# Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 96 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, August 25 to August 26.
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

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 25 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 25 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 2 |
| 25 August 2004 | 17:30 | Round 3 |
| 26 August 2004 | 09:30 | Qualification |
| 26 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 26 August 2004 | 17:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* D — Disqualified
* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 3–1 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) | 3–1 PP |
| Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 0–5 | Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 0–3 PO |
| Martin Lidberg (SWE) | WO | Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) | 0–4 PA |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mirko Englich (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) | 3–1 | Mirko Englich (GER) | 3–1 PP |
| Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 1–3 | Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) | 1–3 PP |
| Mirko Englich (GER) | 3–1 | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Gennady Chkhaidze (KGZ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Kaloyan Dinchev (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | John Tarkong (PLW) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| John Tarkong (PLW) | 0–10 | Gennady Chkhaidze (KGZ) | 0–4 ST |
| Kaloyan Dinchev (BUL) | 11–0 | John Tarkong (PLW) | 4–0 ST |
| Gennady Chkhaidze (KGZ) | 5–2 | Kaloyan Dinchev (BUL) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Petru Sudureac (ROM) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Petru Sudureac (ROM) | 2–2 | Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 1–3 PP |
| Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 3–1 | Petru Sudureac (ROM) | 3–1 PP |
| Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 5–3 Fall | Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) | 4–0 TO |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Mehmet Özal (TUR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Aleksey Cheglakov (UZB) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Igors Kostins (LAT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Aleksey Cheglakov (UZB) | 3–2 | Igors Kostins (LAT) | 3–1 PP |
| Mehmet Özal (TUR) | 3–0 | Aleksey Cheglakov (UZB) | 3–0 PO |
| Igors Kostins (LAT) | 0–5 | Mehmet Özal (TUR) | 0–3 PO |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Ernesto Peña (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Lajos Virág (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Garrett Lowney (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Garrett Lowney (USA) | 1–3 | Ernesto Peña (CUB) | 1–3 PP |
| Lajos Virág (HUN) | 4–0 | Garrett Lowney (USA) | 3–0 PO |
| Ernesto Peña (CUB) | 5–1 | Lajos Virág (HUN) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 7

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Karam Gaber (EGY) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Georgios Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Asset Mambetov (KAZ) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Georgios Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 4–0 | Asset Mambetov (KAZ) | 3–0 PO |
| Karam Gaber (EGY) | 6–0 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3–0 PO |
| Georgios Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 6–11 | Karam Gaber (EGY) | 1–3 PP |
| Asset Mambetov (KAZ) | 0–3 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 0–3 PO |
| Georgios Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 3–2 | Marek Sitnik (POL) | 3–1 PP |
| Asset Mambetov (KAZ) | 0–3 Fall | Karam Gaber (EGY) | 0–4 TO |

### Knockout round

| Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) | 0 | | | | |
| Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) | 3 | Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) | 4 | | |
| Gennady Chkhaidze (KGZ) | 1 | Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 2 | | |
| Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 3 | | | Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) | 1 |
| Mehmet Özal (TUR) | 4 | | | Karam Gaber (EGY) | 12 |
| Ernesto Peña (CUB) | 1 | Mehmet Özal (TUR) | 0 |
| | | Karam Gaber (EGY) | 11 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) | 2$^D$ |
| | | | | Mehmet Özal (TUR) | 3 |
| Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Gennady Chkhaidze (KGZ) | 0 |
| Ernesto Peña (CUB) | 4 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Karam Gaber (EGY) |
| | Ramaz Nozadze (GEO) |
| | Mehmet Özal (TUR) |
| 4 | Ernesto Peña (CUB) |
| 5 | Gennady Chkhaidze (KGZ) |
| 6 | Gogi Koguashvili (RUS) |
| 7 | Georgios Koutsioumpas (GRE) |
| 8 | Kaloyan Dinchev (BUL) |
| 9 | Lajos Virág (HUN) |
| 10 | Marek Sitnik (POL) |
| 11 | Mirko Englich (GER) |
| 12 | Sergey Lishtvan (BLR) |
| 13 | Mindaugas Ežerskis (LTU) |
| 14 | Aleksey Cheglakov (UZB) |
| 15 | Petru Sudureac (ROM) |
| 16 | Davyd Saldadze (UKR) |
| 17 | Igors Kostins (LAT) |
| 18 | Martin Lidberg (SWE) |
| 19 | Garrett Lowney (USA) |
| 20 | John Tarkong (PLW) |
| 21 | Asset Mambetov (KAZ) |
| DQ | Masoud Hashemzadeh (IRI) |
* Masoud Hashemzadeh was disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct following his protest after the bronze medal match.