2004 Summer Olympics medal table
The 2004 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. A total of 10,625 athletes from 201 countries participated in these games, competing in 301 events in 28 sports. Kiribati and Timor Leste competed for the first time in these Olympic Games.[1]
Athletes from 74 countries won at least one medal, leaving 127 countries without a medal. The United States finished on top winning the most gold medals (36), the most silver medals (39) and the most medals overall (102). China finished second, the country's best position at that time, leaving Russia third, which won the most bronze medals (38). Host nation Greece finished the games with sixteen medals overall (six gold, six silver, and four bronze),[2] in its best performance since 1896.
United Arab Emirates, Paraguay and Eritrea won their first ever Olympic medals. Israel, Chile, Dominican Republic and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) won their first Olympic gold medals.[3][4]
Medal table
The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee.[2] In boxing and judo, two bronze medals were awarded in each weight class, so the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold and silver medals.[1]
The ranking sorts by the number of gold medals earned by a country (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
Host country (Greece)
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| 1 |  United States (USA) |
36 | 39 | 27 | 102 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) |
32 | 17 | 14 | 63 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) |
27 | 27 | 38 | 92 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
17 | 16 | 16 | 49 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) |
16 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) |
13 | 16 | 20 | 49 |
| 7 |  France (FRA) |
11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
| 8 |  Italy (ITA) |
10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 9 |  South Korea (KOR) |
9 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
| 11 |  Cuba (CUB) |
9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 12 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 13 |  Hungary (HUN) |
8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 14 |  Romania (ROU) |
8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 15 |  Greece (GRE) |
6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Brazil (BRA) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 |  Norway (NOR) |
5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 |  Netherlands (NED) |
4 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
| 19 |  Sweden (SWE) |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 20 |  Spain (ESP) |
3 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 21 |  Canada (CAN) |
3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 |  Turkey (TUR) |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 23 |  Poland (POL) |
3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 25 |  Thailand (THA) |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 |  Belarus (BLR) |
2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 27 |  Austria (AUT) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 |  Iran (IRI) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 32 |  Georgia (GEO) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 34 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 |  Morocco (MAR) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 |  Denmark (DEN) |
2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 38 |  Argentina (ARG) |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 39 |  Chile (CHI) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 40 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 41 |  Kenya (KEN) |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 42 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 43 |  South Africa (RSA) |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 44 |  Croatia (CRO) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 45 |  Lithuania (LTU) |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 46 |  Egypt (EGY) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 46 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 48 |  Indonesia (INA) |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 49 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 50 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 51 |  Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 52 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 52 |  Israel (ISR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 54 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 54 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 |  North Korea (PRK) |
0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 58 |  Latvia (LAT) |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 59 |  Mexico (MEX) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 60 |  Portugal (POR) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 61 |  Finland (FIN) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 |  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 63 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 |  Estonia (EST) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 65 |  Hong Kong (HKG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 |  India (IND) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 |  Paraguay (PAR) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 68 |  Colombia (COL) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 |  Venezuela (VEN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 71 |  Eritrea (ERI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 |  Syria (SYR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 71 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 301 | 301 | 327 | 929 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in medal standings
Since the closure of these games, doping scandals have resulted in the stripping of medals from a number of athletes, thus affecting the medal standings.
- Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis was the first, losing his bronze medal in the men's 62 kg competition, so fourth placed Venezuelan Israel Jose Rubio received the medal in his place.
- Russian athlete Irina Korzhanenko lost her gold medal in women's shot put, with Cuban Yumileidi Cumbá Jay replacing her as the Olympic champion, German Nadine Kleinert receiving the silver medal, and Svetlana Krivelyova of Russia receiving the bronze medal.[5]
- Hungarian Róbert Fazekas was stripped of his gold medal in the men's discus throw, shifting the gold medal to Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania, the silver medal to Zoltan Kovago of Hungary, and the bronze medal to Aleksander Tammert of Estonia.[6]
- Adrian Annus, also from Hungary, was stripped of the gold medal in the men's hammer throw, handing the Olympic title to Koji Murofushi of Japan, with Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus taking the silver, and Esref Apak of Turkey taking the bronze medal.[7]
- Irish equestrian Cian O'Connor was stripped of his gold medal in individual jumping due to the doping of his horse, Waterford Crystal, resulting in the title being awarded to Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil, the silver medal to Chris Kappler of the United States, and the bronze medal to Marco Kutscher of Germany.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Athens 2004–Games of the XXVIII Olympiad". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ a b "Athens 2004–Medal Table". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Athens 2004–Did You Know?". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-05-04.
- ^ Associated Press (August 25, 2004). "Windsurfer wins Israel's first gold". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Associated Press (August 23, 2004). "Ancient Olympia's First Female Winner Stripped of Medal". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ Reuters (August 25, 2004). "Discus Champion Thrown out of Games After Doping Breach". ABC News Online. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Agence France Presse (August 25, 2004). "Hammer throw champion stripped of gold". ABC News Online. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ "O'Connor loses Olympic gold medal". RTÉ. 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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