United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 613 in 19 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Dawn Staley (opening) Mia Hamm (closing) |
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| Medals Rank: 1 |
Gold 35 |
Silver 39 |
Bronze 27 |
Total 101 |
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The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC). The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics. The team won 101 total medals (ranked first), including 35 gold medals (ranked first).
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[edit] Medalists
The United States finished in first position in the final medal rankings, with 35 gold and 101 total medals.
Half of the U.S. medals came from two sports:
- Swimming accounted for 12 gold and 28 total medals.
- Track and Field accounted for seven gold and 23 total medals.
Gold
Silver
Bronze[edit] Results by event
[edit] Archery
For more details on this topic, see Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's Individual
- Vic Wunderle - 8th place
- John Magera - 41st place
- Butch Johnson - 52nd place
Women's Individual
- Jennifer Nichols - 9th place
- Janet Dykman - 60th place
- Stephanie Arnold - 61st place
Men's Team
- Butch Johnson, John Magera, and Vic Wunderle - 4th place
Women's Team
- Stephanie Arnold, Janet Dykman, and Jennifer Nichols - 13th place
[edit] Athletics
For more details on this topic, see Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's 100 metres:
- Justin Gatlin - Round 1: 10.07 s, Round 2: 9.96 s, Semifinal: 10.09 s, Final: 9.85 s (gold medal)
- Maurice Greene - Round 1: 10.18 s, Round 2: 9.93 s, Semifinal: 9.97 s, Final: 9.87 s (bronze medal)
- Shawn Crawford - Round 1: 10.02 s, Round 2: 9.89 s, Semifinal: 10.07 s, Final: 9.89 s (4th place)
Women's 100 metres:
- Lauryn Williams - Final, 10.96 s (did not advance)
- LaTasha Colander - Final, 11.18 s (did not advance)
- Gail Devers - Semifinal, 11.22 s (did not advance)
Men's 110 metre hurdles:
- Terrence Trammell - Round 1: 13.51 s, Round 2: 13.34 s, Semifinal: 13.17 s, Final: 13.18 s (silver medal)
- Duane Ross - Round 1: 13.39 s, Round 2: 13.50 s, Semifinal: 13.30 s
- Allen Johnson - Round 1: 13.45 s, Round 2: DNF
Women's 100 metre hurdles:
- Joanna Hayes - Final, 12.37 s (OR, gold medal)
- Melissa Morrison - Final, 12.56 s (bronze medal)
Men's 200 metres:
- Shawn Crawford - Round 1: 20.55 s, Round 2: 19.95 s, Semifinal: 20.05 s, Final: 19.79 s (gold medal)
- Bernard Williams - Round 1: 20.29 s, Round 2: 20.40 s, Semifinal: 20.18 s, Final: 20.01 s (silver medal)
- Justin Gatlin - Round 1: 20.51 s, Round 2: 20.03 s, Semifinal: 20.35 s, Final: 20.03 s (bronze medal)
Women's 200 metres:
- Allyson Felix - Round 1: 22.39 s, Round 2: 22.69 s, Semifinal: 22.36 s, Final: 22.18 s (silver medal)
- Muna Lee - Round 1: 22.57 s, Round 2: 22.74 s, Semifinal: 22.69 s, Final: 22.87 s (7th place)
- la Shauntea Moore - Round 1: 23.10 s, Round 2: 22.96 s, Semifinal: 22.93 s
Men's 400 metres:
- Jeremy Wariner - Round 1: 45.56 s, Semifinal: 44.87 s, Final: 44.00 s (gold medal)
- Otis Harris - Round 1: 45.11 s, Semifinal: 44.99 s, Final: 44.16 s (silver medal)
- Derrick Brew - Round 1: 45.41 s, Semifinal: 45.05 s, Final: 44.42 s (bronze medal)
Women's 400 metres:
- Monique Hennagan - Round 1: 51.02 s, Semifinal: 49.88 s, Final: 49.97 s (4th place)
- DeeDee Trotter - Round 1: 50.56 s, Semifinal: 50.14 s, Final: 50.00 s (5th place)
- Sanya Richards - Round 1: 50.11 s, Semifinal: 50.54 s, Final: 50.19 s (6th place)
