# 2010 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 96 kg

The men's freestyle 96 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia on 11 September.

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 3 | 3 | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | 3 | 1 | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erfan Amiri (IRI) | 0 | 0 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Leon Rattigan (GBR) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Serhat Balcı (TUR) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Serhat Balcı (TUR) | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Takao Isokawa (JPN) | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Takao Isokawa (JPN) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Lyuben Iliev (BUL) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Serhat Balcı (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Pieri (CYP) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Jae-gang (KOR) | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Kim Jae-gang (KOR) | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Wu Yunbilige (CHN) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Sinivie Boltic (NGR) | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Sinivie Boltic (NGR) | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Aleksandar Georgiev (MKD) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 1 | 1 |
| Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Antans Azarevičs (LAT) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 0 | 1 | | | |
| | | | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 3 | 6 | | | |
| Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 7 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Aristide Diatta (SEN) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Etienne van Huyssteen (RSA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Jozef Jaloviar (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Jozef Jaloviar (SVK) | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| Edgar Yenokyan (ARM) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ioannis Papadopoulos (GRE) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Radosław Baran (POL) | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| Maurice Abatam (CHA) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Radosław Baran (POL) | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Farkhod Anakulov (TJK) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | J. D. Bergman (USA) | 4 | 3$^F$ | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | J. D. Bergman (USA) | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Erfan Amiri (IRI) | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | Daulet Shabanbay (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Erfan Amiri (IRI) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Erfan Amiri (IRI) | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michel Batista (CUB) | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | Michel Batista (CUB) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yadamsürengiin Altantulga (MGL) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Michel Batista (CUB) | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | Nicolae Ceban (MDA) | 0 | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Nicolae Ceban (MDA) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) | 0 | 3 | 5 | Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Johannes Kessel (GER) | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 3 | Repechage round 3 | Repechage round 3 | Repechage round 3 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Aristide Diatta (SEN) | 0 | | Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 0 | 0 | | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 5$^F$ | | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) | 1 | 1 | | Aleksey Krupnyakov (KGZ) | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Edgar Yenokyan (ARM) | 3 | 2 | Edgar Yenokyan (ARM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 3 | 3 | |
| Jozef Jaloviar (SVK) | 0 | 1 | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 0 | 3 | 5 | Erfan Amiri (IRI) | 1 | 1 | |
* Aleksey Krupnyakov of Kyrgyzstan originally won the bronze medal, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Nandrolone. Ruslan Sheikhau was raised to third and took the bronze medal.