title: 2021 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 79 kg
text: # 2021 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Freestyle 79 kg
  
  The men's freestyle 79 kg is a competition featured at the 2021 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Warsaw, Poland on April 19 and April 20.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Achsarbek Gulajev Slovakia |
  | - | - |
  | Silver | Saifedine Alekma France |
  | Bronze | Nika Kentchadze Georgia |
  | Bronze | Alans Amirovs Latvia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * F — Won by fall
  
  ### Final
  
  | Final | Final |
  | - | - |
  | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 2 |
  | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) | 1 |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 10 | | | | |
  | Dejan Mitrov (MKD) | 0 | | | | |
  | | | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 11 | | |
  | | | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 1 | | |
  | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 10 | | | | |
  | Eduard Tatarinov (GER) | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 5 |
  | | | | | Nika Kentchadze (GEO) | 4 |
  | Nika Kentchadze (GEO) | 10 | | | | |
  | Valentyn Babii (UKR) | 5 | | | | |
  | | | Nika Kentchadze (GEO) | 4 | | |
  | | | Malik Shavaev (RUS) | 3 | | |
  | Muhammet Nuri Kotanoğlu (TUR) | 0 | | | | |
  | Malik Shavaev (RUS) | 10 | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | Osman Hajdari (ALB) | 0 | | | | |
  | | | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) | 10 | | | | |
  | | | | | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) | 9 | | |
  | | | | | Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 8 | | |
  | | | Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 2 | | | | |
  | | | Erik Reinbok (EST) | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Rashad Yusifli (AZE) | 1 |
  | | | Salvatore Diana (ITA) | 0 | | | | |
  | | | Andrei Karpach (BLR) | $5^F$ | | | | |
  | | | | | Andrei Karpach (BLR) | 4 | | |
  | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 0 | | | Rashad Yusifli (AZE) | 7 | | |
  | Rashad Yusifli (AZE) | 9 | Rashad Yusifli (AZE) | 3 | | | | |
  | Oktay Hasan (BUL) | 6 | Oktay Hasan (BUL) | 0 | | | | |
  | Eugeniu Mihalcean (MDA) | 0 | | | | | | |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Dejan Mitrov (MKD) | 1 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 0 |
  | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 12 | Nika Kentchadze (GEO) | 10 |
  | Osman Hajdari (ALB) | 0 | Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 4 |
  | Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 10 | Rashad Yusifli (AZE) | 3 |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) |
  | | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) |
  | | Nika Kentchadze (GEO) |
  | | Alans Amirovs (LAT) |
  | 5 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) |
  | 5 | Rashad Yusifli (AZE) |
  | 7 | Andrei Karpach (BLR) |
  | 8 | Malik Shavaev (RUS) |
  | 9 | Oktay Hasan (BUL) |
  | 10 | Valentyn Babii (UKR) |
  | 11 | Erik Reinbok (EST) |
  | 12 | Dejan Mitrov (MKD) |
  | 13 | Salvatore Diana (ITA) |
  | 14 | Eugeniu Mihalcean (MDA) |
  | 15 | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) |
  | 16 | Eduard Tatarinov (GER) |
  | 17 | Muhammet Nuri Kotanoğlu (TUR) |
  | 18 | Osman Hajdari (ALB) |
  