2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 70 kg
# 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 70 kg

The men's freestyle 70 kg is a competition featured at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Riga, Latvia on March 11.

## Medalists

| Gold | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev Poland |
| - | - |
| Silver | Davit Tlashadze Georgia |
| Bronze | Nikolay Kurtev Bulgaria |
| Bronze | Azamat Nurykau Belarus |

## Results

### Legend

* R — Retired
* F — Won by fall

### Final

| Final | Final |
| - | - |
| Davit Tlashadze (GEO) | 0 |
| Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL) | 7 |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yves Neyer (SUI) | 0 | | | | |
| Zsombor Gulyas (HUN) | 11 | | | | |
| | | Zsombor Gulyas (HUN) | 1 | | |
| | | Adrian Moise (ROM) | $5^F$ | | |
| Philipp Crepaz (AUT) | 0 | | | | |
| Adrian Moise (ROM) | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | Adrian Moise (ROM) | 4 |
| | | | | Davit Tlashadze (GEO) | 8 |
| Andreas Triantafyllids (GRE) | 2 | | | | |
| Nikolay Kurtev (BUL) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Nikolay Kurtev (BUL) | 1 | | |
| | | Davit Tlashadze (GEO) | 3 | | |
| Davit Tlashadze (GEO) | 0 | | | | |
| Petteri Martinkainen (FIN) | $0^R$ | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 7 | | | | |
| | | Gitinomagomed Gadzhiev (AZE) | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Andrii Kviatkovskyi (UKR) | 2 | | |
| | | Nicolai Chireacov (MDA) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Andrii Kviatkovskyi (UKR) | 13 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 8 |
| | | | | | | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL) | 9 |
| | | Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 3 | | | | |
| David Safaryan (ARM) | 7 | David Safaryan (ARM) | 14 | | | | |
| Lennard Wickel (GER) | 0 | | | David Safaryan (ARM) | 0 | | |
| Angelo Costa (ITA) | 0 | | | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL) | 6 | | |
| Muhammed Ilkhan (TUR) | 10 | Muhammed Ilkhan (TUR) | 0 | | | | |
| Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL) | 4 | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL) | $10^F$ | | | | |
| Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) | 4 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Petteri Martinkainen (FIN) | $0^R$ | Nikolay Kurtev (BUL) | 9 |
| | | Nikolay Kurtev (BUL) | 0 | Adrian Moise (ROM) | 2 |
| Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) | 4 | Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) | 9 | Zaurbek Sidakov (RUS) | 7 |
| Muhammed Ilkhan (TUR) | 2 | David Safaryan (ARM) | 4 | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 9 |
