| | Event type
Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤74 kilograms), Men
| Date | 21 – 22 July 1996 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Hall G) | |
| Participants | 20 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament with classification rounds for placements. | |
The defending champion was Mnatsakan Iskandaryan, who had won the 1994 World title, but he had otherwise not been that impressive in the ensuing two years. In the semi-finals he met Cuban Filiberto Azcuy, bronze medalist at the 1995 Worlds, and the 1995 Pan American Games Champion. Azcuy eked out a 5-4 victory to advance to the final against Finland’s Marko Asell, who was completely unheralded. Azcuy had little trouble with the Finn, winning 8-2 to take the gold medal. Azcuy would return and win another gold medal in 2000 at Sydney, although the weight classes were slightly different.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filiberto Azcuy |  CUB | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Marko Asell |  FIN | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Józef Tracz |  POL | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Erik Hahn |  GER | – | – | |||
| 5 | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan |  RUS | – | – | |||
| 6 | Tamás Berzicza |  HUN | – | – | |||
| 7 | Kim Jin-Su |  KOR | – | – | |||
| 8 | Takamitsu Katayama |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 9 | Gordy Morgan |  USA | 6 | 13 | |||
| 10 | Torbjörn Kornbakk |  SWE | 6 | 11 | |||
| 11 | Bakhtiyar Bayseitov |  KAZ | 6 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Jaroslav Zeman |  CZE | 4 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Nazmi Avluca |  TUR | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | Uladzimir Kapitau |  BLR | 2 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Aziz Khalfi |  MAR | 1 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Youssef Bouguerra |  ALG | 1 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Néstor García |  VEN | 1 | 1 | |||
| 18 | Rodolfo Hernández |  MEX | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stoyan Stoyanov |  BUL | DQ | – | ||||
| Artur Dzyhasov |  UKR | DQ | – |
Round One (21 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Jaroslav Zeman | CZE | decision (7-0) (5:00) | Aziz Khalfi | MAR |
| Match #2 | Tamás Berzicza | HUN | decision (1-0) (8:00) | Józef Tracz | POL |
| Match #3 | Gordy Morgan | USA | grand superiority (10-0) (3:53) | Rodolfo Hernández | MEX |
| Match #4 | Filiberto Azcuy | CUB | decision (9-1) (5:00) | Bakhtiyar Bayseitov | KAZ |
| Match #5 | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan | RUS | grand superiority (10-0) (2:26) | Néstor García | VEN |
| Match #6 | Kim Jin-Su | KOR | grand superiority (11-0) (4:27) | Torbjörn Kornbakk | SWE |
| Match #7 | Artur Dzyhasov | UKR | decision (3-0) (7:23) | Nazmi Avluca | TUR |
| Match #8 | Erik Hahn | GER | decision (4-2) (5:00) | Uladzimir Kapitau | BLR |
| Match #9 | Takamitsu Katayama | JPN | grand superiority (13-2) (4:37) | Youssef Bouguerra | ALG |
| Match #10 | Marko Asell | FIN | decision (4-2) (5:00) | Stoyan Stoyanov | BUL |
Round Two (21 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Tamás Berzicza | HUN | decision (5-1) (5:00) | Jaroslav Zeman | CZE |
| Match #2 | Filiberto Azcuy | CUB | decision (10-1) (5:00) | Gordy Morgan | USA |
| Match #3 | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan | RUS | decision (4-0) (5:00) | Kim Jin-Su | KOR |
| Match #4 | Artur Dzyhasov | UKR | decision (2-1) (8:00) | Erik Hahn | GER |
| Match #5 | Marko Asell | FIN | decision (4-2) (5:00) | Takamitsu Katayama | JPN |
Quarter-Finals (22 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Filiberto Azcuy | CUB | decision (6-2) (5:00) | Tamás Berzicza | HUN |
| Match #2 | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan | RUS | bye | ||
| Match #3 | Artur Dzyhasov | UKR | bye | ||
| Match #4 | Marko Asell | FIN | bye |
Semi-Finals (22 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Filiberto Azcuy | CUB | decision (5-4) (5:19) | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan | RUS |
| Match #2 | Marko Asell | FIN | grand superiority (10-0) (2:24) | Artur Dzyhasov | UKR |
Final Round (22 July 1996)
| Match 1/2 | Filiberto Azcuy | CUB | decision (8-2) (5:00) | Marko Asell | FIN |
| Match 3/4 | Józef Tracz | POL | decision (4-2) (5:00) | Erik Hahn | GER |
| Match 5/6 | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan | RUS | default (0-0) (0:14) | Artur Dzyhasov | UKR |
| Match 7/8 | Tamás Berzicza | HUN | default (0-0) (0:00) | Stoyan Stoyanov | BUL |
Classification Round Two (21 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Józef Tracz | POL | decision (9-2) (5:00) | Aziz Khalfi | MAR |
| Match #2 | Bakhtiyar Bayseitov | KAZ | fall (6-0) (2:25) | Rodolfo Hernández | MEX |
| Match #3 | Torbjörn Kornbakk | SWE | decision (9-1) (5:00) | Néstor García | VEN |
| Match #4 | Nazmi Avluca | TUR | decision (3-2) (5:38) | Uladzimir Kapitau | BLR |
| Match #5 | Stoyan Stoyanov | BUL | decision (5-0) (5:00) | Youssef Bouguerra | ALG |
Classification Round Three (21 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Józef Tracz | POL | decision (2-1) (8:00) | Bakhtiyar Bayseitov | KAZ |
| Match #2 | Torbjörn Kornbakk | SWE | decision (2-0) (8:00) | Nazmi Avluca | TUR |
| Match #3 | Stoyan Stoyanov | BUL | decision (5-0) (5:00) | Jaroslav Zeman | CZE |
| Match #4 | Kim Jin-Su | KOR | decision (3-2) (5:00) | Gordy Morgan | USA |
| Match #5 | Erik Hahn | GER | decision (5-2) (5:00) | Takamitsu Katayama | JPN |
Classification Round Four (22 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Józef Tracz | POL | decision (6-0) (5:00) | Torbjörn Kornbakk | SWE |
| Match #2 | Stoyan Stoyanov | BUL | decision (5-0) (5:00) | Kim Jin-Su | KOR |
| Match #3 | Erik Hahn | GER | decision (3-1) (5:00) | Tamás Berzicza | HUN |
Classification Round Five (22 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Józef Tracz | POL | decision (4-2) (5:29) | Stoyan Stoyanov | BUL |
| Match #2 | Erik Hahn | GER | bye |
Classification Round Six (22 July 1996)
| Match #1 | Erik Hahn | GER | decision (8-5) (5:00) | Mnatsakan Iskandaryan | RUS |
| Match #2 | Józef Tracz | POL | decision (3-1) (5:00) | Artur Dzyhasov | UKR |