# 2023 European Cadets Wrestling Championships

The 2023 European Cadets Wrestling Championships (U-17) is the 25th edition of European Cadets Wrestling Championship of combined events, and takes place from June 12 to 18 in Tirana, Albania. In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wretslers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes" (AIN). Nevertheless, in protest against participation of Individual Neutral Athletes, the Ukrainian team withdrew from the championships.

## Competition schedule

All times are (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 12 June | 11.30-15.00 | Qualification rounds GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 12 June | 18.00-19.30 | Semi-finals GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 13 June | 11.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg; Repechage GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 13 June | 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 13 June | 18.00-20.00 | Finals GR – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 14 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg; Repechage GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 14 June | 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg |
| 14 June | 18.00-20.00 | Finals GR – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 15 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg; Repechage WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg |
| 15 June | 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg |
| 15 June | 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 43-49-57-65-73 kg |
| 16 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg; Repechage WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg |
| 16 June | 17.00-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 16 June | 18.00-20.00 | Finals WW – 40-46-53-61-69 kg |
| 17 June | 11.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg; Repechage FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 17 June | 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 17 June | 18.00-21.00 | Finals FS – 48-55-65-80-110 kg |
| 18 June | 16.30-17.45 | Repechage : FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |
| 18 June | 18.00-20.00 | Finals : FS – 45-51-60-71-92 kg |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Albania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 1 | Georgia | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Armenia | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Moldova | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 30 | 30 | 59 | 119 |

## Russian and Belarusian participation

    a^ In accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as "Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN)", their medals were not included in the official medal table.

## Team ranking

| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | Women's freestyle |
| Rank | Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points |
| 1 | Armenia | 169 | Georgia | 185 | Turkey | 106 |
| 2 | Azerbaijan | 155 | Azerbaijan | 118 | Germany | 92 |
| 3 | Georgia | 150 | Armenia | 115 | Sweden | 90 |
| 4 | Turkey | 120 | Hungary | 83 | Hungary | 77 |
| 5 | Germany | 63 | Turkey | 80 | Poland | 62 |
| 6 | Moldova | 49 | Moldova | 44 | Romania | 41 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 48 | Serbia | 31 | Bulgaria | 39 |
| 8 | Poland | 34 | Greece | 29 | Azerbaijan | 32 |
| 9 | Hungary | 34 | Germany | 28 | Croatia | 31 |
| 10 | France | 22 | Poland | 25 | Italy | 31 |

## Medal overview
### Men's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 45 kg | Jafar Jafarov Azerbaijan | Mate Tsinadze Georgia | Ebubekir Gür Turkey |
| 45 kg | Jafar Jafarov Azerbaijan | Mate Tsinadze Georgia | Eskender Dagirov Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 48 kg | Magomed Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes | Arman Harutyunyan Armenia | Gegi Oniani Georgia |
| 48 kg | Magomed Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes | Arman Harutyunyan Armenia | Hleb Piatrou Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 51 kg | Giorgi Maisuradze Georgia | Sasha Petrosyan Armenia | Seyhun Alizada Azerbaijan |
| 51 kg | Giorgi Maisuradze Georgia | Sasha Petrosyan Armenia | Rakhul Umudov Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 55 kg | Haji Karimov Azerbaijan | Samvel Gevorgyan Armenia | Arshak Lulukyan Georgia |
| 55 kg | Haji Karimov Azerbaijan | Samvel Gevorgyan Armenia | Ibragimgadzhi Magomedov Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 60 kg | Jamal Abbasov Azerbaijan | Akramat Shakriev Individual Neutral Athletes | Vahid Samed Yılmaz Turkey |
| 60 kg | Jamal Abbasov Azerbaijan | Akramat Shakriev Individual Neutral Athletes | Tigran Buniatyan Armenia |
| 65 kg | Manuel Wagin Germany | Remzi Temur Turkey | Mirzaagha Akhundov Azerbaijan |
| 65 kg | Manuel Wagin Germany | Remzi Temur Turkey | Vladimir Azaryan Armenia |
| 71 kg | Narek Nikoghosyan Armenia | Islam Kazharov Individual Neutral Athletes | Ferhat Yiğit Turkey |
| 71 kg | Narek Nikoghosyan Armenia | Islam Kazharov Individual Neutral Athletes | İsmayil Rahimli Azerbaijan |
| 80 kg | Alexandru Bors Moldova | Razmik Yepremyan Armenia | David Adrian Metea Romania |
| 80 kg | Alexandru Bors Moldova | Razmik Yepremyan Armenia | Konstantine Petriashvili Georgia |
| 92 kg | Sandro Kurashvili Georgia | Eyyüp Çetin Turkey | Aliaksei Kulakou Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 92 kg | Sandro Kurashvili Georgia | Eyyüp Çetin Turkey | Magomed Gasanov Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 110 kg | Yusif Dursunov Azerbaijan | Henrik Haykyan Armenia | Ruşen Arda Güler Turkey |
| 110 kg | Yusif Dursunov Azerbaijan | Henrik Haykyan Armenia | Aleksandre Abramishvili Georgia |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 45 kg | Turan Dashdamirov Azerbaijan | Rustem Abatsiev Individual Neutral Athletes | Mehmet Sarp Turkey |
| 45 kg | Turan Dashdamirov Azerbaijan | Rustem Abatsiev Individual Neutral Athletes | Yurik Mkhitaryan Armenia |
| 48 kg | Murat Khatit Individual Neutral Athletes | Iuri Chapidze Georgia | Petro Zhytovoz Hungary |
| 48 kg | Murat Khatit Individual Neutral Athletes | Iuri Chapidze Georgia | Elnar Ziyadov Azerbaijan |
| 51 kg | Ilia Kandalin Individual Neutral Athletes | Peter Totok Hungary | Ali Seyidalili Azerbaijan |
| 51 kg | Ilia Kandalin Individual Neutral Athletes | Peter Totok Hungary | Koba Karumidze Georgia |
| 55 kg | Erekle Tavberidze Georgia | Maxim Sarmanov Moldova | Vasileios Papageorgiou Greece |
| 55 kg | Erekle Tavberidze Georgia | Maxim Sarmanov Moldova | Aykhan Javadov Azerbaijan |
| 60 kg | Kiryl Valeuski Individual Neutral Athletes | Halil Çınar Turkey | Samvel Terteryan Armenia |
| 60 kg | Kiryl Valeuski Individual Neutral Athletes | Halil Çınar Turkey | Saba Surmanidze Georgia |
| 65 kg | Petros Ashkaryan Armenia | Giorgi Tchikaidze Georgia | Zaur Beslekoev Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 65 kg | Petros Ashkaryan Armenia | Giorgi Tchikaidze Georgia | Constantin Lungu Romania |
| 71 kg | Abdurakhman Abdulkadyrov Individual Neutral Athletes | Luka Lomadze Georgia | Gor Khachatryan Armenia |
| 71 kg | Abdurakhman Abdulkadyrov Individual Neutral Athletes | Luka Lomadze Georgia | Alexander Sakas Sweden |
| 80 kg | Stanislaw Fussy Poland | Szabolcs Szinay Hungary | Ramazan Nekhai Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 80 kg | Stanislaw Fussy Poland | Szabolcs Szinay Hungary | Elmin Aliyev Azerbaijan |
| 92 kg | Saba Purtseladze Georgia | Saipula Gadzhimagomedov Individual Neutral Athletes | Grisha Voskanyan Armenia |
| 92 kg | Saba Purtseladze Georgia | Saipula Gadzhimagomedov Individual Neutral Athletes | Stevan Kojić Serbia |
| 110 kg | Saba Chilashvili Georgia | Evgenii Repkin Individual Neutral Athletes | Cemal Yusuf Bakır Turkey |
| 110 kg | Saba Chilashvili Georgia | Evgenii Repkin Individual Neutral Athletes | Mahir Gurbanli Azerbaijan |

