title: 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 97 kg
text: # 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 |
  