Men's 400 metre hurdles:
- James Carter - Round 1: 48.64 s, Semifinal: 48.18 s, Final: 48.58 s (4th place)
- Bennie Brazell - Round 1: 48.57 s, Semifinal: 48.19 s, Final: 49.51 s (8th place)
- Angelo Taylor - Round 1: 48.79 s, Semifinal: 48.72 s
Women's 400 metre hurdles:
- Sheena Johnson - Round 1: 54.81 s, Semifinal: 54.32 s, Final: 53.83 s (4th place)
- Brenda Taylor - Round 1: 54.72 s, Semifinal: 55.02 s, Final: 54.97 s (7th place)
- Lashinda Demus - Round 1: 54.66 s, Semifinal: 54.32 s
Men's 800 metres:
- Jonathan Johnson - Semifinal, 1:50.1 (did not advance)
- Khadevis Robinson - Round 1, 1:46.1 (did not advance)
- Derrick Peterson - Round 1, 1:47.6 (did not advance)
Women's 800 metres:
- Jearl Miles Clark - Round 1: 2:01.33, Semifinal: 1:58.71, Final: 1:57.27 (6th place)
- Nicole Teter - Round 1: 2:01.16, Semifinal: 1:59.50
- Hazel Clark - Round 1: 2:05.67
Men's 1500 metres:
- Alan Webb - Round 1, 3:41.25 (did not advance)
- Charlie Gruber - Round 1, 3:41.73 (did not advance)
- Grant Robison - Round 1, 3:53.66 (did not advance)
Women's 1500 metres:
- Carrie Tollefson - Round 1: 4:06.46, Semifinal: 4:08.55
Men's 3000 metre steeplechase:
- Daniel Lincoln - Final, 8:16.86 (11th place)
- Anthony Famiglietti - Round 1, 8:31.59 (did not advance)
- Robert Gary - Round 1, 8:38.01 (did not advance)
Men's 5000 metres:
- Tim Broe - Final, 13:33.06 (11th place)
- Jonathon Riley - Round 1, 13:38.79 (did not advance)
Women's 5000 metres:
- Marla Runyan - Round 1: 15:24.88
- Shalane Flanagan - Round 1: 15:34.63
- Shayne Culpepper - Round 1: 15:40.02
Men's 10000 metres:
- Daniel Browne - Final, 28:14.53 (12th place)
- Abdihakem Abdirahman - Final, 28:26.26 (15th place)
- Dathan Ritzenhein - Final, DNF
Women's 10000 metres:
- Elva Dryer - 32:18.16 (19th place)
- Kate O'Neill - 32:24.04 (21st place)
Men's 4x100 metre relay:
- Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin, Coby Miller, and Maurice Greene - Final, 0:38.08 (silver medal)
Women's 4x100 metre relay:
- LaTasha Colander, Lauryn Williams, Marion Jones, and Angela Williams - Round 1: 41.67 s, Final: DNF
Men's 4x400 metre relay:
- Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Dallas Lee(of Sylvania Ohio), and Darold Williamson - Final, 2:55.91 (gold medal)
Women's 4x400 metre relay:
- Crystal Cox, Moushaumi Robinson, Monique Henderson, and Sanya Richards - Round 1: 3:23.79, Final: 3:19.01 (gold medal)
Men's decathlon:
- Bryan Clay - 8820 points (silver medal)
- Paul Terek - 7893 points (21st place)
- Tom Pappas - DNF
Women's hepathlon:
- Shelia Burrell - 6296 points (4th place)
- Michelle Perry - 6124 points (14th place)
- Tiffany Lott-Hogan - 6066 points (20th place)
Men's marathon:
- Mebrahtom Keflezighi - 2:11:29 (silver medal)
- Alan Culpepper - 2:15:26 (12th place)
- Daniel Browne - 2:27:17 (65th place)
Women's marathon:
- Deena Kastor - 2:27:20 (bronze medal)
- Jennifer Rhines - 2:43:52 (34th place)
- Colleen De Reuck - 2:46:30 (39th place)
Men's 20 km walk:
- Timothy Seaman - 1:25:17 (20th place)
- Kevin Eastler - 1:25:20 (21st place)
- John Nunn - 1:27:38 (26th place)
Women's 20 km walk:
- Teresa Vaill - 1:38:47 (43rd place)
Men's 50 km walk:
- Curt Clausen - 4:13:31 (32nd place)
- Philip Dunn - 4:12:49 (35th place)
Men's long jump:
- Dwight Phillips - Final, 8.59 metres (gold medal)
- John Moffitt - Final, 8.47 metres (silver medal)
- Walter Davis - Round 1, 7.80 metres (did not advance)
Women's long jump:
- Marion Jones - Round 1: 6.70 metres, Final: 6.85 metres (5th place)
