Commonwealth Wrestling Championship


The Commonwealth Wrestling Championship is a tournament designed for top wrestlers in the Commonwealth of Nations. It is not linked to the Commonwealth Games, nor has any accreditation with any sports body in any country.

Glasgow 1985

The 1985 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Glasgow, Scotland.

London 2003

The 2003 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in London, Ontario, Canada.

Cape Town 2005

The 2005 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Cape Town, South Africa, from June 30 to July 2, 2005.
120KG-Greco-Roma
1st Gold Markus Dekker
2nd Silver Palwinder Singh Cheema
3rd Bronze Yuri Reichel
4th Karl Gehringer

London 2007

The 2007 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in London, Ontario, Canada on June 16–17, 2007. Participating nations included Canada, India, Pakistan, Great Britain, South Africa, and Namibia.

Jalandhar 2009

The 2009 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, between December 18 and December 20, 2009. Originally it was slated to be a test event for the Delhi 2010 commonwealth games in Delhi but the venue was not ready. Wrestlers competed in Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling the latter being only for Men.

Greco-Roman

Melbourne 2011

The 2011 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia.

Johannesburg 2013

The 2013 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 5-7, 2013.

Singapore 2016

Johannesburg 2017

The 2017 Commonwealth Wrestling Championships were held in Johannesburg, South Africa between December 15 and December 17, 2017.
It was streamed live by from Carnival City in Brakpan.