# 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.
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 | 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

| 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

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Bayaraagiin Naranbaatar (MGL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Babak Nourzad (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
* 1 2 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | 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 | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Chikara Tanabe (JPN) | 7 |
| | | | | Amiran Kardanov (GRE) | 0 |
| Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Li Zhengyu (CHN) | 6 |
| Kim Hyo-sub (KOR) | 4 |

## Final standing

| 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) |