| | Event type
Welterweight, Greco-Roman (≤66 kilograms), Men
| Date | 24 – 25 August 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympiako Gymnastirio Ano Liosion, Ano Liossia | |
| Participants | 20 from 20 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools, winner of each pool advanced to single-elimination tournament. | |
The medalists in this class all came from the Caucausus region in the former southern Soviet Union or Turkey. Gold went to Azerbaijani Fərid Mənsurov, the 2002 World Championship runner-up, who would later win World titles in 2007 and 2009. Silver went to Turkey’s Şeref Eroğlu, a four-time European Champion and a previous World Champion, but that was back in 1997. He had also twice been a World Champion at the espoir and youth level. The bronze went to Kazakh Mkhitar Manukyan, competing in his third Olympics, but winning his first medal. He had been World Champion back in 1998-99 and Asian Champion in 1997 and 1999, although he had won the 2003 World Cup.
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fərid Mənsurov |  AZE | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Şeref Eroğlu |  TUR | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Mkhitar Manukyan |  KAZ | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Jimmy Samuelsson |  SWE | – | – | |||
| 5 | Armen Vardanian |  UKR | – | – | |||
| 6 | Kostas Arkoudeas |  GRE | – | – | |||
| 7 | Jannis Zamanduridis |  GER | 5 | 9 | |||
| 8 | Vaghinak Galstyan |  ARM | 4 | 4 | |||
| 9 | Maksim Semyonov |  RUS | 4 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Luis Fernando Izquierdo |  COL | 4 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Kanat Begaliyev |  KGZ | 3 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Gordon Wood |  USA | 3 | 6 | |||
| 13 | Juan Luis Marén |  CUB | 3 | 3 | |||
| 14 | Nikolay Gergov |  BUL | 3 | 3 | |||
| 15 | Levente Füredy |  HUN | 2 | 3 | |||
| 16 | Moisés Sánchez |  ESP | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | Ryszard Wolny |  POL | 1 | 2 | |||
| Kim In-Seop |  KOR | – | – | ||||
| Parviz Zeidvand |  IRI | – | – | ||||
| Manuchar K'virk'velia |  GEO | – | – |
Round One (24 August 2004)
Pool A (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Samuelsson | SWE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 2 | Vaghinak Galstyan | ARM | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 3 | Maksim Semyonov | RUS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Match #1 | Jimmy Samuelsson | SWE | decision (5-2) (6:00) | Vaghinak Galstyan | ARM |
| Match #2 | Maksim Semyonov | RUS | decision (3-1) (6:44) | Jimmy Samuelsson | SWE |
| Match #3 | Vaghinak Galstyan | ARM | decision (2-2) (9:00) - 0 warnings | Maksim Semyonov | RUS |
Pool B (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolay Gergov | BUL | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2 | Levente Füredy | HUN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Kim In-Seop | KOR | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Match #1 | Nikolay Gergov | BUL | decision (3-2) (7:16) | Levente Füredy | HUN |
| Match #2 | Nikolay Gergov | BUL | decision (0-3) (6:00) | Kim In-Seop | KOR |
| Match #3 | Levente Füredy | HUN | decision (1-6) (6:00) | Kim In-Seop | KOR |
Pool C (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fərid Mənsurov | AZE | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Juan Luis Marén | CUB | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | Ryszard Wolny | POL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Match #1 | Fərid Mənsurov | AZE | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Juan Luis Marén | CUB |
| Match #2 | Fərid Mənsurov | AZE | decision (6-2) (6:00) | Ryszard Wolny | POL |
| Match #3 | Juan Luis Marén | CUB | decision (3-0) (6:00) | Ryszard Wolny | POL |
Pool D (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanat Begaliyev | KGZ | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 2 | Moisés Sánchez | ESP | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Parviz Zeidvand | IRI | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Match #1 | Kanat Begaliyev | KGZ | decision (9-1) (6:00) | Moisés Sánchez | ESP |
| Match #2 | Kanat Begaliyev | KGZ | decision (0-5) (6:00) | Parviz Zeidvand | IRI |
| Match #3 | Moisés Sánchez | ESP | decision (1-3) (6:00) | Parviz Zeidvand | IRI |
Pool E (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Şeref Eroğlu | TUR | 3 | 0 | 11 | 26 | |||
| 2 | Armen Vardanian | UKR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Luis Fernando Izquierdo | COL | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Manuchar K'virk'velia | GEO | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Match #1 | Şeref Eroğlu | TUR | decision (5-0) (6:00) | Armen Vardanian | UKR |
| Match #2 | Şeref Eroğlu | TUR | grand superiority (10-0) (2:14) | Luis Fernando Izquierdo | COL |
| Match #3 | Şeref Eroğlu | TUR | DQ (11-1) (6:00) | Manuchar K'virk'velia | GEO |
| Match #4 | Armen Vardanian | UKR | grand superiority (13-0) (2:19) | Luis Fernando Izquierdo | COL |
| Match #5 | Armen Vardanian | UKR | walkover | ||
| Match #6 | Luis Fernando Izquierdo | COL | walkover |
Pool F (24 August 2004)
| Pos | Competitor(s) | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkhitar Manukyan | KAZ | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 2 | Kostas Arkoudeas | GRE | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |||
| 3 | Jannis Zamanduridis | GER | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Gordon Wood | USA | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Match #1 | Mkhitar Manukyan | KAZ | decision (4-1) (6:00) | Kostas Arkoudeas | GRE |
| Match #2 | Mkhitar Manukyan | KAZ | decision (3-2) (6:00) | Jannis Zamanduridis | GER |
| Match #3 | Mkhitar Manukyan | KAZ | grand superiority (11-1) (2:33) | Gordon Wood | USA |
| Match #4 | Kostas Arkoudeas | GRE | decision (3-2) (6:13) | Jannis Zamanduridis | GER |
| Match #5 | Kostas Arkoudeas | GRE | decision (9-3) (6:00) | Gordon Wood | USA |
| Match #6 | Jannis Zamanduridis | GER | decision (5-2) (6:00) | Gordon Wood | USA |
Quarter-Finals (24 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Jimmy Samuelsson | SWE | decision (3-1) (6:00) | Kim In-Seop | KOR |
| Match #2 | Fərid Mənsurov | AZE | decision (2-1) (9:00) | Parviz Zeidvand | IRI |
Semi-Finals (25 August 2004)
| Match #1 | Jimmy Samuelsson | SWE | decision (3-1) (7:00) | Fərid Mənsurov | AZE |
| Match #2 | Şeref Eroğlu | TUR | fall (5-3) (5:12) | Mkhitar Manukyan | KAZ |
Final Round (25 August 2004)
| Match 1/2 | Fərid Mənsurov | AZE | decision (4-3) (6:00) | Şeref Eroğlu | TUR |
| Match 3/4 | Mkhitar Manukyan | KAZ | decision (8-1) (6:00) | Jimmy Samuelsson | SWE |
| Match 5/6 1 | Armen Vardanian | UKR | walkover |