| Wrestling at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
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| Venue | Kavak Sports Hall |
| Location |  Turkey, Samsun |
| Dates | 21–26 July |
Wrestling at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics took place at the Kavak Sports Hall. [1] [2]
| Wrestling at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Kavak Sports Hall |
| Location | Turkey, Samsun |
| Dates | 21–26 July |
Wrestling at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics took place at the Kavak Sports Hall. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 |  Turkey (TUR)* | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 3 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57kg | Keyvan Rostamabadi Iran | Erkhembayar Namdagdorj Mongolia | Sargis Sargsyans Armenia |
Panayot Dimitrov Bulgaria | |||
| 61kg | Askar Askarov  Russia | Andrii Kambur Ukraine | Mehdi Bakhshi Iran |
| Mehmet Ali Yiğit Turkey | |||
| 65kg | Hosein Nouridashlejeh Iran | Chinzorig Dorjdagva Mongolia | Onur Arı Turkey |
Ajay Kumar India | |||
| 70kg | Vasiliy Strekalovskiy Russia | Hossein Derikvand Iran | Ercan Gör Turkey |
| Vitaliy Korepanov Ukraine | |||
| 74kg | Virender Singh India | Shakro Chakvetadze Georgia | Batbaatar Shirendev Mongolia |
| Aleksandr Ochirovich Tsoktoev Russia | |||
| 86kg | Kazbek Khugaev Russia | Anatolii Chervonenko Ukraine | Dursun Gözel Turkey |
| Mohsen Manouchehrtelouri Iran | |||
| 97kg | İlhan Çıtak Turkey | Viktor Antypenko Ukraine | Sumit Dahiya India |
Assylzhan Tazhiyev Kazakhstan | |||
| 125kg | Sergii Minchenko Ukraine | Alexandros Papadatos Greece | Milias Markov Kyrgyzstan |
| Alireza Rayeji Iran |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59kg | Mehmet Ali Yiğit Turkey | Kirill Andreevich Chulkov Russia | Giorgi Janelidze Georgia |
| Alireza Daneshvar Iran | |||
| 66kg | Martin Aleksanov Russia | Lasha Janelidze Georgia | Ivan Stoilov Bulgaria |
| Celal Koçak Turkey | |||
| 71kg | Muhammet Akdeniz Turkey | Hugo Miguel Passos Portugal | Zhora Grigoryan Armenia |
| Andrey Andreevich Lazukin Russia | |||
| 75kg | Kadir Kuş Turkey | Vitaliy Kuzmenkov Russia | Ararht Sargsyan Armenia |
Mantas Kazimieras Sinkevicius Lithuania | |||
| 80kg | Eduard Shirazdanov Russia | Abouzar Rabiezadeh Iran | Narek Nikoghosyan Armenia |
| Ahmet Talha Kacur Turkey | |||
| 85kg | David Tregubov Russia | Roman Iashchenko Ukraine | Rasoul Daryani Iran |
| Gabit Aidarbekov Kyrgyzstan | |||
| 98kg | İlhan Çıtak Turkey | Vladislav Tarasov Russia | Akbar Saberi Iran |
| Viktor Antypenko Ukraine | |||
| 130kg | Alexandros Papadatos Greece | Evgeny Zheltukhin Russia | Hashem Biabani Iran |
| Khairatkhaan Shonku Kazakhstan |
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