2025 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg

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Men's freestyle 97 kg
at the 2025 World Championships
Venue Arena Zagreb
Dates15–16 September 2025
Competitors29 from 27 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
  2023
2026  

The men's freestyle 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships, and will be held in Zagreb, Croatia on 15 and 16 September 2025. [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 Iran.svg  Amir Ali Azarpira  (IRI)2
Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Snyder  (USA)4

Top half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Akhmed Tazhudinov  (BRN)10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nishan Randhawa  (CAN)3 Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Magomedgaji Nurov  (MKD)0
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Magomedgaji Nurov  (MKD)5Flag of Bahrain.svg  Akhmed Tazhudinov  (BRN)10
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rizabek Aitmukhan  (KAZ)4 UWW Flag icon.png Magomed Kurbanov (UWW)9
UWW Flag icon.png Magomed Kurbanov (UWW)5UWW Flag icon.png Magomed Kurbanov (UWW)8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Habila Awusayiman  (CHN)4 Flag of Hungary.svg  Richárd Végh  (HUN)0
Flag of Hungary.svg  Richárd Végh  (HUN)7Flag of Bahrain.svg  Akhmed Tazhudinov  (BRN)2
Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Ali Azarpira  (IRI)2Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Ali Azarpira  (IRI)5
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Ganbaataryn Gankhuyag  (MGL)2 Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Ali Azarpira  (IRI)6
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Akhmed Magamaev  (BUL)7Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Akhmed Magamaev  (BUL)3
Flag of Moldova.svg  Radu Lefter  (MDA)3 Flag of Iran.svg  Amir Ali Azarpira  (IRI)10
UWW Flag icon.png Aliaksandr Hushtyn (UWW)6Flag of India.svg  Vicky Chahar  (IND)0
Flag of South Korea.svg  Seo Ju-hwan  (KOR)5 UWW Flag icon.png Aliaksandr Hushtyn (UWW)1
Flag of India.svg  Vicky Chahar  (IND)9 Flag of India.svg  Vicky Chahar  (IND)11
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Magomedkhan Magomedov  (AZE)11R

Bottom half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Snyder  (USA)10
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Adam Jakšík  (SVK)1 Flag of Venezuela.svg  Cristian Sarco  (VEN)0
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Cristian Sarco  (VEN)2Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Snyder  (USA)5
Flag of Cuba.svg  Arturo Silot  (CUB)6Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)0
Flag of Turkey.svg  Resul Güne  (TUR)4 Flag of Cuba.svg  Arturo Silot  (CUB)1
Flag of Ukraine.svg  David Mchedlidze  (UKR)3 Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)1
Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)5Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Snyder  (USA)9
Flag of Japan.svg  Arash Yoshida  (JPN)7FFlag of Japan.svg  Arash Yoshida  (JPN)1
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Domantas Pauliuščenko  (LTU)0 Flag of Japan.svg  Arash Yoshida  (JPN)10
Flag of Croatia.svg  Filip Huklek  (CRO)0 Flag of Germany.svg  Ertuğrul Ağca  (GER)0
Flag of Germany.svg  Ertuğrul Ağca  (GER)11Flag of Japan.svg  Arash Yoshida  (JPN)6
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Şatlyk Hemelýäýew  (TKM)4Flag of Georgia.svg  Givi Matcharashvili  (GEO)2
Flag of France.svg  Adlan Viskhanov  (FRA)1 Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Şatlyk Hemelýäýew  (TKM)0
Flag of Georgia.svg  Givi Matcharashvili  (GEO)4

Repechage

Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Bronze medals
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Ganbaataryn Gankhuyag  (MGL)2Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Akhmed Magamaev  (BUL)4FFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Akhmed Magamaev  (BUL)10
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Akhmed Magamaev  (BUL)5Flag of India.svg  Vicky Chahar  (IND)0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Akhmed Tazhudinov  (BRN)13
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Cristian Sarco  (VEN)1Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)0
Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)6Flag of Japan.svg  Arash Yoshida  (JPN)6

Final standing

RankAthlete
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Kyle Snyder  (USA)
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Amir Ali Azarpira  (IRI)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Bahrain.svg  Akhmed Tazhudinov  (BRN)
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Arash Yoshida  (JPN)
5Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Akhmed Magamaev  (BUL)
5Flag of Poland.svg  Zbigniew Baranowski  (POL)
7Flag of India.svg  Vicky Chahar  (IND)
8UWW Flag icon.png Magomed Kurbanov (UWW)
9Flag of Germany.svg  Ertuğrul Ağca  (GER)
10Flag of Cuba.svg  Arturo Silot  (CUB)
11UWW Flag icon.png Aliaksandr Hushtyn (UWW)
12Flag of Georgia.svg  Givi Matcharashvili  (GEO)
13Flag of Venezuela.svg  Cristian Sarco  (VEN)
14Flag of Hungary.svg  Richárd Végh  (HUN)
15Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Magomedgaji Nurov  (MKD)
16Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Şatlyk Hemelýäýew  (TKM)
17Flag of Mongolia.svg  Ganbaataryn Gankhuyag  (MGL)
18Flag of South Korea.svg  Seo Ju-hwan  (KOR)
19Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Rizabek Aitmukhan  (KAZ)
20Flag of Turkey.svg  Resul Güne  (TUR)
21Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Habila Awusayiman  (CHN)
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nishan Randhawa  (CAN)
23Flag of Ukraine.svg  David Mchedlidze  (UKR)
24Flag of Moldova.svg  Radu Lefter  (MDA)
25Flag of Slovakia.svg  Adam Jakšík  (SVK)
26Flag of France.svg  Adlan Viskhanov  (FRA)
27Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Magomedkhan Magomedov  (AZE)
28Flag of Lithuania.svg  Domantas Pauliuščenko  (LTU)
29Flag of Croatia.svg  Filip Huklek  (CRO)

References

  1. "Freestyle – Seniors – 97 kg – Results". United World Wrestling . Retrieved 12 September 2025.