| Date | 22 – 23 August 2004 | |
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| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympiako Gymnastirio Ano Liosion, Ano Liossia | |
| Participants | 14 from 14 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools, winner of each pool advanced to semi-finals. Runners-up in each pool advanced to classification round for 5/6 places. | |
Ukraine’s Iryna Merleni was World Champion in 2000-01 and 2003 and came in as the heavy favorite. Other medal contenders were German Brigitte Wagner, 2002 World Champion and 2003 European Champion, Tajikistani Lidiya Karamchakova, a five-time European Champion, and twice runner-up at the Worlds, and American Patricia Miranda, runner-up to Merleni at the 2003 Worlds. There were four pools with Merleni and Miranda advancing but Karamchakova lost out in her pool to Merleni and Wagner was defeated in pool one by Japan’s Chiharu Icho. Merleni crushed Miranda in the semis, 9-0, and advanced to the final against Icho. The final was desperately close, going to overtime, and ending in a 2-2 tie, with Merleni winning the gold medal on officials’ decision. This was the first Olympic gold medal ever awarded in women’s wrestling. Icho would return in 2008 and win silver again. Her sister, Kaori Icho, won a gold medal in middleweight only ½-hour after this event ended.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | CP | TP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | 1 | Chiharu Icho | JPN | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | 11 | Patricia Miranda | USA | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 4 | Angélique Berthenet | FRA | – | – | |||
| 5 | 13 | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | – | – | |||
| 6 | 3 | Brigitte Wagner | GER | – | – | |||
| 7 | 9 | Lidiya Karamchakova | TJK | 7 | 8 | |||
| 8 | 5 | Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal | MGL | 5 | 16 | |||
| 9 | 12 | Li Hui | CHN | 6 | 24 | |||
| 10 | 7 | Fani Psatha | GRE | 5 | 8 | |||
| 11 | 2 | Lyndsay Belisle | CAN | 1 | 3 | |||
| 12 | 14 | Mayelis Caripá | VEN | 1 | 1 | |||
| 13 | 6 | Leopoldina Ross | GBS | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | 8 | Fadhila Louati | TUN | 0 | 0 |
| Date | 22 August 2004 |
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| Date | 22 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Chiharu Icho | JPN | 2 | 0 | 8 | 19 | ||
| 2 | 3 | Brigitte Wagner | GER | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lyndsay Belisle | CAN | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Aug 10:18 | Chiharu Icho | JPN | Fall (7-0) (5:58) | Brigitte Wagner | GER | |
| Match #2 | 22 Aug 9:30 | Chiharu Icho | JPN | Grand superiority (12-0) (4:12) | Lyndsay Belisle | CAN | |
| Match #3 | 22 Aug 17:54 | Brigitte Wagner | GER | Decision (4-3) (6:00) | Lyndsay Belisle | CAN |
| Date | 22 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Angélique Berthenet | FRA | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal | MGL | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 6 | Leopoldina Ross | GBS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Aug 9:36 | Angélique Berthenet | FRA | Decision (7-4) (6:16) | Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal | MGL | |
| Match #2 | 22 Aug 10:24 | Angélique Berthenet | FRA | Fall (3-0) (1:43) | Leopoldina Ross | GBS | |
| Match #3 | 22 Aug 18:01 | Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal | MGL | Grand superiority (12-0) (3:22) | Leopoldina Ross | GBS |
| Date | 22 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | 3 | 0 | 12 | 31 | ||
| 2 | 9 | Lidiya Karamchakova | TJK | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 7 | Fani Psatha | GRE | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 8 | Fadhila Louati | TUN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Aug 9:48 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | Grand superiority (11-0) (1:41) | Lidiya Karamchakova | TJK | |
| Match #2 | 22 Aug 18:07 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | Grand superiority (10-0) (1:10) | Fani Psatha | GRE | |
| Match #3 | 22 Aug 10:36 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | Fall (10-0) (1:45) | Fadhila Louati | TUN | |
| Match #4 | 22 Aug 10:30 | Lidiya Karamchakova | TJK | Decision (5-3) (6:23) | Fani Psatha | GRE | |
| Match #5 | 22 Aug 18:13 | Lidiya Karamchakova | TJK | Fall (3-0) (1:50) | Fadhila Louati | TUN | |
| Match #6 | 22 Aug 9:42 | Fani Psatha | GRE | Fall (5-0) (4:19) | Fadhila Louati | TUN |
| Date | 22 August 2004 |
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| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Wins | Losses | CP | TP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Patricia Miranda | USA | 3 | 0 | 10 | 26 | ||
| 2 | 13 | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | 2 | 1 | 7 | 22 | ||
| 3 | 12 | Li Hui | CHN | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 14 | Mayelis Caripá | VEN | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 22 Aug 10:42 | Patricia Miranda | USA | Decision (7-3) (6:00) | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | |
| Match #2 | 22 Aug 9:54 | Patricia Miranda | USA | Decision (8-5) (6:00) | Li Hui | CHN | |
| Match #3 | 22 Aug 18:19 | Patricia Miranda | USA | Grand superiority (11-1) (4:55) | Mayelis Caripá | VEN | |
| Match #4 | 22 Aug 18:25 | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | Decision (12-9) (6:00) | Li Hui | CHN | |
| Match #5 | 22 Aug 10:00 | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | Decision (7-0) (6:00) | Mayelis Caripá | VEN | |
| Match #6 | 22 Aug 10:48 | Li Hui | CHN | Grand superiority (10-0) (1:50) | Mayelis Caripá | VEN |
| Date | 23 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Aug 9:54 | Chiharu Icho | JPN | Grand superiority (12-1) (4:10) | Angélique Berthenet | FRA | |
| Match #2 | 23 Aug 10:00 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | Decision (9-0) (6:00) | Patricia Miranda | USA |
| Date | 23 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 23 Aug 18:00 | Iryna Merleni | UKR | Decision (2-2) (9:00) - 0 warnings - 0 passivities | Chiharu Icho | JPN | |
| Match 3/4 | 23 Aug 17:54 | Patricia Miranda | USA | Decision (12-4) (6:00) | Angélique Berthenet | FRA | |
| Match 5/6 | 23 Aug 17:30 | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | Decision (3-1) (6:39) | Brigitte Wagner | GER |
| Date | 23 August 2004 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 23 Aug 9:30 | Brigitte Wagner | GER | Fall (3-0) (2:32) | Tsogtbazaryn Enkhjargal | MGL | |
| Match #2 | 23 Aug 9:36 | Lorisa Oorzhak | RUS | Grand superiority (11-0) (6:00) | Lidiya Karamchakova | TJK |