| | Event type
Featherweight, Freestyle (≤55 kilograms), Men
| Date | 27 – 28 August 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympiako Gymnastirio Ano Liosion, Ano Liossia | |
| Participants | 22 from 22 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools, winner of each pool advanced to single-elimination tournament. | |
Two highly considered wrestlers, Uzbeki Dilshod Mansurov, a 2003 World Champion, and Turkey’s Harun Doğan, a former World and European Champion, went out in the pools. Doğan, now in the twilight of his career, did not win a match, while Mansurov lost to Russia’s Mavlet Batyrov, the 2007 World and European Champion at 60 kg. The final came down to Batyrov against American Stephen Abas, a three-time NCAA Champion. Abas was no match for Batyrov, losing 9-1. Batyrov would win another Olympic gold in 2008, moving up in weight, and was a World and European Champion in 2007. Abas turned professional and began competing in mixed martial arts.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mavlet Batyrov |  RUS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Stephen Abas |  USA | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Chikara Tanabe |  JPN | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Amiran Kardanov |  GRE | – | – | |||
| 5 | Li Zhengyu |  CHN | – | – | |||
| 6 | Kim Hyo-Seop |  KOR | – | – | |||
| 7 | Oleksandr Zakharuk |  UKR | 6 | 7 | |||
| 8 | O Song-Nam |  PRK | 8 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Radoslav Velikov |  BUL | 5 | 19 | |||
| 10 | Dilshod Mansurov |  UZB | 5 | 12 | |||
| 11 | Martin Berberyan |  ARM | 5 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar |  MGL | 4 | 9 | |||
| 13 | René Montero |  CUB | 4 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Namiq Abdullayev |  AZE | 4 | 8 | |||
| 15 | Hierman Kantoyeu |  BLR | 4 | 7 | |||
| 16 | Babak Nourzad |  IRI | 3 | 6 | |||
| 17 | Shaun Williams |  RSA | 2 | 6 | |||
| 18 | Yogeshwar Dutt |  IND | 2 | 5 | |||
| 19 | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev |  KAZ | 2 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Harun Doğan |  TUR | 1 | 3 | |||
| 21 | Ghenadie Tulbea |  MDA | 1 | 1 | |||
| 22 | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati |  AFG | 0 | 0 |
Round One (27 August 2004)
Pool A (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Abas | USA | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 2 | René Montero | CUB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Ghenadie Tulbea | MDA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Match #1 | Stephen Abas | USA | decision (4-3) (6:00) | René Montero | CUB |
| Match #2 | Stephen Abas | USA | decision (6-1) (6:00) | Ghenadie Tulbea | MDA |
| Match #3 | René Montero | CUB | decision (5-0) (2:00) | Ghenadie Tulbea | MDA |
Pool B (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Radoslav Velikov | BUL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |||
| 3 | Shaun Williams | RSA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Match #1 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | decision (8-6) (7:27) | Radoslav Velikov | BUL |
| Match #2 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | decision (5-4) (6:05) | Shaun Williams | RSA |
| Match #3 | Radoslav Velikov | BUL | grand superiority (13-2) (5:45) | Shaun Williams | RSA |
Pool C (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | MGL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Babak Nourzad | IRI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Match #1 | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR | decision (4-3) (6:00) | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | MGL |
| Match #2 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | MGL | decision (6-0) (6:00) | Babak Nourzad | IRI |
| Match #3 | Babak Nourzad | IRI | decision (6-4) (6:00) | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR |
Pool D (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Namiq Abdullayev | AZE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Yogeshwar Dutt | IND | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Match #1 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | decision (5-2) (6:00) | Namiq Abdullayev | AZE |
| Match #2 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | decision (4-3) (6:00) | Yogeshwar Dutt | IND |
| Match #3 | Namiq Abdullayev | AZE | decision (6-2) (6:00) | Yogeshwar Dutt | IND |
Pool E (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Hierman Kantoyeu | BLR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |||
| 3 | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev | KAZ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR | decision (4-3) (6:21) | Hierman Kantoyeu | BLR |
| Match #2 | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR | decision (3-1) (7:40) | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev | KAZ |
| Match #3 | Hierman Kantoyeu | BLR | decision (4-1) (6:00) | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev | KAZ |
Pool F (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Dilshod Mansurov | UZB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati | AFG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Dilshod Mansurov | UZB |
| Match #2 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | grand superiority (20-0) (6:00) | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati | AFG |
| Match #3 | Dilshod Mansurov | UZB | grand superiority (11-0) (5:03) | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati | AFG |
Pool G (27 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 2 | O Song-Nam | PRK | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Martin Berberyan | ARM | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Harun Doğan | TUR | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Match #1 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | decision (4-3) (6:00) | O Song-Nam | PRK |
| Match #2 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | decision (3-2) (6:00) | Martin Berberyan | ARM |
| Match #3 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | grand superiority (10-0) (2:49) | Harun Doğan | TUR |
| Match #4 | O Song-Nam | PRK | decision (5-2) (6:15) | Martin Berberyan | ARM |
| Match #5 | O Song-Nam | PRK | walkover | ||
| Match #6 | Martin Berberyan | ARM | decision (5-3) (6:42) | Harun Doğan | TUR |
Quarter-Finals (27 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Stephen Abas | USA | decision (6-1) (6:00) | Li Zhengyu | CHN |
| Match #2 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | grand superiority (10-0) (2:29) | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR |
| Match #3 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | decision (4-0) (8:09) | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR |
Semi-Finals (28 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Stephen Abas | USA | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Chikara Tanabe | JPN |
| Match #2 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | decision (7-1) (6:00) | Amiran Kardanov | GRE |
Final Round (28 August 2004)
| Match 1/2 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | decision (9-1) (6:00) | Stephen Abas | USA |
| Match 3/4 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | decision (7-0) (6:00) | Amiran Kardanov | GRE |
| Match 5/6 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | decision (6-4) (6:00) | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR |