The following is the final results of the 2001 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Patras, Greece.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  United States | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Iran | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Armenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 |  Georgia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
Team ranking
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Russia |
51 | Cuba |
54 | China |
36 |
| 2 | Bulgaria |
46 | Russia |
38 | Japan |
33 |
| 3 | Iran |
37 | United States |
33 | Ukraine |
33 |
| 4 | Georgia |
31 | Sweden |
26 | Germany |
31 |
| 5 | United States |
28 | Iran |
24 | Canada |
30 |
| 6 | Turkey |
27 | South Korea |
24 | Russia |
25 |
| 7 | Cuba |
25 | Hungary |
24 | United States |
24 |
| 8 | Ukraine |
23 | Ukraine |
23 | Poland |
17 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan |
21 | Armenia |
19 |  France |
14 |
| 10 | South Korea |
19 | Uzbekistan |
18 | Belarus |
13 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 kg |
Iryna Melnik Ukraine
|
Carol Huynh Canada
|
Brigitte Wagner Germany
|
| 51 kg |
Hitomi Sakamoto Japan
|
Stephanie Murata United States
|
Gao Yanzhi China
|
| 56 kg |
Seiko Yamamoto Japan
|
Lubov Volosova Russia
|
Tetyana Lazareva Ukraine
|
| 62 kg |
Meng Lili China
|
Diletta Giampiccolo Italy
|
Lene Aanes Norway
|
| 68 kg |
Christine Nordhagen Canada
|
Toccara Montgomery United States
|
Anita Schätzle Germany
|
| 75 kg |
Edyta Witkowska Poland
|
Ma Bailing China
|
Nina Englich Germany
|
Participating nations
Freestyle
322 competitors from 52 nations participated.
- Armenia (4)
Australia (1)
Azerbaijan (5)- Belarus (11)
Brazil (2)- Bulgaria (14)
- Canada (11)
- China (6)
- Cuba (8)
Czech Republic (4)
Egypt (3)
Estonia (2)
Finland (2)- France (4)
- Georgia (8)
- Germany (13)
Great Britain (4)- Greece (11)
- Hungary (6)
India (8)- Iran (8)
- Israel (1)
- Italy (2)
- Japan (14)
Kazakhstan (6)
Kyrgyzstan (7)
Latvia (4)
Lithuania (1)
Macedonia (3)
Moldova (4)- Mongolia (11)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (2)- Norway (3)
Peru (3)- Poland (13)
Puerto Rico (3)
Romania (4)- Russia (14)
Slovakia (4)
South Africa (1)- South Korea (11)
Spain (4)- Sweden (3)
Switzerland (4)- Turkey (12)
Turkmenistan (3)- Ukraine (14)
- United States (14)
- Uzbekistan (7)
Venezuela (8)
Vietnam (4)
Greco-Roman
243 competitors from 53 nations participated.
- Armenia (5)
- Australia (3)
Austria (2)- Azerbaijan (4)
- Belarus (8)
- Brazil (1)
- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (2)
Chile (2)- China (5)
Chinese Taipei (2)- Cuba (8)
Cyprus (1)- Czech Republic (6)
Denmark (2)- Egypt (1)
- Estonia (4)
- Finland (7)
- France (5)
- Georgia (8)
- Germany (8)
- Greece (7)
- Hungary (8)
- India (8)
- Iran (8)
- Israel (6)
- Italy (1)
- Japan (7)
- Kazakhstan (5)
- Kyrgyzstan (2)
- Lithuania (2)
Mexico (1)- Moldova (2)
- Netherlands (4)
- Norway (3)
- Peru (3)
- Poland (8)
Portugal (1)- Romania (6)
- Russia (8)
- Slovakia (2)
- South Korea (8)
- Spain (2)
- Sweden (6)
- Switzerland (4)
- Turkey (8)
- Turkmenistan (1)
U. S. Virgin Islands (1)- Ukraine (8)
- United States (8)
- Uzbekistan (7)
- Venezuela (3)
Yugoslavia (3)
References
- UWW Database
- Greco-Roman website (Archived 2009-10-01)
- Freestyle website