The XXIII USSR Championship in Classical Wrestling of 1954 was held in Riga from November 21 to 25 . 285 wrestlers from 18 teams from 15 union republics and cities of Leningrad and Moscow participated in the competition.
Medalists
| Weight category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Lightest weight | Nail Garayev Kuibyshev | N. Korshunov Zenit ( Moscow ) | Nikolay Solovyov “Labor reserves” ( Leningrad ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light weight | Evgeny Sviridov Metallurg ( Zaporozhye ) | Vladimir Stashkevich Dynamo ( Rostov-on-Don ) | Konstantin Vyrupaev "Labor" ( Irkutsk ) |
| Feather-weight | Artyom Teryan Dynamo ( Kirovobad ) | R. Galkin Soviet Army ( Rostov-on-Don ) | V. Burylin Wings of the Soviets ( Moscow ) |
| A light weight | Jacob Punkin Metallurg ( Zaporozhye ) | Helmut Puur Kalev ( Tallinn ) | Vladimir Rosin Soviet Army ( Moscow ) |
| Welterweight | Vladimir Maneev Metallurg ( Volgograd ) | Gurgen Shatvoryan Dynamo ( Rostov-on-Don ) | Grigory Gamarnik Dynamo ( Kiev ) |
| Average weight | Givi Kartosia Iskra ( Tbilisi ) | W. Shane Zenit ( Moscow ) | I. Solomakhin Soviet Army ( Ukrainian SSR ) |
| Light heavy | Valentin Nikolaev Soviet army ( Rostov-on-Don ) | Arkady Tkachev Vodnik ( Rostov-on-Don ) | N. Berezhnyak Soviet Army ( Ukrainian SSR ) |
| Heavy weight | Anatoly Parfyonov Dynamo ( Moscow ) | Johannes Kotkas Dynamo ( Tallinn ) | Alexander Mazur Soviet Army ( Moscow ) |
Literature
- All about sports: Handbook T. 1, 2nd edition / Comp. A.A. Dobrov. - M .: Physical education and sport , 1978;
- Sports Yearbook 1951-1959 / Comp. G. M. Mikhailova - M.: Physical Education and Sports, 1961.