Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg

Men's freestyle 74 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Medalists Daichi Takatani, Razambek Zhamalov, Kyle Dake, and Chermen Valiev stand on the podium at the award ceremony
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	9–10 August 2024
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Razambek Zhamalov   Uzbekistan Daichi Takatani   Japan Kyle Dake   United States Chermen Valiev   Albania
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Men's freestyle 74 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 9–10 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. ^[1]

Background

This is the 25th appearance of men's freestyle welterweight category, debut as a demonstration in 1904 as 71.7kg, except for 1908-1920, returned from 1924 through 1936 as 72kg, from 1948 through 1960 as 73kg, from 1964 through 1968 as 78kg, from 1972 through 1996 as 74kg, 2000 as 76kg, from 2004 as 74kg as a current weight limit.

Zaurbek Sidakov has originally won a quota at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, but the IOC did not claim him neutral, Lu Feng took his spot , Lu won by beating Amr Reda Hussen and lost to Viktor Rassadin, Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau competed as Neutral, but lost to potentially gold medalist Razambek Zhamalov, he got into repechages, Kadzimahamedau won a repechage over Tajmuraz Salkazanov and lost to Chermen Valiev in a bronze medal match, which is Albania's first ever medal, one of the bronze medalists, Kyle Dake beat Anthony Montero, then Younes Emami, and lost to potentially silver medalist Daichi Takatani, Dake won a bronze medal by beating Khetag Tsabolov, and Bekzod Abdurakhmonov originally won a quota at the Asian Qualifiers, but his spot was taken by a eventual champion Razambek Zhamalov.

Format

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. ^[2]

Rules

A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall. ^[3]

During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete. ^[3]

Qualification

Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places. ^[4]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00) ^[5]

Date	Time	Event
9 August 2024	11:30	Qualification rounds
	18:15	Semifinals
10 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	19:30	Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition and one additional entry was given for the Refugee Olympic Team. ^[6]

During the final match

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• WO — Won by walkover

Final

	Final
	Daichi Takatani  (JPN)	0
	Razambek Zhamalov  (UZB)	5F

Top Half

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
					Kyle Dake  (USA)	10
					Anthony Montero  (VEN)	0
									Kyle Dake  (USA)	11F
	Frank Chamizo  (ITA)	4							Younes Emami  (IRI)	1
	Younes Emami  (IRI)	9			Younes Emami  (IRI)	10
					Bacar Ndum  (GBS)	0
													Kyle Dake  (USA)	12
													Daichi Takatani  (JPN)	20
					Khetag Tsabolov  (SRB)	10
					Iman Mahdavi  (EOR)	0
									Khetag Tsabolov  (SRB)	0
									Daichi Takatani  (JPN)	10
					Geandry Garzón  (CUB)	0
					Daichi Takatani  (JPN)	10

Bottom Half

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
					Georgios Kougioumtsidis  (GRE)	2
					Viktor Rassadin  (TJK)	8
									Viktor Rassadin  (TJK)	7
									Lu Feng  (CHN)	4
					Amr Reda Hussen  (EGY)	4
					Lu Feng  (CHN)	14
													Viktor Rassadin  (TJK)	2
													Razambek Zhamalov  (UZB)	8
					Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)	3
	Razambek Zhamalov  (UZB)	8			Razambek Zhamalov  (UZB)	11
	Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau  (AIN)	0							Razambek Zhamalov  (UZB)	6
									Chermen Valiev  (ALB)	5
					Chermen Valiev  (ALB)	4
					Turan Bayramov  (AZE)	3

Repechage

	Repechage round 1				Repechage round 2				Bronze medal matches
					Geandry Garzón  (CUB)				Khetag Tsabolov  (SRB)	4
					Khetag Tsabolov  (SRB)	WO			Kyle Dake  (USA)	10
	Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau  (AIN)	6			Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau  (AIN)	2			Chermen Valiev  (ALB)	6
	Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)	6			Chermen Valiev  (ALB)	12			Viktor Rassadin  (TJK)	2

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Razambek Zhamalov  (UZB)
	Daichi Takatani  (JPN)
	Kyle Dake  (USA)
	Chermen Valiev  (ALB)
5	Khetag Tsabolov  (SRB)
5	Viktor Rassadin  (TJK)
7	Younes Emami  (IRI)
8	Lu Feng  (CHN)
9	Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau  (AIN)
10	Tajmuraz Salkazanov  (SVK)
11	Frank Chamizo  (ITA)
12	Amr Reda Hussen  (EGY)
13	Turan Bayramov  (AZE)
14	Georgios Kougioumtsidis  (GRE)
15	Bacar Ndum  (GBS)
16	Anthony Montero  (VEN)
17	Iman Mahdavi  (EOR)
LFO	Geandry Garzón  (CUB)

References

1. "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
4. "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
5. "Schedule - Mens freestyle 74kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. Paris 2024 Olympics men's wrestling entries (PDF). United World Wrestling (Report). Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 74kg olympics.com