# Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg

Men's freestyle 74 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 9–10 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars.

## Background

This is the 25th appearance of men's freestyle welterweight category, debut as a demonstration in 1904 as 71.7kg, except for 1908-1920, and it has been appeared in every games since them.
* 1904: 71.7kg
* 1924-1936: 72kg
* 1948-1960: 73kg
* 1964-1968: 78kg
* 1972-1996: 74kg
* 2000: 76kg
* 2004-current: 74kg
Razambek Zhamalov won the event by defeating Daichi Takatani in the final, returned bronze medalist Kyle Dake and Chermen Valiev won the bronze medals with Valiev going through repechage round two.

## Format

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.

## Rules

A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall.
During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete.

## Qualification

Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 9 August 2024 | 11:30 | Qualification rounds |
| 9 August 2024 | 18:15 | Semifinals |
| 10 August 2024 | 11:00 | Repechage |
| 10 August 2024 | 19:30 | Finals |

## Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition and one additional entry was given for the Refugee Olympic Team.

### Legend

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

### Final

| Final | Final |
| Daichi Takatani (JPN) | 0 |
| Razambek Zhamalov (UZB) | 5$^F$ |

### Top Half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Kyle Dake (USA) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Anthony Montero (VEN) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Kyle Dake (USA) | 11$^F$ | | |
| Frank Chamizo (ITA) | 4 | | | Younes Emami (IRI) | 1 | | |
| Younes Emami (IRI) | 9 | Younes Emami (IRI) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Bacar Ndum (GBS) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kyle Dake (USA) | 12 |
| | | | | | | Daichi Takatani (JPN) | 20 |
| | | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Iman Mahdavi (EOR) | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 0 | | |
| | | | | Daichi Takatani (JPN) | 10 | | |
| | | Geandry Garzón (CUB) | 0 | | | | |
| | | Daichi Takatani (JPN) | 10 | | | | |

### Bottom Half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 2 | | | | |
| | | Viktor Rassadin (TJK) | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | Viktor Rassadin (TJK) | 7 | | |
| | | | | Lu Feng (CHN) | 4 | | |
| | | Amr Reda Hussen (EGY) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Lu Feng (CHN) | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Viktor Rassadin (TJK) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Razambek Zhamalov (UZB) | 8 |
| | | Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) | 3 | | | | |
| Razambek Zhamalov (UZB) | 8 | Razambek Zhamalov (UZB) | 11 | | | | |
| Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 0 | | | Razambek Zhamalov (UZB) | 6 | | |
| | | | | Chermen Valiev (ALB) | 5 | | |
| | | Chermen Valiev (ALB) | 4 | | | | |
| | | Turan Bayramov (AZE) | 3 | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medal matches | Bronze medal matches |
| | | Geandry Garzón (CUB) | | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 4 |
| | | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | WO | Kyle Dake (USA) | 10 |
| Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 6 | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) | 2 | Chermen Valiev (ALB) | 6 |
| Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) | 6 | Chermen Valiev (ALB) | 12 | Viktor Rassadin (TJK) | 2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Razambek Zhamalov (UZB) |
| | Daichi Takatani (JPN) |
| | Kyle Dake (USA) |
| | Chermen Valiev (ALB) |
| 5 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) |
| 5 | Viktor Rassadin (TJK) |
| 7 | Younes Emami (IRI) |
| 8 | Lu Feng (CHN) |
| 9 | Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (AIN) |
| 10 | Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) |
| 11 | Frank Chamizo (ITA) |
| 12 | Amr Reda Hussen (EGY) |
| 13 | Turan Bayramov (AZE) |
| 14 | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) |
| 15 | Bacar Ndum (GBS) |
| 16 | Anthony Montero (VEN) |
| 17 | Iman Mahdavi (EOR) |
| LFO | Geandry Garzón (CUB) |