2025 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg

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Men's freestyle 74 kg
at the 2025 World Championships
Venue Arena Zagreb
Dates14–15 September 2025
Competitors35 from 33 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Bronze medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
  2023
2026  

The men's freestyle 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Zagreb, Croatia on 14 and 15 September. [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

Semifinals Final
Flag of Albania.svg  Chermen Valiev  (ALB)6
UWW Flag icon.png Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)4 Flag of Albania.svg  Chermen Valiev  (ALB)2R
Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)6Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)8
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)4

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Albania.svg  Chermen Valiev  (ALB)12
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebatyn Tögsjargal  (MGL)2
Flag of Albania.svg  Chermen Valiev  (ALB)12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ibragim Veliev  (BEL)2
Flag of India.svg  Vikash Kumar  (IND)12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ibragim Veliev  (BEL)12
Flag of Albania.svg  Chermen Valiev  (ALB)7
Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Finizio  (ITA)2 Flag of the United States.svg  David Carr  (USA)5
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Adam Thomson  (CAN)13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Adam Thomson  (CAN)0
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)11
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)0
Flag of the United States.svg  David Carr  (USA)10
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Rasul Shapiev  (MKD)5
Flag of the United States.svg  David Carr  (USA)9

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Hungary.svg  Murad Kuramagomedov  (HUN)8
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alibek Abdikassymov  (KAZ)1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Murad Kuramagomedov  (HUN)7
Flag of South Korea.svg  Han Dae-gil  (KOR)0
Flag of Croatia.svg  Vedran Luketin  (CRO)4
Flag of South Korea.svg  Han Dae-gil  (KOR)6
Flag of Hungary.svg  Murad Kuramagomedov  (HUN)1
UWW Flag icon.png Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)5
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Turan Bayramov  (AZE)1
UWW Flag icon.png Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)5
UWW Flag icon.png Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)5
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Orozobek Toktomambetov  (KGZ)0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Cristian Santiago  (MEX)0
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Orozobek Toktomambetov  (KGZ)10

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Iran.svg  Younes Emami  (IRI)6
Flag of Armenia.svg  Hrayr Alikhanyan  (ARM)0
Flag of Iran.svg  Younes Emami  (IRI)3
Flag of Turkey.svg  Soner Demirtaş  (TUR)1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Renato da Silva  (BRA)0
Flag of Turkey.svg  Soner Demirtaş  (TUR)10
Flag of Iran.svg  Younes Emami  (IRI)4
Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)10Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)11
Flag of North Korea.svg  Han Ok-chol  (PRK)0 Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)12
UWW Flag icon.png Vitali Ihnatovich (UWW)0
Flag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)10
Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Elbakidze  (GEO)0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Mirzo Khayitov  (UZB)1
Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Elbakidze  (GEO)7

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Magomedrasul Asluev  (BRN)11
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ivan Kusyak  (UKR)0
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Magomedrasul Asluev  (BRN)6
Flag of Moldova.svg  Ion Marcu  (MDA)0
Flag of Moldova.svg  Ion Marcu  (MDA)10
Flag of Poland.svg  Kamil Rybicki  (POL)3Flag of Poland.svg  Kamil Rybicki  (POL)0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Batuqinggele  (CHN)0 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Magomedrasul Asluev  (BRN)0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)6
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Anthony Montero  (VEN)11
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Egzon Xhoni  (KOS)0
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Anthony Montero  (VEN)0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)5
Flag of Spain.svg  Mohammad Mottaghinia  (ESP)0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)5

Repechage

Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Repechage round 3Bronze medals
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebatyn Tögsjargal  (MGL)11Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebatyn Tögsjargal  (MGL)0Flag of the United States.svg  David Carr  (USA)2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ibragim Veliev  (BEL)4Flag of the United States.svg  David Carr  (USA)10UWW Flag icon.png Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)2
Flag of North Korea.svg  Han Ok-chol  (PRK)10Flag of North Korea.svg  Han Ok-chol  (PRK)1Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Elbakidze  (GEO)1Flag of Iran.svg  Younes Emami  (IRI)1
UWW Flag icon.png Vitali Ihnatovich (UWW)0Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Elbakidze  (GEO)6Flag of Iran.svg  Younes Emami  (IRI)12Flag of Slovakia.svg  Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)3

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Kota Takahashi  (JPN)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Albania.svg  Chermen Valiev  (ALB)
Bronze medal icon.svgUWW Flag icon.png Zaurbek Sidakov (UWW)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Slovakia.svg  Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)
5Flag of the United States.svg  David Carr  (USA)
5Flag of Iran.svg  Younes Emami  (IRI)
7Flag of Bahrain.svg  Magomedrasul Asluev  (BRN)
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Murad Kuramagomedov  (HUN)
9Flag of Georgia.svg  Giorgi Elbakidze  (GEO)
10Flag of Turkey.svg  Soner Demirtaş  (TUR)
11Flag of North Korea.svg  Han Ok-chol  (PRK)
12Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Ibragim Veliev  (BEL)
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Adam Thomson  (CAN)
14Flag of Venezuela.svg  Anthony Montero  (VEN)
15Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ramazan Ramazanov  (BUL)
16Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Orozobek Toktomambetov  (KGZ)
17Flag of Moldova.svg  Ion Marcu  (MDA)
18Flag of Mongolia.svg  Erdenebatyn Tögsjargal  (MGL)
19Flag of South Korea.svg  Han Dae-gil  (KOR)
20Flag of Poland.svg  Kamil Rybicki  (POL)
21Flag of India.svg  Vikash Kumar  (IND)
22Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Rasul Shapiev  (MKD)
23Flag of Croatia.svg  Vedran Luketin  (CRO)
24Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Finizio  (ITA)
25Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Turan Bayramov  (AZE)
26Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Mirzo Khayitov  (UZB)
27Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alibek Abdikassymov  (KAZ)
28Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Batuqinggele  (CHN)
29Flag of Spain.svg  Mohammad Mottaghinia  (ESP)
30Flag of Armenia.svg  Hrayr Alikhanyan  (ARM)
31Flag of Mexico.svg  Cristian Santiago  (MEX)
32Flag of Brazil.svg  Renato da Silva  (BRA)
33Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ivan Kusyak  (UKR)
34Flag of Kosovo.svg  Egzon Xhoni  (KOS)
35UWW Flag icon.png Vitali Ihnatovich (UWW)

References

  1. "Freestyle – Seniors – 74 kg – Results". United World Wrestling . Retrieved 12 September 2025.