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2004 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* College football Bowl Championship Series :**January 1 – Rose Bowl – USC 28, Michigan 14...
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Deaths in August• 27 Willie CrawfordWillie Crawford Willie Murphy Crawford was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played with Los Angeles Dodgers , St. Louis Cardinals , Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics . Crawford was born in Los Angeles, California. He batted and threw left-handed... • 23 Hank Borowy Hank Borowy Henry Ludwig Borowy was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1942 through 1951, Borowy played for the New York Yankees , Chicago Cubs , Philadelphia Phillies , Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers... • 16 Ivan Hlinka Ivan Hlinka Ivan Hlinka was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He was one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey.-Playing career:... • 13 George Yardley George Yardley George Harry Yardley III , best known as simply George Yardley, was an NBA Hall of Fame basketball player. He was the first player in history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by fellow Hall of Famer George Mikan... Deaths in August 2004 |
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August 31, 2004
- Football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: Manchester United F.C.Manchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
sign EnglandEngland national football teamThe England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
star Wayne RooneyWayne RooneyWayne Mark Rooney is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team...
from Everton F.C.Everton F.C.Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
. The potential fee of £27 million is the second highest ever for an exclusively British transfer. (Reuters)
August 30, 2004
- Football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: Newcastle United F.C.Newcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
dismiss their manager, Sir Bobby RobsonBobby RobsonSir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....
, following a poor start to their Premier LeagueFA Premier LeagueThe Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
season and alleged discontent in the dressing room. Striker Alan ShearerAlan ShearerAlan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
is named caretaker managerCaretaker managerIn association football, a caretaker manager is someone who takes temporary charge of the management of a football club, usually when the regular manager is dismissed or leaves for a different club. However, a caretaker may also be appointed if the regular manager is ill or unable to attend to his...
and is rumoured to be Robson's permanent replacement. (Reuters)
- Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
: The 2004 World Cup of Hockey2004 World Cup of HockeyThe 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League -sanctioned competition eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues...
begins with Finland blanking the Czech RepublicCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
4–0 in the opening match held in HelsinkiHelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. (AP)
August 29, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
:- Men's MarathonAthletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's marathonThe Men's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. The streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes. Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race, the marathon began in...
: Vanderlei de LimaVanderlei de LimaVanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a former long-distance runner who specialised in marathons. He received international renown after a spectator, a laicized Irish priest, attacked him at the 2004 Summer Olympics marathon while he was leading the race at 35 km...
from BrazilBrazil at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBrazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...
is pushed into the crowd by Cornelius Horan (who ran onto the track during the Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
2003 British Grand Prix2003 British Grand PrixThe 2003 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 20 July 2003 at the Silverstone Circuit.It was won by polesitter Rubens Barrichello but is probably most well known for a track invasion by the defrocked priest Neil Horan, who ran along Hangar straight, running opposite to the...
at SilverstoneSilverstone CircuitSilverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...
) while leading in the last 10 km of the race. Vanderlei loses around 15–20 seconds but finishes in third place. (BBC) - Gold medal winners on day 16: (BBC)
- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
- Men's Marathon: Stefano BaldiniStefano BaldiniStefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon....
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Men's Marathon: Stefano Baldini
- BoxingBoxing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
:- Men's Under 48 kg: Yan Bhartelemy Varela, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
- Men's 51–54 kg: Guillermo Rigondeaux OrtizGuillermo Rigondeaux OrtizGuillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz is a Cuban boxer who won the gold medal at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in the Bantamweight class. Rigondeaux is a seven-time Cuban national champion at bantamweight...
, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw... - Men's 57–60 kg: Mario Cesar Kindelan MesaMario César Kindelán MesaMario César Kindelán Mesa is a former two time Olympic Gold Medalist amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the lightweight category...
, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw... - Men's 64–69 kg: Bakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar ArtayevBakhtiyar Karipullauly Artayev is a Kazakh boxer who won the only Gold medal for Kazakhstan in the men's welterweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also the Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding boxer of the 2004 Olympics Games...
, KAZKazakhstan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsKazakhstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Men's individual:* Stanislav Zabrodskiy - 18th placeWomen's individual:* Viktoriya Beloslydtseva - 23rd place* Olga Pilipova - 57th place-Athletics:... - Men's 75–81 kg: Andre WardAndre WardAndre Ward is an American professional boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion.Currently, Ward is rated among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. He is rated #6, #7 and #10 by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The Ring...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's Over 91 kg: Alexander PovetkinAlexander PovetkinAlexander Vladimirovich Povetkin is a Russian boxer. He is the current holder of the WBA heavyweight title. His height is . Because of his amateur success, as well as his early pro accomplishments, he is seen as a leading contender in professional boxing's Heavyweight division...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Under 48 kg: Yan Bhartelemy Varela, CUB
- HandballHandball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsHandball at the 2004 Summer Olympics had a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex...
:- Men: CroatiaCroatia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCroatia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 81 athletes in 14 sports, 30 members of expert teams, six Olympic Mission members, as well as three doctors and seven physiotherapists, organized by the Croatian Olympic Committee.The flag of Croatia at the opening...
- Women: DenmarkDenmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:* Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, and Mette Vestergaard — Handball, Women's Team...
- Men: Croatia
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Individual All-Around Rhythmic: Alina KabaevaAlina KabaevaAlina Maratovna Kabaeva is a Russian Honored Master of Sports, retired rhythmic gymnast, and politician. Since 2007, she has been a State Duma deputy from the United Russia party....
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's Individual All-Around Rhythmic: Alina Kabaeva
- TaekwondoTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....
:- Women's Over 67 kg: Zhong Chen, CHN
- Men's Over 80 kg: Dae Sung MoonDae Sung MoonMoon Dae-Sung is a retired 6 ft 3 in 200 lb Olympic taekwondo athlete from South Korea...
, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- VolleyballVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
:- Men: BrazilBrazil at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBrazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...
- Men: Brazil
- Water PoloWater polo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics....
:- Men: HungaryHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
- Men: Hungary
- WrestlingWrestling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...
:- Men's Freestyle 60 kg: Yandro Miguel QuintanaYandro Miguel QuintanaYandro Miguel Quintana Rivalta is a Cuban wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics which were also his first Olympics. He won the gold medal by defeating Masuod Jokar in the final with the help of his coach Filberto Delgado. He stands 5'2 and 132 lbs...
, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw... - Men's Freestyle 74 kg: Buvaysa SaytievBuvaysa SaytievBuvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Buvaysar Hamidovich Saytiev, is a Chechen wrestler who has won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling.-Life:...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Men's Freestyle 96 kg: Khadjimourat GatsalovKhadjimourat GatsalovKhadjimourat Soltanovich Gatsalov is a Russian wrestler who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class.In 2011, he officially signed a contract to fight in the UFC as a middleweight.[1]...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Freestyle 60 kg: Yandro Miguel Quintana
- Athletics
- Men's Marathon
- Kimi RäikkönenKimi RäikkönenKimi Matias Räikkönen , nicknamed Iceman, is a Finnish racing driver, who will drive in Formula One for Lotus in . After nine seasons racing in Formula One, in which he took the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, he competed in the World Rally Championship from 2009-2011.Räikkönen entered...
wins the Belgian Grand PrixBelgian Grand PrixThe Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship....
Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
ahead of Michael SchumacherMichael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German Formula One racing driver for the Mercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time...
, who clinches his seventh championship title. (BBC) - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: Team CuraçaoCuraçaoCuraçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
beats team Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaThousand Oaks, CaliforniaThousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak....
, 5–2, to win the Little League World SeriesLittle League World SeriesThe Little League Baseball World Series is a baseball tournament for children aged 11 to 13 years old. It was originally called the National Little League Tournament and was later renamed for the World Series in Major League Baseball. It was first held in 1947 and is held every August in South...
. (ESPN)
August 28, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 15: (BBC)- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Women's High Jump: Yelena SlesarenkoYelena Slesarenko-2004:Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Championships. When the outdoor season started she won the SPAR European Cup with the same result, improving her personal best from 1.97...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Women's 1500 m: Kelly HolmesKelly HolmesDame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, GBR - Men's Javelin: Andreas ThorkildsenAndreas ThorkildsenAndreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...
, NORNorway at the 2004 Summer OlympicsNorway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 Games and the 1980 Games which Norway boycotted... - Men's 800 m: Yuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy BorzakovskiyYuriy Mikhailovich Borzakovskiy is a Russian middle distance athlete specializing in the 800 metres.-Athletic career:Borzakovskiy's first major international success was a victory at the 2000 European Indoor Championships when he was only 18 years old. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he reached the...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Men's 5000 m: Hicham El GuerroujHicham El GuerroujHicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...
, MARMorocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres-Silver:*Hasna Benhassi — Athletics, Women's 800 metres-Athletics:... - Men's 4x100 m Relay: Great Britain (Jason GardenerJason GardenerJason 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 CampbellDarren CampbellDarren 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 DevonishMarlon DevonishMarlon 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-FrancisMark Lewis-FrancisMark 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...
) - Men's 4 x 400 m Relay: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Otis HarrisOtis HarrisOtis Harris is an American track & field athlete. He won the silver medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics....
, Derrick BrewDerrick BrewDerrick 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 WarinerJeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...
, Darold WilliamsonDarold WilliamsonDarold 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...
) - Women's 4 x 400 m Relay: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(DeeDee TrotterDeeDee TrotterDe'Hashia Tonnek Trotter is an American athlete.She currently lives in Orlando, Florida, and trains at the University of Central Florida under Head Coach and former University Of Tennessee college coach Caryl Smith Gilbert.In 2007 she won the American championship in the 400m in a personal best...
, Monique HendersonMonique HendersonMonique Henderson is a track and field athlete, competing internationally for the United States. She was a gold medalist in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China....
, Sanya RichardsSanya RichardsSanya Richards-Ross is a track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United States. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, an individual bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics for the 400 m, and a gold medal in the 2009...
, Monique HennaganMonique HennaganMonique Hennagan is an American athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She won her first relay medal at the 1999 World Indoor Championships and her second in 2003....
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- Women's High Jump: Yelena Slesarenko
- BasketballBasketball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
:- Men: ArgentinaArgentina at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArgentina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The men's basketball and football teams both won gold medals, the first gold medals for Argentina since 1952.-Medalists:- Athletics:MenDecathlonWomen- Basketball:...
- Women: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Men: Argentina
- BoxingBoxing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
:- Men's 48–51 kg: Yuriorkis Gamboa ToledanoYuriorkis Gamboa ToledanoYuriorkis Gamboa Toledano is a Cuban professional boxer who, as an amateur boxer, won an Olympic gold medal in the flyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former IBF and WBA Featherweight champion, being stripped of both titles...
. CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw... - Men's 54–57 kg: Kim Song Guk, PRK
- Men's 60–64 kg: Manus BoonjumnongManus BoonjumnongManus Boonjumnong is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.-Amateur career:...
, THAThailand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games.-Gold:... - Men's 69–75 kg: Gaydarbek GaydarbekovGaydarbek GaydarbekovGaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia....
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Men's 81–91 kg: Odlanier Solis Fonte, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
- Men's 48–51 kg: Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano
- CanoeingCanoeing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....
:- Men's K-1 500 m: Adam van KoeverdenAdam van KoeverdenAdam Joseph van Koeverden is a Canadian sprint kayaker. He was born in Oakville, Ontario to a Dutch father and a Hungarian mother...
, CANCanada at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a team of over 200 athletes, the lowest since Canada boycotted the games in 1980. This is a result of the COC changing its standards for qualifying, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing... - Men's C-1 500 m: Andreas DittmerAndreas DittmerAndreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoer. The dominant sprint canoer of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.Dittmer won his first world championship medal - a bronze - at Paris in 1991 as a member of Germany's C-4 500 m crew...
, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany... - Women's K-1 500 m: Natasa JanicsNatasa JanicsNataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m... - Men's K-2 500 m: Ronald RauheRonald RauheRonald Rauhe is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event...
, Tim Wieskoetter, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany... - Men's C-2 500 m: Meng GuanliangMeng GuanliangMeng Guanliang is a Chinese flatwater canoer who has competed since 1998. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won the Canadian canoe C-2 500 m gold medal both in 2004 and 2008.Meng became Chinese champion for the first time at the age of twenty...
, Yang WenjunYang WenjunYang Wenjun is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won two C-2 500 m gold medals Meng Guanliang, earning them in 2004 and 2008....
, CHNChina at the 2004 Summer OlympicsChina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The team won 32 gold medals and 63 medals in total .... - Women's K-2 500 m: Katalin KovácsKatalin KovácsKatalin Kovács is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won six medals with two golds and four silvers .Kovács also won a record 40 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships including 31 golds Katalin Kovács (born 29 February 1976...
, Natasa JanicsNatasa JanicsNataša Janić is a Hungarian sprint canoer with a Serbian background, who won two Olympic gold medals in the sprint canoe events at the 2004 Summer Olympics and another gold and silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
- Men's K-1 500 m: Adam van Koeverden
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Individual Mountain Bike: Julien AbsalonJulien AbsalonJulien Absalon is a French cross-country mountain biker. He won gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He rides for the Spanish mountain bike team Orbea. Absalon has 17 World Cup wins. Absalon won four consecutive Mountain Bike World Championships...
, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
- Men's Individual Mountain Bike: Julien Absalon
- DivingDiving at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...
