# Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 74 kg

The men's freestyle 74 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, August 28 to August 29.
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 |
| 28 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 28 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 2 |
| 28 August 2004 | 17:30 | Round 3 |
| 29 August 2004 | 09:30 | Qualification |
| 29 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 29 August 2004 | 14:00 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Iván Fundora (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Kunihiko Obata (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | Sujeet Maan (IND) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Sujeet Maan (IND) | 0–8 | Kunihiko Obata (JPN) | 0–3 PO |
| Iván Fundora (CUB) | 6–0 | Sujeet Maan (IND) | 3–0 PO |
| Kunihiko Obata (JPN) | 0–8 | Iván Fundora (CUB) | 0–3 PO |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Elnur Aslanov (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK) | 7–3 | Elnur Aslanov (AZE) | 3–1 PP |
| Daniel Igali (CAN) | 5–2 | Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK) | 3–1 PP |
| Elnur Aslanov (AZE) | 1–7 | Daniel Igali (CAN) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Nate Ackerman (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Nate Ackerman (GBR) | 0–11 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 0–4 ST |
| Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 11–0 | Nate Ackerman (GBR) | 4–0 ST |
| Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) | 0–5 Fall | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 0–4 TO |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Joe Williams (USA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Gela Saghirashvili (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Gela Saghirashvili (GEO) | 1–6 | Joe Williams (USA) | 1–3 PP |
| Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI) | 7–5 | Gela Saghirashvili (GEO) | 3–1 PP |
| Joe Williams (USA) | 3–0 | Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI) | 3–0 PO |

#### Pool 5

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 3 | Ali Abdo (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Ali Abdo (AUS) | 0–10 | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 0–4 ST |
| Salvatore Rinella (ITA) | 11–0 | Ali Abdo (AUS) | 4–0 ST |
| Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 4–2 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 6

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Emzarios Bentinidis (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 2–8 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 1–3 PP |
| Emzarios Bentinidis (GRE) | 5–1 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 6–1 | Emzarios Bentinidis (GRE) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 7

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Krystian Brzozowski (POL) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Nikolay Paslar (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sihamir Osmanov (MKD) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Nikolay Paslar (BUL) | 3–3 | Krystian Brzozowski (POL) | 1–3 PP |
| Sihamir Osmanov (MKD) | 1–3 | Nikolay Paslar (BUL) | 1–3 PP |
| Krystian Brzozowski (POL) | 4–0 | Sihamir Osmanov (MKD) | 3–0 PO |

### Knockout round

| Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Iván Fundora (CUB) | 3 | | | | |
| Daniel Igali (CAN) | 1 | Iván Fundora (CUB) | 4 | | |
| Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 3 | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 5 | | |
| Joe Williams (USA) | 2 | | | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) | 0 |
| Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | 2 | | | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 7 |
| Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 3 | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) | 8 |
| | | Krystian Brzozowski (POL) | 0 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Iván Fundora (CUB) | 3 |
| | | | | Krystian Brzozowski (POL) | 1 |
| Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Joe Williams (USA) | WO |
| Murad Gaidarov (BLR) | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS) |
| | Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ) |
| | Iván Fundora (CUB) |
| 4 | Krystian Brzozowski (POL) |
| 5 | Joe Williams (USA) |
| 6 | Daniel Igali (CAN) |
| 7 | Salvatore Rinella (ITA) |
| 8 | Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM) |
| 9 | Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK) |
| 10 | Emzarios Bentinidis (GRE) |
| 11 | Nikolay Paslar (BUL) |
| 12 | Kunihiko Obata (JPN) |
| 13 | Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI) |
| 14 | Gela Saghirashvili (GEO) |
| 15 | Elnur Aslanov (AZE) |
| 16 | Árpád Ritter (HUN) |
| 17 | Sihamir Osmanov (MKD) |
| 18 | Sujeet Maan (IND) |
| 19 | Nate Ackerman (GBR) |
| 20 | Ali Abdo (AUS) |
| DQ | Murad Gaidarov (BLR) |
* Murad Gaidarov was ejected from the competition after he ran off the mat at the conclusion of his quarterfinal bout and assaulted his opponent, Buvaisar Saitiev, before being restrained by security and police.