| 2017 World Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 57 kg | 59 kg | 48 kg | |
| 61 kg | 66 kg | 53 kg | |
| 65 kg | 71 kg | 55 kg | |
| 70 kg | 75 kg | 58 kg | |
| 74 kg | 80 kg | 60 kg | |
| 86 kg | 85 kg | 63 kg | |
| 97 kg | 98 kg | 69 kg | |
| 125 kg | 130 kg | 75 kg | |
The men's freestyle 125 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Paris, France on August 25. [1]
| Gold | Geno Petriashvili  Georgia |
| Silver | Taha Akgül  Turkey |
| Bronze | Nick Gwiazdowski  United States |
Levan Berianidze  Armenia |
| Final | |||
| Taha Akgül (TUR) | 8 | ||
| Geno Petriashvili (GEO) | 10 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Taha Akgül (TUR) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Natsagsürengiin Zolboo (MGL) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Taha Akgül (TUR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
 Nam Koung-jin (KOR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Jere Heino (FIN) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nam Koung-jin (KOR) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Taha Akgül (TUR) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Alen Zasyeyev (UKR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Yadollah Mohebbi (IRI) | 3 | Yadollah Mohebbi (IRI) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Davit Modzmanashvili (UZB) | 2 | Yadollah Mohebbi (IRI) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) | 10 | Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Andrei Romanov (MDA) | 0 | Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Dániel Ligeti (HUN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
| Levan Berianidze (ARM) | WO | ||||||||||||||
 Daulet Shabanbay (KAZ) | 10 |  Soslan Gaglojev (SVK) | |||||||||||||
| Soslan Gaglojev (SVK) | 11 | Levan Berianidze (ARM) | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Taiki Yamamoto (JPN) | 10 |  Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Jiang Dezheng (CHN) | 0 | Taiki Yamamoto (JPN) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Robert Baran (POL) | 6 | Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ) | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Aiaal Lazarev (KGZ) | 8 | Levan Berianidze (ARM) | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Diaaeldin Kamal (EGY) | 3 | Geno Petriashvili (GEO) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Korey Jarvis (CAN) | 12 | Korey Jarvis (CAN) | 13 | ||||||||||||
 Florian Skilang Temengil (PLW) | 0 |  Fatjon Baro (ALB) | 5R | ||||||||||||
| Fatjon Baro (ALB) | 10 | Korey Jarvis (CAN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Sumit Malik (IND) | 0 | Geno Petriashvili (GEO) | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Anzor Khizriev (RUS) | 4 | Anzor Khizriev (RUS) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Geno Petriashvili (GEO) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | |||||
| Natsagsürengiin Zolboo (MGL) | 17 | Natsagsürengiin Zolboo (MGL) | 1 | |||
| Nam Koung-jin (KOR) | 11 | Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) | 5 | |||
| Anzor Khizriev (RUS) | 5 | Anzor Khizriev (RUS) | 0 | |||
| Korey Jarvis (CAN) | 0 | Levan Berianidze (ARM) | 3 | |||
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