Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 55 kg

The men's freestyle 55 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 55 kg
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
VenueAno Liosia Olympic Hall
Date27–28 August 2004
Competitors22 from 22 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mavlet Batirov  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephen Abas  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chikara Tanabe  Japan
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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   Stephen Abas (USA) 2 2 0 6 10 Knockout round
2   René Montero (CUB) 2 1 1 4 8
3   Ghenadie Tulbea (MDA) 2 0 2 1 1
Score CP
  Ghenadie Tulbea (MDA) 0–5   René Montero (CUB) 0–3 PO
  Stephen Abas (USA) 6–1   Ghenadie Tulbea (MDA) 3–1 PP
  René Montero (CUB) 3–4   Stephen Abas (USA) 1–3 PP

Pool 2 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Li Zhengyu (CHN) 2 2 0 6 13 Knockout round
2   Radoslav Velikov (BUL) 2 1 1 5 19
3   Shaun Williams (RSA) 2 0 2 2 6
Score CP
  Radoslav Velikov (BUL) 13–2   Shaun Williams (RSA) 4–1 SP
  Li Zhengyu (CHN) 8–6   Radoslav Velikov (BUL) 3–1 PP
  Shaun Williams (RSA) 4–5   Li Zhengyu (CHN) 1–3 PP

Pool 3 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) 2 1 1 4[a] 8 Knockout round
2   Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) 2 1 1 4[a] 9
3   Babak Nourzad (IRI) 2 1 1 3 6
Source: Official website
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: KOR 3–1 MGL.
Score CP
  Babak Nourzad (IRI) 0–6   Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) 0–3 PO
  Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) 4–6   Babak Nourzad (IRI) 1–3 PP
  Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) 3–4   Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) 1–3 PP

Pool 4 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 2 2 0 6 9 Knockout round
2   Namig Abdullayev (AZE) 2 1 1 4 8
3   Yogeshwar Dutt (IND) 2 0 2 2 5
Score CP
  Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 5–2   Namig Abdullayev (AZE) 3–1 PP
  Yogeshwar Dutt (IND) 3–4   Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 1–3 PP
  Namig Abdullayev (AZE) 6–2   Yogeshwar Dutt (IND) 3–1 PP

Pool 5 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 2 2 0 6 7 Knockout round
2   Herman Kantoyeu (BLR) 2 1 1 4 7
3   Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev (KAZ) 2 0 2 2 2
Score CP
  Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 3–1   Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev (KAZ) 3–1 PP
  Herman Kantoyeu (BLR) 3–4   Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 1–3 PP
  Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev (KAZ) 1–4   Herman Kantoyeu (BLR) 1–3 PP

Pool 6 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Mavlet Batirov (RUS) 2 2 0 7 23 Knockout round
2   Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) 2 1 1 5 12
3   Bashir Ahmad Rahmati (AFG) 2 0 2 0 0
Score CP
  Bashir Ahmad Rahmati (AFG) 0–11   Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) 0–4 ST
  Mavlet Batirov (RUS) 20–0   Bashir Ahmad Rahmati (AFG) 4–0 ST
  Dilshod Mansurov (UZB) 1–3   Mavlet Batirov (RUS) 1–3 PP

Pool 7 edit

Pos Athlete Pld W L CP TP Qualification
1   Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 3 3 0 10 17 Knockout round
2   O Song-nam (PRK) 3 2 1 8 8
3   Martin Berberyan (ARM) 3 1 2 5 9
4   Harun Doğan (TUR) 3 0 3 1 3
Score CP
  O Song-nam (PRK) 3–4   Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 1–3 PP
  Martin Berberyan (ARM) 5–3   Harun Doğan (TUR) 3–1 PP
  O Song-nam (PRK) 5–2   Martin Berberyan (ARM) 3–1 PP
  Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 10–0   Harun Doğan (TUR) 4–0 ST
  O Song-nam (PRK) WO   Harun Doğan (TUR) 4–0 PA
  Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 3–2   Martin Berberyan (ARM) 3–1 PP

Knockout round edit

Qualification Semifinals Gold medal match
  Stephen Abas (USA) 6
  Li Zhengyu (CHN) 1   Stephen Abas (USA) 3
  Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) 0   Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 0
  Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 10   Stephen Abas (USA) 1
  Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR) 0   Mavlet Batirov (RUS) 9
  Mavlet Batirov (RUS) 4   Mavlet Batirov (RUS) 7
  Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 1
Bronze medal match
  Chikara Tanabe (JPN) 7
  Amiran Kardanov (GRE) 0
Classification 5–6
  Li Zhengyu (CHN) 6
  Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) 4

Final standing edit

Rank Athlete
    Mavlet Batirov (RUS)
    Stephen Abas (USA)
    Chikara Tanabe (JPN)
4   Amiran Kardanov (GRE)
5   Li Zhengyu (CHN)
6   Kim Hyo-sub (KOR)
7   Oleksandr Zakharuk (UKR)
8   O Song-nam (PRK)
9   Radoslav Velikov (BUL)
10   Dilshod Mansurov (UZB)
11   Martin Berberyan (ARM)
12   Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL)
13   René Montero (CUB)
14   Namig Abdullayev (AZE)
15   Herman Kantoyeu (BLR)
16   Babak Nourzad (IRI)
17   Shaun Williams (RSA)
18   Yogeshwar Dutt (IND)
19   Bauyrzhan Orazgaliyev (KAZ)
20   Harun Doğan (TUR)
21   Ghenadie Tulbea (MDA)
22   Bashir Ahmad Rahmati (AFG)

References edit