| 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Freestyle | Greco-Roman | Women | |
| 57 kg | 55 kg | 50 kg | |
| 61 kg | 60 kg | 53 kg | |
| 65 kg | 63 kg | 55 kg | |
| 70 kg | 67 kg | 57 kg | |
| 74 kg | 72 kg | 59 kg | |
| 79 kg | 77 kg | 62 kg | |
| 86 kg | 82 kg | 65 kg | |
| 92 kg | 87 kg | 68 kg | |
| 97 kg | 97 kg | 72 kg | |
| 125 kg | 130 kg | 76 kg | |
The men's Greco-Roman 72 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 2 and 3 November. [1] [2]
| Gold |  Idris Ibaev (GER) |
| Silver |  Sergey Kutuzov (RUS) |
| Bronze |  Shant Khachatryan (ARM) |
 Ulvu Ganizade (AZE) |
| Final | |||
| Idris Ibaev (GER) | 3 | ||
| Sergey Kutuzov (RUS) | 1 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Erik Persson (SWE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Idris Ibaev (GER) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Idris Ibaev (GER) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
 Nate Moore (USA) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nate Moore (USA) | WO | ||||||||||||||
 Sheku Kassegbama (SLE) | |||||||||||||||
| Idris Ibaev (GER) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Shant Khachatryan (ARM) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Shant Khachatryan (ARM) | 11 | ||||||||||||||
 Jamol Jumabaev (UZB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Shant Khachatryan (ARM) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Aron Pinter (SRB) | 0 |  Andrii Kulyk (UKR) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Andrei Kavaleuski (BLR) | 8 | Andrei Kavaleuski (BLR) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Francesco Bellino (ITA) | 0 | Andrii Kulyk (UKR) | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Andrii Kulyk (UKR) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Joni Komppa (FIN) | |||||||||||||||
 Attila Tösmagi (HUN) | WO | Attila Tösmagi (HUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Mihai Petic (MDA) | 3 |  Pavel Puklavec (CRO) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pavel Puklavec (CRO) | 5 | Attila Tösmagi (HUN) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Iigilik Satymkul Uulu (KGZ) | 0 | Ulvu Ganizade (AZE) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ulvu Ganizade (AZE) | 5 | Ulvu Ganizade (AZE) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Vikas Dalal (IND) | 9 | Vikas Dalal (IND) | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Oliver Oláh (SVK) | 0 | Ulvu Ganizade (AZE) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Sergey Kutuzov (RUS) | 9 | Sergey Kutuzov (RUS) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Denis Mertl (CZE) | 0 | Sergey Kutuzov (RUS) | 9 | ||||||||||||
 Abdullah Toprak (TUR) | 3 |  Amir Abdi (IRI) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Amir Abdi (IRI) | 11 | Sergey Kutuzov (RUS) | 9F | ||||||||||||
 Marcos Sánchez-Silva (ESP) | 9 |  Otar Abuladze (GEO) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Kevin Kupi (ALB) | 1 | Marcos Sánchez-Silva (ESP) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Otar Abuladze (GEO) | 9 | Otar Abuladze (GEO) | 9 | ||||||||||||
 Hassan Al-Harthi (KSA) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | ||||||||
| Erik Persson (SWE) | 11 | Erik Persson (SWE) | 2 | |||||||
| Nate Moore (USA) | 1 | Shant Khachatryan (ARM) | 6F | |||||||
| Denis Mertl (CZE) | 1 | Amir Abdi (IRI) | 9 | Amir Abdi (IRI) | 7 | |||||
| Amir Abdi (IRI) | 9 | Otar Abuladze (GEO) | 0 | Ulvu Ganizade (AZE) | 12 | |||||
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