- Grace Upshaw - Round 1: 6.68 metres, Final: 6.64 metres (10th place)
- Rose Richmond - Round 1: 6.46 metres
Men's triple jump:
- Kenta Bell - Final, 16.90 metres (9th place)
- Walter Davis - Final, 16.78 metres (11th place)
- Melvin Lister - Round 1, 16.64 metres (did not advance)
Women's triple jump:
- Tiombe Hurd - Round 1: 13.98 metres
- Yuliana Perez - Round 1: 13.62 metres
Men's high jump:
- Matt Hemingway - Final, 2.34 metres (silver medal)
- Jamie Nieto - Final, 2.34 metres (4th place)
- Tora Harris - Round 1, 2.15 metres (did not advance)
Women's high jump:
- Amy Acuff - Round 1: 1.95 metres, Final: 1.99 metres (4th place)
- Tisha Waller - Round 1: 1.89 metres
- Chaunte Howard - Round 1: 1.85 metres
Men's pole vault:
- Timothy Mack - Final, 5.95 metres (gold medal, Olympic record)
- Toby Stevenson - Final, 5.90 metres (silver medal)
- Derek Miles - Final, 5.75 metres (7th place)
Women's pole vault:
- Stacy Dragila - Round 1: 4.30 metres
- Jillian Schwartz - Round 1: 4.30 metres
- Kellie Suttle - Round 1: 4.15 metres
Men's shot put:
- Adam Nelson - Final, 21.16 metres (silver medal)
- John Godina - Final, 20.19 metres (9th place)
- Reese Hoffa - Round 1, 19.40 metres (did not advance)
Women's shot put:
- Kristin Heaston - Round 1: 17.17 metres
- Laura Gerraughty - Round 1: 16.47 metres
Men's discus:
- Casey Malone - Final, 64.33 metres (6th place)
- Jarred Rome - Round 1, 61.55 metres (did not advance)
- Ian Waltz - Round 1, 58.97 metres (did not advance)
Women's discus:
- Aretha Hill - Round 1: 58.82 metres
- Stephanie Brown - Round 1: 58.54 metres
- Seilala Sua - Round 1: No mark
Men's javelin:
- Breaux Greer - Final, 74.36 metres (12th place)
Women's javelin:
- Kim Kreiner - Round 1: 52.18 metres
Men's hammer:
- James Parker - Round 1, 75.04 metres (did not advance)
- Alfred Kruger - Round 1, 69.38 metres (did not advance)
Women's hammer:
- Erin Gilreath - Round 1: 66.71 metres
- Anna Mahon - Round 1: 64.99 metres
- Jackie Jeschelnig - Round 1: 62.23 metres
[edit] Badminton
For more details on this topic, see Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's Singles
- Did not compete
Men's Doubles
- Howard Bach & Kevin Qi Han - Defeated in round of 16 by Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen, DEN
Women's Singles
- Did not compete
Women's Doubles
- Did not compete
[edit] Basketball
For more details on this topic, see Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The United States Olympic men's basketball team
- Centers: Tim Duncan, Emeka Okafor
- Forwards: Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer, Richard Jefferson, Shawn Marion, Lamar Odom, Amar'e Stoudemire, LeBron James
- Guards: Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, Dwyane Wade
- Head Coach: Larry Brown
| August 15 | Puerto Rico | 92-71 | USA |
| August 17 | USA | 77-71 | Greece |
| August 19 | USA | 89-79 | Australia |
| August 21 | Lithuania | 94-90 | USA |
| August 23 | USA | 89-53 | Angola |
| August 26 (quarter final) |
Spain | 94-102 | USA |
| August 27 (semi final) |
Argentina | 89-81 | USA |
| August 28 (Bronze medal match) |
Lithuania | 94-106 | USA |
The so-called "Dream Team" overcame a poor showing against Puerto Rico to win 3 out of their five preliminary games, the last of which was a blowout win against Angola. They failed to defend their gold medal from the 2000 games in Sydney, however, losing to Argentina in the semifinals. Argentina became the first team to prevent the U.S. team with NBA players to win the gold in men's basketball.
