# 2021 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg

The men's freestyle 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Oslo, Norway on 2 and 3 October.
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.
Kyle Dake from the United States won the gold medal.

## Results
### Final

| Final | Final |
| Kyle Dake (USA) | 7 |
| Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) | 3 |

### Top half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Kyle Dake (USA) | 11 | | | | |
| Aimar Andruse (EST) | 0 | Vasile Diacon (MDA) | 0 | | | | |
| Vasile Diacon (MDA) | 4 | | | Kyle Dake (USA) | 5 | | |
| Fazlı Eryılmaz (TUR) | 10 | | | Fazlı Eryılmaz (TUR) | 0 | | |
| Madushanka Wijesooriya (SRI) | 0 | Fazlı Eryılmaz (TUR) | 7 | | | | |
| Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) | 0 | Zielimkhan Tohuzov (UKR) | 1 | | | | |
| Zielimkhan Tohuzov (UKR) | 10 | | | | | Kyle Dake (USA) | 9 |
| Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 10 | | | | | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 1 |
| Kamil Rybicki (POL) | 0 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 12 | | | | |
| Néstor Tafur (COL) | 10 | Néstor Tafur (COL) | 1 | | | | |
| Jasmit Phulka (CAN) | 0 | | | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) | 7 | | |
| Joshgun Azimov (AZE) | 10 | | | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 7 | | |
| Mathayo Mahabila (KEN) | 0 | Joshgun Azimov (AZE) | 2 | | | | |
| Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 7 | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 2 | | | | |
| Mitch Finesilver (ISR) | 3 | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) | 3 | | | | |
| Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev (BUL) | 11 | Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev (BUL) | 0 | | | | |
| Suresh Chunara (NEP) | 0 | | | Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) | 2 | | |
| Yash Tushir (IND) | 0 | | | Timur Bizhoev (RWF) | 2 | | |
| Timur Bizhoev (RWF) | 7 | Timur Bizhoev (RWF) | 10 | | | | |
| Victor Hernández (MEX) | 6 | Malik Amine (SMR) | 0 | | | | |
| Malik Amine (SMR) | 7 | | | | | Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) | 5 |
| Kubilay Cakici (GER) | 0 | | | | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 0 |
| Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 11 | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 13 | | | | |
| Masaki Sato (JPN) | 2 | Masaki Sato (JPN) | 2 | | | | |
| Gong Byung-min (KOR) | 2 | | | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 10 | | |
| Younes Emami (IRI) | 12 | | | Younes Emami (IRI) | 1 | | |
| Enkhbayaryn Byambadorj (MGL) | 2 | Younes Emami (IRI) | 12 | | | | |
| | | Nurkozha Kaipanov (KAZ) | 0 | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Vasile Diacon (MDA) | 0 | Fazlı Eryılmaz (TUR) | 2 |
| Fazlı Eryılmaz (TUR) | 3 | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) | 1 |
| Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev (BUL) | 2 | Timur Bizhoev (RWF) | 8 |
| Timur Bizhoev (RWF) | 5 | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) | 6 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Kyle Dake (USA) |
| | Tajmuraz Salkazanov (SVK) |
| | Fazlı Eryılmaz (TUR) |
| | Timur Bizhoev (RWF) |
| 5 | Azamat Nurykau (BLR) |
| 5 | Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) |
| 7 | Khetag Tsabolov (SRB) |
| 8 | Younes Emami (IRI) |
| 9 | Ali-Pasha Umarpashaev (BUL) |
| 10 | Joshgun Azimov (AZE) |
| 11 | Zielimkhan Tohuzov (UKR) |
| 12 | Néstor Tafur (COL) |
| 13 | Masaki Sato (JPN) |
| 14 | Malik Amine (SMR) |
| 15 | Vasile Diacon (MDA) |
| 16 | Victor Hernández (MEX) |
| 17 | Mitch Finesilver (ISR) |
| 18 | Gong Byung-min (KOR) |
| 19 | Enkhbayaryn Byambadorj (MGL) |
| 20 | Aimar Andruse (EST) |
| 21 | Yash Tushir (IND) |
| 22 | Madushanka Wijesooriya (SRI) |
| 23 | Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN) |
| 24 | Kamil Rybicki (POL) |
| 25 | Jasmit Phulka (CAN) |
| 26 | Mathayo Mahabila (KEN) |
| 27 | Suresh Chunara (NEP) |
| 28 | Kubilay Cakici (GER) |
| 29 | Nurkozha Kaipanov (KAZ) |