1959 World Wrestling Championships
| Host City |
Tehran |
| Country |
 IRI |
| Held |
1 – 5 October 1959 |
| Competitors |
24 |
| Countries |
9 |
Events
Medal table
| Pos |
Country |
🥇 Gold |
🥈 Silver |
🥉 Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
Soviet Union |
 URS |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
Turkey |
 TUR |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
| 3 |
Iran |
IRI |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| 4 |
Bulgaria |
 BUL |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Finland |
 FIN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| = |
Hungary |
 HUN |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 7 |
Pakistan |
 PAK |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| 8 |
East Germany |
 GDR |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
France |
 FRA |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Medal winners