| Event: | Men's Freestyle 96 kg |
| Games: | 2011 |
| Venue: | CODE II Gymnasium |
| Dates: | October 24 |
| Competitors: | 8 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Gold: | Jacob Varner |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Luis Vivenes |
| Silvernoc: | VEN |
| Bronze: | Khetag Pliev |
| Bronzenoc: | CAN |
| Bronze2: | Juan Martinez |
| Bronzenoc2: | COL |
| Prev: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2015 |
The men's freestyle 96 kg competition of the wrestling events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, was held on October 24 at the CODE II Gymanasium.[1] The defending champion was Michel Batista from Cuba.
This freestyle wrestling competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists faced off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who lost to one of the two finalists moved into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.
Each bout consisted of up to three rounds, lasting two minutes apiece. The wrestler who scored more points in each round was the winner of that rounds; the bout finished when one wrestler had won two rounds (and thus the match).
All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6).
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 24, 2011 | 10:40 | Quarterfinals | |
| October 24, 2011 | 11:12 | Semifinals | |
| October 24, 2011 | 18:16 | Bronze medal matches | |
| October 24, 2011 | 18:24 | Final |
Two bronze medals were awarded.[1]