Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18 gold medals being contested in all. This was the first Olympic Games that included women's wrestling events on the program.[1]
| Wrestling at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Ano Liosia Olympic Hall |
| Dates | 22–29 August 2004 |
| No. of events | 18 |
| Competitors | 342 from 66 nations |
Qualification
Medalists
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg |
Iryna Merleni Ukraine |
Chiharu Icho Japan |
Patricia Miranda United States |
| 55 kg |
Saori Yoshida Japan |
Tonya Verbeek Canada |
Anna Gomis France |
| 63 kg |
Kaori Icho Japan |
Sara McMann United States |
Lise Legrand France |
| 72 kg |
Wang Xu China |
Guzel Manyurova Russia |
Kyoko Hamaguchi Japan |
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 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Participating nations
A total of 342 wrestlers from 66 nations competed at the Athens Games:[1]
Afghanistan (1)
Albania (1)
Algeria (1)
Armenia (7)
Australia (1)
Austria (3)
Azerbaijan (7)
Belarus (10)
Brazil (1)
Bulgaria (13)
Canada (7)
China (9)
Colombia (1)
Cuba (12)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Egypt (3)
Estonia (1)
Finland (2)
France (6)
Georgia (12)
Germany (9)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (18)
Guam (1)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Hungary (9)
India (7)
Iran (13)
Israel (3)
Italy (6)
Japan (13)
Kazakhstan (12)
Kyrgyzstan (8)
Latvia (1)
Lithuania (3)
Macedonia (2)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (6)
Namibia (1)
Nigeria (1)
North Korea (1)
Norway (1)
Palau (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (9)
Portugal (1)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (5)
Russia (18)
Senegal (1)
Serbia and Montenegro (1)
Slovakia (3)
South Africa (1)
South Korea (9)
Spain (2)
Sweden (7)
Switzerland (2)
Tajikistan (4)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (12)
Ukraine (16)
United States (17)
Uzbekistan (7)
Venezuela (2)
