At the 1952 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men. There were eight weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and eight classes in freestyle wrestling. The events were held at Messuhalli.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
 Boris
GurevichSoviet Union (URS) |
 Ignazio FabraItaly (ITA) |
 Leo HonkalaFinland (FIN) |
| Bantamweight (52 – 57 kg) |
 Imre HódosHungary (HUN) |
 Zakaria ChibabLebanon (LIB) |
Artem Teryan Soviet Union (URS) |
| Featherweight (57 – 62 kg) |
Yakov Punkin Soviet Union (URS) |
Imre Polyák Hungary (HUN) |
 Abdel
Al-RashidEgypt (EGY) |
| Lightweight (62 – 67 kg) |
Shazam Safin Soviet Union (URS) |
 Gustav FreijSweden (SWE) |
 Mikuláš
AthanasovCzechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Welterweight (67 – 73 kg) |
Miklós Szilvásy Hungary (HUN) |
Gösta Andersson Sweden (SWE) |
Khalil Taha Lebanon (LIB) |
| Middleweight (73 – 79 kg) |
Axel
Grönberg Sweden (SWE) |
Kalervo
Rauhala Finland (FIN) |
Nikolay Belov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Light Heavyweight (79 – 87 kg) |
Kelpo
Gröndahl Finland (FIN) |
Shalva
Chikhladze Soviet Union (URS) |
Karl-Erik
Nilsson Sweden (SWE) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Johannes
Kotkas Soviet Union (URS) |
Josef
Růžička Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Tauno
Kovanen Finland (FIN) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (- 52 kg) |
 Hasan GemiciTurkey (TUR) |
 Yushu
KitanoJapan (JPN) |
 Mahmoud
MollaghasemiIran (IRI) |
| Bantamweight (52 – 57 kg) |
Shohachi
Ishii Japan (JPN) |
Rashid
Mamedbekov Soviet Union (URS) |
 Khashaba Dadasaheb
JadhavIndia (IND) |
| Featherweight (57 – 62 kg) |
Bayram
Sit Turkey (TUR) |
Nasser
Givehchi Iran (IRI) |
 Josiah
HensonUnited States (USA) |
| Lightweight (62 – 67 kg) |
Olle
Anderberg Sweden (SWE) |
Jay Thomas
Evans United States (USA) |
Jahanbakht
Towfigh Iran (IRI) |
| Welterweight (67 – 73 kg) |
William Smith United States (USA) |
Per
Berlin Sweden (SWE) |
Abdollah
Mojtabavi Iran (IRI) |
| Middleweight (73 – 79 kg) |
David
Tsimakuridze Soviet Union (URS) |
Gholamreza
Takhti Iran (IRI) |
György
Gurics Hungary (HUN) |
| Light heavyweight (79 – 87 kg) |
Viking Palm Sweden (SWE) |
Henry
Wittenberg United States (USA) |
Adil Atan Turkey (TUR) |
| Heavyweight (+ 87 kg) |
Arsen
Mekokishvili Soviet Union (URS) |
Bertil
Antonsson Sweden (SWE) |
 Kenneth
RichmondGreat Britain (GBR) |
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