2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 97 kg
# 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 97 kg

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 |
| Bronze | Elizbar Odikadze Georgia |

## Results

### Legend

* R — Retired
* F — Won by fall

### Final

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

### Top half

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | 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 |
