# Russian National Freestyle 2017 – Men's freestyle 61 kg

The men's freestyle 61 kg is a competition featured at the 2017 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships, and was held in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia on June 12.

## Medalists

| Gold | Gadzhimurad Rashidov |
| Silver | Viktor Rassadin |
| Bronze | Islam Dudaev |
| Bronze | Bekkhan Goygereyev |

## Background

2015 57 kg Yarygin and national runner-up Ismail Musukaev is injury, 2015 European Games champion Alexander Bogomoev (neck injury, than stabbed in a bar fight). Dzhamal Otarsultanov missed weight and will likely be unable to compete, pending a final decision by the Russian Federation. In a day competition Russian federation didn't let Dzhamal Otarsultanov competes at the 61 kilos division. Also, Akhmed Chakaev missed weight too, but Federation allowed him to competing.

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall
* WO — Won by walkover

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Shamil Omarov | 0 | | |
| Viktor Rassadin | 10 | Viktor Rassadin | 3 |
| Gadzhimurad Rashidov | 11 | Gadzhimurad Rashidov | 3 |
| Akhmed Chakaev | 8 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Artur Badtiev | | | | | |
| Nodar Arabidzhe | bye | | | | |
| | | Artur Badtiev | 4 | | |
| | | Shamil Omarov | 5 | | |
| Nikolay Okhlopkov | 2 | | | | |
| Shamil Omarov | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | Shamil Omarov | 3 |
| | | | | Eduard Grigoriev | 1 |
| Eduard Grigoriev | 10 | | | | |
| Nikolay Okhlopkov | 6 | | | | |
| | | Eduard Grigoriev | 3 | | |
| | | Egor Ponamorev | 2 | | |
| Maksim Egorchkin | 2 | | | | |
| Egor Ponamorev | 6 | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Chermen Tavitov | 15 | | | | |
| Aleksey Medvedev | 10 | | | | |
| | | Chermen Tavitov | 1 | | |
| | | Viktor Rassadin | 11 | | |
| Rustam Adburashidov | 2 | | | | |
| Viktor Rassadin | 12 | | | | |
| | | | | Viktor Rassadin | 12 |
| | | | | Islam Dudaev | 4 |
| Bayar Tsyrenov | 9 | | | | |
| Shamil Rashidov | 7 | | | | |
| | | Bayar Tsyrenov | 7 | | |
| | | Islam Dudaev | 10 | | |
| Islam Dudaev | 8 | | | | |
| Rustam Ampar | 5 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Shamil Guseinov | 0 | | | | |
| Gadzhimurad Rashidov | 5 | | | | |
| | | Gadzhimurad Rashidov | 3 | | |
| | | Nurgun Skryabin | 0 | | |
| Nurgun Skryabin | 10 | | | | |
| Ziyavuddin Gereev | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Gadzhimurad Rashidov | 2 |
| | | | | Bekkhan Goygereyev | 1 |
| Amayak Khalstyan | 0 | | | | |
| Bekkhan Goygereyev | 12 | | | | |
| | | Bekkhan Goygereyev | 5 | | |
| | | Vyacheslav Efremov | 0 | | |
| Vyacheslav Efremov | 4 | | | | |
| Ondar Ia-Khaan | 2 | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Magomderasul Magomedov | 12 | | | | |
| | | Shamil Rasulov | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Magomderasul Magomedov | 1 | | |
| | | | | Rustam Karakhanov | 7 | | |
| | | Dmitriy Zintoev | 0 | | | | |
| | | Rustam Karakhanov | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rustam Karakhanov | 0 |
| | | | | | | Akhmed Chakaev | 10 |
| | | Nurgun Aleksandrov | 0 | | | | |
| | | Gadzhimagomed Aliev | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Gadzhimagomed Aliev | 6 | | |
| Budzhanaev Erdem | 1 | | | Akhmed Chakaev | 8 | | |
| Osman Dzhrguliya | 10 | Osman Dzhrguliya | 3 | | | | |
| Vadim Bekoev | 2 | Akhmed Chakaev | 10 | | | | |
| Akhmed Chakaev | 12 | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Rustam Adburashidov | bye | Chermen Tavitov | 0 | Islam Dudaev | 6 |
| Chermen Tavitov | | Islam Dudaev | 10 | Shamil Omarov | 5 |
| Shamil Guseinov | 1 | Nurgun Skryabin | 3 | Bekkhan Goygereyev | 7 |
| Nurgun Skryabin | 13 | Bekkhan Goygereyev | 7 | Akhmed Chakaev | 2 |