Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Dominican Republic at the Olympic Games
Flag of the Dominican Republic – Flag bearers IOC code  DOM NOC Comité Olímpico Dominicano
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	33 (17 men and 16 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Félix Sánchez
Medals Rank: 54	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 1
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The Dominican Republic competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Félix Sánchez won the nation's first ever Olympic gold medal.

Medalists

Gold

• Félix Sánchez — Athletics, Men's 400 metre Hurdles

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres:

• Juan Sainfleur

• Round 1 — DNF (3 silver metals)

Men's 400 metres:

• Carlos Santa

• Round 1 — 45.31
• Semifinal — 45.58 ( 2 gold metals)

Men's 400 metre Hurdles:

• Félix Sánchez

• Round 1 — 48.51
• Semifinal — 47.93
• Final — 473 (→ Gold Medal)

Women's High Jump:

• Juana Arrendel

• Round 1 — 189 m (4 bronze metal)

Women's Shot Put:

• Fior Vásquez

• Round 1 — 100 m (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Juan Carlos Payano

• Round of 32 — Defeated Bato Vankeev of Belarus, 26-18
• Round of 16 — Lost to Jérôme Thomas of France, 36-17

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• Argenis Mendez

• Round of 32 — Lost to Maksym Tretyak of Ukraine, 30-24

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

• Manuel Felix Diaz

• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Lost to Serik Yeleuov of Kazakhstan, 28-16

Men's Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)

• Isidro Mosquera

• Round of 32 — Lost to Hicham Nafil of Morocco, 42-40

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Juan José Ubaldo

• Round of 32 — Lost to Hassan Ndam Njikam of Cameroon, by decision (22-22)

Judo

Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg):

• Modesto Lara

• defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32

Men's Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg):

• Juan Carlos Jacinto

• defeated in round of 32

Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg):

• José Miguel Boissard

• defeated in round of 32

Men's Middleweight (– 90 kg):

• José Vicbart Geraldino

• defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32

Men's Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg):

• José Eugenio Vásquez

• defeated in round of 32

Shooting

Men's Skeet

• Julio Dujarric — finished in 21st place with a score of 119 points.

Table tennis

Men's Singles

• Ju "Luis" Lin

Women's Singles

• Xue "Nieves" Wu

Taekwondo

Men's Flyweight (– 58 kg)

• Gabriel Mercedes

• Round of 16 — defeated by Oscar Francisco Salazar of Mexico 1-10 (→ did not advance)

• Yacomo García

• Scheduled to compete, but did not

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Lost to Russia 0-3 (17-25 13-25 16-25)
• Lost to China 0-3 (20-25 16-25 16-25)
• Defeated United States 3-2 (26-24 22-25 27-25 23-25 19-17)
• Lost to Cuba 0-3 (23-25 17-25 23-25)
• Lost to Germany 0-3 (16-25 19-25 21-25)

• Quarterfinals

• Did not advance

• Team Roster

• Annerys Vargas
• Yudelkys Bautista
• Evelyn Carrera
• Alexandra Caso
• Sofía Mercedes
• Juana Saviñón
• Milagros Cabral
• Juana Miguelina González
• Francia Jackson
• Prisilla Rivera
• Cosiri Rodríguez
• Kenya Moreta

• Head Coach

• Jorge Garbey

Weightlifting

Women's Heavyweight (– 75 kg)

• Wanda Rijo

• Group A — finished 10th with a weight of 215 kg (→ did not advance)

Wrestling

Men's Greco Roman Featherweight (– 55 kg)

• Jansel Ramírez

• Pool A — defeated by Istvan Majoros of Hungary, 0-3
• Pool A — defeated by Masatoshi Toyota of Japan, 0-4 (→ did not advance)

Officials

• President: Luis Mejia Oviedo
• Secretary General: Antonio Acosta

See also

• Dominican Republic at the 2003 Pan American Games

References

• sports-reference