:- Men's 10 m Platform: Jia Hu, CHN
- FootballFootball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
:- Men: ArgentinaArgentina at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArgentina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The men's basketball and football teams both won gold medals, the first gold medals for Argentina since 1952.-Medalists:- Athletics:MenDecathlonWomen- Basketball:...
- Men: Argentina
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Group Rhythmic: RussiaRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's Group Rhythmic: Russia
- SailingSailing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...
:- Men's Keelboat: Torben GraelTorben GraelTorben Schmidt Grael is one of the most well known Brazilian sailors, renowned in international competitions. A descendant of Danes, he was taken sailing by his grandfather at five years old on the sailboat Aileen, of the extinct 6 meter class, which was the boat used by the silver medal winning...
, Marcelo FerreiraMarcelo FerreiraMarcelo Ferreira is a Brazilian sailor and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in the Star Class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with Torben Grael...
, BRABrazil at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBrazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —... - Men's Multihull: Roman HagaraRoman HagaraRoman Hagara is an Austrian sailor in the Tornado class.Hagara, and his colleague Hans-Peter Steinacher won the Gold medal in the Tornado class at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and successfully defended their title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Hagara was the Flagbearer for the...
, Hans Peter Steinacher, AUSAustria at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Athletics:Women's 100 metres:* Bettina Müller*Round 2 — 11.50 * Karin Mayr-Krifka*Round 2 — 11.55 Women's 200 metres:* Karin Mayr-Krifka*Round 1 — 22.81...
- Men's Keelboat: Torben Grael
- TaekwondoTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....
:- Women's 57–67 kg: Wei Luo, CHN
- Men's 68–80 kg: Steven LópezSteven LópezSteven López is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist and a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- VolleyballVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
:- Women: People's Republic of China
- WrestlingWrestling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...
:- Men's Freestyle 55 kg: Mavlet BatirovMavlet BatirovMavlet Alavdinovich Batirov is a Russian wrestler who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Men's Freestyle 66 kg: Elbrus TedeyevElbrus TedeyevElbrus Tedeyev is a Ukrainian wrestler and Olympic champion; he became a citizen of Ukraine in 1993. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol... - Men's Freestyle 84 kg: Cael SandersonCael SandersonCael Norman Sanderson , is considered one of the greatest American amateur wrestlers of all time. A 2004 Olympic champion in Athens, Greece, he went undefeated in four years of college wrestling at Iowa State University , winning four consecutive NCAA titles...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's Freestyle 120 kg: Artur TaymazovArtur TaymazovArtur Taymazov is an Uzbek wrestler of Ossetian origin, and Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian. Making his Olympic debut in Sydney in 2000, he won Uzbekistan's first Olympic wrestling medal in the 130 kg weight class, losing to Russian David Musul'bes in the final...
, UZBUzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:-Athletics:The lone bright spot for the Uzbekistani team in Athens was Asian champion Lyubov Perepelova's run to the semifinals in the women's 100 meters. This was marred, however, by the positive drug test of shot putter Olga Shchukina. Asian decathlon champion Vitaliy Smirnov had three new...
- Men's Freestyle 55 kg: Mavlet Batirov
- Athletics
- NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nextel CupNEXTEL CupThe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
: Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins the Sharpie 500Sharpie 500The Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. It is one of two Sprint Cup races held at Bristol, the other being the Food City 500, but it is by far the more popular of the two...
at Bristol Motor SpeedwayBristol Motor SpeedwayBristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961...
. The win is Junior's first since being badly burnt in practice for a Trans-AmTrans-Am SeriesThe Trans-Am Series is an automobile racing series which was created in 1966 by Sports Car Club of America President John Bishop. Originally known as the Trans-American Sedan Championship it has evolved over time from its original format as a manufacturers championship for modified racing sedans...
race, and comes a day after winning the Busch SeriesBusch SeriesThe NASCAR Nationwide Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. It is promoted as NASCAR's "minor league" circuit, and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organization's "big leagues"; the Sprint Cup circuit...
race held at the same track. ESPN.com
August 27, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 14: (BBC)- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Women's 10,000 m: Xing HuinaXing HuinaXing Huina is a Chinese track and field athlete.-Biography:Xing was born to family of farmers in Hanting, Weifang, Shandong. Standing 1.66 m tall and weighing 50 kg , she began training at Weifang City Sport School, coached by Chi Yuzhai...
, CHN - Men's 100 m Hurdles: Liu XiangLiu XiangLiu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....
, CHN - Women's 4x100 m Relay: JamaicaJamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:* Veronica Campbell — Athletics, Women's 200 metres* Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Tanya Lawrence, and Beverly McDonald — Athletics, Women's 4x100 metres Relay- Silver:...
(Tayna LawrenceTayna LawrenceTayna 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 SimpsonSherone SimpsonSherone 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 BaileyAleen BaileyAleen 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 CampbellVeronica CampbellVeronica 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...
) - Men's 50 km Race Walk: Robert KorzeniowskiRobert KorzeniowskiRobert Korzeniowski is a former Polish racewalker. He has won four gold medals at the Summer Olympics and three at world championships....
, POLPoland at the 2004 Summer OlympicsPoland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Polish athletes were represented by the Polish Olympic Committee .A total number of 202 athletes from Poland competed in 21 sports in Greece. Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, the Polish anthem, was played when Polish athletes won gold medals... - Women's Javelin Throw: Osleidys MenendezOsleidys MenéndezOsleidys Menéndez Sáez is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. She is a former Olympic champion, world champion, and world record holder. She has been described as the female "Jan Železný" of her times....
, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw... - Women's Long Jump: Tatyana LebedevaTatyana LebedevaTatyana Romanovna Lebedeva is a Russian athlete who competes in both the long jump and triple jump events. She is one of most successful athletes in the disciplines, having won gold medals at Olympic, world and European levels...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Men's Pole Vault: Timothy Mack, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Women's 10,000 m: Xing Huina
- CanoeingCanoeing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....
:- Men's C-1 1000 m: David CalDavid CalDavid Cal Figueroa is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since 1999. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he has won four medals with a gold and three silvers .Cal was a junior world championship bronze medallist in Zagreb in 1999...
, ESPSpain at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:... - Men's C-2 1000 m: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(Christian GilleChristian GilleChristian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998...
, Tomasz WylenzekTomasz WylenzekTomasz Wylenzek is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s....
) - Men's K-1 1000 m: Eirik Verås LarsenEirik Verås Larsen-Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...
, NORNorway at the 2004 Summer OlympicsNorway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 Games and the 1980 Games which Norway boycotted... - Men's K-2 1000 m: SwedenSweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon* Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m- Silver:...
(Markus OscarssonMarkus OscarssonMarkus Oscarsson is a Swedish sprint kayaker who has competed since 1995. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000....
, Henrik NilssonHenrik NilssonHenrik Nilsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2004. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000....
) - Men's K-4 1000 m: HungaryHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
(Zoltan KammererZoltán KammererZoltán Kammerer is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals ....
, Botond StorczBotond StorczBotond Storcz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics he won three gold medals ....
, Ákos VereckeiAkos VereckeiÁkos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...
, Gabor Horvath) - Women's K-4 500 m: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(Birgit FischerBirgit FischerBirgit Fischer is a kayaker, who has won eight gold medals over six different Olympic Games, a record she shares with Aladár Gerevich, spanning seven Olympiads: twice representing East Germany , then four times representing the reunited nation...
, Maike NollenMaike NollenMaike Nollen is a German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, Katrin WagnerKatrin WagnerKatrin Wagner-Augustin is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...
, Carolin LeonhardtCarolin LeonhardtCarolin Leonhardt is a German sprint canoer who competed in the 2000s. She won two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a gold in the K-4 500 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Leonhardt also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with five golds Carolin...
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- Men's C-1 1000 m: David Cal
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Women's Individual Mountain Bike: Gunn-Rita Dahle, NORNorway at the 2004 Summer OlympicsNorway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 Games and the 1980 Games which Norway boycotted...
- Women's Individual Mountain Bike: Gunn-Rita Dahle, NOR
- EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
:- Mixed Individual Show Jumping: Cian O'ConnorCian O'ConnorCián O'Connor is an Irish equestrian who competes in the sport of showjumping.He won a show jumping gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which was later stripped from him due to drug offences. He continues to ride....
– Waterford Crystal, IREIreland at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIreland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Ireland's Olympic campaign for the 2004 Games was dogged with controversy from the start, with the disqualification of Cathal Lombard for failing a drug test for the drug EPO...
- Mixed Individual Show Jumping: Cian O'Connor
- HockeyField hockey at the 2004 Summer OlympicsField Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
:- Men: AustraliaAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
- Men: Australia
- Modern pentathlonModern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre at the Goudi Olympic Complex as single day events for men and women on August 26 and August 27, respectively....
:- Women's Individual: Zsuzsanna VorosZsuzsanna VörösZsuzsanna Vörös is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete who won gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
- Women's Individual: Zsuzsanna Voros
- Synchronized SwimmingSynchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSynchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...
:- Women's Team: RussiaRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's Team: Russia
- TaekwondoTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....
:- Women's 49–57 kg: Ji Won Jang, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- Men's 58–68 kg: Hadia Saei Bonehkohal, IRNIran at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAthletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Swimming :Men- Athletics :Men- Boxing :Men- Road :Men- Track :Men- Judo :...
- Women's 49–57 kg: Ji Won Jang, KOR
- Athletics
August 26, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 13: (BBC)- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Men's 200 m: Shawn CrawfordShawn CrawfordShawn 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....
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 400 m Hurdles: Félix SánchezFelix SanchezFélix Sánchez —nicknamed Super Felix, the Invincible and the Dictator— is a track and field athlete from New York City, United States who competes for The Dominican Republic...
, DOMDominican Republic at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Dominican Republic competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Félix Sánchez won the nation's first ever Olympic gold medal.-Gold:* Félix Sánchez — Athletics, Men's 400 metre Hurdles-Athletics:Men's 100 metres:... - Men's Long Jump: Dwight PhillipsDwight PhillipsDwight Phillips is an American athlete and a four-time world champion in the long jump...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Men's 200 m: Shawn Crawford
- DivingDiving at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...
:- Women's 3 m Springboard: Jingjing Guo, CHN
- FootballFootball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe football tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on 11 August, , and ended on 28 August.The men's tournament is played by U-23 national teams, with up to three over age players allowed per squad...
:- Women: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Women: United States
- HockeyField hockey at the 2004 Summer OlympicsField Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
:- Women: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
- Women: Germany
- Modern pentathlonModern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Modern Pentathlon Centre at the Goudi Olympic Complex as single day events for men and women on August 26 and August 27, respectively....
:- Men's Individual: Andrey MoiseevAndrey MoiseevAndrey Sergeyevich Moiseyev is a Russian pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. His 2004 score of 5480 is broken down as follows:* Shooting — 1036* Fencing — 1000...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Individual: Andrey Moiseev
- SailingSailing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...
:- Mixed 49er: Iker MartínezIker MartinezIker Martinez de Lizarduy Lizarribar is a Spanish sailor and olympic champion...
and Xabier Fernández, ESPSpain at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:...
- Mixed 49er: Iker Martínez
- TaekwondoTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTaekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....
:- Women's Under 49 kg: Shih Hsin Chen, TPEChinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer OlympicsDue to the political status of Taiwan, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
- Men's Under 58 kg: Mu Yen Chu, TPEChinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer OlympicsDue to the political status of Taiwan, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
- Women's Under 49 kg: Shih Hsin Chen, TPE
- TriathlonTriathlon at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the triathlon events were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors....
:- Men's Individual: Hamish CarterHamish CarterHamish Clive Carter ONZM is a New Zealand triathlete. He won the gold medal in triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics, his second Olympic games. Carter also competed on the International Triathlon Union World Cup circuit as a professional for many years, culminating in a silver medal in 2006 before...
, NZLNew Zealand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAthletes from New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.New Zealand was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by a team of 151 competitors and 137 officials. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was discus thrower Beatrice Faumuina, and at the closing...
- Men's Individual: Hamish Carter
- Water PoloWater polo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWater polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics....
:- Women: ItalyItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Women: Italy
- WrestlingWrestling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...
:- Men's Greco-Roman 55–60 kg: Ji Hyun Jung, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- Men's Greco-Roman 66–74 kg: Alexandr Dokturishivili, UZBUzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:-Athletics:The lone bright spot for the Uzbekistani team in Athens was Asian champion Lyubov Perepelova's run to the semifinals in the women's 100 meters. This was marred, however, by the positive drug test of shot putter Olga Shchukina. Asian decathlon champion Vitaliy Smirnov had three new...
- Men's Greco-Roman 84–96 kg: Karam IbrahimKaram IbrahimKaram Ibrahim Gaber is an Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won the silver medal at the 2003 World Championships.-Career:...
, EGYEgypt at the 2004 Summer OlympicsEgypt, represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Egypt's anthem, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady was played when Egypt won a gold medal.-Medalists:... - Men's Greco-Roman 96–120 kg: Khasan Baroyev, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Greco-Roman 55–60 kg: Ji Hyun Jung, KOR
- Athletics
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
2004–05 Second qualifying round second leg. Teams progressing to the first round proper in bold:- CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
3 – 1 AC OmoniaAC OmoniaAthletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953... - FC Zenit St Peterburg 2 – 0 SV PaschingSV PaschingSK Austria Kärnten was an Austrian association football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia.- History :The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga...