The United States Olympic women's basketball team
- Centers: Yolanda Griffith, Lisa Leslie, Ruth Riley
- Forwards: Swin Cash, Tamika Catchings, Sheryl Swoopes, Tina Thompson
- Guards: Sue Bird, Shannon Johnson, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Diana Taurasi
Head Coach: Van Chancellor
| August 14 | USA | 99-47 | New Zealand |
| August 16 | Czech Republic | 61-80 | USA |
| August 18 | Korea | 57-80 | USA |
| August 20 | USA | 71-58 | Spain |
| August 22 | China, People's Republic of | 62-100 | USA |
| August 25 (quarter final) |
USA | 102-72 | Greece |
| August 27 (semi final) |
Russia | 62-66 | USA |
| August 28 (Gold medal match) |
Australia | 63-74 | USA |
[edit] Boxing
For more details on this topic, see Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The United States sent nine boxers to Athens. They claimed two medals, a gold and a bronze. Only two boxers lost their first bouts. Four made the quarterfinals, with two falling there, one falling in the semifinal, and the fourth taking the gold by going undefeated. The combined record of the nine Americans was 12-8. The U.S. was fifth in the boxing medal count.
Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Rau'shee Warren
- Round of 32 – Lost to Zou Shiming of China, 22-9
Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Ron Siler
- Round of 32 – Defeated Bradley Hore of Australia, 32-18
- Round of 16 – Lost to Tulashboy Doniyorov of Uzbekistan, 45-22
Lightweight (– 60 kg)
- Vicente Escobedo
- Round of 32 – Defeated José David Mosquera of Colombia, outscored
- Round of 16 – Lost to Rovshan Huseynov of Azerbaijan, 36-18
Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)
- Rock Allen
- Round of 32 – Bye
- Round of 16 – Lost to Boris Georgiev of Bulgaria, 30-10
Welterweight (– 69 kg)
- Vanes Martirosyan
- Round of 32 – Defeated Meskine Benamar, Algeria, 45-20
- Round of 16 – Lost to Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros of Cuba, 20-11
Middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Andre Dirrell - bronze medal
- Round of 32 – Defeated Ha Dabateer of China, 25-18
- Round of 16 – Defeated Kassel Nabil of Algeria, outscored
- Quarterfinal – Defeated Yordani Despaigne Herrera of Cuba, 12-11
- Semifinal – Lost to Gennadiy Golovkin of Kazakhstan, 23-18
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
- Andre Ward – gold medal
- Round of 32 – Bye
- Round of 16 – Defeated Clemente Russo of Italy, 17-9
- Quarterfinal – Defeated Evgeny Makarenko of Russia, 23-16
- Semifinal – Defeated Utkirbek Haydarov of Uzbekistan, 17-15
- Final – Defeated Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus, 20-13
Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Devin Vargas
- Round of 16 – Defeated Rachid El Haddak of Morocco, outscored
- Quarterfinal – Lost to Viktar Zuyev of Belarus, 36-27
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
- Jason Estrada
- Round of 16 – Defeated Ma'afu Hawke of Tonga, 30-11
- Quarterfinal – Lost to Michel Lopez Nunez of Cuba, 21-7
[edit] Canoeing
For more details on this topic, see Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Flatwater
Men's C2 500 metres:
- Jordan Malloch and Nathan Johnson - semifinal, 14th place
Men's C2 1000 metres:
- Jordan Malloch and Nathan Johnson - semifinal, 14th place
Men's K1 500 metres:
- Rami Zur - semifinal, 11th place
Women's K1 500 metres:
- Carrie Johnson - semifinal, 15th place
Men's K1 1000 metres:
- Benjamin Lewis - semifinal, 21st place
Men's K2 500 metres:
- Bartosz Wolski and Rami Zur - semifinal, 13th place
Men's K2 1000 metres:
- Jeffrey Smoke and Andrew Bussey - semifinal, 13th place
Women's K4 500 metres:
- Carrie Johnson, Kathryn Colin, Lauren Spalding, and Marie Mijalis - semifinal, 10th place
[edit] Slalom
Men's C1 slalom:
- Chris Ennis, Jr. - preliminary heats, 16th place
Men's C2 slalom:
- Matthew Taylor and Joseph Jacobi - semifinal, 8th place
Men's K1 slalom:
- Scott Parsons - final, 6th place
- Brett Heyl - semifinal, 15th place
Women's K1 slalom:
- Rebecca Giddens - final, silver medal
[edit] Cycling
For more details on this topic, see Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Road cycling
Men's road race:
- Tyler Hamilton - 18th place, 5:41:56
- George Hincapie - 24th place, 5:41:56
- Bobby Julich - 28th place, 5:41:56
