The following is the final results of the 1998 World Wrestling Championships. Men's Freestyle competition were held in Tehran, Iran. Men's Greco-Roman competition were held in Gävle, Sweden and Women's competition were held in Poznań, Poland.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 |  Iran | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Cuba | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |  Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 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 | Iran |
63 | Russia |
66 | Russia |
44 |
| 2 | Russia |
54 | South Korea |
36 | Japan |
38 |
| 3 | United States |
43 | Turkey |
34 | United States |
34 |
| 4 | Ukraine |
37 | Kazakhstan |
27 | Canada |
29 |
| 5 | South Korea |
28 | Hungary |
26 | Norway |
25 |
| 6 | Poland |
22 | Bulgaria |
26 | Germany |
23 |
| 7 | Cuba |
18 | Romania |
22 | Ukraine |
23 |
| 8 | Germany |
18 | Cuba |
19 | Poland |
22 |
| 9 | Armenia |
15 | Ukraine |
19 | Sweden |
21 |
| 10 | Turkey |
15 | Poland |
18 | Austria |
20 |
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
Participating nations
Men's freestyle
204 competitors from 40 nations participated.
- Armenia (2)
Australia (5)- Azerbaijan (7)
Belarus (8)- Bulgaria (8)
- Canada (8)
- China (6)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (3)- Cuba (3)
Cyprus (2)- Czech Republic (2)
- France (1)
Georgia (7)- Germany (8)
Great Britain (2)
Greece (4)- Hungary (4)
India (7)- Iran (8)
Italy (1)- Japan (8)
- Kazakhstan (7)
Kyrgyzstan (5)
Latvia (1)- Macedonia (1)
Moldova (4)
Mongolia (8)- Poland (8)
- Romania (3)
- Russia (8)
Slovakia (2)
South Africa (5)- South Korea (8)
Switzerland (4)- Syria (4)
- Turkey (8)
- Ukraine (8)
- United States (8)
Uzbekistan (7)
Men's Greco-Roman
220 competitors from 49 nations participated.
Algeria (1)- Armenia (5)
- Australia (1)
- Austria (1)
- Belarus (7)
- Bulgaria (7)
- Canada (2)
- China (7)
- Colombia (2)
Croatia (1)- Cuba (3)
- Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (1)
Estonia (6)
Finland (7)- France (5)
- Georgia (7)
- Germany (8)
- Greece (7)
Guam (1)- Hungary (8)
- Iran (6)
- Israel (5)
- Italy (6)
Japan (8)- Kazakhstan (5)
- Kyrgyzstan (2)
- Latvia (3)
Lithuania (3)- Moldova (2)
Netherlands (2)- Norway (5)
- Poland (8)
Portugal (2)- Romania (5)
- Russia (8)
- Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (3)- South Korea (8)
Spain (3)- Sweden (8)
- Switzerland (1)
- Syria (3)
Tunisia (2)- Turkey (8)
- Ukraine (8)
- United States (8)
- Uzbekistan (4)
Yugoslavia (3)
Women's freestyle
86 competitors from 21 nations participated.[1]
References
- ^ "The Participants of World Championships". All Japan Female Wrestling Federation. Archived from the original on 21 July 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2020.