Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 65 kg

The men's freestyle 65 kilograms competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, took place on 6–7 August 2021 at the Makuhari Messe in Mihama-ku.^[1][2]

Men's freestyle 65 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Venue	Makuhari Messe
Date	6–7 August 2021
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Takuto Otoguro  Japan Haji Aliyev  Azerbaijan Gadzhimurad Rashidov  ROC Bajrang Punia  India
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9:00)

Date	Time	Event
6 August 2021	11:00	Qualification rounds
	18:15	Semifinals
7 August 2021	18:45	Repechage
	19:30	Finals

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall

Main bracket

	1/8 finals				1/4 finals				Semifinals				Final
	Gadzhimurad Rashidov (ROC)	6
	Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM)	0			Gadzhimurad Rashidov (ROC)	6
	Georgios Pilidis (GRE)	0			Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL)	2
	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL)	11							Gadzhimurad Rashidov (ROC)	2
	Takuto Otoguro (JPN)	6							Takuto Otoguro (JPN)	3
	Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL)	3			Takuto Otoguro (JPN)	4
	Agustín Destribats (ARG)	6			Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)	1
	Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)	9											Takuto Otoguro (JPN)	5
	Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)	21											Haji Aliyev (AZE)	4
	Alejandro Valdés (CUB)	11			Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)	1
	Adama Diatta (SEN)	0			Haji Aliyev (AZE)	9
	Haji Aliyev (AZE)	4							Haji Aliyev (AZE)	12
	Haithem Dakhlaoui (TUN)	1							Bajrang Punia (IND)	5
	Morteza Ghiasi (IRI)	5			Morteza Ghiasi (IRI)	1
	Ernazar Akmataliev (KGZ)	3			Bajrang Punia (IND)	2F
	Bajrang Punia (IND)	3

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL)	2			Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)	0
	Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)	4			Gadzhimurad Rashidov (ROC)	5
	Adama Diatta (SEN)	0			Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)	0
	Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)	10			Bajrang Punia (IND)	8

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Takuto Otoguro (JPN)
	Haji Aliyev (AZE)
	Gadzhimurad Rashidov (ROC)
	Bajrang Punia (IND)
5	Iszmail Muszukajev (HUN)
5	Daulet Niyazbekov (KAZ)
7	Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL)
8	Morteza Ghiasi (IRI)
9	Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga (MGL)
10	Alejandro Valdés (CUB)
11	Agustín Destribats (ARG)
12	Ernazar Akmataliev (KGZ)
13	Haithem Dakhlaoui (TUN)
14	Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM)
15	Georgios Pilidis (GRE)
16	Adama Diatta (SEN)