2005 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 74 kg

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The men's freestyle 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2005 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary on 27 September 2005.

Medalists

Gold	Buvaisar Saitiev Russia
Silver	Árpád Ritter Hungary
Bronze	Joe Williams United States
	Nikolay Paslar Bulgaria

Results

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• WO — Won by walkover

Finals

	Semifinals						Final
	Joe Williams (USA)	0	0
	Árpád Ritter (HUN)	3	1				Árpád Ritter (HUN)	0	1
	Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)	6	5				Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)	3	3
	Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)	0	3

Top half

Section 1

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
								Joe Williams (USA)		2	4
								Kunihiko Obata (JPN)		0	0
															Joe Williams (USA)		1	1
															Ahmet Gülhan (TUR)		0	0
								Ahmet Gülhan (TUR)		1	1	1
								Davit Akhalmosulishvili (GEO)		5	0	0
																						Joe Williams (USA)		0	1	1
																						Soslan Tigiev (UZB)		1	0	0
								Soslan Tigiev (UZB)		2	2
								Harutyun Yenokyan (ARM)		0	0
															Soslan Tigiev (UZB)		0	3	4F
															Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK)		1	0	0
								Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK)		3F
								Cho Yong-pil (KOR)		0

Section 2

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
								Peter Weisenberger (GER)		1	2	0
								Alexandru Burcă (MDA)		4	0	1
															Alexandru Burcă (MDA)		0	0
															Árpád Ritter (HUN)		1	1
								Árpád Ritter (HUN)		1	2
								Carlos Domínguez (ESP)		0	0
																						Árpád Ritter (HUN)		6	3
																						Talant Jekshenov (KGZ)		0	1
								Kaisar Boranbayev (KAZ)		2	0
								Talant Jekshenov (KGZ)		3	6
															Talant Jekshenov (KGZ)		7	6
															Elnur Aliyev (AZE)		1	0
								Daniel Dancák (SVK)		0	3	0
								Elnur Aliyev (AZE)		4	1	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
								Salvatore Rinella (ITA)		2	3
								Haris Tajić (BIH)		1	0
															Salvatore Rinella (ITA)		1	5
															Si Riguleng (CHN)		1	4
								Brent Duggan (IRL)		0	0
								Si Riguleng (CHN)		6	5
																						Salvatore Rinella (ITA)		1	0
																						Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)		6	5
								Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)		2	9
								Mohamed Osman Malak (GBR)		0	0
															Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)		1	2
															Nikolay Paslar (BUL)		0	0
								Ayman Ezzeddine (LIB)		0	0
								Nikolay Paslar (BUL)		4	3

Section 4

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
								Mohammed Siddiq (QAT)		0	1
								Krystian Brzozowski (POL)		7	3
															Krystian Brzozowski (POL)		0	3	2
															Theodosios Pavlidis (GRE)		1	0	0
								Leonardo González (PAN)		0	0
								Theodosios Pavlidis (GRE)		1	2
																						Krystian Brzozowski (POL)		1	1
	Bayarsaikhany Batjargal (MGL)		8	7F																		Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)		3	2
	Soerdas Roepa (SUR)		0	0				Bayarsaikhany Batjargal (MGL)		1	1
	Iván Fundora (CUB)		6F					Iván Fundora (CUB)		3	7
	Richard Ramos (DOM)		0												Iván Fundora (CUB)		1	1	1
	Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)		3	5											Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)		1	4	4
	Zoltan Hunyady (CAN)		0	0				Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)		2	1
	Narender Tomar (IND)		0	0				Volodymyr Syrotyn (UKR)		0	1
	Volodymyr Syrotyn (UKR)		7	1

Repechage

	Repechage round 2						Repechage round 3						Bronze medals
	Carlos Domínguez (ESP)	1	0				Alexandru Burcă (MDA)	6	2				Alexandru Burcă (MDA)	0	3	1
	Alexandru Burcă (MDA)	2	1				Talant Jekshenov (KGZ)	3	1				Joe Williams (USA)	3	0	3
	Mohamed Osman Malak (GBR)						Nikolay Paslar (BUL)	1	3				Nikolay Paslar (BUL)	1	2
	Nikolay Paslar (BUL)	W	O				Salvatore Rinella (ITA)	0	1				Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)	0	0