At the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

s (run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the race walks (on the streets of Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

), and the shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

 (held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium). A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 22 by female athletes.

Men

100 metres		9.85		9.86AR		9.87
200 metres		19.79		20.01		20.03
400 metres		44.00		44.16		44.42
800 metres		1:44.45		1:44.61		1:44.65
1500 metres		3:34.18		3:34.30		3:34.68
5000 metres		13:14.39		13:14.59		13:15.10
10,000 metres		27:05.10 (OR)		27:09.39		27:22.57
110 metres hurdles		12.91 =WR		13.18		13.20
400 metres hurdles		47.63		48.11		48.26
3000 metres steeplechase		8:05.81		8:06.11	| 8:06.64
4×100 metres relay	Jason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in... Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Lewis-Francis Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis is a British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres. A renowned junior, his greatest sporting achievement at senior level has been to anchor the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4 x 100 metres relay team to a shock gold...	38.07	Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford Shawn Crawford is an American sprint athlete. He competes in the 100 meters and 200 meters events. He won gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 meters.... Justin Gatlin Justin Gatlin Justin Gatlin is an American sprinter. He is an Olympic gold medalist, with a 100 m personal best of 9.85 seconds. He served a four-year ban from track and field for testing positive for a banned substance; Gatlin had appealed the ban in 2009, but it was later denied.- Biography :Gatlin attended... Coby Miller Coby Miller Coby Miller is an American track and field athlete, who specialises in the sprint events. In his career he recorded a sub-10 second personal best in the 100 meters and a sub-20 second best in the 200 meters. In the latter distance, he won the 1999 Summer Universiade and reached the 2000 Sydney... Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion... Darvis Patton Darvis Patton Darvis "Doc" Darell Patton is an American sprint athlete. He was the US Champion and World silver medallist over 200 meters in 2003... *	38.08	Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Fasuba Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds.... Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu Uchenna Emedolu is a Nigerian athlete specializing in short-distance sprints, particularly the 100 metres and the 200 metres. In 100 metres his personal best time is 9.97 seconds, achieved at the 2003 All-Africa Games where he finished second... Aaron Egbele Aaron Egbele Aaron Egbele is a Nigerian sprinter. Egbele was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 100 metres relay.... Deji Aliu Deji Aliu Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....	38.23
4×400 metres relay	Otis Harris Otis Harris Otis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics.... Derrick Brew Derrick Brew Derrick Brew is a 2004 Olympic Gold medalist in the Men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. Earlier in the games he took third in the US sweep of the 400m. He went to Klein Forest High School... Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals... Darold Williamson Darold Williamson Darold Williamson is an American track athlete.He ran the anchor leg on the gold medal winning 4x400 meter relay team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is 2005 graduate of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, where he won the Big 12 Conference championship in the 400 meter run three years in... Andrew Rock Andrew Rock Andrew Rock is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meter dash.-Early career:Rock was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and grew up in Stratford, Wisconsin, where he graduated from high school in 2000... * Kelly Willie Kelly Willie Kelly Willie is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 metres.He ran for the American 4 x 400 metres relay team at the 2004 Olympics, but only in the qualifying heats as Otis Harris and Jeremy Wariner were rested to be fully fit for the final.With strong American 400 metre... *	2:55.91	John Steffensen John Steffensen John William Steffensen is an Australian athlete, who specialises in 200 and 400 metres. His personal bests are 20.79 and 44.73.... Mark Ormrod Mark Ormrod Mark Ormrod is an Australian athlete. He originally played soccer, but quit the sport to start a career in athletics, his special distance being 400 Metres. He attended Adelaide private school Pedare Christian College... Patrick Dwyer Clinton Hill Clinton Hill (athlete) Clinton Hill is an Australian athlete. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, his family moved to Australia in 1997. He became an Australian citizen in June 2000 and was selected for the national 400 metres team....	3:00.60	James Godday James Godday James Godday is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He was born in Kaduna.Godday was a part of the Nigerian team that won the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay. In the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, he competed in 400 metres where he was knocked out in the... Musa Audu Musa Audu Musa Audu is a Nigerian athlete who specializes in 400 metres. He is notable for winning the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team and the silver medal in the 2003 All-Africa Games 4 x 400 metres relay as part of the Nigerian team too.... Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa Saul Weigopwa is a Nigerian athlete, who specializes in 400 metres, where his personal best is 45.00s .... Enefiok Udo-Obong Enefiok Udo-Obong Enefiok Udo-Obong is a Nigerian sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics as well as a bronze medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics.-External links:...	3:00.90
Marathon		2:10.55		2:11.29		2:12.11
20 kilometres walk		1:19.40		1:19.45		1:20.02
50 kilometres walk		3:38.46		3:42:50	|3:43:34
High jump	|2.36 m	|2.34 m	|2.34 m
Pole vault	|5.95 m (OR)	|5.90 m	|5.85 m
Long jump	|8.59 m	|8.47 m	|8.32 m
Triple jump	|17.79 m	|17.55 m	|17.48 m
Shot put	|21.16 m	|21.16 m	|21.07 m
Discus throw	|69.89 m (OR)	|67.04 m	|66.66 m
Hammer throw	|82.91 m		79.81 m	|79.51 m
Javelin throw	|86.50 m	|84.95 m	|84.84 m
Decathlon	|8893 (OR)	|8820	|8725

