Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 66 kg

The men's freestyle 66 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.

Men's freestyle 66 kg
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAno Liosia Olympic Hall
Date27–28 August 2004
Competitors21 from 21 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Elbrus Tedeyev  Ukraine
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jamill Kelly  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Makhach Murtazaliev  Russia
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The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.

Schedule edit

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)

Date Time Event
27 August 2004 09:30 Round 1
09:30 Round 2
17:30 Round 3
17:30 Qualification
28 August 2004 09:30 Semifinals
17:30 Finals

Results edit

Legend
  • WO — Won by walkover

Elimination pools edit

Pool 1 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) 2 2 0 7 7 Knockout round
2   Baek Jin-kuk (KOR) 2 1 1 4 6
3   Fred Jessey (NGR) 2 0 2 1 2
Score CP
  Fred Jessey (NGR) 1–3   Baek Jin-kuk (KOR) 1–3 PP
  Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) 3–1 Fall   Fred Jessey (NGR) 4–0 TO
  Baek Jin-kuk (KOR) 3–4   Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) 1–3 PP

Pool 2 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) 2 2 0 6 15 Knockout round
2   Serafim Barzakov (BUL) 2 1 1 5 15
3   Evan MacDonald (CAN) 2 0 2 1 7
Score CP
  Evan MacDonald (CAN) 0–11   Serafim Barzakov (BUL) 0–4 ST
  Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) 10–7   Evan MacDonald (CAN) 3–1 PP
  Serafim Barzakov (BUL) 4–5   Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) 1–3 PP

Pool 3 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) 2 1 1 4[a] 16 Knockout round
2   Ramesh Kumar (IND) 2 1 1 4[a] 11
3   Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (ARM) 2 1 1 4[a] 13
Source: Official website
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on the number of wins by fall and superiority. Technical points were used to determine the pool winner. Kumar and Hovhannisyan were ranked by their head-to-head result: IND 3–1 ARM.
Score CP
  Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) 10–8   Ramesh Kumar (IND) 3–1 PP
  Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (ARM) 12–6   Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) 3–1 PP
  Ramesh Kumar (IND) 3–1   Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (ARM) 3–1 PP

Pool 4 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) 2 2 0 7 8 Knockout round
2   Serguei Rondón (CUB) 2 1 1 5 12
3   Otar Tushishvili (GEO) 2 0 2 0 0
Score CP
  Serguei Rondón (CUB) 2–8   Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) 1–3 PP
  Otar Tushishvili (GEO) 0–10   Serguei Rondón (CUB) 0–4 ST
  Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) WO   Otar Tushishvili (GEO) 4–0 PA

Pool 5 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Ömer Çubukçu (TUR) 2 2 0 6 8 Knockout round
2   Gábor Hatos (HUN) 2 1 1 4 4
3   Štefan Fernyák (SVK) 2 0 2 2 2
Score CP
  Štefan Fernyák (SVK) 1–5   Ömer Çubukçu (TUR) 1–3 PP
  Gábor Hatos (HUN) 3–1   Štefan Fernyák (SVK) 3–1 PP
  Ömer Çubukçu (TUR) 3–1   Gábor Hatos (HUN) 3–1 PP

Pool 6 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) 2 2 0 6 12 Knockout round
2   Artur Tavkazakhov (UZB) 2 1 1 4 7
3   Alireza Dabir (IRI) 2 0 2 1 4
Score CP
  Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) 4–0   Alireza Dabir (IRI) 3–0 PO
  Artur Tavkazakhov (UZB) 2–8   Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) 1–3 PP
  Alireza Dabir (IRI) 4–5   Artur Tavkazakhov (UZB) 1–3 PP

Pool 7 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Jamill Kelly (USA) 2 2 0 6 6 Knockout round
2   Elman Asgarov (AZE) 2 1 1 4 9
3   Ruslan Bodișteanu (MDA) 2 0 2 1 3
Score CP
  Ruslan Bodișteanu (MDA) 3–7   Elman Asgarov (AZE) 1–3 PP
  Jamill Kelly (USA) 3–0   Ruslan Bodișteanu (MDA) 3–0 PO
  Elman Asgarov (AZE) 2–3   Jamill Kelly (USA) 1–3 PP

Knockout round edit

Qualification Semifinals Gold medal match
  Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) 2
  Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) 3   Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) 2
  Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) 2   Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) 4
  Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) 6   Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR) 5
  Ömer Çubukçu (TUR) 0   Jamill Kelly (USA) 1
  Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) 6   Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) 1
  Jamill Kelly (USA) 3
Bronze medal match
  Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) 1
  Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) 2
Classification 5–6
  Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) 6
  Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) 4

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Elbrus Tedeyev (UKR)
    Jamill Kelly (USA)
    Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS)
4   Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ)
5   Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN)
6   Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE)
7   Ömer Çubukçu (TUR)
8   Serafim Barzakov (BUL)
9   Serguei Rondón (CUB)
10   Ramesh Kumar (IND)
11   Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (ARM)
12   Elman Asgarov (AZE)
13   Artur Tavkazakhov (UZB)
14   Baek Jin-kuk (KOR)
15   Gábor Hatos (HUN)
16   Štefan Fernyák (SVK)
17   Evan MacDonald (CAN)
18   Alireza Dabir (IRI)
19   Ruslan Bodișteanu (MDA)
20   Fred Jessey (NGR)
21   Otar Tushishvili (GEO)

References edit