Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 97 kg

Men's freestyle 97 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 6–7 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku.[1][2]

Men's freestyle 97 kg
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueMakuhari Messe
Date6–7 August 2021
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Abdulrashid Sadulaev  ROC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kyle Snyder  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Reineris Salas  Cuba
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Abraham Conyedo  Italy
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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.

Schedule edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9:00)

Date Time Event
6 August 2021 11:00 Qualification rounds
18:15 Semifinals
7 August 2021 18:45 Repechage
19:30 Finals

Results edit

Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Main bracket edit

1/8 finals 1/4 finals Semifinals Final
  Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC) 5
  Sharif Sharifov (AZE) 0   Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC) 10
  Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian (IRI) 3   Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) 0
  Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) 6   Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC) 4
  Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR) 3   Reineris Salas (CUB) 0
  Reineris Salas (CUB) 4   Reineris Salas (CUB) 6
  Mohamed Saadaoui (TUN) 0   Magomedgaji Nurov (MKD) 4
  Magomedgaji Nurov (MKD) 5   Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC) 6
  Alisher Yergali (KAZ) WO   Kyle Snyder (USA) 3
  Mohammed Fardj (ALG)     Alisher Yergali (KAZ) 7
  Magomed Ibragimov (UZB) 3   Süleyman Karadeniz (TUR) 8
  Süleyman Karadeniz (TUR) 3   Süleyman Karadeniz (TUR) 0
  Abraham Conyedo (ITA) 6   Kyle Snyder (USA) 5
  Albert Saritov (ROU) 1   Abraham Conyedo (ITA) 0
  Jordan Steen (CAN) 2   Kyle Snyder (USA) 6
  Kyle Snyder (USA) 12

Repechage edit

RepechageBronze medal matches
  Sharif Sharifov (AZE)7  Sharif Sharifov (AZE)3
  Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)5  Reineris Salas (CUB)3
  Jordan Steen (CAN)2  Abraham Conyedo (ITA)6
  Abraham Conyedo (ITA)4  Süleyman Karadeniz (TUR)2

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC)
    Kyle Snyder (USA)
    Reineris Salas (CUB)
    Abraham Conyedo (ITA)
5   Sharif Sharifov (AZE)
5   Süleyman Karadeniz (TUR)
7   Alisher Yergali (KAZ)
8   Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)
9   Magomedgaji Nurov (MKD)
10   Jordan Steen (CAN)
11   Magomed Ibragimov (UZB)
12   Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR)
13   Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian (IRI)
14   Albert Saritov (ROU)
15   Mohamed Saadaoui (TUN)
  Mohammed Fardj (ALG)

References edit

  1. ^ "Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 97kg Schedule". Archived from the original on 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020". United World Wrestling.