1973 World Wrestling Championships

1973 World Wrestling Championships
Host city Tehran, Iran
Dates6–14 September 1973
StadiumNassiri Stadium
Champions
Freestyle Soviet Union
Greco-Roman Soviet Union

The 1973 World Wrestling Championships were held in Tehran, Iran. For the first and subsequently the last time Sambo wrestling was included as part of the World Wrestling Championships programme. U.S. National Team included Buck Deadrich, David Pruzansky and Wayne Baughman. Deadrich and Pruzansky both captured bronze medals