# Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 86 kg

The men's freestyle 86 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 4–5 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku. The qualification rounds were held on 4 August, with medal matches the next day.
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.
The medals for the competition were presented by the United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalović, IOC Executive Board Member from Serbia, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Pedro Gama Filho, UWW Board Member from Brazil.
David Taylor from the United States won the gold medal after beating 2016 Olympic Champion Hassan Yazdani from Iran 4–3 in the gold medal match.

## Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 4 August 2021 | 11:00 | Qualification rounds |
| 4 August 2021 | 18:15 | Semifinals |
| 5 August 2021 | 11:00 | Repechage |
| 5 August 2021 | 19:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Main bracket

| 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Hassan Yazdani (IRI) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Javrail Shapiev (UZB) | 2 | Hassan Yazdani (IRI) | 12 | | | | |
| Stefan Reichmuth (SUI) | 6 | Stefan Reichmuth (SUI) | 1 | | | | |
| Fateh Benferdjallah (ALG) | 2 | | | Hassan Yazdani (IRI) | 7 | | |
| Osman Göçen (TUR) | 2 | | | Artur Naifonov (ROC) | 1 | | |
| Sosuke Takatani (JPN) | 2 | Osman Göçen (TUR) | 1 | | | | |
| Boris Makojev (SVK) | 0 | Artur Naifonov (ROC) | 12 | | | | |
| Artur Naifonov (ROC) | 6 | | | | | Hassan Yazdani (IRI) | 3 |
| Myles Amine (SMR) | 12 | | | | | David Taylor (USA) | 4 |
| Carlos Izquierdo (COL) | 2 | Myles Amine (SMR) | 2 | | | | |
| David Taylor (USA) | 11 | David Taylor (USA) | 12 | | | | |
| Ali Shabanau (BLR) | 0 | | | David Taylor (USA) | 10 | | |
| Lin Zushen (CHN) | 11 | | | Deepak Punia (IND) | 0 | | |
| Pool Ambrocio (PER) | 0 | Lin Zushen (CHN) | 3 | | | | |
| Ekerekeme Agiomor (NGR) | 1 | Deepak Punia (IND) | 6 | | | | |
| Deepak Punia (IND) | 12 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal matches | Bronze medal matches |
| Javrail Shapiev (UZB) | 5 | Javrail Shapiev (UZB) | 0 |
| Stefan Reichmuth (SUI) | 2 | Artur Naifonov (ROC) | 2 |
| Ali Shabanau (BLR) | 0 | Myles Amine (SMR) | 4 |
| Myles Amine (SMR) | 2 | Deepak Punia (IND) | 2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | David Taylor (USA) |
| | Hassan Yazdani (IRI) |
| | Artur Naifonov (ROC) |
| | Myles Amine (SMR) |
| 5 | Javrail Shapiev (UZB) |
| 5 | Deepak Punia (IND) |
| 7 | Lin Zushen (CHN) |
| 8 | Stefan Reichmuth (SUI) |
| 9 | Osman Göçen (TUR) |
| 10 | Sosuke Takatani (JPN) |
| 11 | Fateh Benferdjallah (ALG) |
| 12 | Carlos Izquierdo (COL) |
| 13 | Ekerekeme Agiomor (NGR) |
| 14 | Boris Makojev (SVK) |
| 15 | Pool Ambrocio (PER) |
| 16 | Ali Shabanau (BLR) |