- Levi Leipheimer - did not finish
- Jason McCartney - did not finish
Women's road race:
- Kristin Armstrong - 8th place, 3:25:06
- Christine Thorburn - 15th place, 3:25:42
- Deirdre Demet-Barry - 16th place, 3:25:42
Men's time trial:
- Tyler Hamilton - gold medal, 57:31.74
- Bobby Julich - bronze medal, 57:58.19
Women's time trial:
- Deirdre Demet-Barry - silver medal, 31:35.62
- Chirstine Thorburn - 4th place, 32:14.82
[edit] Track cycling
Women's individual pursuit:
- Erin Mirabella - qualifying round, 10th place
Women's individual sprint:
- Jennie Reed - classification 9-12, 10th place
Men's team sprint:
- Adam Duvendeck, Giddeon Massie, and Christian Stahl - qualifying round, 11th place
Men's points race:
- Colby Pearce - 14th place, 23 points
Women's points race:
- Erin Mirabella - 4th place, 9 points
Men's Keirin:
- Marty Nothstein - first repechage, no rank
[edit] 
Mountain biking
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- Men
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Wells | Cross-country | 02:24,37 | 19 |
| Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski | Cross-country | 02:25.28 | 21 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary McConneloug | Cross-country | 02:06.12 | 9 |
[edit] Diving
For more details on this topic, see Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's 3 metre springboard:
- Troy Dumais - Prelim: 452.76, Semifinal: 239.91, Final: 461.55 (6th place)
- Justin Wilcock - Prelim: 225.87 (32nd place)
Women's 3 metre springboard:
- Rachelle Kunkel - Prelim: 294.75, Semifinal: 209.76, Final: 336.96 (9th place)
- Kimiko Soldati - Prelim: 252.36 (21st place)
Men's 10 metre platform:
- Caesar Garcia - preliminary, 23rd place
- Kyle Prandi - preliminary, 29th place
Women's 10 metre platform:
- Laura Wilkinson - final, 5th place
- Sara Hildebrand - final, 10th place
Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard:
- Justin Dumais and Troy Dumais - 6th place, 327.06 points
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform:
- Mark Ruiz and Kyle Prandi - 8th place, 325.44 points
Women's synchronized 10 metre platform:
- Cassandra Cardinell and Sara Hildebrand - 7th place, 302.22 points
[edit] Equestrian
For more details on this topic, see Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Because only three horse and rider pairs from each nation could advance beyond certain rounds in the individual events, five American pairs did not advance despite being placed sufficiently high. They received rankings below all pairs that did advance.
Individual dressage:
- Debbie McDonald riding Brentina - final, 4th place
- Robert Dover riding Kennedy - final, 6th place
- Guenter Seidel riding Aragon - final, 14th place
- Lisa Wilcox riding Relevant 5 - first round, 27th place (18th after round)
Team dressage:
- McDonald, Dover, Seidel, and Wilcox - bronze medal, 71.500%
Individual eventing:
- Kimberly Severson riding Winsome Adante - final, silver medal
- Amy Tryon riding Poggio II - final, 6th place
- Darren Chiacchia riding Windfall 2 - final, 12th place
- John Williams riding Carrick - third round, 28th place (21st after round)
- Julie Richards riding Jacob Two Two - third round, 29th place (23rd after round)
Team eventing:
- Severson, Tryon, Chiacchia, Williams, and Richards - bronze medal, 145.6 penalties
Individual jumping:
- Chris Kappler riding Royal Kaliber - final round B, silver medal
- McLain Ward riding Sapphire - final round B, 29th place
- Beezie Madden riding Authentic - final round A, 34th place
- Peter Wylde riding Fein Cera - qualifer, 51st place (37th after round)
Team jumping:
- Kappler, Ward, Madden, and Wylde - final, gold medal
[edit] Fencing
For more details on this topic, see Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's épée individual:
- Soren Thompson - defeated in quarterfinal
- Cody Mattern - defeated in round of 32
- Weston Seth Kelsey - defeated in round of 32
Women's épée individual:
- Kamara James - defeated in round of 32
Men's foil individual:
- Dan Kellner - defeated in round of 16
- Jonathan Tiomkin - defeated in round of 32
- Jedediah Dupree - defeated in round of 64
Women's foil individual:
- Erinn Smart - defeated in round of 64
Men's sabre individual:
- Keeth Smart - defeated in round of 16
- Ivan Lee - defeated in round of 16
