# 1997 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 63 kg

The men's freestyle 63 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
### Round 1

| | Score | |
| Round of 32 |||
| Araik Baghdadyan (ARM) | 10–0 | Zsolt Bánkuti (HUN) |
| Štefan Fernyák (SVK) | 1–6 | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) |
| Sergey Smal (BLR) | 13–2 | Pasi Kohtala (FIN) |
| Eddy Azuaje (VEN) | 3–1 | Engin Ürün (GER) |
| Takahiro Wada (JPN) | 1–4 | Cary Kolat (USA) |
| Edison Hurtado (COL) | 5–10 | Giorgi Kharebava (GEO) |
| Șerban Mumjiev (ROM) | 0–3 | Gürsel Uzunca (TUR) |
| Magomed Azizov (RUS) | 6–1 | Shamil Afandiyev (AZE) |
| Mais Ibadov (UZB) | 2–9 | Liao Kai (CHN) |
| Carlos Ortiz (CUB) | 1–1 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) |
| Marty Calder (CAN) | 8–0 | Martin Müller (SUI) |
| John Melling (GBR) | 0–6 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) |
| Maksat Boburbekov (KGZ) | 10–12 | Karim Makhlouf (FRA) |
| Lucjan Gralak (POL) | 0–3 | Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) |
| Ismail Boziyev (KAZ) | 0–4 | Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE) |
| Noh Won-chang (KOR) | | Bye |

### Round 2

| | Score | |
| Round of 16 |||
| Noh Won-chang (KOR) | 2–4 | Araik Baghdadyan (ARM) |
| Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | 1–4 | Sergey Smal (BLR) |
| Eddy Azuaje (VEN) | 0–10 | Cary Kolat (USA) |
| Giorgi Kharebava (GEO) | 3–6 | Gürsel Uzunca (TUR) |
| Magomed Azizov (RUS) | 7–0 Fall | Liao Kai (CHN) |
| Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 3–0 | Marty Calder (CAN) |
| Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) | 11–6 | Karim Makhlouf (FRA) |
| Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) | 4–0 | Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE) |
| Repechage |||
| Zsolt Bánkuti (HUN) | 1–6 | Štefan Fernyák (SVK) |
| Pasi Kohtala (FIN) | 0–6 | Engin Ürün (GER) |
| Takahiro Wada (JPN) | 12–0 | Edison Hurtado (COL) |
| Șerban Mumjiev (ROM) | 0–11 | Shamil Afandiyev (AZE) |
| Mais Ibadov (UZB) | 0–10 | Carlos Ortiz (CUB) |
| Martin Müller (SUI) | 0–4 | John Melling (GBR) |
| Maksat Boburbekov (KGZ) | 1–3 | Lucjan Gralak (POL) |
| Ismail Boziyev (KAZ) | | Bye |

### Round 3

| | Score | |
| Quarterfinals |||
| Araik Baghdadyan (ARM) | 1–3 | Sergey Smal (BLR) |
| Cary Kolat (USA) | 1–0 | Gürsel Uzunca (TUR) |
| Magomed Azizov (RUS) | 8–1 | Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) |
| Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) | 3–4 | Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) |
| Repechage |||
| Ismail Boziyev (KAZ) | 1–2 | Štefan Fernyák (SVK) |
| Engin Ürün (GER) | 0–3 | Takahiro Wada (JPN) |
| Shamil Afandiyev (AZE) | 8–2 | Carlos Ortiz (CUB) |
| John Melling (GBR) | 2–3 | Lucjan Gralak (POL) |
| Noh Won-chang (KOR) | 4–10 | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) |
| Eddy Azuaje (VEN) | 1–9 | Giorgi Kharebava (GEO) |
| Liao Kai (CHN) | 7–9 | Marty Calder (CAN) |
| Karim Makhlouf (FRA) | 3–8 | Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE) |

### Round 4

| | Score | |
| Repechage |||
| Štefan Fernyák (SVK) | 2–8 | Takahiro Wada (JPN) |
| Shamil Afandiyev (AZE) | 9–1 | Lucjan Gralak (POL) |
| Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | 5–3 | Giorgi Kharebava (GEO) |
| Marty Calder (CAN) | 7–1 | Georgios Moustopoulos (GRE) |
| Araik Baghdadyan (ARM) | 3–2 | Gürsel Uzunca (TUR) |
| Giovanni Schillaci (ITA) | 4–6 Fall | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) |

### Round 5

| | Score | |
| Semifinals |||
| Sergey Smal (BLR) | 2–4 | Cary Kolat (USA) |
| Magomed Azizov (RUS) | 1–8 | Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) |
| Repechage |||
| Takahiro Wada (JPN) | 3–7 | Shamil Afandiyev (AZE) |
| Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | 3–0 | Marty Calder (CAN) |
| Araik Baghdadyan (ARM) | 3–5 | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) |

### Round 6

| | Score | |
| Repechage |||
| Shamil Afandiyev (AZE) | 3–5 | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) |
| Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) | | Bye |

### Round 7

| | Score | |
| Repechage |||
| Sergey Smal (BLR) | 12–2 Fall | Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) |
| Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) | 0–10 | Magomed Azizov (RUS) |

### Finals

| | Score | |
| 5th place match |||
| Tserenbaataryn Tsogtbayar (MGL) | 0–1 Ret | Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) |
| Bronze medal match |||
| Sergey Smal (BLR) | 1–4 | Magomed Azizov (RUS) |
| Final |||
| Cary Kolat (USA) | 2–4 | Abbas Hajkenari (IRI) |