| Wrestling – Men's freestyle 97 kg at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 13 April 2018 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Men | Women | |
| 57 kg | 50 kg | |
| 65 kg | 53 kg | |
| 74 kg | 57 kg | |
| 86 kg | 62 kg | |
| 97 kg | 68 kg | |
| 125 kg | 76 kg | |
The men's 97 kg freestyle wrestling competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia was held on 13 April at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. [1]
F — Won by fall
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Alexios Kaouslidis (CYP) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Mausam Khatri (IND) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Mausam Khatri (IND) | 10 | ||||||||||||||
 Soso Tamarau (NGR) | 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Cedric Nyamsi (CMR) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Soso Tamarau (NGR) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| Mausam Khatri (IND) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Martin Erasmus (RSA) | 12 | ||||||||||||||
 Umair Ahmad (PAK) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Leon Rattigan (ENG) | 0 |  Jordan Steen (CAN) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Jordan Steen (CAN) | 10 | Jordan Steen (CAN) | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Joe Hendry (SCO) | 0 | Martin Erasmus (RSA) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Nicolaas Verreynne (AUS) | 5F | Nicolaas Verreynne (AUS) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Martin Erasmus (RSA) | 10 | Martin Erasmus (RSA) | 12 | ||||||||||||
 Sam Belkin (NZL) | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Repechage first round | Bronze medal match | |||||
| Alexios Kaouslidis (CYP) | 2 | |||||
| Soso Tamarau (NGR) | 1 | |||||
| Sam Belkin (NZL) | 7 | Sam Belkin (NZL) | 0 | |||
| Nicolaas Verreynne (AUS) | 3 | Jordan Steen (CAN) | 10 | |||
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