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

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

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

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

## Results

### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Main bracket

| 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | 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

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal matches | Bronze 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

| 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) |
