# 1997 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg

The men's freestyle 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 1997 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Yenisey Sports Palace in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from 28 to 30 August 1997.

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Round 1

| | Score | |
| Round of 32 |||
| Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) | 2–3 | Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS) |
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 2–5 | Arawat Sabejew (GER) |
| Marek Garmulewicz (POL) | 6–0 Fall | Hiroshi Kosuge (JPN) |
| Viktor Serbin (BLR) | 1–3 | Serhii Priadun (UKR) |
| Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) | 2–1 | Melvin Douglas (USA) |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 2–0 | Davud Magomedov (AZE) |
| Dries van Leeuwen (NED) | 0–10 | Abdolreza Kargar (IRI) |
| José Marín (VEN) | 0–3 Fall | Konstantin Aleksandrov (KGZ) |
| Gong Xun (CHN) | 0–6 | Jurijs Janovičs (LAT) |
| Ahmet Doğu (TUR) | 10–2 | Mushtaq Abdullah (AUS) |
| Wilfredo Morales (CUB) | 6–0 | Peter Guterson (CAN) |
| Kim Tae-ho (KOR) | | Bye |

### Round 2

| | Score | |
| Round of 16 |||
| Kim Tae-ho (KOR) | 0–4 | Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS) |
| Arawat Sabejew (GER) | 3–0 | Marek Garmulewicz (POL) |
| Serhii Priadun (UKR) | 4–0 | Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | 6–0 | Abdolreza Kargar (IRI) |
| Konstantin Aleksandrov (KGZ) | 2–3 | Jurijs Janovičs (LAT) |
| Ahmet Doğu (TUR) | 3–1 | Wilfredo Morales (CUB) |
| Repechage |||
| Bayanmönkhiin Gantogtokh (MGL) | 2–5 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) |
| Hiroshi Kosuge (JPN) | WO | Viktor Serbin (BLR) |
| Melvin Douglas (USA) | 3–2 | Davud Magomedov (AZE) |
| Dries van Leeuwen (NED) | 6–1 | José Marín (VEN) |
| Gong Xun (CHN) | 6–2 | Mushtaq Abdullah (AUS) |
| Peter Guterson (CAN) | | Bye |

### Round 3

| | Score | |
| Quarterfinals |||
| Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS) | 2–1 | Arawat Sabejew (GER) |
| Serhii Priadun (UKR) | 3–1 Fall | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
| Jurijs Janovičs (LAT) | | Bye |
| Ahmet Doğu (TUR) | | Bye |
| Repechage |||
| Peter Guterson (CAN) | 0–10 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) |
| Viktor Serbin (BLR) | 1–5 | Melvin Douglas (USA) |
| Dries van Leeuwen (NED) | 2–9 | Gong Xun (CHN) |
| Kim Tae-ho (KOR) | 0–5 Fall | Marek Garmulewicz (POL) |
| Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) | 3–1 Fall | Abdolreza Kargar (IRI) |
| Konstantin Aleksandrov (KGZ) | 0–0 | Wilfredo Morales (CUB) |

### Round 4

| | Score | |
| Semifinals |||
| Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS) | 5–1 | Serhii Priadun (UKR) |
| Jurijs Janovičs (LAT) | 0–1 | Ahmet Doğu (TUR) |
| Repechage |||
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 3–2 | Melvin Douglas (USA) |
| Gong Xun (CHN) | 0–6 Fall | Marek Garmulewicz (POL) |
| Aftantil Xanthopoulos (GRE) | 1–3 | Wilfredo Morales (CUB) |
| Arawat Sabejew (GER) | 1–5 | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |

### Round 5

| | Score | |
| Repechage |||
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 3–2 | Marek Garmulewicz (POL) |
| Wilfredo Morales (CUB) | 0–1 | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |

### Round 6

| | Score | |
| Repechage |||
| Serhii Priadun (UKR) | 0–5 | Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) |
| Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) | WO | Jurijs Janovičs (LAT) |

### Finals

| | Score | |
| 5th place match |||
| Serhii Priadun (UKR) | WO | Jurijs Janovičs (LAT) |
| Bronze medal match |||
| Islam Bayramukov (KAZ) | 0–7 | Eldar Kurtanidze (GEO) |
| Final |||
| Kuramagomed Kuramagomedov (RUS) | 5–0 | Ahmet Doğu (TUR) |