2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg

Main article: 2016 European Wrestling Championships

The men's freestyle 97 kg is a competition featured at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Riga, Latvia on March 9.

Medalists

Gold	Anzor Boltukaev  Russia
Silver	Ivan Yankouski  Belarus
Bronze	Erik Thiele  Germany
	Elizbar Odikadze  Georgia

Results

Legend

• R — Retired
• F — Won by fall

Final

	Final
	Anzor Boltukaev (RUS)	11
	Ivan Yankouski (BLR)	0

Top half

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
					Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD)	4
					Erik Thiele (GER)	6
									Erik Thiele (GER)	5
									Nicolai Ceban (MDA)	1
					Egzon Shala (ALB)	2
					Nicolai Ceban (MDA)	14
													Erik Thiele (GER)	2
													Ivan Yankouski (BLR)	3
					Micheil Tsikovani (GRE)	9
					Christian Valenzuela (ESP)	1
									Micheil Tsikovani (GRE)	0
									Ivan Yankouski (BLR)	9
					Sharif Sharifov (AZE)	0^R
					Ivan Yankouski (BLR)	0

Bottom half

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals
					Fatih Yaşarlı (TUR)	10
					Andranik Galstyan (ARM)	4
									Fatih Yaşarlı (TUR)	0
									Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)	10
					Ragnar Kaasik (EST)	0
	Michael Manea (ROM)	0			Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)	10
	Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)	6											Anzor Boltukaev (RUS)	8
	Anzor Boltukaev (RUS)	11											Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)	5
	Imants Lagodskis (LAT)	0			Anzor Boltukaev (RUS)	11
	Dragomir Stoychev (BUL)	0			Radosław Baran (POL)	0
	Radosław Baran (POL)	11							Anzor Boltukaev (RUS)	12
	Edon Shala (KOS)	3							Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)	0
	Jozef Jaloviar (SVK)	13			Jozef Jaloviar (SVK)	0
	Philipp Hutter (SUI)	0			Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)	11
	Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)	10

Repechage

	Repechage round 1				Repechage round 2				Bronze medals
					Sharif Sharifov (AZE)	0^R			Erik Thiele (GER)	5
					Micheil Tsikovani (GRE)	0			Micheil Tsikovani (GRE)	1
	Imants Lagodskis (LAT)	1			Radosław Baran (POL)	1			Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)	3
	Radosław Baran (POL)	12			Elizbar Odikadze (GEO)	5			Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR)	1

References

• Official website