- Jason Rogers - defeated in round of 32
Women's sabre individual:
- Mariel Zagunis - gold medal
- Sada Jacobson - bronze medal
- Emily Jacobson - defeated in round of 16
Men's épée team:
- Cody Mattern, Weston Kelsey, Soren Thompson, and Jansson Viviani - 6th place
Men's foil team:
- Dan Kellner, Jonathan Tiomkin, and Jedediah Dupree - 4th place
Men's sabre team:
- Keeth Smart, Jason Rogers, and Ivan Lee - 4th place
[edit] Football (Soccer)
The United States Olympic women's soccer team
- Goalkeepers: Kristin Luckenbill, Briana Scurry
- Defence: Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, Kate Markgraf, Heather Mitts, Christie Rampone, Cat Reddick
- Midfielders: Shannon Boxx, Julie Foudy (captain), Angela Hucles, Kristine Lilly, Lindsay Tarpley, Aly Wagner
- Forwards: Mia Hamm, Heather O'Reilly, Cindy Parlow, Abby Wambach
Head Coach: April Heinrichs
| August 11 | Greece | 0-3 | USA |
| August 14 | USA | 2-0 | Brazil |
| August 17 | USA | 1-1 | Australia |
| August 20 (quarter final) |
USA | 2-1 | Japan |
| August 23 (semi final) |
USA | 2-1 (aet) |
Germany |
| August 26 (gold medal final) |
USA | 2-1 (aet) |
Brazil |
[edit] Gymnastics
For more details on this topic, see Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's artistic: silver medal team
- Paul Hamm - advanced in five exercises
- All-around - gold medal
- Horizontal bar - silver medal
- Floor - 5th place
- Pommel horse - 6th place
- Parallel bars - 7th place
- Morgan Hamm - advanced in two exercises
- Horizontal bar - 4th place
- Floor - 8th place
- Brett McClure - advanced in one exercise
- All-around - 9th place
- Blaine Wilson - did not advance in any exercise
- Jason Gatson - did not advance in any exercise
- Guard Young - did not advance in any exercise
Women's artistic: silver medal team
- Carly Patterson - advanced in two exercises
- All-around - gold medal
- Beam - silver medal
- Terin Humphrey - advanced in one exercise
- Uneven bars - silver medal
- Annia Hatch - advanced in one exercise
- Vault - silver medal
- Courtney Kupets - advanced in three exercises
- Uneven bars - bronze medal
- Beam - 5th place
- All-around - 9th place
- Mohini Bhardwaj - advanced in one exercise
- Floor - 6th place
- Courtney McCool - did not advance in any exercise
Women's rhythmic:
- Individual
- Mary Sanders - 15th place
Women's trampoline:
- Jennifer Parilla - 14th place
[edit] Judo
For more details on this topic, see Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's 60 kg:
- Taraje Williams-Murray - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32
Men's 66 kg:
- Alex Ottiano - defeated in round of 32
Men's 73 kg:
- James Pedro - bronze medal; defeated in round of 16; won repechage finals
Men's 81 kg:
- Richard Hawn - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 16
Men's 90 kg:
- Brian Olson - defeated in round of 16
Men's 100 kg:
- Rhadi Ferguson - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32
Men's 100+ kg:
- Martin Boonzaayer - defeated in round of 16
Women's 52 kg:
- Charlee Minkin - defeated in round of 32
Women's 57 kg:
- Ellen Wilson - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32
Women's 63 kg:
- Ronda Rousey - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 16
Women's 70 kg:
- Celita Schutz - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32
Women's 78 kg:
- Nicole Kubes - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 16
[edit] Modern Pentathlon
For more details on this topic, see Modern Pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's:
- Vakhtang Iagorashvili - 9th place
- Chad Senior - 13th place
Women's:
- Mary Beth Iagorashvili - 15th place
- Anita Allen - 18th place
[edit] Softball
For more details on this topic, see Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
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- Defeated Italy (7:0)
- Defeated Australia (10:0)
- Defeated Japan (3:0)
- Defeated Canada (7:0)
- Defeated PR China (4:0)
- Defeated Greece (7:0)
- Defeated Taipei (3:0)
- Semifinals
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- Defeated Australia (5:0)
- Final
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- Defeated Australia (5:1) →
Gold Medal
- Defeated Australia (5:1) →
- Team Roster
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[edit] Tennis
