| 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 82 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 |  Aivengo Rikadze (GEO) |
| Silver |  Ramon Betschart (SUI) |
| Bronze |  Branko Kovačević (SRB) |
 Shamil Ozhaev (RUS) |
| Final | |||
| Ramon Betschart (SUI) | 1 | ||
| Aivengo Rikadze (GEO) | 5 | ||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Mukhammadkodir Rasulov (UZB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 Thomas Brackett (USA) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Mukhammadkodir Rasulov (UZB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Móric Kismóni (HUN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Móric Kismóni (HUN) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Ilya Bitseyeu (BLR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Móric Kismóni (HUN) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ramon Betschart (SUI) | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Branko Kovačević (SRB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Beksultan Nazarbaev (KGZ) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Branko Kovačević (SRB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ramon Betschart (SUI) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ramon Betschart (SUI) | 9 | ||||||||||||||
 José Mosquera (COL) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||
 Gagik Hakobyan (ARM) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Arminas Lygnugaris (LTU) | 0 |  Dmytro Gardubei (UKR) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Dmytro Gardubei (UKR) | 4 | Dmytro Gardubei (UKR) | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Rohit Dahiya (IND) | 0 |  Mohammad Naghousi (IRI) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Mohammad Naghousi (IRI) | 5 | Mohammad Naghousi (IRI) | 7 | ||||||||||||
 Exauce Mukubu (NOR) | 5 | Exauce Mukubu (NOR) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Karlo Kodrić (CRO) | 3 | Mohammad Naghousi (IRI) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Ranet Kaljola (EST) | 0 | Aivengo Rikadze (GEO) | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Aivengo Rikadze (GEO) | 3 | Aivengo Rikadze (GEO) | 9 | ||||||||||||
 Samet Yaldıran (TUR) | 1 |  Otto Ketonen (FIN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Otto Ketonen (FIN) | 1 | Aivengo Rikadze (GEO) | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Lukas Ahlgren (SWE) | 12 | Shamil Ozhaev (RUS) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Daulet Zhalgassov (KAZ) | 1 | Lukas Ahlgren (SWE) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Shamil Ozhaev (RUS) | 9 | Shamil Ozhaev (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Ilias Pagkalidis (GRE) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | ||||||||
| José Mosquera (COL) | 0 | Branko Kovačević (SRB) | 9 | |||||||
| Branko Kovačević (SRB) | 9 | Móric Kismóni (HUN) | 1 | |||||||
| Ranet Kaljola (EST) | 7 | Ranet Kaljola (EST) | 1 | Shamil Ozhaev (RUS) | 8 | |||||
| Otto Ketonen (FIN) | 2 | Shamil Ozhaev (RUS) | 2 | Mohammad Naghousi (IRI) | 0 | |||||
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