The men's freestyle 97 kg is a competition featured at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Kaspiysk, Russia on May 4 and May 5.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Vladislav Baitcaev Russia
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| Silver | Aliaksandr Hushtyn Belarus
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| Bronze | Nurmagomed Gadzhiev Azerbaijan
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Elizbar Odikadze Georgia
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Results edit
- Legend
- F — Won by fall
Main Bracket edit
| 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Nurmagomed Gadzhiev (AZE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Georgy Ketoev (ARM)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nurmagomed Gadzhiev (AZE)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR)
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
 Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR)
| 5 | Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||
 Gennadij Cudinovic (GER)
| 0 | Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)
| 9 | Vladislav Baitcaev (RUS)
| 7 | ||||||||||||
 Georgii Rubaev (MDA)
| 0 | Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)
| 0 | ||||||||||||
 Abraham Conyedo (ITA)
| 0 | Vladislav Baitcaev (RUS)
| 4F | ||||||||||||
| Vladislav Baitcaev (RUS)
| 10 | Vladislav Baitcaev (RUS)
| 11 | ||||||||||||
 Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR)
| 10 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||
 Ragnar Kaasik (EST)
| 0 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR)
| 6 | ||||||||||||
 Pavlo Oliynyk (HUN)
| 5 | Pavlo Oliynyk (HUN)
| 0 | ||||||||||||
 Rıza Yıldırım (TUR)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||
Repechage edit
| Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | |||||
| Gennadij Cudinovic (GER) | 0 | Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD) | 0 | |||
| Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD) | 11F | Nurmagomed Gadzhiev (AZE) | 4 | |||
| Abraham Conyedo (ITA) | 4 | Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) | 5F | |||
| Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) | 5 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 2 | |||