*By completing this form you are signing up to receive our emails and can unsubscribe at any time.
©2026 United World Wrestling
Here are the 10 finals from the freestyle competition of the U23 European Championships.
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Azerbaijan brought a solid freestyle team to Plovdiv with World Championships medalist and some continental champions.
The team did not disappoint and won the team title over Turkey and Georgia at the U23 European Championships. All four wrestlers from Azerbaijan who reached the finals won gold medals.
Germany had their first U23 European champion in Horst LEHR (GER) at 57kg while a few more firsts were recorded in the tournament.
Here are the 10 freestyle finals from the U23 European Championships.
57kg - GOLD: Giorgi GEGELASHVILI (GEO) vs Horst LEHR (GER)
61kg - GOLD: Emrah ORMANOGLU (TUR) vs Khamzat ARSAMERZOUEV (FRA)
65kg - GOLD: Hrachya MARGARYAN (ARM) vs Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE)
70kg: GOLD - Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO) vs Narek HARUTYUNYAN (ARM)
74kg: GOLD - Krisztian BIRO (ROU) vs Dzhabrail GADZHIEV (AZE)
79kg: GOLD - Evsem SHVELIDZE (GEO) vs Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE)
86kg: GOLD - Abubakr ABAKAROV (AZE) vs Lilian BALAN (MDA)
92kg: GOLD - Feyzullah AKTURK (TUR) vs Joshua MORODION (GER)
97kg: GOLD - Johannes MAYER (GER) vs Islam ILYASOV (AZE)
125kg: GOLD - Milan KORCSOG (HUN) vs Solomon MANASHVILI (GEO)

Lee Sails to 57kg World Gold as U.S. Wins Team Title
1 November 2026
Yazdani Striving for Gold after 97kg Bronze at World Championships
1 November 2026
Dake Claims 86kg World Title for Fifth Gold in Third Weight
31 October 2026
Bravo Young Assures Mexico First-Ever World Medal
31 October 2026
World Championships Day 8: Freestyle Results & Highlights
31 October 2026
Snyder Fends Off Yoshida for 97kg Repeat, Fifth World Championships Gold
30 October 2026
Manisha Becomes India's First-Ever Women's World Champion
30 October 2026
Dake, Up at 86kg, Reaches Sixth World Championships Final
30 October 2026
World Championships 2026: Freestyle Day 7 Results
30 October 2026
Long Steps Up to Win 68kg Gold as China Grabs 2 World Titles
29 October 2026