# Russian National Freestyle 2016 – Men's freestyle 61 kg

The men's freestyle 61 kg is a competition featured at the 2016 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Championships, and was held in Yakutsk, Russia on May 28.

## Medalists

| Gold | Egor Ponomarev |
| Silver | Viktor Rassadin |
| Bronze | Vyacheslav Efremov |
| Bronze | Nurgun Skryabin |

## Results
### Legend

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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Vyacheslav Efremov | 0 | | |
| Viktor Rassadin | 11 | Viktor Rassadin | 1 |
| Egor Ponomarev | 3 | Egor Ponomarev | 5 |
| Nurgun Skryabin | 2 | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Ashamaz Kardanov | | | | | |
| Bayar Tsyrenov | WO | | | | |
| | | Ashamaz Kardanov | 9 | | |
| | | Rustam Karakhanov | 9 | | |
| Rustam Karakhanov | WO | | | | |
| Viktor Banzaraktsaev | | | | | |
| | | | | Rustam Karakhanov | 0 |
| | | | | Vyacheslav Efremov | 2 |
| Shamil Omarov | | | | | |
| Osman Dzhugeliya | WO | | | | |
| | | Osman Dzhugeliya | 3 | | |
| | | Vyacheslav Efremov | 4 | | |
| Vyacheslav Efremov | WO | | | | |
| Shmkhal Khizriev | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Viktor Rassadin | WO | | | | |
| Rustam Abdurashidov | | | | | |
| | | Viktor Rassadin | 13 | | |
| | | Dasha Sharastepanov | 3 | | |
| Rustam Ampar | 1 | | | | |
| Dasha Sharastepanov | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | Viktor Rassadin | 6 |
| | | | | Zelimkhan Abakarov | 0 |
| Ibragim Ilyasov | 10 | | | | |
| Bato Badmaev | 0 | | | | |
| | | Ibragim Ilyasov | 6 | | |
| | | Zelimkhan Abakarov | 8 | | |
| Azamat Khodov | 1 | | | | |
| Zelimkhan Abakarov | 11 | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Islam Mazhitov | | | | | |
| Gevorg Terteryan | WO | | | | |
| | | Gevorg Terteryan | 0 | | |
| | | Egor Ponomarev | 8 | | |
| Aital Okoneshnikov | 0 | | | | |
| Egor Ponomarev | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Egor Ponomarev | 6 |
| | | | | Maksim Egorchkin | 3 |
| Gadzhimogomed Aliev | | | | | |
| Maksim Egorchkin | WO | | | | |
| | | Maksim Egorchkin | 5 | | |
| | | Dulustan Bulatov | 3 | | |
| Shamil Rashidov | | | | | |
| Dulustan Bulatov | WO | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Rustam Murtazaliev | WO | | | | |
| | | Bekkhan Goygereyev | | | | | |
| | | | | Rustam Murtazaliev | 5 | | |
| | | | | Vladimir Flegontov | 7 | | |
| | | Vladimir Flegontov | 14 | | | | |
| | | David Karaibragimov | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vladimir Flegontov | 0 |
| | | | | | | Nurgun Skryabin | 11 |
| | | Revoly Samsonov | 1 | | | | |
| | | Salbachy Kuzhuget | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Salbachy Kuzhuget | 0 | | |
| | | | | Nurgun Skryabin | 12 | | |
| | | Nurgun Skryabin | 10 | | | | |
| Bulat Batoev | | Bakir Akhmedov | 4 | | | | |
| Bakir Akhmedov | WO | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 1 | Repechage round 2 | Repechage round 2 | Bronze medals | Bronze medals |
| Aital Okoneshnikov | 3 | Gevorg Terteryan | 2 | Maksim Egorchkin | 0 |
| Gevorg Terteryan | 14 | Maksim Egorchkin | 8 | Nurgun Skryabin | 5 |
| Rustam Abdurashidov | | Dasha Sharastepanov | 7 | Dasha Sharastepanov | 4 |
| Dasha Sharastepanov | WO | Zelimkhan Abakarov | 0 | Vyacheslav Efremov | 5 |