| | Event type
Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤60 kilograms), Men
| Date | 25 – 26 August 2004 — 10:18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
The heaviest favorite in 2004 Greco-Roman wrestling was Armen Nazaryan, who had won gold medals in 1996 (representing Armenia) and 2000 (representing Bulgaria), and was World Champion in 2002-03. Nazaryan made it to the semi-finals but was upset there by Korean Jeong Ji-Hyeon, who had recently won the Asian Championships. Jeong advanced to the final against Cuban Roberto Monzón, who had lost the 2003 World Championship final to Nazaryan. The match went to overtime but Jeong quickly scored a point, winning after only eight seconds of overtime, and taking the gold medal.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon |  KOR | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Roberto Monzón |  CUB | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Armen Nazaryan |  BUL | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Aleksey Shevtsov |  RUS | – | – | |||
| 5 | Makoto Sasamoto |  JPN | – | – | |||
| 6 | Nurlan Koyzhaganov |  KAZ | – | – | |||
| 7 | Eusebiu Diaconu |  ROU | 7 | 13 | |||
| 8 | Şeref Tüfenk |  TUR | 6 | 8 | |||
| 9 | Ak'ak'i Chachua |  GEO | 5 | 16 | |||
| 10 | Jim Gruenwald |  USA | 5 | 13 | |||
| 11 | Ali Ashkani |  IRI | 5 | 8 | |||
| 12 | Ashraf El-Gharably |  EGY | 4 | 15 | |||
| 13 | Ai Linuer |  CHN | 4 | 5 | |||
| 14 | Vitali Rəhimov |  AZE | 3 | 4 | |||
| 15 | Sídney Guzmán |  PER | 3 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Włodzimierz Zawadzki |  POL | 2 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Oleksandr Khvoshch |  UKR | 2 | 4 | |||
| 18 | Davor Štefanek |  SCG | 2 | 2 | |||
| 19 | Jurij Kohl |  GER | 1 | 2 | |||
| 20 | Christos Gkikas |  GRE | 1 | 1 | |||
| 21 | Hugo Passos |  POR | 0 | 7 | |||
| 22 | Paolo Fucile |  ITA | 0 | 0 |
Round One (25 August 2004 — 10:36)
Pool A (25 August 2004 — 10:36)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon | KOR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Vitali Rəhimov | AZE | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | Włodzimierz Zawadzki | POL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Match #1 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon | KOR | decision (3-0) (6:05) | Vitali Rəhimov | AZE |
| Match #2 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon | KOR | decision (10-2) (6:00) | Włodzimierz Zawadzki | POL |
| Match #3 | Vitali Rəhimov | AZE | decision (4-2) (7:58) | Włodzimierz Zawadzki | POL |
Pool B (25 August 2004 — 17:42)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eusebiu Diaconu | ROU | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Jim Gruenwald | USA | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Hugo Passos | POR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Match #1 | Eusebiu Diaconu | ROU | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Jim Gruenwald | USA |
| Match #2 | Eusebiu Diaconu | ROU | grand superiority (10-0) (3:00) | Hugo Passos | POR |
| Match #3 | Jim Gruenwald | USA | fall (12-7) (5:41) | Hugo Passos | POR |
Pool C (25 August 2004 — 10:48)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armen Nazaryan | BUL | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 2 | Ashraf El-Gharably | EGY | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |||
| 3 | Oleksandr Khvoshch | UKR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Match #1 | Armen Nazaryan | BUL | decision (7-3) (6:00) | Ashraf El-Gharably | EGY |
| Match #2 | Armen Nazaryan | BUL | decision (8-1) (6:00) | Oleksandr Khvoshch | UKR |
| Match #3 | Ashraf El-Gharably | EGY | decision (12-3) (6:00) | Oleksandr Khvoshch | UKR |
Pool D (25 August 2004 — 09:54)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Makoto Sasamoto | JPN | 2 | 0 | 7 | 20 | |||
| 2 | Sídney Guzmán | PER | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Davor Štefanek | SCG | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Makoto Sasamoto | JPN | grand superiority (11-0) (2:31) | Sídney Guzmán | PER |
| Match #2 | Makoto Sasamoto | JPN | decision (9-1) (6:00) | Davor Štefanek | SCG |
| Match #3 | Sídney Guzmán | PER | decision (3-1) (6:19) | Davor Štefanek | SCG |
Pool E (25 August 2004 — 11:00)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nurlan Koyzhaganov | KAZ | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 2 | Ak'ak'i Chachua | GEO | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Paolo Fucile | ITA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Nurlan Koyzhaganov | KAZ | decision (7-6) (6:00) | Ak'ak'i Chachua | GEO |
| Match #2 | Nurlan Koyzhaganov | KAZ | decision (7-0) (6:00) | Paolo Fucile | ITA |
| Match #3 | Ak'ak'i Chachua | GEO | grand superiority (10-0) (4:10) | Paolo Fucile | ITA |
Pool F (25 August 2004 — 11:06)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksey Shevtsov | RUS | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 2 | Ai Linuer | CHN | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Jurij Kohl | GER | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Aleksey Shevtsov | RUS | decision (4-2) (6:00) | Ai Linuer | CHN |
| Match #2 | Aleksey Shevtsov | RUS | decision (7-0) (6:00) | Jurij Kohl | GER |
| Match #3 | Ai Linuer | CHN | decision (3-2) (6:00) | Jurij Kohl | GER |
Pool G (25 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto Monzón | CUB | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Şeref Tüfenk | TUR | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Ali Ashkani | IRI | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||
| 4 | Christos Gkikas | GRE | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Match #1 | Roberto Monzón | CUB | decision (5-0) (6:00) | Şeref Tüfenk | TUR |
| Match #2 | Roberto Monzón | CUB | decision (4-1) (6:00) | Ali Ashkani | IRI |
| Match #3 | Roberto Monzón | CUB | decision (7-0) (6:00) | Christos Gkikas | GRE |
| Match #4 | Şeref Tüfenk | TUR | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Ali Ashkani | IRI |
| Match #5 | Şeref Tüfenk | TUR | decision (5-0) (6:00) | Christos Gkikas | GRE |
| Match #6 | Ali Ashkani | IRI | decision (6-1) (6:00) | Christos Gkikas | GRE |
Quarter-Finals (26 August 2004 — 10:30)
| Match #1 | Aleksey Shevtsov | RUS | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Nurlan Koyzhaganov | KAZ |
| Match #2 | Armen Nazaryan | BUL | decision (5-3) (6:00) | Makoto Sasamoto | JPN |
| Match #3 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon | KOR | decision (6-0) (6:00) | Eusebiu Diaconu | ROU |
Semi-Finals (26 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Roberto Monzón | CUB | decision (6-3) (6:00) | Aleksey Shevtsov | RUS |
| Match #2 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon | KOR | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Armen Nazaryan | BUL |
Final Round (26 August 2004)
| Match 1/2 | Jeong Ji-Hyeon | KOR | decision (3-0) (6:08) | Roberto Monzón | CUB |
| Match 3/4 | Armen Nazaryan | BUL | decision (4-3) (6:00) | Aleksey Shevtsov | RUS |
| Match 5/6 | Makoto Sasamoto | JPN | decision (4-0) (6:00) | Nurlan Koyzhaganov | KAZ |