1961 World Wrestling Championships - Freestyle
| Host City |
Yokohama |
| Country |
 JPN |
| Held |
2 – 4 June 1961 |
| Competitors |
24 |
| Countries |
8 |
Events
Medal table
| Pos |
Country |
🥇 Gold |
🥈 Silver |
🥉 Bronze |
Total |
| 1 |
Iran |
 IRI |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| 2 |
Soviet Union |
 URS |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 3 |
Germany |
 GER |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 4 |
Turkey |
 TUR |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 5 |
Hungary |
 HUN |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 6 |
India |
 IND |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Japan |
JPN |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| = |
Sweden |
 SWE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Medal winners