For more details on this topic, see Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men's Individual
- Taylor Dent - 4th place, defeated in bronze medal match by Fernando González, CHI
- Andy Roddick - Defeated in round of 16 by Fernando González, CHI
- Vincent Spadea - Defeated in round of 32 by Nicolás Massú, CHI
Men's Doubles
- Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick - Defeated in round of 32 by Mahesh Bhupathi & Leander Paes, India
- Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan - Defeated in Quarterfinals by Fernando González & Nicolás Massú, CHI
Women's Individual
- Lisa Raymond - Defeated in round of 16 by Alicia Molik, AUS
- Chanda Rubin - Defeated in round of 16 by Amélie Mauresmo, FRA
- Venus Williams - Defeated in round of 16 by Mary Pierce, FRA
Women's Doubles
- Chanda Rubin & Venus Williams - Defeated in round of 32 by Li Ting & Sun Tian Tian, China
- Martina Navratilova & Lisa Raymond - Defeated in Quarterfinals by Shinobu Asagoe & Ai Sugiyama, JPN
[edit] Triathlon
For more details on this topic, see Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The United States won its first medal in the triathlon when Susan Williams earned a bronze medal in the second iteration of the Olympic competition.
Women's:
- Susan Williams - 2:05:08.92 (bronze medal)
- Barbara Lindquist - 2:06:25.49 (9th place)
- Sheila Taormina - 2:09:21.08 (23rd place)
Men's:
- Hunter Kemper - 1:52:46.33 (9th place)
- Andy Potts - 1:55:36.47 (22nd place)
- Victor Plata - 1:57:09.09 (27th place)
[edit] Volleyball
For more details on this topic, see Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Men's Indoor Team Competition
- Prelims:
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- 3-2
- Quarterfinals:
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- Defeated Greece (3-2)
- Semifinals:
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- Lost to Brazil (0-3)
- Bronze Medal Game:
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- Lost to Russia (0-3)
- Team Roster:
- Head Coach: Doug Beal
[edit] Women's Indoor Team Competition
- Prelims: 2-3
- Quarterfinal: Defeated 3-2 by Brazil
- Team Roster:
[edit] Men's Beach Competition
- Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger
- Prelims: 1-2
- Round of 16: Won 2-1 against Markus Dieckmann and Jonas Reckermann, Germany
- Quarterfinal: Defeated 2-0 by Stefan Kobel and Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland
- Dain Blanton and Jeff Nygaard
- Prelims: 0-3
- Round of 16: Did not qualify
[edit] Women's Beach Competition
- Kerri Walsh and Misty May - gold medal
- Prelims: 3-0
- Round of 16: Won 2-0 against Jia Tian and Fei Wang, China
- Quarterfinal: Won 2-0 against Guylaine Dumont and Annie Martin, Canada
- Semifinal: Won 2-0 against Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs, United States
- Gold medal game: Won 2-0 against Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar, Brazil
- Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs - bronze medal
- Prelims: 3-0
- Round of 16: Won 2-0 against Eva Celbova and Sona Novakova, Czech Republic
- Quarterfinal: Won 2-0 against Okka Rau and Stephanie Pohl, Germany
- Semifinal: Defeated 2-0 by Kerri Walsh and Misty May, United States
- Bronze medal game: Won 2-1 against Natalie Cook and Nicole Sanderson, Australia
[edit] Water polo
For more details on this topic, see Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
[edit] Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
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- Defeated Croatia (7-6)
- Defeated Kazakhstan (9-6)
- Lost to Hungary (5-7)
- Lost to Russia (7-9)
- Lost to Serbia and Montenegro (4-9)
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
[edit] Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- Defeated Hungary (7-6)
- Lost to Canada (5-6)
- Defeated Russia (8-4)
- Semifinals
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- Lost to Italy (5-6)
- Bronze Medal Match
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- Defeated Australia (6-5) →
Bronze Medal
- Defeated Australia (6-5) →
- Team Roster
[edit] Officials
- President: Williams C. Martin
[edit] See also
- United States at the 2003 Pan American Games
- United States at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- United States at the Olympics
