title: 2023 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg
text: # 2023 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg
  
  The Men's Freestyle 97 kg is a competition featured at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17 and 18.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) |
  | Bronze | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) |
  | Bronze | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * F — Won by fall
  * WO — Won by walkover
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 6 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Erik Thiele (GER) | Erik Thiele (GER) | 8 | Erik Thiele (GER) | Erik Thiele (GER) | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Sergey Sargsyan (ARM) | Sergey Sargsyan (ARM) | 0 | | | | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 1 | | | |
  | Lukas Krasauskas (LTU) | Lukas Krasauskas (LTU) | 0 | | | | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 9 | | | |
  | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 10 | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Radu Lefter (MDA) | Radu Lefter (MDA) | 0 | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 11 | | | | | | | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 4 |
  | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 12 | | | | | | | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 3 |
  | Ben Honis (ITA) | Ben Honis (ITA) | 2 | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 11 | | | | | | |
  | Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) | Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) | 0 | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | 6 | | | | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 6 | | | |
  | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | 5 | | | | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | 0 | | | |
  | Magomedgadji Nurov (MKD) | Magomedgadji Nurov (MKD) | 2 | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Egzon Shala (KOS) | Egzon Shala (KOS) | | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | 10 | | | | | | |
  | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | WO | | | | | | | | | |
  | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | Radu Lefter (MDA) | 0 | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 12 |
  | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 11 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 3 |
  | Ben Honis (ITA) | 5 | Ben Honis (ITA) | 6 |
  | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | 1 | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | 10 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) |
  | | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) |
  | | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) |
  | | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) |
  | 5 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) |
  | 5 | Ben Honis (ITA) |
  | 7 | Erik Thiele (GER) |
  | 8 | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) |
  | 9 | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) |
  | 10 | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) |
  | 11 | Magomedgadji Nurov (MKD) |
  | 12 | Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) |
  | 13 | Sergey Sargsyan (ARM) |
  | 14 | Lukas Krasauskas (LTU) |
  | 15 | Radu Lefter (MDA) |
  | — | Egzon Shala (KOS) |
  