The Men's Freestyle 48 kg at the 1996 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Georgia World Congress Center from July 29 to July 30.
The gold and silver medalists were determined by the final match of the main single-elimination bracket. The losers advanced to the repechage. These matches determined the bronze medalist for the event.
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Wrestling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 48 kg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA