2024 International Wrestling Rankings

97 kg - Akhmed Tazhudinov

Rizabek Aitmukhan drops to #10 after losing to Magomedkhan Magomedov at the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament. 

Alisher Yergali rises to #13 for winning gold in Budapest with victories over Ibrahim Ciftci and Abolfazl Babaloo.

Erik Thiele qualified for the Olympics and comes into the rankings at #17 after defeating Radu Lefter, Magomed Ibragimov, and Magomedgadzhi Nurov. Zbigniew Baranowski and Awusayiman Habila also qualified for the Olympics and move into the top 20. Baranowski had notable wins over Habila and Ben Honis. Habila defeated Magomed Ibragimov and Vladislav Baitsaev to punch his ticket to Paris. 

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RankNameCountryPrevious
1Akhmed TazhudinovBRN1
2Abdulrashid SadulaevRUS2
3Amirali AzarpiraIRI3
4Kyle SnyderUSA4
5Alikhan ZhabrailovRUS5
6Mohammad MohammadianIRI7
7Igor OvsiannikovRUS8
8Givi MatcharashviliGEO10
9Magomedkhan MagomedovAZE11
10Rizabek AitmukhanKAZ6
11Isaac TrumbleUSA12
12Kollin MooreUSA13
13Alisher YergaliKAZ20
14Ibrahim CiftciTUR14
15Sergey KozyrevRUS16
16Mojtaba GoleijIRI17
17Erik ThieleGERNR
18Zbigniew BaranowskiPOLNR
19Awusayiman HabilaCHNNR
20Magomed IbragimovUZB19