The Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

as part of the wrestling program

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia 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...

 were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.

Medalists

Tournament results

The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualified for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.
Legend

• TO — Won by Fall
• SP — Won by Superiority, 10 points difference, the loser with points
• ST — Won by Superiority, 10 points difference, the loser without points
• PP — Won by Points, the loser with technical points
• PO — Won by Points, the loser without technical points
• PA — Won by Opponent Injury
• DQ — Won by Forfeit, the loser not being classified
• CP — Classification Points
• TP — Technical Points

Pool 1

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	7	13
	1	1	4	10
	0	2	1	3

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Haykaz Galstyan	Yannick Szczepaniak	1-3 PP	1-3
Rafael Barreno	Haykaz Galstyan	1-3 PP	3-9
Yannick Szczepaniak	Rafael Barreno	4-0 ST	10-0

Pool 2

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	5
	1	1	4	4
	0	2	1	1

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Mihály Deák-Bárdos	Juha Ahokas	3-0 PO	3-0
Sajjad Barzi	Mihály Deák-Bárdos	3-1 PP	3-1
Juha Ahokas	Sajjad Barzi	1-3 PP	1-2

Pool 3

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	8
	1	1	3	3
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
David Vála	Khasan Baroyev	0-3 PO	0-5
Andrei Chekhauskoi	David Vála	0-3 PO	0-3
Khasan Baroyev	Andrei Chekhauskoi	3-0 PO	3-0

Pool 4

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	0	6	9
	1	1	3	3
	0	2	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Yuri Evseitchik	Mijaín López	0-3 PO	0-5
Yekta Yılmaz Gül	Yuri Evseitchik	3-0 PO	3-0
Mijaín López	Yekta Yılmaz Gül	3-0 PO	4-0

Pool 5

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	2	1	8	11
	2	1	7	11
	1	2	3	4
	1	2	3	2

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Georgiy Tsurtsumia Georgiy Tsurtsumia Georgi Tsurtsumia is an Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-References:...	Xenofon Koutsioumpas	3-1 PP	2-2
Mirian Giorgadze	Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson is a Swedish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Eddy has since retired from wrestling and competes in many grappling tournaments, as well as mixed martial arts competition...	0-3 PO	0-3
Georgiy Tsurtsumia Georgiy Tsurtsumia Georgi Tsurtsumia is an Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-References:...	Mirian Giorgadze	1-3 PP	2-2
Xenofon Koutsioumpas	Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson is a Swedish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Eddy has since retired from wrestling and competes in many grappling tournaments, as well as mixed martial arts competition...	3-0 PO	5-0
Georgiy Tsurtsumia Georgiy Tsurtsumia Georgi Tsurtsumia is an Kazakh wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal.-References:...	Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson Eddy Bengtsson is a Swedish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Eddy has since retired from wrestling and competes in many grappling tournaments, as well as mixed martial arts competition...	4-0 TO	5:02
Xenofon Koutsioumpas	Mirian Giorgadze	3-0 PO	5-0

Pool 6

Wrestler	W	L	CP	TP
	3	0	9	7
	2	1	7	6
	1	2	4	4
	0	3	0	0

Red	Blue	CP	TP
Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...	Mindaugas Mizgaitis Mindaugas Mizgaitis Mindaugas Mizgaitis is a Lithuanian amateur wrestler, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...	3-0 PO	3-0
Sergei Mureiko	Marek Mikulski Marek Mikulski Marek Mikulski is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....	3-0 PO	3-0
Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...	Sergei Mureiko	3-1 PP	1-1
Mindaugas Mizgaitis Mindaugas Mizgaitis Mindaugas Mizgaitis is a Lithuanian amateur wrestler, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...	Marek Mikulski Marek Mikulski Marek Mikulski is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....	3-0 PO	3-0
Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner Rulon Gardner is an American Olympian who competed in the 2000 Olympic games, winning the gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling upon defeating Russian Aleksandr Karelin, who was previously undefeated in 13 years of international competition...	Marek Mikulski Marek Mikulski Marek Mikulski is a Polish Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and in the 2004 Summer Olympics....	3-0 PO	3-0
Mindaugas Mizgaitis Mindaugas Mizgaitis Mindaugas Mizgaitis is a Lithuanian amateur wrestler, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Career:...	Sergei Mureiko	1-3 PP	1-2

Knock-Out round

Final standings