(Zenit win on away goals ruleAway goals ruleThe away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
) - NK MariborNK MariborNogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...
0 – 1 FK Budućnost Banatski DvorFK Buducnost Banatski DvorFK Budućnost Banatski Dvor was a professional football club based in Banatski Dvor, Vojvodina, Serbia.-Budućnost Banatski Dvor in Europe:-Notable former players:...
(Maribor win on away goals rule) - PFC Litex LovechPFC Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
7 – 0 NK Željeznicar Sarajevo - NK PrimorjeNK PrimorjeNK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :...
2 – 0 Dinamo ZagrebDinamo ZagrebGNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten... - NK RijekaNK RijekaHNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
2 – 1 GençlerbirligiGençlerbirligiGençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı . The club colours are black and red. They play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.Domestically,...
(Gençlerbirligi win on away goals rule) - FK ModricaFK ModricaFK Modriča Maxima is a football club playing in the town of Modriča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The club was founded in 1922 and it is currently active in the First League of the Republika Srpska. Modriča Maxima won the first place in First League of RS in 2002/03 season, which...
0 – 3 PFC Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria... - KF Partizani TiranaKF Partizani TiranaFutboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947....
1 – 3 Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FCHapoel Bnei Sakhnin FCBnei Sakhnin F.C. , is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful Israeli Arab club in the country, having won the State Cup in 2004.-Early years:... - FC Steaua Bucureşti 1 – 2 FC Železnik
- Servette FCServette FCServette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season...
0 – 2 Újpest FCÚjpest FCÚjpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white... - FC TiraspolFC TiraspolFC Tiraspol is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- Current squad :As of 1st of August...
1 – 2 FC Metalurh DonetskFC Metalurh DonetskFC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :... - Legia WarszawaLegia WarszawaLegia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...
6 – 0 FC TbilisiFC TbilisiFC Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, which were playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The club were playing their home games at Olimpi Stadium. FC Tbilisi were renamed Olimpi Rustavi after merging with second division club FC Rustavi... - Budapest Honvéd FCBudapest Honvéd FCBudapest Honvéd FC |football]] team. "Honved" means the Homeland Defense. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian...
1 – 0 Amica WronkiAmica WronkiAmica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial... - IF ElfsborgIF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...
2 – 1 Glentoran FC - FC VaduzFC VaduzFC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...
1 – 2 K.S.K.Beveren - FK EkranasFK EkranasFutbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...
2 – 1 Odd Grenland - Brøndby IFBrøndby IFBrøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
1 – 1 FK VentspilsFK VentspilsFK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
(Ventspils win on away goals rule) - ÍA Akranes 1 – 2 Hammarby IFHammarby IFHammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...
- FC HakaFC HakaHaka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...
1 – 3 Stabæk - FC Levadia TallinnFC Levadia TallinnMTÜ SK FC Levadia Tallinn is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. The club was founded in 1998, under the name FC Levadia Maardu. FC Levadia currently play in the Meistriliiga, the highest level of Estonian football...
2 – 1 F.K. Bodø/GlimtF.K. Bodø/GlimtFK Bodø/Glimt is a Norwegian football club from the town of Bodø and was founded in 1916. Its nickname is the original club name: Glimt.Bodø/Glimt have been Northern Norwegian champions nine times, Norwegian Cup Champions twice and league runners-up three seasons .Glimt are known for their yellow... - Dunfermline Athletic F.C.Dunfermline Athletic F.C.Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
1 – 2 FH Hafnarfjördur - Aalborg Boldspilklub 0 – 0 FK Žalgiris VilniusFK Žalgiris VilniusVMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white...
- FK Liepājas Metalurgs 1 – 1 Östers IFÖsters IFÖsters IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 , is currently playing in the second Swedish league called Superettan. In 1968, Öster won Allsvenskan as newcomers. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund...
(Metalurgs win on away goals rule) - FK PartizanFK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
1 – 0 FC Oţelul GalaţiFC Otelul GalatiFotbal Club Oțelul Galați is a Romanian football club based in Galați . They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and... - Maccabi Petach Tikva FC 4 – 0 AEK Larnaca FC
- Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
0 – 1 FC Terek GroznyFC Terek GroznyFC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League.... - Dinamo Tbilisi FCFC Dinamo TbilisiFC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936...
2 – 0 SK Slavia PrahaSK Slavia PrahaSportovní Klub Slavia Praha is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague.They play in the Gambrinus liga—the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside Sparta Prague, they are considered one of the top Czech clubs and the rivalry between the two clubs is...
(Dinamo win on away goals rule) - FC Rubin KazanFC Rubin KazanFC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...
0 – 3 SK Rapid WienSK Rapid WienThe Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times... - FK Austria WienFK Austria WienFußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
3 – 0 FC Illichivets Mariupol - FC Wil 1900 1 – 1 FK Dukla Banská BystricaFK Dukla Banská BystricaFK Dukla Banská Bystrica is a Slovak football club from the town of Banská Bystrica. The club plays at the SNP Stadium .- History :* 1965 – Founded as VTJ Dukla Banská Bystrica* 1967 – Renamed AS Dukla Banská Bystrica...
- SK Sigma OlomoucSK Sigma OlomoucSK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :...
4 – 0 FC Nistru OtaciFC Nistru OtaciFC Nistru Otaci is a Moldovan football club based in Otaci, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.-History:... - FC Dnipro DnipropetrovskFC Dnipro DnipropetrovskFootball Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
1 – 1 Petrzalka (UEFA.com)
- CSKA Sofia
August 25, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 12: (BBC)- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Women's 200 m: Veronica CampbellVeronica CampbellVeronica 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...
, JAMJamaica at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:* Veronica Campbell — Athletics, Women's 200 metres* Sherone Simpson, Aleen Bailey, Veronica Campbell, Tanya Lawrence, and Beverly McDonald — Athletics, Women's 4x100 metres Relay- Silver:... - Women's 400 m Hurdles: Fani HalkiaFaní HalkiáFani Chalkia is a Greek hurdler.Chalkia won the gold medal in the women's 400m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the semifinals Halkia set an Olympic record of 52.77 seconds....
, GREGreece at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGreece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee... - Women's Hammer Throw: Olga KuzenkovaOlga KuzenkovaOlga Sergeyevna Kuzenkova is a Russian athlete, the first woman to throw the hammer more than 70 meters.She won gold in the women's hammer throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.She trained with Aleksandr Seleznyov.-Notes:...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's 200 m: Veronica Campbell
- BaseballBaseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Preliminary round:The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. To determine the seed ranking of teams tied in the standings, the result of the two teams' game against each other was used. Japan therefore received first place due to the win over Cuba. In the semi-finals, Japan played...
:- Men: CubaCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
- Men: Cuba
- Beach VolleyballVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
:- Men: Ricardo Alex Santos and Emanuel RegoEmanuel RegoEmanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos...
, BRABrazil at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBrazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...
- Men: Ricardo Alex Santos and Emanuel Rego
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Keirin: Ryan BayleyRyan BayleyRyan Neville Bayley OAM is a professional track cyclist.-Biography:Born in Perth, Western Australia, Bayley started competitive cycling in 1997 at fifteen years of age...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Men's Madison: Graeme BrownGraeme BrownGraeme Allen Brown OAM is a professional cyclist and dual Olympic gold medallist from Australia.-Cycling career - road and track:...
and Stuart O'GradyStuart O'GradyStuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Women's Points Race: Olga SlyusarevaOlga SlyusarevaOlga Anatolyevna Slyusareva is a Russian professional racing cyclist. She won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in the points race, bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in the points race, and at the 2004 Olympic Games in the road race.-Career highlights:19951998Olga Anatolyevna Slyusareva...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Keirin: Ryan Bayley
- EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
:- Mixed Individual Dressage: Anky van GrunsvenAnky van GrunsvenTheodora Elisabeth Gerarda van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics with her horse Bonfire and gold in the 2004 Olympics and in the 2008 Olympics with Salinero.Van Grunsven has also dominated World Cup Dressage competition, being named the World...
– Salinero, NEDNetherlands at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Wietse van Alten - 27th place* Ron van der Hoff - 30th place* Pieter Custers - 44th place...
- Mixed Individual Dressage: Anky van Grunsven
- SailingSailing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...
:- Men's Windsurfing Mistral: Gal FridmanGal FridmanGal Fridman is an Israeli windsurfer and Olympic gold medalist.He was born in Karkur, Israel, and lives in nearby kibbutz Sdot Yam.Fridman won a bronze medal in the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics, and a gold medal in the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics...
, ISRIsrael at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIsrael competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Israel won its first ever gold medal at these Games.-Athletics:Men's Pole Vault:* Aleksander AverbukhMen's Marathon:* Haile Satayin – 2:17.25... - Women's Windsurfing Mistral: Faustine MerretFaustine MerretFaustine Lucie Merret is a French windsurfer, who became Olympic champion at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the windsurfing class. She also has won several medals at World and European championships in the mistral and RS:X windsurfing classes.-Achievements:-External links:*...
, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
- Men's Windsurfing Mistral: Gal Fridman
- Synchronized SwimmingSynchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSynchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Olympic Aquatic Centre where 104 competitors challenged for 2 gold medals in the duet and team events. Each event was made up of a technical and free routine with the points added together to determine the medalists.-Medal...
:- Women's Duet: Anastasia DavydovaAnastasia DavydovaAnastasia Semyonovna Davydova is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming and four-time Olympic champion.She won gold medals in the duet competition with Anastasia Ermakova at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was part of the Russian gold medal team...
and Anastasia ErmakovaAnastasia ErmakovaAnastasiya Nikolayevna Yermakova is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming and four-time Olympic champion.She won gold medals in the duet competition with Anastasia Davydova at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and was part of the Russian gold medal...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's Duet: Anastasia Davydova
- TriathlonTriathlon at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the triathlon events were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors....
:- Women's Individual: Kate Allen, AUTAustria at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Athletics:Women's 100 metres:* Bettina Müller*Round 2 — 11.50 * Karin Mayr-Krifka*Round 2 — 11.55 Women's 200 metres:* Karin Mayr-Krifka*Round 1 — 22.81...
- Women's Individual: Kate Allen, AUT
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Men's Over 105 kg: Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRNIran at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAthletes from the Islamic Republic of Iran competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Competitors:-Medal table:-Medalists:- Swimming :Men- Athletics :Men- Boxing :Men- Road :Men- Track :Men- Judo :...
- Men's Over 105 kg: Hossein Reza Zadeh, IRN
- WrestlingWrestling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...
:- Men's Greco-Roman Under 55 kg: Istvan MajorosIstván MajorosIstván Majoros is a Hungarian wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Career:Majoros competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where he received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, the bantamweight class...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m... - Men's Greco-Roman 60–66 kg: Farid MansurovFarid MansurovFarid Mansurov is a former Azerbaijani wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal....
, AZEAzerbaijan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAzerbaijan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Athletics:MenWomen-Boxing:Azerbaijan sent 9 boxers to the Olympics. They won 2 bronze medals, with 3 other boxers falling in the quarterfinals. The combined record of the Azeri boxers was 15-9, with each boxer winning... - Men's Greco-Roman 74–84 kg: Alexei MichineAlexei MichineAleksey Vladimirovich Mishin is a wrestler from Russia. Mishin won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, 84 kg division, at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also the 2007 world champion and 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2006 European champion. His personal trainer is Alexander Tarakanov.-References:*...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Greco-Roman Under 55 kg: Istvan Majoros
- Athletics
- FA Premier LeagueFA Premier LeagueThe Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
: ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
beat Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
3–0 to set a new record of 43 consecutive league matches without defeat. Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest F.C.Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
's previous record stood for 26 years. (BBC) - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2004–05 Third qualifying round, second leg. Teams progressing to the group stage in bold:- TrabzonsporTrabzonsporTrabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
0 – 2 Dynamo Kyiv - Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 1 – 0 PAOK FCPAOK FCP.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
- Rangers F.C.Rangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
1 – 1 PFC CSKA Moskva - AC Sparta PrahaAC Sparta PrahaAC Sparta Prague is a Czech football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in Central Europe, having reached the semifinals of the European Cup in 1992...
2 – 0 Ferencváros (aet) - Manchester United F.C.Manchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
3 – 0 F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti - Club Brugge KVClub BruggeClub Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472....
2 – 2 FC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year... - PSV Eindhoven 5 – 0 FK Crvena Zvezda
- FC Baník OstravaFC Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city....
2 – 1 Bayer LeverkusenBayer LeverkusenBayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November... - Djurgårdens IF 1 – 4 Juventus
- Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
3 – 1 Wisła Kraków (UEFA.com)
- Trabzonspor
August 24, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
:- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
: After "refusing or failing to admit a urine sample", men's Discus champion Robert FazekasRóbert FazekasRóbert Fazekas is a Hungarian discus thrower, who won gold in the 2002 European Championships and silver in the 2003 World Championship. He finished first in the 2004 Summer Olympics, but was later disqualified for failing to provide a drug sample, and the gold medal was awarded to Virgilijus Alekna...
(HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
) is stripped of his title. Virgilijus AleknaVirgilijus AleknaVirgilijus Alekna is a Lithuanian athlete who specialises in the discus throw. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds.-Career:...
(LTULithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Athletics:The Athletics team won two of three medals for Lithuania in Athens. in the men's discus, Sydney gold medalist Virgilijus Alekna easily put up the largest throw of the qualifying round, but in the final his first, and longest throw was bested by Robert Fazekas of Hungary,...
