# 2024 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 79 kg

The men's freestyle 79 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2024 World Wrestling Championships, and will be held in Tirana, Albania on 30 and 31 October.
This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches, featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Each bout consists of a single round within a six-minute limit, including two halves of three minutes. The wrestler who scores more points is the winner.

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* WO — Won by walkover

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI) | 8 | | |
| Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 14 | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 13 |
| Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 3 | Magomed Magomaev (AIN) | 4 |
| Magomed Magomaev (AIN) | 9 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI) | 3 | | |
| | | | | Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) | 0 | | |
| | | Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) | 5 | | | | |
| | | Cao Nan (CHN) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI) | 6 |
| Zurab Kapraev (ROU) | 1 | | | | | Jordan Burroughs (USA) | 4 |
| Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) | 4 | Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Jordan Burroughs (USA) | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Jordan Burroughs (USA) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Magomet Evloev (TJK) | 2 | | |
| | | Magomet Evloev (TJK) | 6$^F$ | | | | |
| | | Khidir Saipudinov (BRN) | 3 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 11 | | | | |
| Metehan Yaprak (TUR) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 12 | | |
| | | Kota Takahashi (JPN) | 1 | | |
| Andrzej Sokalski (POL) | 1 | | | | |
| Kota Takahashi (JPN) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 10 |
| | | | | Daulet Yergesh (KAZ) | 0 |
| Parvinder Singh (IND) | 4 | | | | |
| Mikalai Savenka (AIN) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Parvinder Singh (IND) | 2 | | |
| | | Daulet Yergesh (KAZ) | 8 | | |
| Daulet Yergesh (KAZ) | 6 | | | | |
| Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | 2 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | WO | | | | |
| Raffaele Matrullo (ITA) | | | | | |
| | | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 11 | | |
| | | Traian Căpățînă (MDA) | 4 | | |
| Traian Căpățînă (MDA) | 10 | | | | |
| Orges Lila (ALB) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 2 |
| | | | | Lucas Kahnt (GER) | 1 |
| Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ) | 7 | | | | |
| Adam Thomson (CAN) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ) | 1 | | |
| | | Lucas Kahnt (GER) | 5 | | |
| Lucas Kahnt (GER) | 5 | | | | |
| Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Chemseddine Fetairia (ALG) | 0 | | | | |
| Shane Jones (PUR) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Shane Jones (PUR) | 9 | | |
| | | Mirzo Khayitov (UZB) | 1 | | |
| Mirzo Khayitov (UZB) | 6 | | | | |
| Valentyn Babii (UKR) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | Shane Jones (PUR) | 0 |
| | | | | Magomed Magomaev (AIN) | 10 |
| Magomed Magomaev (AIN) | 12 | | | | |
| Olonbayaryn Süldkhüü (MGL) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Magomed Magomaev (AIN) | 7 | | |
| | | Orkhan Abbasov (AZE) | 1 | | |
| Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 0 | | | | |
| Orkhan Abbasov (AZE) | 4 | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 3 | Repechage round 3 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Metehan Yaprak (TUR) | 11 | Kota Takahashi (JPN) | 21 | Kota Takahashi (JPN) | 0 |
| Kota Takahashi (JPN) | 12 | Daulet Yergesh (KAZ) | 10 | Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI) | 10 |
| Olonbayaryn Süldkhüü (MGL) | 5 | Olonbayaryn Süldkhüü (MGL) | 4 | Olonbayaryn Süldkhüü (MGL) | 1 |
| Orkhan Abbasov (AZE) | 4 | Shane Jones (PUR) | 0 | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) |
| | Magomed Magomaev (AIN) |
| | Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI) |
| | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) |
| 5 | Kota Takahashi (JPN) |
| 5 | Olonbayaryn Süldkhüü (MGL) |
| 7 | Shane Jones (PUR) |
| 8 | Daulet Yergesh (KAZ) |
| 9 | Jordan Burroughs (USA) |
| 10 | Lucas Kahnt (GER) |
| 11 | Magomet Evloev (TJK) |
| 12 | Traian Căpățînă (MDA) |
| 13 | Orkhan Abbasov (AZE) |
| 14 | Arsalan Budazhapov (KGZ) |
| 15 | Mirzo Khayitov (UZB) |
| 16 | Parvinder Singh (IND) |
| 17 | Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) |
| 18 | Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) |
| 19 | Metehan Yaprak (TUR) |
| 20 | Valentyn Babii (UKR) |
| 21 | Mikalai Savenka (AIN) |
| 22 | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) |
| 23 | Mihail Georgiev (BUL) |
| 24 | Zurab Kapraev (ROU) |
| 25 | Andrzej Sokalski (POL) |
| 26 | Khidir Saipudinov (BRN) |
| 27 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) |
| 28 | Cao Nan (CHN) |
| 29 | Adam Thomson (CAN) |
| 30 | Chemseddine Fetairia (ALG) |
| 31 | Alans Amirovs (LAT) |
| 32 | Orges Lila (ALB) |
| — | Raffaele Matrullo (ITA) |