# Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg

Men's freestyle 96 kilograms competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, took place on 12 August at ExCeL London. This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winners of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved 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.
Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that rounds; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match).

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 12 August 2012 | 08:30 | Qualification rounds |
| 12 August 2012 | 12:45 | Repechage |
| 12 August 2012 | 13:45 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* R — Retired
* WO — Won by walkover

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Jake Varner (USA) | 1 | 1 | |
| Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) | 0 | 0 | |

### Top half

| 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Saleh Emara (EGY) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | W | O | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Nicolae Ceban (MDA) | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Nicolae Ceban (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Sinivie Boltic (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | Jake Varner (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Javier Cortina (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Jake Varner (USA) | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Jake Varner (USA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | 1/4 finals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rustam Iskandari (TJK) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
| | | | | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Reza Yazdani (IRI) | 0$^R$ |
| | | | | Reza Yazdani (IRI) | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS) | 1 | 1 | | Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS) | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Taimuraz Tigiyev (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | | | | | | Reza Yazdani (IRI) | 2 | 4 | | | |
| Serhat Balcı (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | Magomed Musaev (KGZ) | 0 | 2 | | | |
| Magomed Musaev (KGZ) | 0 | 1 | 2 | Magomed Musaev (KGZ) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Nathaniel Tuamoheloa (ASA) | | | | Takao Isokawa (JPN) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Takao Isokawa (JPN) | W | O | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) | 1 | 4 | Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khetag Pliev (CAN) | 0 | 1 | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Rustam Iskandari (TJK) | 1 | 0 | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | W | O | |
| Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) | 3 | 3 | Reza Yazdani (IRI) | | | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Jake Varner (USA) |
| | Valeriy Andriytsev (UKR) |
| | Giorgi Gogshelidze (GEO) |
| | Khetag Gazyumov (AZE) |
| 5 | Kurban Kurbanov (UZB) |
| 5 | Reza Yazdani (IRI) |
| 7 | Magomed Musaev (KGZ) |
| 8 | Takao Isokawa (JPN) |
| 9 | Abdusalam Gadisov (RUS) |
| 10 | Khetag Pliev (CAN) |
| 11 | Nicolae Ceban (MDA) |
| 12 | Rustam Iskandari (TJK) |
| 13 | Javier Cortina (CUB) |
| 14 | Sinivie Boltic (NGR) |
| 14 | Taimuraz Tigiyev (KAZ) |
| 16 | Serhat Balcı (TUR) |
| 17 | Ruslan Sheikhau (BLR) |
| 18 | Nathaniel Tuamoheloa (ASA) |
| 19 | Saleh Emara (EGY) |