) now receives the gold medal. (BBC) - Gold medal winners on day 11: (BBC)
- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Women's 100 m Hurdles: Joanna HayesJoanna HayesJoanna Dove Hayes is an American hurdler, who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics....
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 1500 m: Hicham El GuerroujHicham El GuerroujHicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...
, MARMorocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres*Hicham El Guerrouj — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres-Silver:*Hasna Benhassi — Athletics, Women's 800 metres-Athletics:... - Men's 3000 m Steeplechase: Ezekiel KemboiEzekiel KemboiEzekiel Kemboi Cheboi is a Kenyan athlete, winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2009 World Championships and the 2011 World Championships. He became African Junior Champion in 2001 and came to prominence with a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games...
, KENKenya at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Ezekiel Kemboi — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase- Silver:*Bernard Lagat — Athletics, Men's 1500 m*Brimin Kipruto — Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase*Isabella Ochichi — Athletics, Women's 5000 m... - Women's 400 m: Tonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:...
, BAHBahamas at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Bahamas competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Bahamian athletes are traditionally strongest in the track and field events, where numerous athletes, including Tonique Williams-Darling, Chandra Sturrup, Debbie Ferguson, and Chris Brown all entered the Games as medal contenders in... - Men's Decathlon: Roman ŠebrleRoman ŠebrleRoman Šebrle is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon...
, CZECzech Republic at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Czech Republic competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.- Gold:*Athletics - Men's Decathlon, Roman Šebrle- Silver:*Rowing - Men's Quadruple Sculls, David Kopřiva, Jakub Hanák, Tomáš Karas, David Jirka... - Women's Pole Vault: Yelena IsinbayevaYelena IsinbayevaYelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's 100 m Hurdles: Joanna Hayes
- Beach VolleyballVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
:- Women: Kerri WalshKerri WalshKerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
and Misty May, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Women: Kerri Walsh
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Points Race: Mikhail Ignatiev, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's Sprint: Ryan BayleyRyan BayleyRyan Neville Bayley OAM is a professional track cyclist.-Biography:Born in Perth, Western Australia, Bayley started competitive cycling in 1997 at fifteen years of age...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Women's Sprint: Lori-Ann MuenzerLori-Ann MuenzerLori-Ann Muenzer is a Canadian track cyclist and gold medal winning athlete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Match Sprint. She attended Runnymede Collegiate Institute...
, CANCanada at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a team of over 200 athletes, the lowest since Canada boycotted the games in 1980. This is a result of the COC changing its standards for qualifying, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing...
- Men's Points Race: Mikhail Ignatiev, RUS
- DivingDiving at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...
:- Men's 3 m Springboard: Bo Peng, CHN
- EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
:- Mixed Team Jumping: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(Ludger BeerbaumLudger BeerbaumLudger Beerbaum is an internationally successful German rider who competes in show jumping, and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasions....
– Goldfever, Marco KutscherMarco KutscherMarco Kutscher is a German equestrian athlete who originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but was moved to third place and received a bronze medal after Irish gold medal winner Cian O'Connor was stripped of his medal after a doping...
– Montender, Otto Becker – Cento, Christian AhlmannChristian AhlmannChristian Ahlmann is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.During the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ahlmann's horse tested positive for the banned substance capsaicin along with the horses of three other riders, and was subsequently suspended from the Games...
– Coster)
- Mixed Team Jumping: Germany
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Men's 94–105 kg: Dmitry BerestovDmitry BerestovDmitry Vladimirovitch Berestov is a Russian weightlifter who won the gold medal in the 105 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is 186 cm/6 ft 1 tall and weighs 105 kg/231 lb....
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's 94–105 kg: Dmitry Berestov
- Athletics
- Athletics
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2004–05 Third qualifying round, second leg. Teams progressing to the group stage in bold:- Liverpool F.C.Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
0 – 1 Grazer AKGrazer AKGrazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005... - R.S.C. AnderlechtR.S.C. AnderlechtRoyal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
3 – 0 S.L. Benfica - AS Monaco FCAS Monaco FCAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
6 – 0 NK Gorica - Internazionale 4 – 1 FC BaselFC BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
- Deportivo de La CoruñaDeportivo de La CoruñaReal Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
3 – 0 Shelbourne - Maccabi Haifa F.C.Maccabi Haifa F.C.Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
2 – 3 Rosenborg BKRosenborg B.K.Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
(UEFA.com)
- Liverpool F.C.
August 23, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
:- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
: Shot put winner Irina KorzhanenkoIrina KorzhanenkoIrina Korzhanenko is a former Russian shot putter. She gained international recognition when she won a bronze medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships...
(RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
) fails a drug test and is stripped of her gold medal. The Olympic title goes to Yumileidi CumbaYumileidi CumbáYumileidi Cumbá Jay is a Cuban shot putter.Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw....
(CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
) instead. (BBC) - Gold medal winners on day 10: (BBC)
- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Women's 20 km Race Walk: Athanasia TsoumelekaAthanasia TsoumelekaAthanasia Tsoumeleka is a Greek race walker, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Until 2003 Tsoumeleka was a largely unknown athlete, and she only finished seventh at the World Championships that year...
, GREGreece at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGreece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee... - Men's 400 m: Jeremy WarinerJeremy WarinerJeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Women's 5000 m: Meseret DefarMeseret DefarMeseret Defar is a female long-distance runner from Ethiopia who competes chiefly in the 3000 metres and 5000 metres events. She has won medals at top-tier international competitions including Olympic and World Championship gold medals over 5000 metres...
, ETHEthiopia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsEthiopia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Ethiopia was represented by 26 athletes in Greece, of whom 24 of them participated in athletics events, mainly in the country's specialty of long distance running... - Women's 800 m: Kelly HolmesKelly HolmesDame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE is a retired British middle distance athlete. She specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, GBR - Men's Discus: Virgilijus AleknaVirgilijus AleknaVirgilijus Alekna is a Lithuanian athlete who specialises in the discus throw. He won medals at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympics, including two golds.-Career:...
, LTULithuania at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Athletics:The Athletics team won two of three medals for Lithuania in Athens. in the men's discus, Sydney gold medalist Virgilijus Alekna easily put up the largest throw of the qualifying round, but in the final his first, and longest throw was bested by Robert Fazekas of Hungary,...
(revised result: see August 24) - Women's Triple Jump: Françoise Mbango EtoneFrançoise Mbango EtoneFrançoise Mbango Etone is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for France, formerly of the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing...
, CMRCameroon at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCameroon competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Athletics:Women's 100 metres:* Delphine Bertille Atangana – Round 2, 11.60 s Men's 200 metres:...
- Women's 20 km Race Walk: Athanasia Tsoumeleka
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Team Pursuit 400 m: AustraliaAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
(Graeme BrownGraeme BrownGraeme Allen Brown OAM is a professional cyclist and dual Olympic gold medallist from Australia.-Cycling career - road and track:...
, Brett LancasterBrett LancasterBrett Lancaster is a professional racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four years riding for before moving to Team Milram in July 2006...
, Brad McGee, Luke RobertsLuke RobertsLuke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing....
)
- Men's Team Pursuit 400 m: Australia
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Balance Beam: Cătălina PonorCatalina PonorCătălina Ponor is a gymnast from Constanţa, Romania. After beginning training with the national team in 2002, Ponor won several medals with the Romanian team, along with individual balance beam and floor exercise medals. Almost unknown until late 2003, Ponor has made several important...
, ROMRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:... - Women's Floor Exercise: Cătălina PonorCatalina PonorCătălina Ponor is a gymnast from Constanţa, Romania. After beginning training with the national team in 2002, Ponor won several medals with the Romanian team, along with individual balance beam and floor exercise medals. Almost unknown until late 2003, Ponor has made several important...
, ROMRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:... - Men's Horizontal Bar: Igor CassinaIgor CassinaIgor Cassina is an Italian gymnast who won gold in the men's horizontal bar at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This competition saw a crowd protest over a low score for a routine by Alexei Nemov of Russia, which lasted for fifteen minutes until the score was raised...
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race... - Men's Horse Vault: Gervasio DeferrGervasio DeferrGervasio Deferr Angel is a former gymnast from Spain, who started in gymnastics at the age of five, and became the number one athlete of his country in that sport....
, ESPSpain at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:... - Men's Parallel Bars: Valeri GoncharovValeri GoncharovValeri Goncharov , born 19 September 1977, is a gymnast from Ukraine. He won gold in the men's parallel bars apparatus at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
- Women's Balance Beam: Cătălina Ponor
- Table TennisTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
:- Men's Singles: Seung Min Ryu, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- Men's Singles: Seung Min Ryu, KOR
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Men's 85–94 kg: Milen DobrevMilen DobrevMilen Dobrev is a Bulgarian weightlifter. He became Olympic champion in 2004 in the middle heavyweight class. In same year he won the European Championship in Kiev.-References:...
, BULBulgaria at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:* Mariya Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's 25m Sport Pistol* Milen Dobrev — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight -Bronze:* Yordan Yovchev — Gymnastics, Men's Individual Floor...
- Men's 85–94 kg: Milen Dobrev
- WrestlingWrestling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsWrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only took part in the Freestyle event with 18...
:- Women's Freestyle Under 48 kg: Irini MerleniIrini MerleniIrina Oleksiyivna Merleni-Mykulchyn is a Ukrainian wrestler, who competed in the – 48 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and claimed the gold medal. In the same event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won a bronze medal....
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol... - Women's Freestyle 48–55 kg: Saori YoshidaSaori Yoshidais a wrestler who won the gold medal in the Women's Freestyle 55 kg at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.Since her debut in 2002, she has won every world- and international-level tournament she has entered...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Women's Freestyle 55–63 kg: Kaori IchoKaori IchoKaori Icho is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. She is a seven time world champion and two time Olympic champion, winning gold in 2004 and 2008. Chiharu Icho is Kaori's elder sister.-External links:...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Women's Freestyle 63–72 kg: Xu Wang, CHN
- Women's Freestyle Under 48 kg: Irini Merleni
- Athletics
- Athletics
August 22, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 9: (BBC)- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Men's 100 m: Justin GatlinJustin GatlinJustin 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...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's Hammer Throw: Adrián AnnusAdrián AnnusAdrián Annus is a Hungarian hammer thrower, who was stripped of his gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens for a doping violation in a highly publicized scandal...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m... - Men's High Jump: Stefan HolmStefan HolmStefan Christian Holm is a retired Swedish high jumper. He has won an Olympic gold medal, a silver in the World Championships, and one silver and one bronze medal in the European Championships...
, SWESweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon* Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m- Silver:... - Men's Triple Jump: Christian OlssonChristian OlssonChristian Olsson is a Swedish athlete competing in high jump and triple jump. He has won an Olympic gold medal, three gold and one silver medal in the World Championships and two gold medals in the European Championships...
, SWESweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon* Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m- Silver:... - Women's Marathon: Mizuki NoguchiMizuki Noguchiis a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance and set two world records in 2005....
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
- Men's 100 m: Justin Gatlin
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Women's Individual Pursuit 3000 m: Sarah UlmerSarah UlmerSarah Elizabeth Ulmer, ONZM is the first New Zealander to win an Olympic cycling gold. She won a gold medal and set world records at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens,....
, NZLNew Zealand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAthletes from New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.New Zealand was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by a team of 151 competitors and 137 officials. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was discus thrower Beatrice Faumuina, and at the closing...
- Women's Individual Pursuit 3000 m: Sarah Ulmer
- DivingDiving at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...
:- Women's 10 m Platform: Chantelle NewberyChantelle NewberyChantelle Lee Newbery is an Australian diver, and olympic champion. Her first international success was at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Australia, where she won a bronze medal in the 3m Springboard event...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
- Women's 10 m Platform: Chantelle Newbery
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Men's Team Épée: FranceFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
(Hugues ObryHugues ObryHugues Obry is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in team épée at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Érik Boisse, Fabrice Jeannet and Jérôme Jeannet. He won two silver medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...
, Érik BoisseÉrik BoisseÉrik Boisse is a French épée fencer. He is the son of Philippe Boisse.Boisse won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in the final. He accomplished this with his team mates Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier,...
, Fabrice JeannetFabrice JeannetFabrice Jeannet is a retired French épée fencer.Jeannet won the gold medal in the épée team event at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in the individual épée in 2008. He was also a member of the French team that won the 2006 World Fencing Championships after beating Spain in...
, Jérôme JeannetJérôme JeannetJérôme Jeannet is a French épée fencer.His brother, Fabrice Jeannet is a fencer also.-Record Against Selected Opponents:...
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- Men's Team Épée: France
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Asymmetric Bars: Émilie Lepennec, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
- Men's Floor Exercise: Kyle ShewfeltKyle ShewfeltKyle Keith Shewfelt is a Canadian gymnast. His gold medal in the men's floor exercise competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics was the first medal ever by a Canadian in an artistic gymnastics event and was the first Canadian gold of the 2004 Olympics...
, CANCanada at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a team of over 200 athletes, the lowest since Canada boycotted the games in 1980. This is a result of the COC changing its standards for qualifying, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing... - Women's Horse Vault: Monica RoşuMonica RosuMonica Roşu is an artistic gymnast from Romania. During her career she won two Olympic gold medals , a silver medal with the team at world championships and two gold continental medals ....
, ROMRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:... - Men's Pommel Horse: Haibin Teng, CHN
- Men's Rings: Dimosthenis TampakosDimosthenis TampakosDimosthenis Tampakos is a Greek gymnast.He won gold in the men's rings at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with a score of 9.862. He had also won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2003 he tied for first place with Yordan Yovchev at the World Championships.-External links:*...
, GREGreece at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGreece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...
- Women's Asymmetric Bars: Émilie Lepennec, FRA
- RowingRowing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events....
:- Men's Lightweight Coxless Four: DenmarkDenmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:* Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, and Mette Vestergaard — Handball, Women's Team...
(Thor KristensenThor KristensenThor Kristensen was a member of Denmark's rowing team during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Along with Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig and Eskild Ebbesen, he won the gold medal in the Lightweight Four division.-References:*...
, Thomas EbertThomas EbertThomas Ebert is a Danish lightweight rower who won gold at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours....
, Stephan Moelvig, Eskild EbbesenEskild EbbesenEskild Balschmidt Ebbesen is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won a total number of four Olympic and six World Championship gold medals....
) - Men's Coxless Quadruple Sculls: RussiaRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
(Nikolai SpinevNikolai SpinevNikolai Spinev is a Russian rower. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :*...
, Igor KravtsovIgor KravtsovIgor Kravtsov is a Russian rower. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :*...
, Alekseij SvirinAlekseij SvirinAlekseij Svirin is a Russian rower. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :*...
, Sergej FedorovtsevSergej FedorovtsevSergej Fedorovtsev is a Russian rower. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.- External links :*...
) - Women's Coxless Quadruple Sculls: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(Kathrin BoronKathrin BoronKathrin Boron is a German sculler, and four-time Olympic gold medalist...
, Meike EversMeike EversMeike Evers is a German rower who was co-winner of two Olympic gold medals. She is currently a police detective and member of the "Athlete Committee" of the World Anti-Doping Agency. -References: *...
, Manuela LutzeManuela LutzeManuela Lutze is a multi Olympic-medaling sculler who competed in four Olympics, winning two gold medals and a bronze medal. In addition, she has also won 4 Gold Medals in the Quadruple Sculls event at the World Championships, beginning with Cologne, Germany in 1998-External links:*...
, Kerstin El Qalqili) - Men's Eight: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Jason ReadJason ReadJason Read is a rower who sat in the bow seat in the 2004 Summer Olympics Gold medal-winning U.S. Men's Rowing Team....
, Wyatt AllenWyatt AllenWyatt Allen is an American rower. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer games. He is a graduate of Portland High School and the University of Virginia.-References:...
, Chris AhrensChris Ahrens (rower)Chris Ahrens is a 1998 graduate of Princeton University, known internationally for his distinguished career as a rower for both the Tigers and the United States National Team. He was honored by Princeton as the 18th most successful athlete in the school’s history...
, Joseph HansenJoseph Hansen (rower)Joseph "Joey" Hansen is an American competition rower. He represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he received a gold medal in men's eights.-External links:*****...
, Matt DeakinMatt DeakinMatt Deakin is an American competition rower, Olympic champion and world champion.Deakin won a gold medal in coxed eights at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. The time 5:19.85 was a new world record. He is a member of the New York Athletic Club Hall of Fame.-References:...
, Dan BeeryDan BeeryDan Beery is an American competition rower, Olympic champion, world champion and world cup gold medalist.Beery won a gold medal in Men's Eights at the 2004 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. The time 5:19.85 was a new world record. Beery is a member of the New York Athletic Club's...
, Beau HoopmanBeau Hoopman-Olympic career:Beau was part of the Olympic gold medal winning Men's 8+ team in 2004, which also set the M8+ 2000m World Record during a qualifying heat...
, Bryan VolpenheinBryan VolpenheinBryan Volpenhein , is an American rower. He is a three-time Olympian, having participated in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
, Pete Cipollone) - Women's Eight: RomaniaRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
(Rodica Florea, Viorica SusanuViorica SusanuViorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...
, Aurica BarascuAurica BărăscuAurica Bărăscu is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Ioana PapucIoana PapucIoana Cristina Papuc is a Romanian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in women's eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal at the same discipline.- References :...
, Liliana GafencuLiliana GafencuLiliana Gafencu is a Romanian rower, who has won three Olympic gold medals in the eights competition.-External links:*...
, Elisabeta LipăElisabeta LipaElisabeta Lipă is a retired rower from Romania, who was born under the name of Elisabeta Oleniuc. She is the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, winning five golds, two silvers and one bronze...
, Georgeta DamianGeorgeta DamianGeorgeta Damian-Andrunache is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She is married to Valeriu Andrunache....
, Doina IgnatDoina IgnatDoina Ignat is a Romanian rower, who has won six Olympic medals during her career.-References:* *...
, Elena GeorgescuElena GeorgescuElena Georgescu-Nedelcu is a Romanian coxswain who has won five Olympic medals in the eights competition.-References:* *...
) - Men's Lightweight Double Sculls: PolandPoland at the 2004 Summer OlympicsPoland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Polish athletes were represented by the Polish Olympic Committee .A total number of 202 athletes from Poland competed in 21 sports in Greece. Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, the Polish anthem, was played when Polish athletes won gold medals...
(Tomasz KucharskiTomasz KucharskiTomasz Kucharski is a Polish competition rower and Olympic champion.Together with Robert Sycz Kucharski won two gold medals in lightweit double sculls, at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.For his sport achievements, he received the Order of Polonia Restituta: Knight's...
, Robert SyczRobert SyczRobert Sycz is a Polish rower, and double Olympic Champion.Sycz started his rowing career with SWOS 2 in Warsaw. He currently competes for RTW Bydgostia in Bydgoszcz. Together with Tomasz Kucharski, Rober Sycz won two gold Olympic medals in men's lightweight double sculls...
) - Women's Lightweight Double Sculls: RomaniaRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
(Constanţa BurcicăConstanta BurcicaConstanţa Burcică is a Romanian Olympic rower. She has been in the winning boat all three times the women's lightweight double scull event has been held at the Olympics....
, Angela AlupeiAngela AlupeiAngela Alupei, née Tamaş is a Romanian Olympic rower, born in Bacău, Romania. She has been rowing since she was 17 years of age. When not competing, she is a police officer....
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- Men's Lightweight Coxless Four: Denmark
- SailingSailing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...
:- Women's Europe: Siren SundbySiren SundbySiren Sundby is a former Norwegian sailor.She won an Olympic gold medal in the Europe-class in the 2004 Summer Olympics...
, NORNorway at the 2004 Summer OlympicsNorway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 Games and the 1980 Games which Norway boycotted... - Mixed Laser: Robert ScheidtRobert ScheidtRobert Scheidt is a renowned Brazilian sailor, having won two gold medals and two silver medals from four Olympic Games...
, BRABrazil at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBrazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Brazilian athletes were represented by the Brazilian Olympic Committee . The largest Brazilian delegation ever consisted of 247 athletes , which represented 42 more athletes than in Sydney 2000 and 22 more than in Atlanta 1996 —...
- Women's Europe: Siren Sundby
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Men's 50 m Free Rifle 3 Positions: Zhanbo Jia, CHN
- Men's Skeet: Andrea BenelliAndrea Benelli|Andrea Benelli in ItalyAndrea Benelli is an Italian sports shooter and Olympic Champion. He won the gold medal in Skeet Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and also obtained a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.Benelli is two times World Champion in Skeet Shooting,...
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Table TennisTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
:- Women's Singles: Zhang YiningZhang YiningZhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...
, CHN
- Women's Singles: Zhang Yining
- TennisTennis at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....
:- Men's Singles: Nicolás MassúNicolás MassúNicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
, CHIChile at the 2004 Summer OlympicsChile competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Greek alphabet meant that it was the last independent nation before the host nation in the Parade of Nations .... - Women's Doubles: Li Ting and Sun TiantianSun TiantianSun Tiantian is a Chinese female tennis player.- Career :In September 2000, Tiantian won two successive US$10,000 ITF singles titles, a feat she would repeat in June 2001, when she won another two back-to-back....
, CHN
- Men's Singles: Nicolás Massú
- Athletics
- NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nextel CupNEXTEL CupThe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
: Greg BiffleGreg BiffleGregory Jack "Greg" Biffle is a NASCAR driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. After racing in the NASCAR Winter Heat Series in the mid-90s, he was recommended to Jack Roush by former announcer Benny Parsons...
wins the GFS Marketplace 400GFS Marketplace 400The Pure Michigan 400 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race being held annually at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan since 1969. However, during the 1973 season it was not held after Roger Penske replaced the race with a Champ car event. The inaugural event was scheduled to be 600...
in Brooklyn, MichiganBrooklyn, MichiganBrooklyn is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,176. It is located just off U.S. Highway 12 Brooklyn (formerly Swainsville) is a village in Jackson County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village...
for his second career Nextel Cup victory. Biffle leads nearly half of the laps in a car featuring a special Justice LeagueJustice LeagueThe Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....
paint scheme. (ESPN.com)
August 21, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
:- RowingRowing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events....
: Matthew PinsentMatthew PinsentSir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals, of which three were with Steve Redgrave...
wins his fourth gold in consecutive Olympics in the men's coxless four. Pinsent, Ed CoodeEd CoodeEd Coode, MBE is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford University, where he attended Keble College and rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race.Coode won his first World...
, James CracknellJames CracknellJames Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have three children. In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport...
and Steve WilliamsSteve Williams (rower)Stephen David Williams OBE is an English rower and double Olympic champion.In April and May 2011, Steve will be taking part in Richard Parks'...
hold off the Canadian world champions to win by 0.08s. (BBC) - EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
: After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for SportCourt of Arbitration for SportThe Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
by Great Britain, FranceFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
and the United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
, the results of the Mixed Individual and Mixed Team competitions are changed. Penalty points awarded to Bettina HoyBettina HoyBettina Hoy is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions...
of GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
for crossing the start gate twice, then removed on appeal (giving Hoy the individual gold and Germany the team gold), are reinstated. Leslie LawLeslie LawLeslie Law is a British eventer, who won the individual gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He started riding at age 10, competing with his brother, and participated in his first accredited event in 1982.He attended Lady Hawkins' School, where his passion for riding really shone...
(GBR) is awarded the individual gold, and FranceFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
the team gold. (BBC) - Gold medal winners on day 8: (BBC)
- ArcheryArchery at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...
:- Men's Team (70 m): KoreaKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
(Dong Hyun Im, Yong Ho Jang, Kyung Mo Park)
- Men's Team (70 m): Korea
- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Women's 100 m: Yulia Nestsiarenka, BLRBelarus at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBelarus competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Before gaining independence many Belarusian athletes competed for the USSR team: Vitaly Scherbo is a 6-times Olympic champion, Nellie Kim is five times Olympic champion, Olga Korbut, Olga Belova, Viktar Sidziak are 4-times Olympic...
- Women's Discus: Natalya SadovaNatalya SadovaNatalya Ivanovna Sadova , née Koptyukh is a Russian discus thrower who has competed in many Olympiads.She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in 2004, as well as a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and placed fourth in 2000 Summer...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Women's Heptathlon: Carolina KlüftCarolina KlüftCarolina Evelyn Klüft is a Swedish athlete competing in triple jump, long jump and formerly in heptathlon and pentathlon. She won the Olympic heptathlon title in 2004...
, SWESweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon* Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m- Silver:...
- Women's 100 m: Yulia Nestsiarenka, BLR
- BadmintonBadminton at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
:- Women's Doubles: Zhang JiewenZhang JiewenZhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...
and Yang WeiYang Wei (badminton)Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998...
, CHNPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... - Men's Singles: Taufik HidayatTaufik HidayatTaufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...
, INAIndonesia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIndonesia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Lockoneco - 45th placeWomen's individual:* Rina Dewi Puspitasari - 46th place-Athletics:Men's 110 metre hurdles:...
- Women's Doubles: Zhang Jiewen
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Individual Pursuit: Bradley WigginsBradley WigginsBradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....
, GBR - Men's Team Sprint: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(Jens Fiedler, Stefan NimkeStefan NimkeStefan Nimke is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.-External links:...
, René WolffRené WolffRené Wolff is an Olympic and world champion track cyclist from Germany.Wolff specializes in the Sprint, Team Sprint and Kierin events and teamed up with multiple Olympic champion Jens Fiedler and Stefan Nimke to win the Gold medal in the Team Sprint event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.Since 2010...
)
- Men's Individual Pursuit: Bradley Wiggins
- EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
:- Dressage Mixed Team: GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
(Ulla SalzgeberUlla SalzgeberUlla Salzgeber is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with the team from Germany....
– Rusty, Martin SchaudtMartin SchaudtMartin Schaudt is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta with the team from Germany....
– Weltall, Hubertus SchmidtHubertus SchmidtHubertus Schmidt is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in team dressage atthe 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the team from Germany....
– Wansuela Suerte, Heike KemmerHeike KemmerHeike Kemmer is a German equestrian who won a gold medal in Team dressage at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...
– Bonaparte)
- Dressage Mixed Team: Germany
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Men's Team Foil: ItalyItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
(Simone Vanni, Salvatore SanzoSalvatore SanzoSalvatore Sanzo is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He won a team gold and individual silver medal in Athens and an individual bronze medal in Beijing in foil.One of the greatest foil fencers of all time....
