# 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.
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 |
| 27 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 27 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 2 |
| 27 August 2004 | 17:30 | Round 3 |
| 27 August 2004 | 17:30 | Qualification |
| 28 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 28 August 2004 | 17:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| 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

| 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

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Ramesh Kumar (IND) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Zhirayr Hovhannisyan (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
* 1 2 3 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | 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 | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Leonid Spiridonov (KAZ) | 1 |
| | | | | Makhach Murtazaliev (RUS) | 2 |
| Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Kazuhiko Ikematsu (JPN) | 6 |
| Apostolos Taskoudis (GRE) | 4 |

## Final standing

| 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) |