# 2023 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 79 kg

The Men's Freestyle 79 kg is a competition featured at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17 and 18.

## Medalists

| Gold | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) |
| Silver | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) |
| Bronze | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) |
| Bronze | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) |

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* WO — Won by walkover
Round of 32 :
| | Score | |
| Krešo Škugor (CRO) | 0–10 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) |
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 4 | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | 8 | | | | | | |
| Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 21 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Csaba Vida (HUN) | Csaba Vida (HUN) | 12 | | | | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | 5 | | | |
| Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | 3 | | | | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | 2 | | | |
| Iman Mahdavi (UWW) | Iman Mahdavi (UWW) | 0 | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Muhammet Akdeniz (TUR) | Muhammet Akdeniz (TUR) | 0 | Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) | Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) | Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) | 8 | | | | | | | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) | 3 |
| Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 10 | | | | | | | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 1 |
| Gabriel Iglesias (ESP) | Gabriel Iglesias (ESP) | 0 | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Stanislav Novac (MDA) | Stanislav Novac (MDA) | 0 | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | 8 | | | | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) | 12 | | | |
| Saifedine Alekma (FRA) | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) | 0 | | | | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 10 | | | |
| Maxim Vasilioglo (ROU) | Maxim Vasilioglo (ROU) | 7 | Maxim Vasilioglo (ROU) | Maxim Vasilioglo (ROU) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | Mihail Georgiev (BUL) | 1 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Arman Avagyan (ARM) | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) | 2 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | WO |
| Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 6 | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) | |
| Gabriel Iglesias (ESP) | 0 | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | 7 |
| Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) | 10 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) | 4 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) |
| | Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) |
| | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) |
| | Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) |
| 5 | Arman Avagyan (ARM) |
| 5 | Sabuhi Amiraslanov (AZE) |
| 7 | Maxim Vasilioglo (ROU) |
| 8 | Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) |
| 9 | Csaba Vida (HUN) |
| 10 | Achsarbek Gulajev (SVK) |
| 11 | Mihail Georgiev (BUL) |
| 12 | Iman Mahdavi (UWW) |
| 13 | Saifedine Alekma (FRA) |
| 14 | Muhammet Akdeniz (TUR) |
| 15 | Stanislav Novac (MDA) |
| 16 | Krešo Škugor (CRO) |
| 17 | Gabriel Iglesias (ESP) |