### Women's freestyle

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 40 kg | Klara Winkler Germany | Fatma Yılmaz Turkey | Raniia Rakhmanova Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 43 kg | Aleksandra Berezovskaia Individual Neutral Athletes | Yağmur Karabacak Turkey | Maya Johansson Sweden |
| 43 kg | Aleksandra Berezovskaia Individual Neutral Athletes | Yağmur Karabacak Turkey | Maria Gkika Greece |
| 46 kg | Valeriya Yerameyeva Individual Neutral Athletes | Dominika Konkel Poland | Josephine Wrensch Germany |
| 46 kg | Valeriya Yerameyeva Individual Neutral Athletes | Dominika Konkel Poland | Diana Rybchenko Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 49 kg | Sviatlana Katenka Individual Neutral Athletes | Violetta Biriukova Individual Neutral Athletes | Nil Aktaş Turkey |
| 49 kg | Sviatlana Katenka Individual Neutral Athletes | Violetta Biriukova Individual Neutral Athletes | Vera Sjölander Sweden |
| 53 kg | Fabiana Rinella Italy | Olga Ovchinnikova Individual Neutral Athletes | Valeryia Mikitsich Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 53 kg | Fabiana Rinella Italy | Olga Ovchinnikova Individual Neutral Athletes | Lisette Bödtker Estonia |
| 57 kg | Sophie Ritter Hungary | Ruzanna Mammadova Azerbaijan | Rosa Molina Rodriguez Spain |
| 57 kg | Sophie Ritter Hungary | Ruzanna Mammadova Azerbaijan | Viktoria Boynova Bulgaria |
| 61 kg | Ekaterina Radysheva Individual Neutral Athletes | Leonie Steigert Germany | Éda Balázs Hungary |
| 61 kg | Ekaterina Radysheva Individual Neutral Athletes | Leonie Steigert Germany | Varvara Aliseyenka Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 65 kg | Duygu Gen Turkey | Margarita Salnazarian Individual Neutral Athletes | Wilma Hoffman Sweden |
| 65 kg | Duygu Gen Turkey | Margarita Salnazarian Individual Neutral Athletes | Sabina Petrache Romania |
| 69 kg | Veronika Vilk Croatia | Elif Şevval Kurt Turkey | Evelin Ujhelji Serbia |
| 69 kg | Veronika Vilk Croatia | Elif Şevval Kurt Turkey | Liliana Kazmina Individual Neutral Athletes |
| 73 kg | Elvira Ersson Sweden | Aliaksandra Kazlova Individual Neutral Athletes | Petra Mueller Hungary |
| 73 kg | Elvira Ersson Sweden | Aliaksandra Kazlova Individual Neutral Athletes | Diana Titova Individual Neutral Athletes |

## Participating nations

497 wrestlers from 34 nations:
* Individual Neutral Athletes (59)
* Albania (15)
* Armenia (19)
* Austria (6)
* Azerbaijan (25)
* Bulgaria (27)
* Croatia (9)
* Czech Republic (9)
* Spain (5)
* Estonia (15)
* Finland (9)
* France (13)
* United Kingdom (4)
* Georgia (22)
* Germany (23)
* Greece (19)
* Hungary (25)
* Ireland (1)
* Israel (11)
* Italy (12)
* Kosovo (3)
* Latvia (9)
* Lithuania (14)
* Moldova (16)
* North Macedonia (6)
* Netherlands (5)
* Norway (7)
* Poland (24)
* Romania (15)
* Switzerland (5)
* Slovenia (2)
* Serbia (8)
* Slovakia (10)
* Sweden (15)
* Turkey (30)