| Event: | Women's freestyle 48 kg |
| Games: | 2004 Summer |
| Venue: | Ano Liosia Olympic Hall |
| Date: | 22–23 August 2004 |
| Competitors: | 14 |
| Nations: | 14 |
| Gold: | Iryna Merleni |
| Goldnoc: | UKR |
| Silver: | Chiharu Icho |
| Silvernoc: | JPN |
| Bronze: | Patricia Miranda |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Next: | 2008 |
See main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The women's freestyle 48 kilograms at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall, in Athens, Greece from August 22 to August 23.
The competition is held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.
All times are Eastern European Summer Time
| width=150 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2004 | 09:30 | Round 1 | |||
| 09:30 | Round 2 | ||||
| 17:30 | Round 3 | ||||
| 23 August 2004 | 09:30 | Semifinals | |||
| 17:30 | Finals |
| Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 0–7 Fall | 0–4 | |||
| 3–4 | 1–3 |
| Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–4 | 3–1 | |||
| 0–3 Fall | 0–4 | |||
| 12–0 | 4–0 |
| Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–0 Fall | 4–0 | |||
| 0–11 | 0–4 | |||
| 3–5 | 1–3 | |||
| 0–10 | 0–4 | |||
| 0–10 | 0–4 | |||
| 0–3 Fall | 0–4 |
| Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8–5 | 3–1 | |||
| 7–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 7–3 | 3–1 | |||
| 10–0 | 4–0 | |||
| 11–1 | 4–1 | |||
| 9–12 | 1–3 |
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