# Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 63 kg

The women's freestyle 63 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, August 22 to August 23.
The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.

## Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
| 22 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 22 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 2 |
| 22 August 2004 | 17:30 | Round 3 |
| 23 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 23 August 2004 | 17:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Legend

* F — Won by fall

### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Stavroula Zygouri (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Stéphanie Groß (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Sara Eriksson (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Stéphanie Groß (GER) | 1–4 | Stavroula Zygouri (GRE) | 1–3 PP |
| Sara Eriksson (SWE) | 0–3 | Stéphanie Groß (GER) | 0–3 PO |
| Stavroula Zygouri (GRE) | 5–3 | Sara Eriksson (SWE) | 3–1 PP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Sara McMann (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Viola Yanik (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Meng Lili (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Meng Lili (CHN) | 0–5 Fall | Sara McMann (USA) | 0–4 TO |
| Viola Yanik (CAN) | 1–8 | Meng Lili (CHN) | 1–3 PP |
| Sara McMann (USA) | 2–5 | Viola Yanik (CAN) | 1–3 PP |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Lise Legrand (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Volha Khilko (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Natalia Ivanova (TJK) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Volha Khilko (BLR) | 1–7 | Lise Legrand (FRA) | 1–3 PP |
| Natalia Ivanova (TJK) | 1–4 | Volha Khilko (BLR) | 1–3 PP |
| Lise Legrand (FRA) | 3–0 | Natalia Ivanova (TJK) | 3–0 PO |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Kaori Icho (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 16 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Alena Kartashova (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Lyudmyla Holovchenko (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Lyudmyla Holovchenko (UKR) | 0–10 | Kaori Icho (JPN) | 0–4 ST |
| Alena Kartashova (RUS) | 7–0 | Lyudmyla Holovchenko (UKR) | 3–0 PO |
| Kaori Icho (JPN) | 6–2 | Alena Kartashova (RUS) | 3–1 PP |

### Classification 5–8

| Qualification 5–6 | Qualification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Stéphanie Groß (GER) | 1 | | |
| Viola Yanik (CAN) | 4 | Viola Yanik (CAN) | 5 |
| Volha Khilko (BLR) | 4 | Volha Khilko (BLR) | 2 |
| Alena Kartashova (RUS) | 1 | | |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Stavroula Zygouri (GRE) | 0 | | |
| Sara McMann (USA) | 4$^F$ | Sara McMann (USA) | 2 |
| Lise Legrand (FRA) | 0 | Kaori Icho (JPN) | 3 |
| Kaori Icho (JPN) | 4 |
| | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Stavroula Zygouri (GRE) | 0 |
| | | Lise Legrand (FRA) | 10$^F$ |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Kaori Icho (JPN) |
| | Sara McMann (USA) |
| | Lise Legrand (FRA) |
| 4 | Stavroula Zygouri (GRE) |
| 5 | Viola Yanik (CAN) |
| 6 | Volha Khilko (BLR) |
| 7 | Stéphanie Groß (GER) |
| 8 | Alena Kartashova (RUS) |
| 9 | Meng Lili (CHN) |
| 10 | Sara Eriksson (SWE) |
| 11 | Natalia Ivanova (TJK) |
| 12 | Lyudmyla Holovchenko (UKR) |