2022 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 70 kg

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Men's freestyle 70 kg
at the 2022 World Championships
Venue Štark Arena
Dates15–16 September 2022
Competitors28 from 28 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
  2021
2023  

The men's freestyle 70 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 15 and 16 September 2022. [1]

Contents

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Results

Legend

Final

Final
Flag of Japan.svg  Taishi Narikuni  (JPN)10
Flag of the United States.svg  Zain Retherford  (USA)0

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Ernazar Akmataliev  (KGZ)14
Flag of Moldova.svg  Maxim Saculțan  (MDA)7Flag of Moldova.svg  Maxim Saculțan  (MDA)2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Vincent De Marinis  (CAN)0 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Ernazar Akmataliev  (KGZ)11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)0
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Fati Vejseli  (MKD)4 Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)13
Flag of Hungary.svg  Dániel Antal  (HUN)4 Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Bacar Ndum  (GBS)2
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Bacar Ndum  (GBS)8Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Ernazar Akmataliev  (KGZ)10
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Mohammad Yazdani  (IRI) Flag of Japan.svg  Taishi Narikuni  (JPN)11
Flag of Israel.svg  Josh Finesilver  (ISR)WOFlag of Israel.svg  Josh Finesilver  (ISR)0
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Anthony Wesley  (CPV)0 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ilyas Bekbulatov  (UZB)10
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ilyas Bekbulatov  (UZB)11Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ilyas Bekbulatov  (UZB)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Taishi Narikuni  (JPN)6Flag of Japan.svg  Taishi Narikuni  (JPN)11
Flag of India.svg  Naveen Malik  (IND)1 Flag of Japan.svg  Taishi Narikuni  (JPN)11F
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Syrbaz Talgat  (KAZ)4

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Andreasyan  (ARM)6
Flag of Chad.svg  Elie Djekoundakom  (CHA)0 Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Talamo  (ITA)2
Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Talamo  (ITA)10Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Andreasyan  (ARM)0
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Dietsche  (SUI)4Flag of the United States.svg  Zain Retherford  (USA)5
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Daniel Chomanič  (SVK)1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Dietsche  (SUI)0
Flag of Germany.svg  Kevin Henkel  (GER)0 Flag of the United States.svg  Zain Retherford  (USA)4F
Flag of the United States.svg  Zain Retherford  (USA)10Flag of the United States.svg  Zain Retherford  (USA)7
Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Coşkun  (TUR)6Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Iakobishvili  (GEO)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wurenibai Nuerlanbieke  (CHN)6 Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Coşkun  (TUR)7
Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeong Yong-seok  (KOR)7Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeong Yong-seok  (KOR)3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksii Boruta  (UKR)4 Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Coşkun  (TUR)0
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhtuyaagiin Temüülen  (MGL)3Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Iakobishvili  (GEO)2
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Joshgun Azimov  (AZE)3 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhtuyaagiin Temüülen  (MGL)1
Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Iakobishvili  (GEO)2

Repechage

Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Bronze medals
Flag of India.svg  Naveen Malik  (IND)11Flag of India.svg  Naveen Malik  (IND)WOFlag of India.svg  Naveen Malik  (IND)1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Syrbaz Talgat  (KAZ)3Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ilyas Bekbulatov  (UZB) Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Ernazar Akmataliev  (KGZ)4
Flag of Germany.svg  Kevin Henkel  (GER)6Flag of Germany.svg  Kevin Henkel  (GER)1Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Andreasyan  (ARM)5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Dietsche  (SUI)2Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Andreasyan  (ARM)3Flag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Iakobishvili  (GEO)5

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Taishi Narikuni  (JPN)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Zain Retherford  (USA)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Ernazar Akmataliev  (KGZ)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Georgia.svg  Zurabi Iakobishvili  (GEO)
5Flag of India.svg  Naveen Malik  (IND)
5Flag of Armenia.svg  Arman Andreasyan  (ARM)
7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)
8Flag of Turkey.svg  Servet Coşkun  (TUR)
9Flag of Italy.svg  Gianluca Talamo  (ITA)
10Flag of Israel.svg  Josh Finesilver  (ISR)
11Flag of South Korea.svg  Jeong Yong-seok  (KOR)
12Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Bacar Ndum  (GBS)
13Flag of Moldova.svg  Maxim Saculțan  (MDA)
14Flag of Germany.svg  Kevin Henkel  (GER)
15Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Marc Dietsche  (SUI)
16Flag of Mongolia.svg  Enkhtuyaagiin Temüülen  (MGL)
17Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Syrbaz Talgat  (KAZ)
18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wurenibai Nuerlanbieke  (CHN)
19Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Fati Vejseli  (MKD)
20Flag of Ukraine.svg  Oleksii Boruta  (UKR)
21Flag of Hungary.svg  Dániel Antal  (HUN)
22Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Joshgun Azimov  (AZE)
23Flag of Slovakia.svg  Daniel Chomanič  (SVK)
24Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Vincent De Marinis  (CAN)
25Flag of Chad.svg  Elie Djekoundakom  (CHA)
26Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Anthony Wesley  (CPV)
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Mohammad Yazdani  (IRI)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Ilyas Bekbulatov  (UZB)

References

  1. "70kg Bracket". United World Wrestling . Retrieved 14 September 2022.