# Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 55 kg

The women's freestyle 55 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 | 17:30 | Round 2 |
| 22 August 2004 | 17:30 | Round 3 |
| 23 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 23 August 2004 | 17:30 | Finals |

## Results
### Elimination pools
#### Pool 1

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Tonya Verbeek (CAN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 24 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Tela O'Donnell (USA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Olga Smirnova (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Tela O'Donnell (USA) | 2–5 Fall | Olga Smirnova (RUS) | 4–0 TO |
| Tonya Verbeek (CAN) | 11–1 | Tela O'Donnell (USA) | 4–1 SP |
| Olga Smirnova (RUS) | 3–13 | Tonya Verbeek (CAN) | 1–4 SP |

#### Pool 2

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 4–2 | Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE) | 3–1 PP |
| Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 4–0 Fall | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) | 4–0 TO |
| Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE) | 4–0 Fall | Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 4–0 TO |

#### Pool 3

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Saori Yoshida (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 21 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sun Dongmei (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Sun Dongmei (CHN) | 4–2 | Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) | 3–1 PP |
| Saori Yoshida (JPN) | 11–0 | Sun Dongmei (CHN) | 4–0 ST |
| Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) | 0–10 | Saori Yoshida (JPN) | 0–4 ST |

#### Pool 4

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| 1 | Anna Gomis (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Lee Na-lae (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Classification 5–8 |
| 3 | Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Anna Gomis (FRA) | 5–2 | Lee Na-lae (KOR) | 3–1 PP |
| Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE) | 0–10 | Anna Gomis (FRA) | 0–4 ST |
| Lee Na-lae (KOR) | 3–2 Fall | Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE) | 4–0 TO |

### Classification 5–8

| Qualification 5–6 | Qualification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Tela O'Donnell (USA) | 7 | | |
| Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 10 | Mabel Fonseca (PUR) | 8 |
| Sun Dongmei (CHN) | 4 | Sun Dongmei (CHN) | 6 |
| Lee Na-lae (KOR) | 3 | | |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| Tonya Verbeek (CAN) | 3 | | |
| Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE) | 1 | Tonya Verbeek (CAN) | 0 |
| Saori Yoshida (JPN) | 7 | Saori Yoshida (JPN) | 6 |
| Anna Gomis (FRA) | 6 |
| | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE) | 0 |
| | | Anna Gomis (FRA) | 6 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| | Saori Yoshida (JPN) |
| | Tonya Verbeek (CAN) |
| | Anna Gomis (FRA) |
| 4 | Ida-Theres Karlsson (SWE) |
| 5 | Sun Dongmei (CHN) |
| 6 | Tela O'Donnell (USA) |
| 7 | Lee Na-lae (KOR) |
| 8 | Tetyana Lazareva (UKR) |
| 9 | Olga Smirnova (RUS) |
| 10 | Diletta Giampiccolo (ITA) |
| 11 | Sofia Poumpouridou (GRE) |
| DQ | Mabel Fonseca (PUR) |
* Mabel Fonseca of Puerto Rico originally placed 5th, but was disqualified after she tested positive for Stanozolol.