Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held from 22 to 29 August 2004 at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall.
For the first time, women's wrestling events were officially included in the program, with four classes in the freestyle category.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Japan |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Ukraine |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  United States |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Cuba |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  South Korea |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Egypt |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Iran |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Kazakhstan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Turkey |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Georgia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  France |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Greco-Roman[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Istvan Majoros
|
Gueidar Mamedaliev
|
Artiom Kiouregkian
|
| 60 kg | Jung Ji-hyun
|
Roberto Monzon
|
Armen Nazarian
|
| 66 kg | Farid Mansurov
|
Seref Eroglu
|
Mkkhitar Manukyan
|
| 74 kg | Alexandr Dokturishivili
|
Marko Yli-Hannuksela
|
Varteres Samourgachev
|
| 84 kg | Alexei Michine
|
Ara Abrahamian
|
Viacheslau Makaranka
|
| 96 kg | Karam Ibrahim
|
Ramaz Nozadze
|
Mehmet Ozal
|
| 120 kg | Khasan Baroev
|
Georgiy Tsurtsumia
|
Rulon Gardner
|
Freestyle[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 kg | Mavlet Batirov
|
Stephen Abas
|
Chikara Tanabe
|
| 60kg | Yandro Miguel Quintana
|
Masuod Jokar
|
Kenji Inoue
|
| 66 kg | Elbrus Tedeyev
|
Jamill Kelly
|
Makhach Murtazaliev
|
| 74 kg | Buvaysa Saytiev
|
Gennadiy Laliyev
|
Ivan Fundora
|
| 84 kg | Cael Sanderson
|
Moon Eui-jae
|
Sazhid Sazhidov
|
| 96 kg | Khadjimourat Gatsalov
|
Magomed Ibragimov
|
Alireza Heidari
|
| 120 kg | Artur Taymazov
|
Alireza Rezaei
|
Aydin Polatci
|
Women[]
Freestyle[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Irini Merleni
|
Chiharu Icho
|
Patricia Miranda
|
| 55 kg | Saori Yoshida
|
Tonya Verbeek
|
Anna Gomis
|
| 63 kg | Kaori Icho
|
Sara McMann
|
Lise Legrand
|
| 72 kg | Wang Xu
|
Gouzel Maniourova
|
Kyoko Hamaguchi
|
Statistics[]
- There were 342 total athletes from 66 countries.
- Wang Xu was the youngest participant with 18 years and 329 days.
- John Tarkong Jr. was the oldest participant with 38 years and 261 days.
- 5 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Iran and Uzbekistan won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Egypt won its first gold medal in the sport since Amsterdam 1928 and its first medal since Helsinki 1952.
- China won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.