# 2003 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg

The men's freestyle 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Madison Square Garden in New York, United States from 12 to 14 September 2003.

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall

### Preliminary round
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | CAN | CHN | PUR |
| 1 | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | — | 7–1 | 5–3 |
| 2 | Si Riguleng (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1–3 PP | — | 10–0 |
| 3 | Esteban Vera (PUR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1–3 PP | 0–4 ST | — |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | KAZ | GBR | KGZ |
| 1 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | — | 10–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Nate Ackerman (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0–4 ST | — | WO |
| 3 | Talant Jekshenov (KGZ) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0–3 PO | 0–4 PA | — |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | HUN | LAT | ESP |
| 1 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 18 | — | 10–0 | 8–3 |
| 2 | Jānis Leišavnieks (LAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0–4 ST | — | 6–0 Fall |
| 3 | Carlos Domínguez (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1–3 PP | 0–4 TO | — |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | AZE | UZB | MGL |
| 1 | Elnur Aslanov (AZE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | — | 5–4 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Magomedali Gadjilavov (UZB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–0 |
| 3 | Battuyaagiin Batchuluun (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0–3 PO | 0–3 PO | — |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | BLR | ARM | GEO |
| 1 | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | — | 3–2 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1–3 PP | — | 7–4 |
| 3 | Gela Saghirashvili (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | JPN | TUR | ROM |
| 1 | Kunihiko Obata (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | — | 14–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Hakkı Ceylan (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1–4 SP | — | 5–4 |
| 3 | Eugen Preda (ROM) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0–3 PO | 1–3 PP | — |

#### Pool 7

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | MKD | GER | KOR |
| 1 | Sihamir Osmanov (MKD) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — | 1–3 | 5–1 Fall |
| 2 | Dennis Blum (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3–1 PP | — | 1–3 |
| 3 | Jang Jae-sung (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0–4 TO | 3–1 PP | — |

#### Pool 8

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | RUS | BUL | SEN |
| 1 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 38 | — | 4–1 | 34–2 |
| 2 | Nikolay Paslar (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1–3 PP | — | 4–0 Fall |
| 3 | Jean Diatta (SEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1–4 SP | 0–4 TO | — |

#### Pool 9

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | AUS | ITA | GRE |
| 1 | Talgat Ilyasov (AUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | 3–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0–3 PO | — | 3–2 |
| 3 | Felix Polianidis (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1–3 PP | 1–3 PP | — |

#### Pool 10

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | IND | UKR | PAN | TPE |
| 1 | Sujeet Maan (IND) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 23 | — | 8–4 Fall | 3–0 Ret | 12–2 |
| 2 | Zaza Zazirov (UKR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0–4 TO | — | 10–0 | 5–1 Fall |
| 3 | Leonardo González (PAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0–4 PA | 0–4 ST | — | 7–0 Fall |
| 4 | Huang Chih-wen (TPE) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1–4 SP | 0–4 TO | 0–4 TO | — |

#### Pool 11

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | IRI | USA | MDA | VEN |
| 1 | Hadi Habibi (IRI) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 21 | — | 3–1 | 8–2 | 10–0 |
| 2 | Joe Williams (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 1–3 PP | — | 6–0 | 11–0 Fall |
| 3 | Ivan Diaconu (MDA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1–3 PP | 0–3 PO | — | 10–0 |
| 4 | Jhonny Cedeño (VEN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0–4 ST | 0–4 TO | 0–4 ST | — |

### Knockout round

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Daniel Igali (CAN) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 4 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 2 | | | | |
| Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 8 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 1 | | | | |
| Elnur Aslanov (AZE) | 5 | | | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 2 | | |
| Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 3 | | | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 4 | | |
| Kunihiko Obata (JPN) | 1 | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 3 | | | | |
| | | Sihamir Osmanov (MKD) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 2 |
| | | | | | | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 2 |
| | | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 9 | | |
| | | Talgat Ilyasov (AUS) | 1 | | |
| | | | | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 6 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Hadi Habibi (IRI) | 3 |
| | | Sujeet Maan (IND) | 0 | | | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 5 |
| | | Hadi Habibi (IRI) | 3$^F$ | | | Hadi Habibi (IRI) | 1 |