, Andrea CassaraAndrea CassaràAndrea Cassarà is an Italian fencer and Olympian. He has won medals for foil.- External links :*...
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- Men's Team Foil: Italy
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Men's Individual Trampoline: Yuri NikitinYuri Nikitin (gymnast)Yuri Nikitin is a Ukrainian gymnast and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
- Men's Individual Trampoline: Yuri Nikitin
- RowingRowing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events....
:- Men's Coxless Four: Great Britain (Steve WilliamsSteve Williams (rower)Stephen David Williams OBE is an English rower and double Olympic champion.In April and May 2011, Steve will be taking part in Richard Parks'...
, James CracknellJames CracknellJames Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have three children. In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport...
, Ed CoodeEd CoodeEd Coode, MBE is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford University, where he attended Keble College and rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race.Coode won his first World...
, Matthew PinsentMatthew PinsentSir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals, of which three were with Steve Redgrave...
) - Men's Coxless Pair: AustraliaAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
(Drew GinnDrew GinnDrew Cameron Ginn, OAM, is an Australian rower and triple Olympic gold medallist....
, James Tomkins) - Women's Coxless Pair: RomaniaRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
(Georgeta DamianGeorgeta DamianGeorgeta Damian-Andrunache is a female rower from Romania and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She is married to Valeriu Andrunache....
, Viorica SusanuViorica SusanuViorica Susanu is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics...
) - Men's Double Sculls: FranceFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
(Sébastien VieilledentSébastien VieilledentSébastien Vieilledent is a 2004 French rowing gold medallist. He won the gold medal alongside Adrien Hardy. He is currently coaching the French women's Olympic team.-References:*...
, Adrien HardyAdrien HardyAdrien Hardy is a French rower and Olympic gold medallist.- References :...
) - Women's Double Sculls: New ZealandNew Zealand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAthletes from New Zealand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.New Zealand was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by a team of 151 competitors and 137 officials. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was discus thrower Beatrice Faumuina, and at the closing...
(Georgina Evers-SwindellGeorgina Evers-SwindellGeorgina Earl, formerly known as Georgina Evers-Swindell is a former New Zealand rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Caroline Meyer, and is a double Olympic gold medalist, having won at Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008...
, Caroline Evers-SwindellCaroline Evers-SwindellCaroline Meyer formerly known as Caroline Evers-Swindell is a former New Zealand rower. She is 179 cm tall and 80kg. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Earl...
) - Men's Single Sculls: Olaf TufteOlaf TufteOlaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken...
, NORNorway at the 2004 Summer OlympicsNorway at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.Norway first participated in the 1900 Summer Olympics and has since competed in all Olympic summer games except for the 1904 Games and the 1980 Games which Norway boycotted... - Women's Single Sculls: Katrin Rutschow-StomporowskiKatrin Rutschow-StomporowskiKatrin Rutschow-Stomporowski is a German rower and two-time Olympic gold medalist.- External links :* Olympics Database...
, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
- Men's Coxless Four: Great Britain (Steve Williams
- SailingSailing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...
:- Men's 470: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Paul FoersterPaul FoersterPaul J. Foerster is an American Olympic medalist in sailing, who has won a total of three Olympic medals during his career. In the 470 Class he was successful with Stephen Bourdow , Bob Merrick and Kevin Burnham -References:***...
, Kevin BurnhamKevin BurnhamKevin Lobdell Burnham is an American two-time Olympic medalist in the sport of sailing. He won the silver medal in 1992 with Morgan Reeser in the 470 class....
) - Women's 470: GreeceGreece at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGreece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...
(Sofia BekatorouSofia BekatorouSofia Bekatorou , is a Greek sailing champion.She has participated in over 470 main class events including 2004 Summer Olympics sailing competition, where she won gold medal in the women's double-handed dinghy event in the 470 with her pair Emilia Tsoulfa...
, Aimilia Tsoulfa) - Men's Finn: Ben AinslieBen AinslieCharles Benedict Ainslie, CBE is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 8 and first competed at the age of 10...
, GBR - Women's Yngling: Great Britain (Shirley RobertsonShirley RobertsonShirley Ann Robertson, OBE is a Scottish sailor and Olympic gold medallist. She made it in the history books by becoming the first British woman to win two Olympic gold medals at consecutive games, Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004....
, Sarah WebbSarah WebbSarah Kathleen Webb Gosling OBE is a British professional sailor and two-time Olympic gold medalist.-Sailing career:...
, Sarah AytonSarah AytonSarah Lianne Ayton Dempsey OBE is an English professional sailor.She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and another gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,...
)
- Men's 470: United States
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Ralf SchumannRalf SchumannRalf Schumann is a German 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol shooter. He is a three-time Olympic Champion and twice World Champion....
, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
- Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Ralf Schumann
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Grant HackettGrant HackettGrant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Aaron PeirsolAaron PeirsolAaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...
, Brendan HansenBrendan HansenBrendan Joseph Hansen is an American breaststroke swimmer and four-time Olympic medalist...
, Ian CrockerIan CrockerIan Lowell Crocker is a former American swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. He is a former world record holder in the 100 meter butterfly ....
, Jason LezakJason LezakJason Edward Lezak is an American Olympic swimmer, winner of 4 Olympic gold medals.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club...
) - Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay: AustraliaAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
(Giaan RooneyGiaan RooneyGiaan Leigh Rooney OAM is a retired Australian swimmer. She won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the Athens Olympics...
, Leisel JonesLeisel JonesLeisel Marie Jones OAM is an Australian Olympic gold medalist swimmer. A participant in the 2000 Summer Olympics – at just 15 years old – and 2004 Summer Olympics, she was part of gold medal winning Australian team in the women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay at the Athens Games in 2004 and a gold...
, Petria ThomasPetria ThomasPetria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby....
, Jodie HenryJodie HenryJodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14....
) - Women's 50 m Freestyle: Inge de BruijnInge de BruijnInge de Bruijn is a Dutch former swimmer. She was a four-time Olympic champion and a former world record holder.-Biography:De Bruijn was born in Barendrecht, South Holland, and tried several sports before settling with swimming....
, NEDNetherlands at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Wietse van Alten - 27th place* Ron van der Hoff - 30th place* Pieter Custers - 44th place...
- Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Grant Hackett
- Table TennisTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
:- Men's Doubles: Qi ChenChen Qi (table tennis player)Chen Qi is a male Chinese table tennis player.He won the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Summer Olympics with Ma Lin, and is the youngest male ever to hold this title at age 20. A native of China, Chen Qi began to receive training in Nantong Spare-time Sports School in 1990. He became a...
and Lin Ma, CHN
- Men's Doubles: Qi Chen
- TennisTennis at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....
:- Women's Singles: Justine Henin-HardenneJustine Henin-HardenneJustine Henin , formerly known as Justine Henin-Hardenne , is a retired professional Belgian tennis player and former World No. 1....
, BELBelgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Mountain biking:-Road:MenWomen-Track:-Equestrian:EventingJumping-Fencing:Men-Artistic Gymnastics:Women-Judo:Women-Men:-Sailing:-Shooting:... - Men's Doubles: Fernando GonzálezFernando González----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
and Nicolás MassúNicolás MassúNicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist...
, CHIChile at the 2004 Summer OlympicsChile competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Greek alphabet meant that it was the last independent nation before the host nation in the Parade of Nations ....
- Women's Singles: Justine Henin-Hardenne
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Men's 77–85 kg: George AsanidzeGeorge AsanidzeGiorgi Leonidov Asanidze is a Georgian weightlifter who competed in the men's 85 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics ....
, GEOGeorgia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGeorgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Women's individual:* Kristine Esebua — 40th place* Khatuna Narimanidze — 51st place-Athletics:Men's 110 metre hurdles:... - Women's Over 75 kg: Tang GonghongTang GonghongTang Gonghong is a female Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2003 Afro-Asian Games and 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the gold medal in the over 75 kg class, successfully lifting 182.5 kg in the clean and jerk event....
, CHN
- Men's 77–85 kg: George Asanidze
- Archery
- Rowing
- Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
: EnglandEnglish cricket teamThe England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
beat the West IndiesWest Indian cricket teamThe West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
by ten wickets in the fourth and final Test match, at The OvalThe OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
. England have now won seven consecutive Test matches, a feat they haven't achieved for 75 years. (BBC) - Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: In the final match of the Tri Nations Series held in DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, the SpringboksSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
(South Africa) hold off a late charge by the WallabiesAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
(Australia) to win 23–19, winning the Tri Nations for the first time since 1998. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/3581026.stm
August 20, 2004
- English football player Jonathan WoodgateJonathan WoodgateJonathan Simon Woodgate is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City in the Premier League.Woodgate started his football career at Leeds United where he established himself in the starting eleven. However, Woodgate was sold to Newcastle United for £9 million in January 2003. He impressed...
makes a surprise move from Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
to Spanish side Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
, for a transfer fee of £15 million. Woodgate is the second English footballer in the space of a week to sign for Real, following Michael OwenMichael OwenMichael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
's transfer from LiverpoolLiverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
. They join fellow Englishman David BeckhamDavid BeckhamDavid Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...
, who has been a player at the club for a year. - 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 7: (BBC)- ArcheryArchery at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...
:- Women's Team (70 m): KoreaKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
(Sung Jin Lee, Sung Hyun Park, Mi Jin Yun)
- Women's Team (70 m): Korea
- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Men's 10,000 m: Kenenisa BekeleKenenisa BekeleKenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...
, ETHEthiopia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsEthiopia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Ethiopia was represented by 26 athletes in Greece, of whom 24 of them participated in athletics events, mainly in the country's specialty of long distance running... - Men's 20 km Walk: Ivano BrugnettiIvano BrugnettiIvano Brugnetti is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Men's 10,000 m: Kenenisa Bekele
- BadmintonBadminton at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
:- Men's Doubles: Kim Dong-moonKim Dong-moonKim Dong-moon is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s...
and Ha Tae-kwonHa Tae-kwonHa Tae-kwon is a male badminton player from South Korea.Ha competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Dong-moon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha...
, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- Men's Doubles: Kim Dong-moon
- CanoeingCanoeing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....
:- Men's C-2 Slalom: Pavol HochschornerPavol HochschornerPavol Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Pavol...
and Peter HochschornerPeter HochschornerPeter Hochschorner is a Slovak slalom canoer who won three Olympic gold medals in the C-2 event, in 2000, 2004 and 2008, each time with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner as the teammate.Hochschorner also won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds Peter...
, SVKSlovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:* Elena Kaliská — Canoeing, Women's K1 Slalom*Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner — Canoeing, Men's C2 Slalom-Silver:*Michal Martikán — Canoeing, Men's C1 Slalom* Jozef Krnáč — Judo, Judo - Men's 66 kg... - Men's K-1 Slalom: Benoît PeschierBenoît PeschierBenoît Peschier is a French slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won the gold in the K-1 event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
- Men's C-2 Slalom: Pavol Hochschorner
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's 1 km Time Trial: Chris HoyChris HoySir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...
, GBR - Women's 500 m Time Trial: Anna MearesAnna MearesAnna Maree Meares, OAM is an Australian track cyclist.She has been the 500m TT world champion twice, and a gold medalist at the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.-Biography:...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
- Men's 1 km Time Trial: Chris Hoy
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Women's Team Épée: RussiaRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
(Oxana ErmakovaOxana ErmakovaOksana Ivanovna Yermakova is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold medals in the team épée event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, Anna SivkovaAnna SivkovaAnna Vitalyevna Sivkova is a Russian épée fencer. She won gold medal in the team épée event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, Tatiana LogounovaTatiana LogounovaTatiana Yuryevna Logounova is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold medals in the team épée event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, Karina AznavourianKarina AznavourianKarina Borisovna Aznavourian is a Russian épée fencer. She won two gold medals in the team épée event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Also won bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
)
- Women's Team Épée: Russia
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Individual Trampoline: Anna DogonadzeAnna DogonadzeAnna Dogonadze is a German athlete of Georgian origin who won a gold medal in the event of trampolining at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She was born on 15 February 1973 in Mtskheta, Georgian SSR, . Prior to Georgian independence, she competed for the Soviet Union, and afterwards represented Georgia in...
, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
- Women's Individual Trampoline: Anna Dogonadze
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
:- Men's Over 100 kg: Keiji Suzuki, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
- Women's Over 78 kg: Maki TsukadaMaki Tsukadaborn January 5, 1982 in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese female judoka.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics....
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
- Men's Over 100 kg: Keiji Suzuki, JPN
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Men's 50 m Free Rifle Prone: Matthew EmmonsMatthew EmmonsMatthew D. Emmons is an American sport shooter.-Careers:Emmons started out as a successful junior and has been a holder of the junior world record in 50 metre rifle three positions...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Women's 50 m Rifle 3 Positions: Lioubov GalkinaLioubov GalkinaLioubov Galkina is a Russian sports shooter and Olympic champion. She received two medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In her five Olympic starts, she has reached the final each time....
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Men's 50 m Free Rifle Prone: Matthew Emmons
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Men's 100 m Butterfly: Michael PhelpsMichael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 50 m Freestyle: Gary HallGary Hall, Jr.For his father, also an Olympian, see Gary Hall, Sr.Gary Wayne Hall, Jr. is an American swimmer who competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics and won ten Olympic medals ....
