| | Event type
Featherweight, Freestyle (≤55 kg), Men
| Date | 27 – 28 August 2004 | |
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| 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 | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Mavlet Batyrov |  RUS | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 3 | Stephen Abas |  USA | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 10 | Chikara Tanabe |  JPN | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 20 | Amiran Kardanov |  GRE | – | – | |||
| 5 | 6 | Li Zhengyu |  CHN | – | – | |||
| 6 | 9 | Kim Hyo-Seop |  KOR | – | – | |||
| 7 | 13 | Oleksandr Zakharuk |  UKR | 6 | 7 | |||
| 8 | 19 | O Song-Nam |  PRK | 8 | 8 | |||
| 9 | 4 | Radoslav Velikov |  BUL | 5 | 19 | |||
| 10 | 17 | Dilshod Mansurov |  UZB | 5 | 12 | |||
| 11 | 21 | Martin Berberyan |  ARM | 5 | 9 | |||
| 12 | 8 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar |  MGL | 4 | 9 | |||
| 13 | 2 | René Montero |  CUB | 4 | 8 | |||
| 14 | 11 | Namiq Abdullayev |  AZE | 4 | 8 | |||
| 15 | 15 | Hierman Kantoyeu |  BLR | 4 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 7 | Babak Nourzad |  IRI | 3 | 6 | |||
| 17 | 5 | Shaun Williams |  RSA | 2 | 6 | |||
| 18 | 12 | Yogeshwar Dutt |  IND | 2 | 5 | |||
| 19 | 14 | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev |  KAZ | 2 | 2 | |||
| 20 | 22 | Harun Doğan |  TUR | 1 | 3 | |||
| 21 | 1 | Ghenadie Tulbea |  MDA | 1 | 1 | |||
| 22 | 16 | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati |  AFG | 0 | 0 |
Round One
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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Pool A
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Stephen Abas | USA | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | René Montero | CUB | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Ghenadie Tulbea | MDA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 17:54 | Stephen Abas | USA | Decision (4-3) (6:00) | René Montero | CUB | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 11:00 | Stephen Abas | USA | Decision (6-1) (6:00) | Ghenadie Tulbea | MDA | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 10:18 | René Montero | CUB | Decision (5-0) (2:00) | Ghenadie Tulbea | MDA |
Pool B
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Radoslav Velikov | BUL | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Shaun Williams | RSA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 11:06 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | Decision (8-6) (7:27) | Radoslav Velikov | BUL | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 18:00 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | Decision (5-4) (6:05) | Shaun Williams | RSA | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 10:24 | Radoslav Velikov | BUL | Grand superiority (13-2) (5:45) | Shaun Williams | RSA |
Pool C
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | MGL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Babak Nourzad | IRI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 11:12 | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR | Decision (4-3) (6:00) | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | MGL | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 10:30 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar | MGL | Decision (6-0) (6:00) | Babak Nourzad | IRI | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 18:06 | Babak Nourzad | IRI | Decision (6-4) (6:00) | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR |
Pool D
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Namiq Abdullayev | AZE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Yogeshwar Dutt | IND | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 10:18 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | Decision (5-2) (6:00) | Namiq Abdullayev | AZE | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 11:18 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | Decision (4-3) (6:00) | Yogeshwar Dutt | IND | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 18:12 | Namiq Abdullayev | AZE | Decision (6-2) (6:00) | Yogeshwar Dutt | IND |
Pool E
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 15 | Hierman Kantoyeu | BLR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 14 | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev | KAZ | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 18:18 | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR | Decision (4-3) (6:21) | Hierman Kantoyeu | BLR | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 10:24 | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR | Decision (3-1) (7:40) | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev | KAZ | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 11:24 | Hierman Kantoyeu | BLR | Decision (4-1) (6:00) | Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev | KAZ |
Pool F
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 | ||
| 2 | 17 | Dilshod Mansurov | UZB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 16 | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati | AFG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 18:24 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | Decision (3-1) (6:00) | Dilshod Mansurov | UZB | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 11:30 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | Grand superiority (20-0) (6:00) | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati | AFG | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 10:36 | Dilshod Mansurov | UZB | Grand superiority (11-0) (5:03) | Bashir Ahmad Rahmati | AFG |
Pool G
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | ||
| 2 | 19 | O Song-Nam | PRK | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 21 | Martin Berberyan | ARM | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 22 | Harun Doğan | TUR | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 10:42 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | Decision (4-3) (6:00) | O Song-Nam | PRK | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 18:36 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | Decision (3-2) (6:00) | Martin Berberyan | ARM | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 11:24 | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | Grand superiority (10-0) (2:49) | Harun Doğan | TUR | |
| Match #4 | 27 Aug 11:18 | O Song-Nam | PRK | Decision (5-2) (6:15) | Martin Berberyan | ARM | |
| Match #5 | 27 Aug 18:30 | O Song-Nam | PRK | ||||
| Match #6 | 27 Aug 10:48 | Martin Berberyan | ARM | Decision (5-3) (6:42) | Harun Doğan | TUR |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 27 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Aug 19:00 | Stephen Abas | USA | Decision (6-1) (6:00) | Li Zhengyu | CHN | |
| Match #2 | 27 Aug 19:06 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | Grand superiority (10-0) (2:29) | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR | |
| Match #3 | 27 Aug 19:12 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | Decision (4-0) (8:09) | Oleksandr Zakharuk | UKR |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 10:12 | Stephen Abas | USA | Decision (3-0) (6:00) | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 10:18 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | Decision (7-1) (6:00) | Amiran Kardanov | GRE |
Final Round
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 28 Aug 18:18 | Mavlet Batyrov | RUS | Decision (9-1) (6:00) | Stephen Abas | USA | |
| Match 3/4 | 28 Aug 18:12 | Chikara Tanabe | JPN | Decision (7-0) (6:00) | Amiran Kardanov | GRE | |
| Match 5/6 | 28 Aug 11:06 | Li Zhengyu | CHN | Decision (6-4) (6:00) | Kim Hyo-Seop | KOR |