbekistan |
  | 96 kg | Alen Zasieiev Russia | Shamil Dibirov Ukraine | Komeil Ghasemi Iran |
  | 96 kg | Alen Zasieiev Russia | Shamil Dibirov Ukraine | Clayton Foster United States |
  | 120 kg | Soslan Gagloev Russia | Elier Camacho Cuba | Levan Berianidze Georgia |
  | 120 kg | Soslan Gagloev Russia | Elier Camacho Cuba | Nobuyoshi Arakida Japan |
  
  ### Greco-Roman
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 50 kg | Kanybek Zholchubekov Kyrgyzstan | Reza Asadpour Iran | Sang-Hoon Oh South Korea |
  | 50 kg | Kanybek Zholchubekov Kyrgyzstan | Reza Asadpour Iran | Ferhat Tekin Turkey |
  | 55 kg | Aleksandar Kostadinov Bulgaria | Arsen Eraliev Kyrgyzstan | Maikel Anache Cuba |
  | 55 kg | Aleksandar Kostadinov Bulgaria | Arsen Eraliev Kyrgyzstan | Harun Bozoğlu Turkey |
  | 60 kg | Rahman Bilici Turkey | Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus | Eldar Kairatov Kazakhstan |
  | 60 kg | Rahman Bilici Turkey | Henadzi Aliashchuk Belarus | Hajikhan Mustafayev Azerbaijan |
  | 66 kg | Saeid Abdevali Iran | Aleksandar Maksimović Serbia | Rafig Huseynov Azerbaijan |
  | 66 kg | Saeid Abdevali Iran | Aleksandar Maksimović Serbia | Migran Arutyunyan Russia |
  | 74 kg | Elvin Mursaliyev Azerbaijan | Alkhazur Ozdiev Kazakhstan | Jafari Mohammadabadi Iran |
  | 74 kg | Elvin Mursaliyev Azerbaijan | Alkhazur Ozdiev Kazakhstan | Selim Demir Turkey |
  | 84 kg | Zaur Karezhev Russia | Aldas Lukosaitis Lithuania | Aleksander Shyshman Ukraine |
  | 84 kg | Zaur Karezhev Russia | Aldas Lukosaitis Lithuania | Robert Papp Romania |
  | 96 kg | Ahmet Taçyıldız Turkey | Mohammad Reza Akbari Iran | Oliver Hassler Germany |
  | 96 kg | Ahmet Taçyıldız Turkey | Mohammad Reza Akbari Iran | Marin Cazac Moldova |
  | 120 kg | Rıza Kayaalp Turkey | Bashir Babajanzadeh Iran | Cesar Faghian Romania |
  | 120 kg | Rıza Kayaalp Turkey | Bashir Babajanzadeh Iran | Shinichi Hirakawa Japan |
  
  ### Women's freestyle
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 44 kg | Eleonora Abutalipova Kazakhstan | Sümeyye Sezer Turkey | Priyanka Singh India |
  | 44 kg | Eleonora Abutalipova Kazakhstan | Sümeyye Sezer Turkey | Hanna Wennstroem Sweden |
  | 48 kg | Fuyuko Mimura Japan | Zhuldyz Eshimova-Turtbayeva Kazakhstan | Maria Livach Ukraine |
  | 48 kg | Fuyuko Mimura Japan | Zhuldyz Eshimova-Turtbayeva Kazakhstan | Alyssa Lampe United States |
  | 51 kg | Yu Horiuchi Japan | Ekaterina Krasnova Russia | Helen Maroulis United States |
  | 51 kg | Yu Horiuchi Japan | Ekaterina Krasnova Russia | Nadiya Gradyuk Azerbaijan |
  | 55 kg | Emriye Musta Turkey | Irina Kisel Russia | Akiko Shimizu Japan |
  | 55 kg | Emriye Musta Turkey | Irina Kisel Russia | Tsevegmed Enkhbayar Mongolia |
  | 59 kg | Anastasia Bratchikova Russia | Johanna Mattsson Sweden | Alla Cherkasova Ukraine |
  | 59 kg | Anastasia Bratchikova Russia | Johanna Mattsson Sweden | Tatiana Padilla United States |
  | 63 kg | Ekaterina Melnikova Russia | Paulina Grabowska Poland | Henna Johansson Sweden |
  | 63 kg | Ekaterina Melnikova Russia | Paulina Grabowska Poland | Ayaka Sato Japan |
  | 67 kg | Adeline Gray United States | Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa Mongolia | Natalya Laushkina Russia |
  | 67 kg | Adeline Gray United States | Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa Mongolia | Chiaki Iijima Japan |
  | 72 kg | Simge Yılmaz Turkey | Ekaterina Efimova Russia | Natalya Shynkarova Belarus |
  | 72 kg | Simge Yılmaz Turkey | Ekaterina Efimova Russia | Emma Weberg Sweden |
  