2026 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms competition at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships was held from 21 to 22 April 2026 at the Tirana Olympic Park in Tirana, Albania.[1][2]

Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg
at the 2026 European Wrestling Championships
VenueTirana Olympic Park
LocationTirana, Albania
Dates21–22 April
Competitors21 from 19 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Bulgaria
silver medal    Hungary
bronze medal 
bronze medal    Ukraine
 2025
2027 

Results

edit
Legend
  • F — Won by fall

Final

edit
Final
 Kiril Milov (BUL) 3
 Alex Szőke (HUN) 1

Top half

edit
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
Artur Sargsyan (UWW) 9
 Mindaugas Venckaitis (LTU) 0
Artur Sargsyan (UWW) 4
 Murad Ahmadiyev (AZE) 7  Murad Ahmadiyev (AZE) 0
 Arvi Savolainen (FIN) 3  Murad Ahmadiyev (AZE) 2
 Filip Smetko (CRO) 1
Artur Sargsyan (UWW) 1
 Kiril Milov (BUL) 7
 Lucas Lazogianis (GER) 3
 Artur Omarov (CZE) 1  Nikoloz Kakhelashvili (ITA) 1
 Nikoloz Kakhelashvili (ITA) 4  Lucas Lazogianis (GER) 1
 Gerard Kurniczak (POL) 0  Kiril Milov (BUL) 8
 Kiril Milov (BUL) 9  Kiril Milov (BUL) 10
Kiryl Maskevich (UWW) 0

Bottom half

edit
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Giorgi Melia (GEO) 2
 Richard Karelson (EST) 2
 Giorgi Melia (GEO) 2
 Vladlen Kozlyuk (UKR) 7  Vladlen Kozlyuk (UKR) 11
 Alex Kessidis (SWE) 3  Vladlen Kozlyuk (UKR) 9
 Patrik Gordan (ROU) 0
 Vladlen Kozlyuk (UKR) 0
 Alex Szőke (HUN) 3
 Tyrone Sterkenburg (NED) 0
 Mikheil Kajaia (SRB) 1  Abdul Kadir Çebi (TUR) 2
 Abdul Kadir Çebi (TUR) 1  Abdul Kadir Çebi (TUR) 1
 Alex Szőke (HUN) 5
 Hayk Khloyan (ARM) 3
 Alex Szőke (HUN) 8

Repechage

edit
Repechage round 1Repechage round 2Bronze medal matches
 Gerard Kurniczak (POL)1 Kiryl Maskevich (UWW)4 Kiryl Maskevich (UWW)1
Kiryl Maskevich (UWW)5 Lucas Lazogianis (GER)1 Artur Sargsyan (UWW)4
 Hayk Khloyan (ARM)1 Abdul Kadir Çebi (TUR)0
 Abdul Kadir Çebi (TUR)1 Vladlen Kozlyuk (UKR)7

Final standing

edit
Rank Wrestler
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kiril Milov (BUL)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Alex Szőke (HUN)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Artur Sargsyan (UWW)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Vladlen Kozlyuk (UKR)
5 Kiryl Maskevich (UWW)
5  Abdul Kadir Çebi (TUR)
7  Murad Ahmadiyev (AZE)
8  Lucas Lazogianis (GER)
9  Nikoloz Kakhelashvili (ITA)
10  Giorgi Melia (GEO)
11  Hayk Khloyan (ARM)
12  Arvi Savolainen (FIN)
13  Alex Kessidis (SWE)
14  Richard Karelson (EST)
15  Mikheil Kajaia (SRB)
16  Filip Smetko (CRO)
17  Artur Omarov (CZE)
18  Gerard Kurniczak (POL)
19  Tyrone Sterkenburg (NED)
20  Mindaugas Venckaitis (LTU)
21  Patrik Gordan (ROU)

References

edit
  1. "European Senior Championships". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  2. "European Championships 2026 Entries". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
edit