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

The men's freestyle 79 kg is a competition featured at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Bucharest, Romania on February 16 and 17.

## Medalists

| Gold | Akhmed Usmanov (AIN) |
| Silver | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) |
| Bronze | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) |
| Bronze | Frank Chamizo (ITA) |

## Results
### Legend

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

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Akhmed Usmanov (AIN) | 9 |
| Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 6 |

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Akhmed Usmanov (AIN) | 7 | | | | |
| | | Eugeniu Mihalcean (MDA) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Akhmed Usmanov (AIN) | 7 | | |
| Dejan Mitrov (MKD) | 1 | | | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 4 | | |
| Oleksii Domanytskyi (UKR) | 12 | Oleksii Domanytskyi (UKR) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Akhmed Usmanov (AIN) | 3 |
| | | | | | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 0 |
| | | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 6 | | | | |
| Pouria Taherkhani (GER) | 4 | Iakub Shikhdzamalov (ROU) | 6 | | | | |
| Iakub Shikhdzamalov (ROU) | 4 | | | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 4 | | |
| | | | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 8 | | |
| | | Umar Mavlaev (SUI) | 1 | | | | |
| | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 12 | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Ramazan Sarı (TUR) | 11 | | | | |
| | | Kamil Rybicki (POL) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Ramazan Sarı (TUR) | 0 | | |
| Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | 0 | | | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 10 | | |
| Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 4 | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | WO | | | | |
| | | Simon Marchl (AUT) | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Frank Chamizo (ITA) | 0 |
| | | Erik Reinbok (EST) | 0 | | | | |
| Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 1 | Frank Chamizo (ITA) | 6 | | | | |
| Frank Chamizo (ITA) | 2 | | | Frank Chamizo (ITA) | 6 | | |
| | | | | Orkhan Abasov (AZE) | 5 | | |
| | | Iman Mahdavi (UWW) | 6 | | | | |
| | | Orkhan Abasov (AZE) | 9 | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Eugeniu Mihalcean (MDA) | 2 | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 4 |
| | | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 11 | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 6 |
| Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | WO | Miroslav Kirov (BUL) | 0 | Ramazan Sarı (TUR) | 1 |
| Simon Marchl (AUT) | | Ramazan Sarı (TUR) | 3 | Frank Chamizo (ITA) | 5 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Akhmed Usmanov (AIN) |
| | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) |
| | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) |
| | Frank Chamizo (ITA) |
| 5 | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) |
| 5 | Ramazan Sarı (TUR) |
| 7 | Oleksii Domanytskyi (UKR) |
| 8 | Miroslav Kirov (BUL) |
| 9 | Orkhan Abasov (AZE) |
| 10 | Iakub Shikhdzamalov (ROU) |
| 11 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) |
| 12 | Iman Mahdavi (UWW) |
| 13 | Pouria Taherkhani (GER) |
| 14 | Eugeniu Mihalcean (MDA) |
| 15 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) |
| 16 | Dejan Mitrov (MKD) |
| 17 | Umar Mavlaev (SUI) |
| 18 | Simon Marchl (AUT) |
| 19 | Erik Reinbok (EST) |
| 20 | Kamil Rybicki (POL) |