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Women's 200 m Backstroke: Kirsty CoventryKirsty CoventryKirsty Leigh Coventry is a Zimbabwean swimmer and world record holder. She attended and swam competitively for Auburn University in Alabama, in the United States...
, ZIMZimbabwe at the 2004 Summer OlympicsZimbabwe competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Swimmer Kirsty Coventry won three medals. Zimbabwe had only ever won one Olympic medal before .-Gold:... - Women's 800 m Freestyle: Ai ShibataAi Shibatais a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event....
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
- Men's 100 m Butterfly: Michael Phelps
- Table TennisTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|rightTable tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Galatsi Olympic Hall with 172 competitors in 4 events.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...
:- Women's Doubles: Nan Wang and Yining Zhang, CHN
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Women's 69–75 kg: Pawina ThongsukPawina ThongsukPawina Thongsuk is a Thai weightlifter. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens she won an Olympic gold medal, with 122.5 kg snatching and 272.5 kg total in the 75 kg category...
, THAThailand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games.-Gold:...
- Women's 69–75 kg: Pawina Thongsuk
- Archery
- BoxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
: Former world Heavyweight champion Riddick BoweRiddick BoweRiddick Lamont Bowe is a retired American boxer. He is a two-time heavyweight champion and a former undisputed heavyweight champion...
announces he will attempt a comeback.(ESPN)
August 19, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 6: (BBC)- ArcheryArchery at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...
:- Men's Individual (70 m): Marco GaliazzoMarco GaliazzoMarco Galiazzo is an athlete from Italy. He competes in archery.-2004 Summer Olympics:Galiazzo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first three elimination matches, advancing to the quarterfinals...
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Men's Individual (70 m): Marco Galiazzo
- BadmintonBadminton at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBadminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from August 14 through August 21. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event....
:- Mixed Doubles: Zhang Jun and Gao LingGao LingGao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...
, CHN - Women's Singles: Zhang NingZhang NingZhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...
, CHN
- Mixed Doubles: Zhang Jun and Gao Ling
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Men's Team Sabre: FranceFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
(Gael TouyaGaël TouyaGaël Touya is a French fencer. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, in team sabre, together with his brother Damien Touya and Julien Pillet.- References :...
, Julien PilletJulien PilletJulien Pillet is a French sabre fencer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist as he won the gold in the team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics and also at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
, Damien TouyaDamien TouyaDamien Touya is a French fencer. He won medals at three Olympics. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, in team sabré, together with Julien Pillet and his brother Gaël Touya.-References:...
)
- Men's Team Sabre: France
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Artistic Individual All-Around: Carly PattersonCarly PattersonCarly Rae Patterson is an American singer and former gymnast. She is the 2004 Olympic All-Around Champion and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Women's Artistic Individual All-Around: Carly Patterson
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
:- Women's 70–78 kg: Noriko AnnoNoriko AnnoNoriko Anno is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the women's -78 kg judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She has won gold in the World Championship at -78 kg four times, and was fifth in the -72 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Men's 90–100 kg: Ihar MakarauIhar MakarauIhar Makarau is a Belarusian judoka. He won the gold medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
, BLRBelarus at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBelarus competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Before gaining independence many Belarusian athletes competed for the USSR team: Vitaly Scherbo is a 6-times Olympic champion, Nellie Kim is five times Olympic champion, Olga Korbut, Olga Belova, Viktar Sidziak are 4-times Olympic...
- Women's 70–78 kg: Noriko Anno
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Men's 10 m Running Target: Manfred KurzerManfred KurzerManfred Kurzer is a German sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won gold medal in 10 metre running target at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He placed sixth at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Is currently training soldiers of the army and lives in Frankfurt..-References:...
, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany... - Women's Skeet: Diána IgalyDiána IgalyDiána Igaly is a Hungarian sport shooter who has won two Olympic medals in skeet.-Notes:...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
- Men's 10 m Running Target: Manfred Kurzer
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Women's 100 m Freestyle: Jodie HenryJodie HenryJodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14....
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Women's 200 m Breaststroke: Amanda BeardAmanda BeardAmanda Ray Beard is an American swimmer and a seven-time Olympic medalist . She is a former world record holder in the 200-meter breaststroke ....
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 200 m Backstroke: Aaron PeirsolAaron PeirsolAaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 200 m Medley: Michael PhelpsMichael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Women's 100 m Freestyle: Jodie Henry
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Women's 62–69 kg: Chunhong Liu, CHN
- Men's 69–77 kg: Taner SagirTaner SagirTaner Sağır is a Turkish world and Olympic weightlifting champion. Coming to Athens as holder of all the junior world records, he broke, at age of 19 only, Olympic records in the category –77 kg snatch, clean and jerk and total, and became so the youngest Olympic champion in the...
, TURTurkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
- Archery
August 18, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
:- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
: Konstantinos KenterisKonstantinos KenterisKonstandinos Kenderis, also spelled as Konstadinos Kederis is a former Greek athlete...
and Ekaterini Thanou, who missed a mandatory drugs test last Thursday, withdraw from the games after an IOCInternational Olympic CommitteeThe International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
disciplinary hearing – even though the IOC chose not to take any action against them. A meeting of the IAAFInternational Association of Athletics FederationsThe International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
on August 26 will consider whether a doping offence has been committed. (BBC) - EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
: Bettina HoyBettina HoyBettina Hoy is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions...
of GermanyGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
crosses the start line twice, and is awarded penalty points. After an appeal, the points are removed. This gives Hoy the gold medal in the individual event, and Germany gold in the team event, overturned on appeal (see August 21). - Gold medal winners on day 5: (BBC)
- ArcheryArchery at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...
:- Women's Individual (70 m): Sung Hyun Park, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- Women's Individual (70 m): Sung Hyun Park, KOR
- AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
:- Men's Shot Put: Yuriy Bilonog, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
- Women's Shot Put: Yumileidi CumbaYumileidi CumbáYumileidi Cumbá Jay is a Cuban shot putter.Her greatest season was 2004, when she won an Olympic gold medal and achieved a new personal best throw....
, CUBCuba at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
(revised result: See August 23)
- Men's Shot Put: Yuriy Bilonog, UKR
- CanoeingCanoeing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCanoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....
:- Men's C-1 Slalom: Tony EstanguetTony EstanguetTony Estanguet is a French slalom canoeist. He has competed since the late 1990s.-Career:Tony is the son of Henri Estanguet, himself a canoeist who won medals at the World Championships in the 1970s...
, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall.... - Women's K-1 Slalom: Elena KaliskáElena KaliskáElena Kaliská is a Slovak slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-1 event, earning them in 2004 and 2008....
, SVKSlovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:* Elena Kaliská — Canoeing, Women's K1 Slalom*Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner — Canoeing, Men's C2 Slalom-Silver:*Michal Martikán — Canoeing, Men's C1 Slalom* Jozef Krnáč — Judo, Judo - Men's 66 kg...
- Men's C-1 Slalom: Tony Estanguet
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Individual Time Trial: Tyler HamiltonTyler HamiltonTyler Hamilton is a former American professional road bicycle racer and former Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995, and during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tour de France was a teammate of Lance Armstrong who won those races.Hamilton appeared at the 2000 Summer...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Women's Individual Time Trial: Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel, NEDNetherlands at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Wietse van Alten - 27th place* Ron van der Hoff - 30th place* Pieter Custers - 44th place...
- Men's Individual Time Trial: Tyler Hamilton
- EquestrianEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
:- Mixed Individual: Leslie LawLeslie LawLeslie Law is a British eventer, who won the individual gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He started riding at age 10, competing with his brother, and participated in his first accredited event in 1982.He attended Lady Hawkins' School, where his passion for riding really shone...
, Shear L'Eau, GBR (result changed after appeal) - Mixed Team: FranceFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
(Nicolas TouzaintNicolas TouzaintNicolas Touzaint, born 10 May 1980, is a French professional horserider specialising in three day eventing. He was born into a family already known for its performance in equestrianism: his father, Jean-Yves Touzaint, was champion of France eventing in 1975 and 1976...
– Galan de Sauvagere, Jean TeulereJean TeulèreJean Teulère is a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and finished 4th in the individual contest.-References:...
– Espoir de la Mare, Didier CourrègesDidier CourrègesDidier Courrèges is a high-level horse rider. He is professor of equitation at the National School of Equitation in Saumur, France, and a member of its equestrian display team, the Cadre Noir....
– Deba d'Estruval, Cedric LyardCédric LyardCédric Lyard is a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
– Fine Merveille, Arnaud BoiteauArnaud BoiteauArnaud Boiteau is a French equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
– Expo du Moulin) (result changed after appeal)
- Mixed Individual: Leslie Law
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Women's Individual Foil: Valentina VezzaliValentina VezzaliMaria Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer who has won five Olympic gold medals in foil competitions.-Career:...
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Women's Individual Foil: Valentina Vezzali
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Men's Artistic Individual All-Around: Paul HammPaul HammPaul Elbert Hamm is an American artistic gymnast. He is a World Champion gymnast and three-time Olympic medalist. He won the all-around competition at the 2004 Olympic Games.-Career:...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Men's Artistic Individual All-Around: Paul Hamm
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
:- Women's 63–70 kg: Masae UenoMasae Uenois a Japanese female judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born January 17, 1979 in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, taking the 70 kg women's judo event...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Men's 81–90 kg: Zurab ZviadauriZurab ZviadauriZurab Zviadauri is a Georgian judoka who competed in the Men's 90 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He is a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program...
, GEOGeorgia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGeorgia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Women's individual:* Kristine Esebua — 40th place* Khatuna Narimanidze — 51st place-Athletics:Men's 110 metre hurdles:...
- Women's 63–70 kg: Masae Ueno
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Women's 25m Sport Pistol: Mariya Grozdeva, BULBulgaria at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:* Mariya Grozdeva — Shooting, Women's 25m Sport Pistol* Milen Dobrev — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight -Bronze:* Yordan Yovchev — Gymnastics, Men's Individual Floor...
- Women's Double Trap: Kimberly Rhode, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Women's 25m Sport Pistol: Mariya Grozdeva, BUL
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Men's 100 m Freestyle: Pieter van den HoogenbandPieter van den HoogenbandPieter Cornelis Ruud Martijn van den Hoogenband is a Dutch former swimmer and a triple Olympic champion.-Personal life:...
, NEDNetherlands at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Wietse van Alten - 27th place* Ron van der Hoff - 30th place* Pieter Custers - 44th place... - Men's 200 m Breaststroke: Kosuke KitajimaKosuke Kitajimais a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Women's 200 m Butterfly: Otylia JędrzejczakOtylia JedrzejczakOtylia Jędrzejczak is a Polish swimmer. She is the Olympic champion from Athens 2004 in the 200 metre butterfly. She finished 4th in this event in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also swam in a third Olympiad, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In Athens 2004 she also silvered in...
, POLPoland at the 2004 Summer OlympicsPoland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Polish athletes were represented by the Polish Olympic Committee .A total number of 202 athletes from Poland competed in 21 sports in Greece. Mazurek Dąbrowskiego, the Polish anthem, was played when Polish athletes won gold medals... - Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Natalie CoughlinNatalie CoughlinNatalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...
, Carly PiperCarly PiperCarly Piper is an American swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. As part of the American team, she held the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay .-Personal:...
, Dana VollmerDana VollmerDana Vollmer is an American college and international swimmer and Olympic gold medalist. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece she won a gold medal in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay with Natalie Coughlin, Kaitlin Sandeno, and Carly Piper that set the world record in the event.She has won...
, Kaitlin SandenoKaitlin SandenoKaitlin Sandeno is a retired American swimmer, and was part of the team that set the world record in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
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- Men's 100 m Freestyle: Pieter van den Hoogenband
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Women's 58–63 kg: Nataliya SkakunNataliya SkakunNataliya Anatoliïvna Skakun is a Ukrainian weightlifter who competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total. During clean & jerk she lifted 135.0 kg, which was a new Olympic record. She also for a time held the...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol... - Men's 62–69 kg: Guozheng Zhang, CHN
- Women's 58–63 kg: Nataliya Skakun
- Archery
- Athletics
August 17, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 4: (BBC)- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Men's Individual Épée: Marcel FischerMarcel FischerMarcel Fischer is a Swiss fencer who competed in the Men's Épée Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. He finished 4th at the 2000 Olympics....
, SUISwitzerland at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Athletics:Switzerland did not qualify a single athlete for an Athletics final in Athens, including 2001 World Champion Andre Bucher. In the 400 metre hurdles, El Idrissi was the fastest runner not to be advanced to the semi-finals, and was Switzerland's best performer.Men's 800 metres:*... - Women's Individual Sabre: Mariel ZagunisMariel ZagunisMariel Leigh Zagunis is an American Olympic sabre fencer, of Lithuanian heritage. She won the gold medals in the individual sabre at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is only the second American ever to have won a gold medal in Olympic fencing.-Biography:Zagunis is the...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
- Men's Individual Épée: Marcel Fischer
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Women's Team Artistic: RomaniaRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
(Oana BanOana BanOana Mihaela Ban is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic gold medalist with the team and a world silver medalist on beam and with the team...
, Alexandra Georgiana Eremia, Cătălina PonorCatalina PonorCătălina Ponor is a gymnast from Constanţa, Romania. After beginning training with the national team in 2002, Ponor won several medals with the Romanian team, along with individual balance beam and floor exercise medals. Almost unknown until late 2003, Ponor has made several important...
