| Event: | Men's freestyle 96 kg |
| Championship: | 2006 World Championships |
| Dates: | 29 September 2006 |
| Venue: | Tianhe Gymnasium |
| Competitors: | 27 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Gold: | Khadzhimurat Gatsalov |
| Gold Nation: | RUS |
| Silver: | Besik Kudukhov |
| Silver Nation: | GEO |
| Bronze: | Michel Batista |
| Bronze Nation: | CUB |
| Bronze2: | Ruslan Sheikhau |
| Bronze2 Nation: | BLR |
| Bronze2 Variant: | 1995 |
| Prev: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
See main article: 2006 World Wrestling Championships.
The men's freestyle 96 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2006 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China on 29 September 2006.[1]
This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals.