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.

Men's freestyle 74 kg at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
Date	28–29 August
Competitors	21 from 21 nations
Medalists
Buvaisar Saitiev  Russia Gennadiy Laliyev  Kazakhstan Iván Fundora  Cuba

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
	09:30	Round 2
	17:30	Round 3
29 August 2004	09:30	Qualification
	09:30	Semifinals
	14:00	Finals

Results

Legend

• WO — Won by walkover

Pool 1

Pos	Athlete	Pld	W	L	CP	TP
1	Iván Fundora (CUB)	2	2	0	6	14
2	Kunihiko Obata (JPN)	2	1	1	3	8
3	Sujeet Maan (IND)	2	0	2	0	0

Source: Official website

	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
1	Daniel Igali (CAN)	2	2	0	6	12
2	Yusup Abdusalomov (TJK)	2	1	1	4	9
3	Elnur Aslanov (AZE)	2	0	2	2	4

Source: Official website

	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
1	Gennadiy Laliyev (KAZ)	2	2	0	8	16
2	Arayik Gevorgyan (ARM)	2	1	1	4	11
3	Nate Ackerman (GBR)	2	0	2	0	0

Source: Official website

	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
1	Joe Williams (USA)	2	2	0	6	9
2	Mehdi Hajizadeh (IRI)	2	1	1	3	7
3	Gela Saghirashvili (GEO)	2	0	2	2	6

Source: Official website

	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
1	Murad Gaidarov (BLR)	2	2	0	7	14
2	Salvatore Rinella (ITA)	2	1	1	5	13
3	Ali Abdo (AUS)	2	0	2	0	0

Source: Official website

	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
1	Buvaisar Saitiev (RUS)	2	2	0	6	14
2	Emzarios Bentinidis (GRE)	2	1	1	4	6
3	Árpád Ritter (HUN)	2	0	2	2	3

Source: Official website

	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
1	Krystian Brzozowski (POL)	2	2	0	6	7
2	Nikolay Paslar (BUL)	2	1	1	4	6
3	Sihamir Osmanov (MKD)	2	0	2	1	1

Source: Official website

	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

	Semifinals					Gold medal match					Final
	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
											Iván Fundora (CUB)		3
											Krystian Brzozowski (POL)		1

	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.[1]

References

1. "Wrestling Match Turns Into Off-Mat Fracas". NBC Sports. 29 August 2004. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

• Official Report