Men’s Freestyle at the World Championships will take place October 2-5 in Oslo, Norway. Take a look below at all of the former world/Olympic medalists who will be competing at the 2021 Senior World Championships.

57kg 

Thomas Gilman is the only Olympic medalist at 57kg who is also competing at the World Championships. Suleyman Atli and Bekhbayar Erdenebat will also be in the bracket and have medaled twice at past world championships. Gilman and Atli will be seeded first and second respectively but Erdenebat will be randomly drawn into the bracket.

Thomas Gilman (USA)

• 2020 Olympic Bronze
• 2017 World Silver

Suleyman Atli (TUR)

• 2019 World Silver
• 2018 World Bronze

Bekhbayar Erdenebat (MGL) 

• 2015 & 2017 World Bronze

Full 57kg World Preview

61kg

There are three past world medalists competing in the 61kg bracket with Beka Lomtadze leading the way as the only past world champion. Notably, all three medalists will not be seeded but randomly drawn into the bracket. 

Beka Lomtadze (GEO) 

• 2019 World Gold
• 2016 World Silver

Tuvshintulga Tumenbileg (MGL) 

• 2018 World Bronze

Akhmednabi Gvarzatiov (AZE) 

• 2016 World Bronze

Full 61kg World Preview

65kg

With all four Olympic medalists sitting out of the World Championships, only one past world medalist will be wrestling in the 65kg bracket - Vasyl Shuptar. Many young competitors at 65kg, including Yianni Diakomihalis, will be wrestling at their first senior world championships looking to win their first senior world medal.

Vasyl Shuptar (UKR)

• 2016 World Bronze

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70kg

4 past world medalists will be in the 70kg bracket in Oslo including 2017 World Champion Zurabi Iakobishvili. It is also worth noting that none of the past medalists will be seeded at worlds but randomly drawn into the bracket.

Zurabi Iakobishvili (GEO) 

• 2018 World Bronze
• 2017 World Gold

Adam Batirov (BRN) 

• 2018 World Silver

Magomedmurad Gadzhiev (POL)

• 2019 World Bronze
• 2017 World Silver

James Green (USA) 

• 2017 World Silver
• 2015 World Bronze

Full 70kg World Preview

74kg

Kyle Dake and Khetik Tsabolov are two past world champions who will be in the 74kg bracket at worlds. There will also be three other past world medalists in the field - Avtandil Kentchadze, Nurkozha Kaipanov, and Younes Emami. Only Dake and Kaipanov will be seeded, meaning the rest of the past accomplished medalists will be randomly drawn into the bracket.

Kyle Dake (USA) 

• 2020 Olympic Bronze
• 2018 & 2019 World Gold

Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO) 

• 2018 World Silver

Nurkozha Kaipanov (KAZ) 

• 2019 World Silver

Khetik Tsabolov (SRB) 

• 2014 World Gold
• 2017 World Silver

Younes Emami (IRI) 

• 2019 World Bronze

Full 74kg World Preview

79kg

Jordan Burroughs is the lone medalist at 79kg in a bracket containing mostly young contenders who have not yet had an opportunity at senior worlds. Burroughs has not wrestled any of the competitors entered at 79kg and is a heavy favorite to win gold. 

Jordan Burroughs (USA)

• 2016 Olympic Gold
• 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017 World Gold
• 2018 & 2019 World Bronze

Full 79kg World Preview

86kg

With 6 former medalists in the bracket and 3 of 4 Olympic Medalists, 86kg is one of the toughest brackets at the 2021 World Championships. On top of the number of medalists, David Taylor and Hassan Yazdani have won the last 4 world golds at the weight and Artur Naifonov has won world/Olympic bronze two years in a row. David Taylor will be the #1 seed with Yazdani and Naifonov on the opposite side as the #2 and #3 seeds respectively. 

