| | Event type
Lightweight, Freestyle (≤60 kg), Men
| Date | 28 – 29 August 2004 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympiako Gymnastirio Ano Liosion, Ano Liossia | |
| Participants | 19 from 19 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools, winner of each pool advanced to single-elimination tournament. | |
Cuba’s Yandro Quintana had won the 2003 Pan American Games and was runner-up at the 2003 Worlds. He won his first three matches without allowing a point, then defeated Ukraine’s Vasyl Fedoryshyn in the semi-finals, 3-1. Quintana’s final opponent was Iranian Masoud Mostafa Jokar. Quintana easily won the gold medal, defeating Mostafa Jokar, 4-0. The bronze medal went to Japan’s Kenji Inoue, who won a narrow victory, 6-5, over Fedoryshyn. Fedoryshyn would move up in weight and win three European titles and an Olympic silver medal in 2008.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Yandro Quintana |  CUB | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 15 | Masoud Mostafa Jokar |  IRI | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 19 | Kenji Inoue |  JPN | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 3 | Vasyl Fedoryshyn |  UKR | – | – | |||
| 5 | 11 | Davit Pogosian |  GEO | – | – | |||
| 6 | 6 | Gia Sissaouri |  CAN | – | – | |||
| 7 | 17 | Jeong Yeong-Ho |  KOR | 8 | 23 | |||
| 8 | 16 | Lubos Cikel |  AUT | 4 | 9 | |||
| 9 | 18 | Damir Zakhartdinov |  UZB | 4 | 13 | |||
| 10 | 4 | Murad Umakhanov |  RUS | 4 | 7 | |||
| 11 | 14 | Bezik Aslanasvili |  GRE | 4 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 1 | Ulan Nadyrbek |  KGZ | 4 | 6 | |||
| 13 | 10 | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar |  MGL | 4 | 5 | |||
| 14 | 9 | Sushil Kumar |  IND | 3 | 9 | |||
| 15 | 5 | Tevfik Odabaşı |  TUR | 2 | 6 | |||
| 16 | 12 | Eric Guerrero |  USA | 2 | 2 | |||
| 17 | 13 | Sahit Prizreni |  ALB | 1 | 2 | |||
| 18 | 8 | Ivan Dzhorev |  BUL | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | 2 | Gergő Wöller |  HUN | 0 | 0 |
Round One
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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Pool A
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Vasyl Fedoryshyn | UKR | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Ulan Nadyrbek | KGZ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Gergő Wöller | HUN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 10:24 | Vasyl Fedoryshyn | UKR | Decision (5-3) (7:35) | Ulan Nadyrbek | KGZ | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 17:30 | Vasyl Fedoryshyn | UKR | Decision (3-0) (6:00) | Gergő Wöller | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 28 Aug 9:30 | Ulan Nadyrbek | KGZ | Decision (3-0) (6:11) | Gergő Wöller | HUN |
Pool B
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Gia Sissaouri | CAN | 2 | 0 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 4 | Murad Umakhanov | RUS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 5 | Tevfik Odabaşı | TUR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 10:30 | Gia Sissaouri | CAN | Decision (8-2) (6:00) | Murad Umakhanov | RUS | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 17:36 | Gia Sissaouri | CAN | Decision (5-4) (6:00) | Tevfik Odabaşı | TUR | |
| Match #3 | 28 Aug 9:36 | Murad Umakhanov | RUS | Decision (5-2) (6:00) | Tevfik Odabaşı | TUR |
Pool C
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Yandro Quintana | CUB | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Sushil Kumar | IND | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Ivan Dzhorev | BUL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 10:36 | Yandro Quintana | CUB | Decision (3-0) (6:00) | Sushil Kumar | IND | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 9:42 | Yandro Quintana | CUB | Decision (3-0) (6:00) | Ivan Dzhorev | BUL | |
| Match #3 | 28 Aug 17:42 | Sushil Kumar | IND | Decision (9-0) (6:00) | Ivan Dzhorev | BUL |
Pool D
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Davit Pogosian | GEO | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 10 | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar | MGL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Eric Guerrero | USA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 9:48 | Davit Pogosian | GEO | Decision (4-2) (6:00) | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar | MGL | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 17:48 | Davit Pogosian | GEO | Decision (3-1) (6:21) | Eric Guerrero | USA | |
| Match #3 | 28 Aug 10:42 | Oyuunbilegiin Pürevbaatar | MGL | Decision (3-1) (7:50) | Eric Guerrero | USA |
Pool E
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Masoud Mostafa Jokar | IRI | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 14 | Bezik Aslanasvili | GRE | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 13 | Sahit Prizreni | ALB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 17:54 | Masoud Mostafa Jokar | IRI | Decision (3-2) (6:00) | Bezik Aslanasvili | GRE | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 10:48 | Masoud Mostafa Jokar | IRI | Decision (8-0) (6:00) | Sahit Prizreni | ALB | |
| Match #3 | 28 Aug 9:54 | Bezik Aslanasvili | GRE | Decision (5-2) (6:00) | Sahit Prizreni | ALB |
Pool F
| Date | 28 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | Jeong Yeong-Ho | KOR | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 2 | 19 | Kenji Inoue | JPN | 2 | 1 | 8 | 22 | ||
| 3 | 18 | Damir Zakhartdinov | UZB | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 16 | Lubos Cikel | AUT | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 28 Aug 11:00 | Kenji Inoue | JPN | Decision (7-2) (6:00) | Jeong Yeong-Ho | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 28 Aug 18:06 | Jeong Yeong-Ho | KOR | Fall (17-5) (4:21) | Damir Zakhartdinov | UZB | |
| Match #3 | 28 Aug 10:00 | Jeong Yeong-Ho | KOR | Decision (4-3) (6:00) | Lubos Cikel | AUT | |
| Match #4 | 28 Aug 10:06 | Damir Zakhartdinov | UZB | Decision (3-2) (6:00) | Kenji Inoue | JPN | |
| Match #5 | 28 Aug 18:00 | Kenji Inoue | JPN | Grand superiority (13-0) (5:41) | Lubos Cikel | AUT | |
| Match #6 | 28 Aug 10:54 | Lubos Cikel | AUT | Decision (6-5) (6:00) | Damir Zakhartdinov | UZB |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 29 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Aug 9:36 | Yandro Quintana | CUB | Decision (5-0) (6:00) | Davit Pogosian | GEO | |
| Match #2 | 29 Aug 9:30 | Vasyl Fedoryshyn | UKR | Decision (6-0) (6:00) | Gia Sissaouri | CAN |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 29 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Aug 10:06 | Masoud Mostafa Jokar | IRI | Decision (5-4) (6:28) | Kenji Inoue | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 29 Aug 10:00 | Yandro Quintana | CUB | Decision (3-1) (6:00) | Vasyl Fedoryshyn | UKR |
Final Round
| Date | 29 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 29 Aug 14:24 | Yandro Quintana | CUB | Decision (4-0) (6:00) | Masoud Mostafa Jokar | IRI | |
| Match 3/4 | 29 Aug 14:18 | Kenji Inoue | JPN | Decision (6-5) (6:45) | Vasyl Fedoryshyn | UKR | |
| Match 5/6 | 29 Aug 14:00 | Davit Pogosian | GEO |