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women

100 metres		10.93		10.96		10.97
200 metres		22.05		22.18		22.30
400 metres		49.41		49.56		49.89
800 metres		1:56.38		1:56.43		1:56.43
1500 metres		3:57.90		3:58.12		3:58.39
5000 metres		14:45.65		14:48.19		14:51.83
10,000 metres		30:24.36		30:24.98		30:26.42
100 metres hurdles		12.37 (OR)		12.45		12.56
400 metres hurdles		52.82		53.38		53.44
4×100 metres relay	Tayna Lawrence Tayna Lawrence Tayna Lawrence is a Track and Field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is an Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay race.... Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson Sherone Simpson is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She is a gold medalist in the 4 x 100 meter relay from the 2004 Olympics and silver medalist in 2005 World Championships and now is the silver medalist in the individual event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey is a track and field sprint specialist, competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team... Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell Veronica Campbell-Brown C.D is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. A five-time Olympic medallist, she is the reigning World and Olympic 200 metres champion... Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics... *	41.73	Olga Fyodorova Olga Fyodorova Olga Olegovna Fyodorova is a Russian athlete and bobsledder.-Athletics career:Mainly competing in the 100 metres, her greatest success has come in relay races, where she earned an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 100 m relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Achievements:-Bobsleigh... Yuliya Tabakova Yuliya Tabakova Yuliya Gennadiyevna Tabakova , is a Russian track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for Russia.She won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-External links:... Irina Khabarova Irina Khabarova Irina Sergeyevna Khabarova is a Russian sprinter.She won the silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Olympics and a bronze medal in the same event at both the 2002 and 2006 European Championships.-References:... Larisa Kruglova Larisa Kruglova Larisa Nikolayevna Kruglova is a Russian sprinter who mainly competes in the 100 metres.Her greatest success has come in relay races, where she has Olympic silver medal to her name.-Achievements:-References:...	42.27	Véronique Mang Véronique Mang Véronique Mang is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France.She arrived in France with her mother, brother and sister in 1995. She represented Cameroon until 2003 when she gained French citizenship. She started running at age 12 in France... Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships... Sylviane Félix Sylviane Felix Sylviane Felix is a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Christine Arron	42.54
4×400 metres relay	Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... Olesya Zykina Olesya Zykina Olesya Nikolaevna Zykina is a Russian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.-Achievements:... Natalya Antyukh Natalya Antyukh Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian athlete who primarily competed in the 400 metres and 400 metre hurdles.In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning a silver medal at the 2004 Olympics.... Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... * Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics... *	3:20.161	Novlene Williams Novlene Williams Novlene Hilaire Williams-Mills is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was initially a bronze medalist in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece... Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher Michelle Burgher is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Nadia Davy Nadia Davy Nadia Davy is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for Jamaica. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.-References:... Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith Ronetta Smith is a Jamaican sprinter.A 400m runner with a personal best of 51.23 , Smith has never reached an international final in an individual race. However, she was a part of the Jamaican 4 x 400 meters relay teams that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Championships and the silver medal... *	3:22.00	Donna Fraser Donna Fraser Donna Karen Fraser in Thornton Heath, Croydon is an English athlete who mainly competed in the 200 and 400 metres.-Career:... Catherine Murphy Catherine Murphy (athlete) Catherine Ann Murphy is a Welsh athlete who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece in the 4X400m relay.Born in Sheffield, she lives in London.Catherine announced her retirement from athletics on 28 April 2006....   Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu MBE is an English athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres; the event for which she is the current Olympic and former World and Commonwealth Champion...   Lee McConnell Lee McConnell Lee McConnell is a Scottish athlete, who competes in the 400 metres. She attended Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow before graduating from Loughborough University in 2000 with a degree in Sports Science. She became the Scottish 200 metres champion in 2002, and 2005. She also won the 400...   Helen Karagounis*	3:25.12
Marathon		2:26:20		2:26:32		2:27:20
20 kilometres walk		1:29:12		1:29:16		1:29:25
High jump		2.06 m (OR)		2.02 m		2.02 m
Pole vault		4.91 m (WR)		4.75 m		4.70 m
Long jump		7.07 m		7.05 m		7.05 m
Triple jump		15.30 m		15.25 m		15.14 m
Shot put		19.59 m		19.55 m		19.49 m
Discus throw		67.02 m		66.68 m		66.17 m
Hammer throw		75.02 m (OR)		73.36 m		73.16 m
Javelin throw		71.53 m (OR)		65.82 m		64.29 m
Heptathlon		6952		6435		6424

* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

¹ The United States originally won this event in 3:19.01, but were disqualified after Crystal Cox

Crystal Cox

Crystal Cox is an American track and field athlete and was a contestant on the seventeenth season of the reality show Survivor.- Olympics :...

admitted to using anabolic steroids from 2001 to 2004.

Medal table

The number of top eight placements (finalist positions) are also shown.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Total
1		7	12	5	25	7	2	3	3	3	43
2		7	6	7	20	4	3	4	3	5	39
3		3	0	2	5	4	3	1	2	0	14
4		3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
5		2	3	2	7	3	2	0	0	0	12
6		2	2	1	5	0	0	1	0	2	8
7		2	1	2	5	4	4	2	0	1	16
8		2	1	2	5	1	1	0	3	2	12
9		2	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	5
10		2	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	5
11		2	0	0	2	2	2	1	1	0	8
12		2	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	2	8
13		1	4	2	7	1	1	2	2	0	13
14		1	1	2	4	0	4	1	0	3	12
15		1	1	1	3	4	3	2	0	0	12
16		1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
17		1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	5
18		1	0	1	2	1	3	4	2	0	12
19		1	0	1	2	1	0	2	2	0	7
20		1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
23		0	2	1	3	0	0	2	2	2	9
24		0	2	0	2	1	2	2	4	3	14
25		0	2	0	2	0	1	1	1	1	6
26		0	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	8
27		0	1	1	2	1	3	1	2	1	10
28		0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	4
29		0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	4
30		0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	4
31		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
32		0	0	2	2	0	0	1	4	2	9
33		0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	3
34		0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
35		0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	4
36		0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3
37		0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
38		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
39		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
40		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
41						1	2	0	0	0	3
42						1	0	0	0	0	1
						1	0	0	0	0	1
						1	0	0	0	0	1
						1	0	0	0	0	1
						1	0	0	0	0	1
						1	0	0	0	0	1
48						0	2	1	0	1	4
49						0	1	0	0	1	2
50						0	1	0	0	0	1
						0	1	0	0	0	1
52						0	0	3	2	0	5
53						0	0	2	0	0	2
54						0	0	1	1	0	2
						0	0	1	1	0	2
56						0	0	1	0	0	1
						0	0	1	0	0	1
						0	0	1	0	0	1
						0	0	1	0	0	1
60						0	0	0	1	1	2
61						0	0	0	1	0	1
						0	0	0	1	0	1
						0	0	0	1	0	1
64						0	0	0	0	1	1
						0	0	0	0	1	1
						0	0	0	0	1	1

Medals by sex

Men>EWLINE Rank Nation Total 1 6 10 3 19 2 2 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 = 2 0 0 2 5 1 2 2 5 6 1 2 0 3 7 1 1 3 5 8 1 0 1 2 9 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 17 0 1 1 2 = 0 1 1 2 = 0 1 1 2 20 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 26 0 0 2 2 = 0 0 2 2 28 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1

Women> Rank Nation Total 1 6 5 4 15 2 1 2 2 6 3 2 2 1 5 4 2 0 2 4 5 2 0 2 4 6 1 1 2 4 7 1 1 1 3 8 1 0 1 2 = 1 0 1 2 = 1 0 1 2 11 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 1 15 0 2 0 2 = 0 2 0 2 17 0 1 2 3 18 0 1 1 2 19 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 1 23 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 1 1

Participating nations