| 2023 European Wrestling Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 63 kg is a competition featured at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships, and will held in Zagreb, Croatia on April 21 and 22. [1]
| Gold |  Leri Abuladze (GEO) |
| Silver |  Taleh Mammadov (AZE) |
| Bronze |  Abu Muslim Amaev (BUL) |
 Hrachya Poghosyan (ARM) |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Leri Abuladze (GEO) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Mehmet Çeker (TUR) | 13 | Mehmet Çeker (TUR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Perica Dimitrijević (SRB) | 5 | Leri Abuladze (GEO) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Virgil Bica (SWE) | 5 | Abu Muslim Amaev (BUL) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Abu Muslim Amaev (BUL) | 5F | Abu Muslim Amaev (BUL) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
 Oleksandr Hrushyn (UKR) | 3 |  Aleksandrs Jurkjans (LAT) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Aleksandrs Jurkjans (LAT) | 5 | Leri Abuladze (GEO) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taleh Mammadov (AZE) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hrachya Poghosyan (ARM) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Aker Al-Obaidi (AUT) | 3 |  Ivan Lizatović (CRO) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Lizatović (CRO) | 6 | Hrachya Poghosyan (ARM) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jacopo Sandron (ITA) | 1 | Taleh Mammadov (AZE) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Krisztián Kecskeméti (HUN) | 1 | Jacopo Sandron (ITA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taleh Mammadov (AZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze medal match | ||
| Mehmet Çeker (TUR) | 2 | |
| Abu Muslim Amaev (BUL) | 6 | |
| Jacopo Sandron (ITA) | 1 | |
| Hrachya Poghosyan (ARM) | 1 | |
| Rank | Athlete |
|---|---|
 | Leri Abuladze (GEO) |
 | Taleh Mammadov (AZE) |
 | Abu Muslim Amaev (BUL) |
| Hrachya Poghosyan (ARM) |
| 5 | Mehmet Çeker (TUR) |
| 5 | Jacopo Sandron (ITA) |
| 7 | Aleksandrs Jurkjans (LAT) |
| 8 | Ivan Lizatović (CRO) |
| 9 | Perica Dimitrijević (SRB) |
| 10 | Oleksandr Hrushyn (UKR) |
| 11 | Aker Al-Obaidi (AUT) |
| 12 | Krisztián Kecskeméti (HUN) |
| 13 | Virgil Bica (SWE) |
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