| Event: | Men's freestyle 97 kg |
| Championship: | 2001 World Championships |
| Dates: | 22–24 November 2001 |
| Venue: | Winter Sports Palace |
| Competitors: | 23 |
| Nations: | 23 |
| Gold: | Giorgi Gogshelidze |
| Gold Nation: | RUS |
| Silver: | Krasimir Kochev |
| Silver Nation: | BUL |
| Bronze: | Vadim Tasoyev |
| Bronze Nation: | UKR |
| Prev: | 1999 |
| Next: | 2002 |
See main article: 2001 World Wrestling Championships.
The men's freestyle 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.[1]