| | Event type
Featherweight, Greco-Roman (≤55 kilograms), Men
| Date | 24 – 25 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. | |
Russia’s Gaydar Mamedaliyev was the favorite, having won the 2003 World Cup and the 2002 World Championships. He performed well and made it to the final, where he met the unlikely István Majoros of Hungary. Majoros had never made the top 10 at a major international, but in the quarter-finals he upset the 2000 silver medalist, Cuba’s Lázaro Rivas. Majoros also upset Mamedaliyev, winning at 6:08 of overtime. Majoros later briefly entered professional mixed martial arts, competing in one bout in Japan in 2006.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Majoros |  HUN | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Geydar Mamedaliyev |  RUS | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Artyom Kiouregkian |  GRE | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Oleksiy Vakulenko |  UKR | – | – | |||
| 5 | Lázaro Rivas |  CUB | – | – | |||
| 6 | Irak'li Ch'och'ua |  GEO | – | – | |||
| 7 | Im Dae-Won |  KOR | 6 | 10 | |||
| 8 | Håkan Nyblom |  DEN | 6 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Hassan Rangraz |  IRI | 5 | 14 | |||
| 10 | Masatoshi Toyota |  JPN | 5 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Marian Sandu |  ROU | 4 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Ercan Yıldız |  TUR | 4 | 4 | |||
| 13 | Sheng Jiang |  CHN | 4 | 4 | |||
| 14 | Dennis Hall |  USA | 3 | 3 | |||
| 15 | Dariusz Jabłoński |  POL | 3 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Svajūnas Adomaitis |  LTU | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Nurbakyt Tengizbayev |  KAZ | 1 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Uran Kalilov |  KGZ | 1 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Petr Švehla |  CZE | 1 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Samir Benchenaf |  ALG | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Mukesh Khatri |  IND | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Jansel Ramírez |  DOM | 0 | 0 |
Round One (24 August 2004)
Pool A (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | István Majoros | HUN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Masatoshi Toyota | JPN | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Jansel Ramírez | DOM | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | István Majoros | HUN | decision (5-3) (7:26) | Masatoshi Toyota | JPN |
| Match #2 | István Majoros | HUN | decision (5-0) (6:00) | Jansel Ramírez | DOM |
| Match #3 | Masatoshi Toyota | JPN | grand superiority (11-0) (4:19) | Jansel Ramírez | DOM |
Pool B (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lázaro Rivas | CUB | 2 | 0 | 7 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Hassan Rangraz | IRI | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 3 | Samir Benchenaf | ALG | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Lázaro Rivas | CUB | decision (6-4) (6:00) | Hassan Rangraz | IRI |
| Match #2 | Lázaro Rivas | CUB | grand superiority (11-0) (1:55) | Samir Benchenaf | ALG |
| Match #3 | Hassan Rangraz | IRI | grand superiority (10-0) (5:45) | Samir Benchenaf | ALG |
Pool C (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irak'li Ch'och'ua | GEO | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Ercan Yıldız | TUR | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Svajūnas Adomaitis | LTU | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Irak'li Ch'och'ua | GEO | decision (4-1) (6:00) | Ercan Yıldız | TUR |
| Match #2 | Irak'li Ch'och'ua | GEO | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Svajūnas Adomaitis | LTU |
| Match #3 | Ercan Yıldız | TUR | decision (3-1) (6:29) | Svajūnas Adomaitis | LTU |
Pool D (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleksiy Vakulenko | UKR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |||
| 2 | Dennis Hall | USA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Petr Švehla | CZE | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Oleksiy Vakulenko | UKR | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Dennis Hall | USA |
| Match #2 | Oleksiy Vakulenko | UKR | decision (4-0) (6:05) | Petr Švehla | CZE |
| Match #3 | Dennis Hall | USA | decision (3-2) (6:00) | Petr Švehla | CZE |
Pool E (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Im Dae-Won | KOR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Marian Sandu | ROU | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Nurbakyt Tengizbayev | KAZ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Match #1 | Im Dae-Won | KOR | decision (6-3) (6:00) | Marian Sandu | ROU |
| Match #2 | Im Dae-Won | KOR | decision (4-4) (9:00) - 0 warnings | Nurbakyt Tengizbayev | KAZ |
| Match #3 | Marian Sandu | ROU | decision (6-0) (6:00) | Nurbakyt Tengizbayev | KAZ |
Pool F (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geydar Mamedaliyev | RUS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Dariusz Jabłoński | POL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Mukesh Khatri | IND | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Geydar Mamedaliyev | RUS | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Dariusz Jabłoński | POL |
| Match #2 | Geydar Mamedaliyev | RUS | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Mukesh Khatri | IND |
| Match #3 | Dariusz Jabłoński | POL | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Mukesh Khatri | IND |
Pool G (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Artyom Kiouregkian | GRE | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | |||
| 2 | Håkan Nyblom | DEN | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Sheng Jiang | CHN | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4 | Uran Kalilov | KGZ | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Match #1 | Artyom Kiouregkian | GRE | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Håkan Nyblom | DEN |
| Match #2 | Artyom Kiouregkian | GRE | decision (8-0) (6:00) | Sheng Jiang | CHN |
| Match #3 | Artyom Kiouregkian | GRE | fall (6-0) (3:31) | Uran Kalilov | KGZ |
| Match #4 | Håkan Nyblom | DEN | decision (2-1) (9:00) | Sheng Jiang | CHN |
| Match #5 | Håkan Nyblom | DEN | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Uran Kalilov | KGZ |
| Match #6 | Sheng Jiang | CHN | decision (3-3) (9:00) - 2 warnings | Uran Kalilov | KGZ |
Quarter-Finals (24 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Oleksiy Vakulenko | UKR | decision (14-12) (6:10) | Irak'li Ch'och'ua | GEO |
| Match #2 | Geydar Mamedaliyev | RUS | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Im Dae-Won | KOR |
| Match #3 | István Majoros | HUN | decision (6-1) (6:00) | Lázaro Rivas | CUB |
Semi-Finals (25 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Geydar Mamedaliyev | RUS | decision (7-2) (6:00) | Artyom Kiouregkian | GRE |
| Match #2 | István Majoros | HUN | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Oleksiy Vakulenko | UKR |
Final Round (25 August 2004)
| Match 1/2 | István Majoros | HUN | decision (3-1) (6:08) | Geydar Mamedaliyev | RUS |
| Match 3/4 | Artyom Kiouregkian | GRE | decision (6-1) (6:00) | Oleksiy Vakulenko | UKR |
| Match 5/6 | Lázaro Rivas | CUB | grand superiority (11-0) (1:32) | Irak'li Ch'och'ua | GEO |