The 1969 World Wrestling Championships were held in Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 10 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 |  Iran | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Romania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 58 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Soviet Union |
44 | Soviet Union |
53 |
| 2 | United States |
38 | Bulgaria |
26 |
| 3 | Iran |
37 | Romania |
23 |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
27 | Sweden |
20 |
| 5 | Japan |
25 | Finland |
12.5 |
| 6 |  Mongolia |
10 | West Germany |
12.5 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Ebrahim Javadi Iran
|
Roman Dmitriyev Soviet Union
|
Akihiko Umeda Japan
|
| 52 kg | Rick Sanders United States
|
Mohammad Ghorbani Iran
|
Tariel Alibegashvili Soviet Union
|
| 57 kg | Tadamichi Tanaka Japan
|
Donald Behm United States
|
Aboutaleb Talebi Iran
|
| 62 kg | Takeo Morita Japan
|
Shamseddin Seyed-Abbasi Iran
|
Zagalav Abdulbekov Soviet Union
|
| 68 kg | Abdollah Movahed Iran
|
Enyu Valchev Bulgaria
|
Nodar Khokhashvili Soviet Union
|
| 74 kg | Zarbeg Beriashvili Soviet Union
|
Wayne Wells United States
|
Seiji Yamagata Japan
|
| 82 kg | Fred Fozzard United States
|
None awarded | None awarded |
| 90 kg | Boris Gurevich Soviet Union
|
Rusi Petrov Bulgaria
|
Henk Schenk United States
|
| 100 kg | Shota Lomidze Soviet Union
|
Larry Kristoff United States
|
Vasil Todorov Bulgaria
|
| +100 kg | Aleksandr Medved Soviet Union
|
Osman Duraliev Bulgaria
|
Abolfazl Anvari Iran
|