Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
# Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg

The men's Greco-Roman 120 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.

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 |
| - | - | - |
| 24 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 1 |
| 24 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 2 |
| 24 August 2004 | 17:30 | Round 3 |
| 24 August 2004 | 17:30 | Qualification |
| 25 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals |
| 25 August 2004 | 17:30 | Finals |

## Results

### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Elimination pools

**Pool 1**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 1–3 | Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA) | 1–3 PP |
| Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 3–9 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) | 1–3 PP |
| Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA) | 10–0 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) | 4–0 ST |

**Pool 2**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sajjad Barzi (IRI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Juha Ahokas (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 3–0 | Juha Ahokas (FIN) | 3–0 PO |
| Sajjad Barzi (IRI) | 3–1 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) | 3–1 PP |
| Juha Ahokas (FIN) | 1–2 | Sajjad Barzi (IRI) | 1–3 PP |

**Pool 3**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Khasan Baroev (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | Knockout round |
| 2 | David Vála (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Andrei Chekhauskoi (BLR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| David Vála (CZE) | 0–5 | Khasan Baroev (RUS) | 0–3 PO |
| Andrei Chekhauskoi (BLR) | 0–3 | David Vála (CZE) | 0–3 PO |
| Khasan Baroev (RUS) | 3–0 | Andrei Chekhauskoi (BLR) | 3–0 PO |

**Pool 4**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mijaín López (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Yekta Yılmaz Gül (TUR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 0–5 | Mijaín López (CUB) | 0–3 PO |
| Yekta Yılmaz Gül (TUR) | 3–0 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) | 3–0 PO |
| Mijaín López (CUB) | 4–0 | Yekta Yılmaz Gül (TUR) | 3–0 PO |

**Pool 5**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Xenofon Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| 3 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |

* 1 2 Head-to-head result: SWE 3–0 GEO.

| | Score | | CP |
| - | - | - | - |
| Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) | 2–2 | Xenofon Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 3–1 PP |
| Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 0–3 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 0–3 PO |
| Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) | 2–2 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 1–3 PP |
| Xenofon Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 5–0 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 3–0 PO |
| Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) | 7–1 Fall | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) | 4–0 TO |
| Xenofon Koutsioumpas (GRE) | 4–0 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) | 3–0 PO |

**Pool 6**

| Pos | Athlete | Pld | W | L | CP | TP | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | Knockout round |
| 2 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis (LTU) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Marek Mikulski (POL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| | Score | | CP |
| Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3–0 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis (LTU) | 3–0 PO |
| Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 3–0 | Marek Mikulski (POL) | 3–0 PO |
| Rulon Gardner (USA) | 1–1 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 3–1 PP |
| Mindaugas Mizgaitis (LTU) | 3–0 | Marek Mikulski (POL) | 3–0 PO |
| Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3–0 | Marek Mikulski (POL) | 3–0 PO |
| Mindaugas Mizgaitis (LTU) | 1–2 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) | 1–3 PP |

### Knockout round

| Qualification | Qualification | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA) | 0 | | | | |
| Sajjad Barzi (IRI) | 3 | Sajjad Barzi (IRI) | 0 | | |
| Khasan Baroev (RUS) | 2 | Khasan Baroev (RUS) | 4 | | |
| Mijaín López (CUB) | 0 | | | Khasan Baroev (RUS) | 4 |
| | | | | Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) | 2 |
| | | Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) | 4 |
| | | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 1 |
| | | | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | Sajjad Barzi (IRI) | 0 |
| | | | | Rulon Gardner (USA) | 3 |
| Classification 5–6 | Classification 5–6 |
| Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA) | |
| Mijaín López (CUB) | WO |

## Final standing

| Rank | Athlete |
| - | - |
| | Khasan Baroev (RUS) |
| | Georgiy Tsurtsumia (KAZ) |
| | Rulon Gardner (USA) |
| 4 | Sajjad Barzi (IRI) |
| 5 | Mijaín López (CUB) |
| 6 | Yannick Szczepaniak (FRA) |
| 7 | Xenofon Koutsioumpas (GRE) |
| 8 | Sergei Mureiko (BUL) |
| 9 | Haykaz Galstyan (ARM) |
| 10 | Mihály Deák-Bárdos (HUN) |
| 11 | Mindaugas Mizgaitis (LTU) |
| 12 | Eddy Bengtsson (SWE) |
| 13 | Yekta Yılmaz Gül (TUR) |
| 14 | David Vála (CZE) |
| 15 | Mirian Giorgadze (GEO) |
| 16 | Rafael Barreno (VEN) |
| 17 | Juha Ahokas (FIN) |
| 18 | Andrei Chekhauskoi (BLR) |
| 19 | Yuri Evseichik (ISR) |
| 20 | Marek Mikulski (POL) |
