title: 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 70 kg
text: # 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 |
  