David Taylor (USA) 

• 2020 Olympic Gold
• 2018 World Gold

Hassan Yazdani (IRI) 

• 2016 Olympic Gold
• 2017 and 2019 World Gold
• 2020 Olympic Silver
• 2015 & 2018 World Silver

Artur Naifonov (RUS)

• 2020 Olympic Bronze
• 2019 World Bronze

Taimuraz Friev (ESP) 

• 2018 World Bronze

Sandro Aminashvili (GEO) 

• 2015 World Bronze

Boris Makoev (SVK) 

• 2017 World Silver

Full 86kg World Preview

92kg

J'den Cox and Irakli Mtsituri are the only past medalists entered at 92kg. Cox will not be seeded because of his lack of rankings points and will be randomly drawn into the bracket. Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) and Magomed Kurbanov (RUS) are two of the best competitors in the bracket and will be wrestling in their first senior world championships. Kurbanov and Ghasempour will also be seeded #1 and #2 respectively so there is a small chance Cox could wrestle either in the first round and a more likely chance he will have to defeat both to win his third world championship.

J’den Cox (USA) 

• 2016 Olympic Bronze
• 2017 World Bronze
• 2018 & 2019 World Gold

Irakli Mtsituri (GEO) 

• 2019 World Bronze

Full 92kg World Preview

97kg

97kg is tied with 86kg for the most past medalists entered at the World Championships - 6 total. On top of that, Abdulrashid Sadulaev and Kyle Snyder are in the bracket and have won the past 6 world/Olympic Golds at 97kg. Olympic bronze medalist, Abraham Conyedo (ITA), will also compete at Worlds - meaning 3 of the 4 total medalists will be in the bracket (only Cuba's Reineris Salas is not competing).

Abdulrashid Sadulaev (RUS) 

• 2016 & 2020 Olympic Gold
• 2014, 2015, 2018, & 2019 World Gold
• 2017 World Silver

Kyle Snyder (USA) 

• 2016 Olympic Gold
• 2015 and 2017 World Gold
• 2020 Olympic Silver
• 2018 World Silver
• 2019 World Bronze

Abraham Conyedo (ITA) 

• 2020 Olympic Bronze
• 2018 World Bronze

Albert Saritov (ROU) 

• 2016 Olympic Bronze
• 2011 World Bronze

Elizbar Odikadze (GEO) 

• 2018 World Bronze

Magomedgadzhi Nurov (MKD) 

• 2019 World Bronze

Full 97kg World Preview

125kg

Gable Steveson is the only Olympic medalist who will not be competing at the World Championships. Prior to the Olympics, Geno Petriashvili and Taha Akgul had won the last 6 worlds/Olympic golds. Amir Zare and Nick Gwiazdowski are the only other 125kg competitors who have medaled at past Worlds or Olympics.

Taha Akgul (TUR)

• 2016 Olympic Gold
• 2014 & 2015 World Gold
• 2020 Olympic Bronze 
• 2017 & 2019 World Silver
• 2013 World Bronze

Geno Petriashvili (GEO)

• 2020 Olympic Silver
• 2016 Olympic Bronze
• 2017, 2018 & 2019 World Gold
• 2013 & 2015 World Bronze 

Amir Zare (IRI) 

• 2020 Olympic Bronze 

Nick Gwiazdowski (USA) 

• 2017 & 2018 World Bronze 

Full 125kg World Preview

Quick Stats:

• 35 Total Medalists 
• 10 Different World Gold Medalists
• 6 Different Olympic Champions
• Most Medals - Jordan Burroughs (8), Abdulrashid Sadulaev (7), Taha Akgul (7) & Geno Petriashvili (7), Hassan Yazdani (6)
• Most Golds - Abdulrashid Sadulaev (6), Jordan Burroughs (5), Taha Akgul (3), Geno Petriashvili (3), and Kyle Snyder (3), Hassan Yazdani (3)
• 2011 "oldest world medal" - Jordan Burroughs and Albert Saritov.