2026 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 79 kg
Wrestling competition
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The men's freestyle 70 kg is a competition featured at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Tirana, Albania on April 24 and 25.[1][2]
| Men's freestyle 79 kg at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships | |||||||||||
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| Venue | Tirana Olympic Park | ||||||||||
| Location | Tirana, Albania | ||||||||||
| Dates | 24-25 April | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 15 | ||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||
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Results
- Legend
- F — Won by fall
Main bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Akhsarbek Gulaev (SVK)
| 5 | Akhsarbek Gulaev (SVK)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Alans Amirovs (LAT)
| 0 | Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Rasul Shapiev (MKD)
| 1 |  Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (UWW)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (UWW)
| 4 | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (UWW)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Aykan Seid (BUL)
| 4 |  Tariel Gaphrindashvili (GEO)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tariel Gaphrindashvili (GEO)
| 4F | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (UWW)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Akhmed Usmanov (UWW)
| 6 | Akhmed Usmanov (UWW)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Hrayr Alikhanyan (ARM)
| 0 | Akhmed Usmanov (UWW)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Egzon Xhoni (KOS)
| 0 |  Vitalii Malenkov (UKR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vitalii Malenkov (UKR)
| 11 | Akhmed Usmanov (UWW)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ion Laurențiu Marcu (MDA)
| 0 |  Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Mohammad Mottaghinia (ESP)
| 3 | Mohammad Mottaghinia (ESP)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Okan Tahtacı (TUR)
| 8 | Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA)
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA)
| 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal matches | |||||
| Rasul Shapiev (MKD) | 10 | Rasul Shapiev (MKD) | 0 | |||
| Tariel Gaphrindashvili (GEO) | 1 | Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE) | 8 | |||
| Hrayr Alikhanyan (ARM) | 10 | Hrayr Alikhanyan (ARM) | 1 | |||
| Vitalii Malenkov (UKR) | 0 | Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) | 11 | |||
Final standing
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
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Akhmed Usmanov (UWW) |
 |
Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (UWW) |
 |
Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE) |
|
Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) |
| 5 | Rasul Shapiev (MKD) |
| 5 | Hrayr Alikhanyan (ARM) |
| 7 | Tariel Gaphrindashvili (GEO) |
| 8 | Vitalii Malenkov (UKR) |
| 9 | Mohammad Mottaghinia (ESP) |
| 10 | Akhsarbek Gulaev (SVK) |
| 11 | Okan Tahtacı (TUR) |
| 12 | Aykan Seid (BUL) |
| 13 | Ion Laurențiu Marcu (MDA) |
| 14 | Alans Amirovs (LAT) |
| 15 | Egzon Xhoni (KOS) |