2026 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg
Wrestling competition
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The men's freestyle 97 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 97 kg at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
 Akhmed Magamaev (BUL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Theodoros Kyriakidis (GRE)
| 2 |  Aliaksandr Hushtyn (UWW)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aliaksandr Hushtyn (UWW)
| 4 | Akhmed Magamaev (BUL)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ben Honis (ITA)
| 2 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev (UWW)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Radu Lefter (MDA)
| 11 | Radu Lefter (MDA)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Benjamin Greil (AUT)
| 0 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev (UWW)
| 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdulrashid Sadulaev (UWW)
| 10 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev (UWW)
| 14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Richárd Végh (HUN)
| 0 |  Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK)
| 10 | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Redjep Hajdari (MKD)
| 0 |  Denys Sahaliuk (UKR)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denys Sahaliuk (UKR)
| 5 | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK)
| 12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Givi Matcharashvili (GEO)
| 3 | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Osman Nurmagomedov (AZE)
| 2 | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Rıfat Gıdak (TUR)
| 4 |  Zbigniew Baranowski (POL)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zbigniew Baranowski (POL)
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Repechage
| Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal matches | |||||
| Benjamin Greil (AUT) | 2 | Radu Lefter (MDA) | 2 | |||
| Radu Lefter (MDA) | 12 | Akhmed Magamaev (BUL) | 4F | |||
| Richárd Végh (HUN) | 6 | Richárd Végh (HUN) | 3 | |||
| Denys Sahaliuk (UKR) | 3 | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 5 | |||
Final standing
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
 |
Abdulrashid Sadulaev (UWW) |
 |
Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) |
 |
Akhmed Magamaev (BUL) |
|
Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) |
| 5 | Radu Lefter (MDA) |
| 5 | Richárd Végh (HUN) |
| 7 | Denys Sahaliuk (UKR) |
| 8 | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) |
| 9 | Aliaksandr Hushtyn (UWW) |
| 10 | Rıfat Gıdak (TUR) |
| 11 | Osman Nurmagomedov (AZE) |
| 12 | Theodoros Kyriakidis (GRE) |
| 13 | Ben Honis (ITA) |
| 14 | Benjamin Greil (AUT) |
| 15 | Redjep Hajdari (MKD) |