# 2023 European Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg

The Men's Freestyle 97 kg is a competition featured at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Zagreb, Croatia on April 17 and 18.

## Medalists

| Gold | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) |
| Silver | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) |
| Bronze | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) |
| Bronze | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) |

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* WO — Won by walkover
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 6 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Erik Thiele (GER) | Erik Thiele (GER) | 8 | Erik Thiele (GER) | Erik Thiele (GER) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sergey Sargsyan (ARM) | Sergey Sargsyan (ARM) | 0 | | | | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 1 | | | |
| Lukas Krasauskas (LTU) | Lukas Krasauskas (LTU) | 0 | | | | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 9 | | | |
| İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 10 | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Radu Lefter (MDA) | Radu Lefter (MDA) | 0 | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 11 | | | | | | | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) | 4 |
| Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 12 | | | | | | | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 3 |
| Ben Honis (ITA) | Ben Honis (ITA) | 2 | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) | Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) | 0 | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | 6 | | | | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) | 6 | | | |
| Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | 5 | | | | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | 0 | | | |
| Magomedgadji Nurov (MKD) | Magomedgadji Nurov (MKD) | 2 | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Egzon Shala (KOS) | Egzon Shala (KOS) | | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | WO | | | | | | | | | |
| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Radu Lefter (MDA) | 0 | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 12 |
| İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) | 11 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) | 3 |
| Ben Honis (ITA) | 5 | Ben Honis (ITA) | 6 |
| Samuel Scherrer (SUI) | 1 | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) | 10 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) |
| | Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) |
| | İbrahim Çiftçi (TUR) |
| | Vladislav Baitcaev (HUN) |
| 5 | Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR) |
| 5 | Ben Honis (ITA) |
| 7 | Erik Thiele (GER) |
| 8 | Samuel Scherrer (SUI) |
| 9 | Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) |
| 10 | Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) |
| 11 | Magomedgadji Nurov (MKD) |
| 12 | Georgi Dimitrov (BUL) |
| 13 | Sergey Sargsyan (ARM) |
| 14 | Lukas Krasauskas (LTU) |
| 15 | Radu Lefter (MDA) |
| — | Egzon Shala (KOS) |