2023 Senior World Championships

Men's Freestyle Team Race - 2023 Senior World Championships

Men's Freestyle Team Race - 2023 Senior World Championships

The final team standings for men's freestyle at the 2023 Senior World Wrestling Championships.

Sep 19, 2023 by Jon Kozak
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The 2023 Senior World Championships have concluded in Belgrade, Serbia with Team USA winning the team title in men's freestyle. Check out the below article for the final team standings and for a full breakdown of the team race.

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Team USA Runs Away With Team Title Over Iran

The United States won the team title with a final total of 148 points - 38 points over second-place Iran. Overall, Team USA won 7 medals in men's freestyle at this year's world championships - 3 Golds, 1 silver, 3 bronze. Iran only finished with 4 medals - 1 gold, 2 silvers, and 1 bronze. It's also worth noting that athletes from Russia at this year's World Championships were classified as "Individual Neutral Athletes" and could not earn team points. However, even if they were allowed in the team race, they would have finished in second place with 117 points. In total, athletes from Russia won 4 medals - 2 golds, 1 silver, and 1 bronze. You can see a full breakdown of Team USA's performance at worlds at the bottom of this page. 

Check out the current standings for the top 10 countries at Worlds:

PlaceCountryPoints
1United States148
2Iran110
3Georgia80
4Kazakhstan74
5Azerbaijan66
6Japan61
7Armenia49
8Türkiye42
9Serbia40
10Hungary37


Here's how the team scores break down by weight:


576165707479869297125Total
United States
2582520
25151515148
AIN (Russia)102015
2525
21010117
Iran6
1020215206625110
Georgia
15


20
10152080
Kazakhstan104

61015254
74
Azerbaijan

6
1010
2020
66
Japan2010
615

10

61
Armenia15
15154




49
Türkiye
2




15101542
Serbia25


15




40
Hungary

252




1037

In the above table, you'll notice Russia is listed as "AIN" which means "Individual Neutral Athlete". These athletes cannot earn team points, however, it's still interesting to keep track of and helps in organizing points for every weight. Team points are calculated according to UWW’s top 10 placement points for world championship team scoring: 25, 20, 15, 15, 10, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.

Check out David Taylor's win in the finals over Yazdani:

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Breakdown of Team USA's Performance:


FinishWinsLossesPoints ScoredPoints AgainstTechsFalls
Zane RichardsDNP
123

Vito ArujauGOLD5
50133
Nick LeeDNP312413
1
Zain RetherfordGOLD4
287

Kyle DakeSilver4
31111
Chance MarstellerDNP111011

David TaylorGOLD5
40523
Zahid ValenciaBRONZE3130141
Kyle SnyderBRONZE4133172
Mason ParrisBRONZE4140142
Total3 Golds, 1 silver, 3 bronze336288108114