| Date | 26 August 2004 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kleisto Gymnastirio Falirou, Olympiako Syngrotima Papaliakis Zonis Falirou, Faliro | |
| Participants | 16 from 16 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. All fighters losing to the finalists in each pool advance to repêchage tournament for the bronze medal. | |
Chu Mu-Yen (TPE) had won the World Championship in 2003, and was runner-up in 2001 in the finweight (54 kg.) division. He was the clear favorite in this class at Athína. He won his opening match by TKO, and his second-round match, 9-1. In the semi-finals, he faced Tamer Salah of Egypt, who pushed him. Chu scored a point in the last minute of the match to win 5-4. His final victory over Mexico’s Óscar Salazar was quite easy. Salah won the bronze medal.
| Date | 26 August 2004 — 11:12 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug 11:12 | Tamer Salah | EGY | Final score | Marcel Wenceslau | BRA | |
| Match #2 | 26 Aug 11:27 | Michail Mouroutsos | GRE | Final score | Ussadate Sutthikunkarn | THA | |
| Match #3 | 26 Aug 11:42 | Chu Mu-Yen | TPE | Referee stopped contest | Ezedin Belgasem | LBA | |
| Match #4 | 26 Aug 11:57 | Juan Antonio Ramos | ESP | Final score | Tshomlee Go | PHI | |
| Match #5 | 26 Aug 12:12 | Paul Green | GBR | Final score | Satriyo Rahadhani | INA | |
| Match #6 | 26 Aug 12:27 | Nguyễn Quốc Huân | VIE | Final score | Seyfula Magomedov | RUS | |
| Match #7 | 26 Aug 12:42 | Oleksandr Shaposhnyk | UKR | Final score | Akram Al-Noor | YEM | |
| Match #8 | 26 Aug 12:57 | Óscar Salazar | MEX | Final score | Gabriel Mercedes | DOM |
| Date | 26 August 2004 — 13:12 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug 13:12 | Tamer Salah | EGY | Final score | Michail Mouroutsos | GRE | |
| Match #2 | 26 Aug 13:27 | Chu Mu-Yen | TPE | Final score | Juan Antonio Ramos | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 26 Aug 15:54 | Nguyễn Quốc Huân | VIE | Final score | Paul Green | GBR | |
| Match #4 | 26 Aug 16:09 | Óscar Salazar | MEX | Final score | Oleksandr Shaposhnyk | UKR |
| Date | 26 August 2004 — 16:24 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug 16:24 | Chu Mu-Yen | TPE | Final score | Tamer Salah | EGY | |
| Match #2 | 26 Aug 16:39 | Óscar Salazar | MEX | Final score | Nguyễn Quốc Huân | VIE |
| Date | 26 August 2004 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the repêchage round two. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug | Tamer Salah | EGY | ||||
| Match #2 | 26 Aug | Gabriel Mercedes | DOM | Walkover | Oleksandr Shaposhnyk | UKR | |
| Match #3 | 26 Aug | Juan Antonio Ramos | ESP | Walkover | Ezedin Belgasem | LBA | |
| Match #4 | 26 Aug | Nguyễn Quốc Huân | VIE |
| Date | 26 August 2004 — 18:12 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the bronze medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Aug 18:12 | Tamer Salah | EGY | Final score | Gabriel Mercedes | DOM | |
| Match #2 | 26 Aug 18:27 | Juan Antonio Ramos | ESP | Final score | Nguyễn Quốc Huân | VIE |
| Date | 26 August 2004 — 19:05 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 26 Aug 19:35 | Chu Mu-Yen | TPE | Final score | Óscar Salazar | MEX | |
| Match 3/4 | 26 Aug 19:05 | Tamer Salah | EGY | Final score | Juan Antonio Ramos | ESP |