Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18 gold medals being contested in all. This was the first Olympic Games that included women's wrestling events on the program.
Medal summary
Men's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg |
 Mavlet BatirovRussia (RUS) |
 Stephen AbasUnited States (USA) |
 Chikara TanabeJapan (JPN) |
| 60 kg |
 Yandro QuintanaCuba (CUB) |
 Masoud Mostafa-JokarIran (IRI) |
Kenji Inoue Japan (JPN) |
| 66 kg |
 Elbrus TedeyevUkraine (UKR) |
Jamill Kelly United States (USA) |
Makhach Murtazaliev Russia (RUS) |
| 74 kg |
Buvaisar Saitiev Russia (RUS) |
 Gennadiy LaliyevKazakhstan (KAZ) |
Iván Fundora Cuba (CUB) |
| 84 kg |
Cael Sanderson United States (USA) |
 Moon Eui-jaeSouth Korea (KOR) |
Sazhid Sazhidov Russia (RUS) |
| 96 kg |
Khadzhimurat Gatsalov Russia (RUS) |
 Magomed IbragimovUzbekistan (UZB) |
Alireza Heidari Iran (IRI) |
| 120 kg |
Artur Taymazov Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Alireza Rezaei Iran (IRI) |
 Aydın PolatçıTurkey (TUR) |
Men's Greco-Roman
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg |
 István MajorosHungary (HUN) |
Geidar Mamedaliyev Russia (RUS) |
 Artiom KiouregkianGreece (GRE) |
| 60 kg |
Jung Ji-hyun South Korea (KOR) |
Roberto Monzón Cuba (CUB) |
 Armen NazaryanBulgaria (BUL) |
| 66 kg |
 Farid MansurovAzerbaijan (AZE) |
Şeref Eroğlu Turkey (TUR) |
Mkhitar Manukyan Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
| 74 kg |
Aleksandr Dokturishvili Uzbekistan (UZB) |
 Marko Yli-HannukselaFinland (FIN) |
Varteres Samurgashev Russia (RUS) |
| 84 kg |
Aleksey Mishin Russia (RUS) |
 Ara AbrahamianSweden (SWE) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Viachaslau MakarankaBelarus (BLR) |
| 96 kg |
 Karam GaberEgypt (EGY) |
 Ramaz NozadzeGeorgia (GEO) |
Mehmet Özal Turkey (TUR) |
| 120 kg |
Khasan Baroyev Russia (RUS) |
Georgiy Tsurtsumia Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Rulon Gardner United States (USA) |
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Iryna Merleni Ukraine (UKR) |
Chiharu Icho Japan (JPN) |
Patricia Miranda United States (USA) |
| 55 kg |
Saori Yoshida Japan (JPN) |
 Tonya VerbeekCanada (CAN) |
 Anna GomisFrance (FRA) |
| 63 kg |
Kaori Icho Japan (JPN) |
Sara McMann United States (USA) |
Lise Legrand France (FRA) |
| 72 kg |
 Wang XuChina (CHN) |
Guzel Manyurova Russia (RUS) |
Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan (JPN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Participating nations
A total of 342 wrestlers from 66 nations competed at the Athens Games:
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