1997 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 63 kg

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Men's freestyle 63 kg
at the 1997 World Championships
Venue Yenisey Sports Palace
Dates28–30 August 1997
Competitors31 from 31 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
  1995
1998  

The men's freestyle 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yenisey Sports Palace in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from 28 to 30 August 1997. [1]

Contents

Results

Round 1

Score
Round of 32
Flag of Armenia.svg  Araik Baghdadyan  (ARM)10–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Bánkuti  (HUN)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)1–6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)13–2Flag of Finland.svg  Pasi Kohtala  (FIN)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Eddy Azuaje  (VEN)3–1Flag of Germany.svg  Engin Ürün  (GER)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)1–4Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of Colombia.svg  Edison Hurtado  (COL)5–10Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Giorgi Kharebava  (GEO)
Flag of Romania.svg  Șerban Mumjiev  (ROM)0–3Flag of Turkey.svg  Gürsel Uzunca  (TUR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)6–1Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Mais Ibadov  (UZB)2–9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liao Kai  (CHN)
Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Ortiz  (CUB)1–1Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Schillaci  (ITA)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)8–0Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Müller  (SUI)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Melling  (GBR)0–6Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Maksat Boburbekov  (KGZ)10–12Flag of France.svg  Karim Makhlouf  (FRA)
Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ismail Boziyev  (KAZ)0–4Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Noh Won-chang  (KOR)Bye

Round 2

Score
Round of 16
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Noh Won-chang  (KOR)2–4Flag of Armenia.svg  Araik Baghdadyan  (ARM)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)1–4Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Eddy Azuaje  (VEN)0–10Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Giorgi Kharebava  (GEO)3–6Flag of Turkey.svg  Gürsel Uzunca  (TUR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)7–0 FallFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liao Kai  (CHN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Schillaci  (ITA)3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)11–6Flag of France.svg  Karim Makhlouf  (FRA)
Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)4–0Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)
Repechage
Flag of Hungary.svg  Zsolt Bánkuti  (HUN)1–6Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)
Flag of Finland.svg  Pasi Kohtala  (FIN)0–6Flag of Germany.svg  Engin Ürün  (GER)
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)12–0Flag of Colombia.svg  Edison Hurtado  (COL)
Flag of Romania.svg  Șerban Mumjiev  (ROM)0–11Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Mais Ibadov  (UZB)0–10Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Ortiz  (CUB)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Müller  (SUI)0–4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Melling  (GBR)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Maksat Boburbekov  (KGZ)1–3Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ismail Boziyev  (KAZ)Bye

Round 3

Score
Quarterfinals
Flag of Armenia.svg  Araik Baghdadyan  (ARM)1–3Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)1–0Flag of Turkey.svg  Gürsel Uzunca  (TUR)
Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)8–1Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Schillaci  (ITA)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)3–4Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)
Repechage
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Ismail Boziyev  (KAZ)1–2Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)
Flag of Germany.svg  Engin Ürün  (GER)0–3Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)8–2Flag of Cuba.svg  Carlos Ortiz  (CUB)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Melling  (GBR)2–3Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  Noh Won-chang  (KOR)4–10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Eddy Azuaje  (VEN)1–9Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Giorgi Kharebava  (GEO)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liao Kai  (CHN)7–9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)
Flag of France.svg  Karim Makhlouf  (FRA)3–8Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)

Round 4

Score
Repechage
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Štefan Fernyák  (SVK)2–8Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)9–1Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Gralak  (POL)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)5–3Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Giorgi Kharebava  (GEO)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)7–1Flag of Greece.svg  Georgios Moustopoulos  (GRE)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Araik Baghdadyan  (ARM)3–2Flag of Turkey.svg  Gürsel Uzunca  (TUR)
Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Schillaci  (ITA)4–6 FallFlag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)

Round 5

Score
Semifinals
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)2–4Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)
Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)1–8Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)
Repechage
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Takahiro Wada  (JPN)3–7Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)3–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marty Calder  (CAN)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Araik Baghdadyan  (ARM)3–5Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)

Round 6

Score
Repechage
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Shamil Afandiyev  (AZE)3–5Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)Bye

Round 7

Score
Repechage
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)12–2 FallFlag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)0–10Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)

Finals

Score
5th place match
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar  (MGL)0–1 RetFlag of Ukraine.svg  Elbrus Tedeyev  (UKR)
Bronze medal match
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Sergey Smal  (BLR)1–4Flag of Russia.svg  Magomed Azizov  (RUS)
Final
Flag of the United States.svg  Cary Kolat  (USA)2–4Flag of Iran.svg  Abbas Hajkenari  (IRI)

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