| | Event type
Lightweight, Greco-Roman (≤75 kilograms), Men
| Date | 25 – 26 April 1906 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Intercalated | |
| Location | Panathinaiko Stadio, Athina | |
| Participants | 12 from 8 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament in the early rounds, concluding in a three-way round-robin for the medals | |
Austria’s Rudolf Watzl defeated Dane Carl Carlsen in a 40-minute match in the final. The final was a three-way round-robin between Watzl, Carlsen, and Ferenc Holubán of Hungary. Watzl won both matches, and Carlsen defeated Holubán to decide the medals. Carlsen competed at the 1907 European and World Championships and the 1908 Olympics. In the first round in Athina, Holubán defeated American Jack Niflot, the 1904 Olympic bantamweight freestyle champion.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Watzl |  AUT | Gold | ||
| 2 | Carl Carlsen |  DEN | Silver | ||
| 3 | Ferenc Holubán |  HUN | Bronze | ||
| =4 | Alexander Wendrinsky | AUT | |||
| =4 | René Dobrinovitz |  BEL | |||
| =4 | Karel Halík |  BOH | |||
| =7 | Petros Petsas |  GRE | |||
| =7 | Jack Niflot |  USA | |||
| =7 | Dimitrios Kolyvas | GRE | |||
| =7 | Dimitrios Skouteris | GRE | |||
| =7 | Eugène Colombani |  EGY | |||
| =7 | Béla Erődi | HUN |
Round One
| Date | 25 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Apr | Alexander Wendrinsky | AUT | Petros Petsas | GRE | ||
| Match #2 | 25 Apr | Ferenc Holubán | HUN | Jack Niflot | USA | ||
| Match #3 | 25 Apr | Rudolf Watzl | AUT | Dimitrios Kolyvas | GRE | ||
| Match #4 | 25 Apr | René Dobrinovitz | BEL | Dimitrios Skouteris | GRE | ||
| Match #5 | 25 Apr | Carl Carlsen | DEN | Eugène Colombani | EGY | ||
| Match #6 | 25 Apr | Karel Halík | BOH | Béla Erődi | HUN |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 25 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Apr | Ferenc Holubán | HUN | Alexander Wendrinsky | AUT | ||
| Match #2 | 25 Apr | Rudolf Watzl | AUT | René Dobrinovitz | BEL | ||
| Match #3 | 25 Apr | Carl Carlsen | DEN | Karel Halík | BOH |
Final Round
| Date | 26 April 1906 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Apr | Rudolf Watzl | AUT | Fall | Carl Carlsen | DEN | |
| Match #2 | 26 Apr | Rudolf Watzl | AUT | Ferenc Holubán | HUN | ||
| Match #3 | 26 Apr | Carl Carlsen | DEN | Fall | Ferenc Holubán | HUN |