title: 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 74 kg
text: # 2016 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 74 kg
  
  The men's freestyle 74 kg is a competition featured at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Riga, Latvia on March 10.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Soner Demirtaş Turkey |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan |
  | Bronze | Jakob Makarashvili Georgia |
  | Bronze | Zaur Makiev Russia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * R — Retired
  * F — Won by fall
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 1 |
  | Soner Demirtaş (TUR) | 2 |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Giya Chykhladze (UKR) | 0 | | | | |
  | Ali Shabanau (BLR) | $1^R$ | | | | |
  | | | Giya Chykhladze (UKR) | 3 | | |
  | | | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 4 | | |
  | Jakob Makarashvili (GEO) | 0 | | | | |
  | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | $5^F$ | | | | |
  | | | | | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 10 |
  | | | | | Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | 0 |
  | Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | $4^F$ | | | | |
  | Amirkhan Vialimov (AUT) | 2 | | | | |
  | | | Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | 5 | | |
  | | | Georgios Savvoulidis (GRE) | 3 | | |
  | Martin Obst (GER) | 4 | | | | |
  | Georgios Savvoulidis (GRE) | 2 | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Soner Demirtaş (TUR) | 7 | | | | |
  | | | Zaur Makiev (RUS) | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | Soner Demirtaş (TUR) | 12 | | |
  | | | | | Grigor Grigoryan (ARM) | 1 | | |
  | | | Grigor Grigoryan (ARM) | 7 | | | | |
  | | | Evgheni Nedealco (MDA) | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Soner Demirtaş (TUR) | 10 |
  | | | | | | | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 0 |
  | | | Hanoch Rachamin (ISR) | 4 | | | | |
  | | | Henri Selenius (FIN) | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | Henri Selenius (FIN) | 4 | | |
  | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 4 | | | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 8 | | |
  | Balint Molnar (HUN) | 2 | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 5 | | | | |
  | Michal Duba (SVK) | 4 | Michal Duba (SVK) | 3 | | | | |
  | Aleksandrs Pomjalovs (LAT) | 2 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Jakob Makarashvili (GEO) | 10 | Jakob Makarashvili (GEO) | 10 |
  | Giya Chykhladze (UKR) | 0 | Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | 0 |
  | Zaur Makiev (RUS) | 10 | Zaur Makiev (RUS) | 11 |
  | Grigor Grigoryan (ARM) | 0 | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 0 |
  