, Monica RoşuMonica RosuMonica Roşu is an artistic gymnast from Romania. During her career she won two Olympic gold medals , a silver medal with the team at world championships and two gold continental medals ....
, Nicoleta Daniela ŞofronieNicoleta Daniela SofronieNicoleta Daniela Sofronie, is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic and a European gold medalist with the team. She is also an Olympic silver medalist of floor and the 2004 European all around silver medalist.-Gymnastics career:She started gymnastics in 1992 in her hometown Constanţa and...
, Silvia StroescuSilvia StroescuSilvia Alexandra Stroescu is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic, world, and European gold medalist with the team. A skill on the floor exercise is named after her; "Stroescu" is a stretched forward salto with 2½ twists.-Early life and career:She was one of the most successful junior...
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- Women's Team Artistic: Romania
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
:- Women's 57–63 kg: Ayumi TanimotoAyumi Tanimotoborn August 4, 1981 in Anjo, Aichi, is a Japanese female judoka. She was coached by Toshihiko Koga, who is a gold medalist at the BarcelonaOlympics and a silver medalist at the Atlanta Olympics Men's Judo....
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Men's 73–81 kg: Ilias IliadisIlias IliadisIlias Iliadis is a Georgian-born Greek judoka who has been competing for Greece since the start of his international career.He won a gold medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at age 17...
, GREGreece at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGreece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...
- Women's 57–63 kg: Ayumi Tanimoto
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Men's 50 m Free Pistol: Mikhail NestruevMikhail NestruevMikhail Valeryevich Nestruyev is a pistol shooter from Moscow, Russia. He is an all-round shooter, having achieved great successes in all five ISSF pistol events. He holds the 25 metre center-fire pistol world record of 594...
, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:... - Men's Double Trap: Ahmed Al Maktoum, UAEUnited Arab Emirates at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United Arab Emirates competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.-Medalists:-Athletics:Men's 800 metres:* Ali Mohammed Ali Al Balooshi...
- Men's 50 m Free Pistol: Mikhail Nestruev
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Men's 200 m Butterfly: Michael PhelpsMichael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay: United StatesUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
(Michael PhelpsMichael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, Ryan LochteRyan LochteRyan Steven Lochte is an American swimmer and a six-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay...
, Peter VanderkaayPeter VanderkaayPeter Vanderkaay is an American middle-distance freestyle swimmer. He is a three-time Olympic medalist.-Personal life:...
, Klete KellerKlete KellerKlete Keller is an American freestyle swimmer who won medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 400 m freestyle and the 4x200 m freestyle relay. In the 4x200 m freestyle relay, Keller held off a charging Ian Thorpe in the anchor leg to win the race by 0.13 seconds...
) - Women's 200 m Freestyle: Camelia PotecCamelia PotecCamelia Potec is a female Romanian swimmer, who won the gold medal in the women's 200 m freestyle final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.She won the Mare Nostrum in 2004.-References:* *...
, ROMRomania at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:... - Women's 200 m Medley: Yana KlochkovaYana KlochkovaYana Oleksandrivna Klochkova is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.Her gold medals came in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics; her silver medal came in the 800 meter...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol...
- Men's 200 m Butterfly: Michael Phelps
- Fencing
August 16, 2004
- Ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
: Ivan HlinkaIvan HlinkaIvan Hlinka was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He was one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey.-Playing career:...
, head coach of the CzechCzech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
team, dies after being injured in a car crash, days before training camp opens for the 2004 World Cup of Hockey2004 World Cup of HockeyThe 2004 World Cup of Hockey was an international ice hockey tournament. It was the second installment of the National Hockey League -sanctioned competition eight years after the inaugural 1996 World Cup of Hockey. It was held from August 30 to September 14, 2004, and took place in various venues...
. (CBC news) - Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
: EnglandEnglish cricket teamThe England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
beat the West IndiesWest Indian cricket teamThe West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
by seven wickets at Old TraffordOld Trafford (cricket)Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857...
in the third Test, securing the series. England's last-innings total of 231 is a record winning score in Old Trafford Tests. (BBC) - 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 3:- DivingDiving at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...
:- Women's Synchronized 10 m Platform: Lao LishiLao LishiLao Lishi is a female diver from the People's Republic of China.Lao represented China at the 2004 Summer Olympics, earning a silver medal in the 10 meter women's platform and a gold medal in women's 10 meter synchronized platform along with Li Ting.-References:...
and Li TingLi Ting (diver)Li Ting is a female diver from the People's Republic of China. She is a member of the Dong Chinese ethnic minority.Li started training in 1993 the second Chengguan primary school. She joined Guangxi Divers' School in 1994, and became a member of the provincial squad a year later...
, CHN - Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard: Nikolaos SiranidisNikolaos SiranidisNikolaos Siranidis is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a bizarre event where the Chinese, Russian and American teams failed, Siranidis won the gold medal together with Thomas Bimis...
and Thomas BimisThomas BimisThomas Bimis is a Greek diver.-Career:Bimis competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. After a bizarre event where the Chinese, Russian and American teams failed, he won the gold medal together with Nikolaos Siranidis...
, GREGreece at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGreece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...
- Women's Synchronized 10 m Platform: Lao Lishi
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Men's Individual Foil: Brice GuyartBrice GuyartBrice Guyart is a foil fencer from France.- Honours :* 2000 – Team Olympic Champion* 2001 – Team World Champion with France* 2001 – World Bronze Medal* 2003 – World Bronze Medal...
, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
- Men's Individual Foil: Brice Guyart
- GymnasticsGymnastics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested: artistic gymnastics , rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline...
:- Men's Team Artistic: JapanJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
(Takehiro KashimaTakehiro Kashimais a Japanese gymnast, world champion and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Kashima won a gold medal in the team all-around and a bronze medal in pommel-horse at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, Hisashi MizutoriHisashi Mizutori, is a Japanese gymnast. He was part of the Japanese team that won the gold medal in the team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was also part of the team to win the silver medal in the team event at the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships...
, Daisuke Nakano, Hiroyuki TomitaHiroyuki TomitaHiroyuki Tomita is a Japanese gymnast. Tomita has three Olympic medals from the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.-Early life:...
, Naoya TsukaharaNaoya TsukaharaNaoya Tsukahara is a Japanese artistic gymnast and Olympic Gold Medalist. He is the son of the former Japanese gymnast, Mitsuo Tsukahara, who was also a multi Gold Medalist in Olympic Games...
, Isao YonedaIsao Yonedais a Japanese gymnast. He was raised in Tokyo. He is the 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the team event and the bronze medalist in the high bar.-External links:...
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- Men's Team Artistic: Japan
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
:- Women's 52–57 kg: Yvonne BönischYvonne BönischYvonne Bönisch is a German judoka.She won a gold medal in the lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*1987 she began with Judo at JV Ludwigsfelde....
, GERGermany at the 2004 Summer OlympicsGermany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany... - Men's 66–73 kg: Won Hee LeeWon Hee LeeLee Won-Hee is a male South Korean Judoka who won the gold medal in the men's 66-73 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also won the gold medal in Doha Asian Games in 2006 and won the World championship in 2003, in Osaka.- External links :* *...
, KORKorea at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Korea competed as Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, while North Korea competed as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea....
- Women's 52–57 kg: Yvonne Bönisch
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Women's Trap: Suzanne BaloghSuzanne BaloghSuzanne Elspeth Balogh OAM is a sport shooter from Australia. Balogh competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal in Trap. She also competed in the Double Trap event...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Men's 10 m Air Rifle: Qinan Zhu, CHN
- Women's Trap: Suzanne Balogh
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Men's 200 m Freestyle: Ian ThorpeIan ThorpeIan James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Men's 100 m Backstroke: Aaron PeirsolAaron PeirsolAaron Wells Peirsol is a former American swimmer who specialized in the backstroke. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist . As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter medley relay...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Women's 100 m Backstroke: Natalie CoughlinNatalie CoughlinNatalie Anne Coughlin is an American swimmer and eleven-time Olympic medallist.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Coughlin became the first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympics and the first woman ever to win a 100 m backstroke gold in two consecutive...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Women's 100 m Breaststroke: Luo XuejuanLuo XuejuanLuo Xuejuan is a female Chinese swimmer, who competed mostly in the breaststroke. She is a former World Record holder in swimming, and in some meet results she is listed as "LUO Xue Juan".-Career:...
, CHN
- Men's 200 m Freestyle: Ian Thorpe
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Women's 58 kg: Chen YanqingChen YanqingChen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.Chen won her first gold...
, CHN - Men's 62 kg: Zhiyong Shi, CHN
- Women's 58 kg: Chen Yanqing
- Diving
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: Chipper JonesChipper JonesLarry Wayne "Chipper" Jones, Jr. is a Major League baseball player for the National League's Atlanta Braves. Although initially a shortstop, he has spent most of his career as the starting third baseman for the Braves...
of the Atlanta BravesAtlanta BravesThe Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
hits his 300th career home runHome runIn baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
in a 5–4 victory over the San Diego PadresSan Diego PadresThe San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. Founded in 1969, the Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times...
. AtlantaBraves.com - SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
: Ninotska Amaro, her sister Alizabeth and Joselyn Steider combine to throw a perfect game, as team Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
beats the Red Mountain team from Mesa, ArizonaMesa, ArizonaAccording to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
, as part of the Senior League Softball World Series. - BoxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
: Former world Bantamweight champion Robert QuirogaRobert QuirogaRobert Quiroga was the International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995...
, 35, is found murdered in his hometown of San Antonio, TexasSan Antonio, TexasSan Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
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August 15, 2004
- Michael SchumacherMichael SchumacherMichael Schumacher is a German Formula One racing driver for the Mercedes GP team. Famous for his eleven-year spell with Ferrari, Schumacher is a seven-time World Champion and is widely regarded as the greatest F1 driver of all time...
wins the Formula OneFormula OneFormula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
Hungarian Grand Prix2004 Hungarian Grand PrixThe 2004 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 15, 2004 at the Hungaroring.__FORCETOC__- Qualifying :-Race:- Notes :* Lap Leaders: Michael Schumacher 70...
, securing the constructors' championship for FerrariScuderia FerrariScuderia Ferrari is the racing team division of the Ferrari automobile marque. The team currently only races in Formula One but has competed in numerous classes of motorsport since its formation in 1929, including sportscar racing....
. Schumacher sets two driver records—12 victories in a season, and seven consecutive victories in a season. (ESPN.com) - PGA ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
: Vijay SinghVijay SinghVijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008...
wins the PGA ChampionshipPGA ChampionshipThe PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
in a three-hole playoff, defeating Justin LeonardJustin LeonardJustin Charles Garrett Leonard is an American professional golfer.Leonard was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. He attended Lake Highlands High School and graduated in 1990. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and was the individual NCAA champion in 1994. He was a two-time All-American...
and Chris DiMarcoChris DiMarcoChristian Dean DiMarco is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. DiMarco has won seven tournaments as a pro, including three PGA Tour events.-Early years:...
. Singh wins his second career championship in spite of failing to shoot a birdie during regulation play in the 4th round. (ESPN.com) - NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
: Tony StewartTony StewartAnthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart is an American auto racing driver and owner. Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won titles in Indy cars and stock cars as well as midget, sprint and USAC Silver Crown cars, giving him the recognition of "one of the finest racers of his generation."Stewart...
wins the Sirius at the Glen race in Watkins Glen, New YorkWatkins Glen, New YorkWatkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour....
, despite suffering from leg and stomach cramps for most of the event. (ESPN.com) - 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
- Olympic BasketballBasketball at the 2004 Summer OlympicsBasketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
: The Puerto Rican National Basketball Team beats the United States, 92–73, recording only the third loss in Olympic competition for the U.S. team, and the first since NBANational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
players were allowed to compete. (ESPN) - ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
beats Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
83–82 after a last-second, off-the-floor basket by Manu GinóbiliManu GinobiliEmanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...
, which provoked an angry outburst by Serbia-Montenegro's head coach. (ESPN) - Gold medal winners on day 2:
- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Women's Road race: Sara CarriganSara CarriganSara Carrigan OAM is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam....
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
- Women's Road race: Sara Carrigan
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
:- Women's Individual Épée: Tímea NagyTímea NagyTímea Nagy is a Hungarian fencer who has won two Olympic gold medals in Individual Épée. She is left-handed, and became world champion in the épée discipline at the 2006 World Fencing Championships...
, HUNHungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Natasa Janics — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m*Natasa Janics and Katalin Kovács — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m*Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, and Gábor Horváth — Canoeing, Men's K4 1000 m...
- Women's Individual Épée: Tímea Nagy
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
:- Women's 48–52 kg: Dongmei Xian, CHN
- Men's 60–66 kg: Masato UchishibaMasato Uchishibais a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the men's under 66 kg division at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. To win the Olympic gold at Athens, he defeated Jozef Krnáč of Slovakia...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Women's 10 m Air Pistol: Olena KostevychOlena KostevychOlena Kostevych is a pistol shooter from Chernigov, Ukraine. She was born in Khabarovsk, Soviet Union.At the age of 17, Kostevych won the 10 m Air Pistol event at the 2002 ISSF World Shooting Championships. She followed this with a victory in the 2003 ISSF World Cup Final, and an Olympic gold...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol... - Men's Trap: Alexei Alipov, RUSRussia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsRussia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
- Women's 10 m Air Pistol: Olena Kostevych
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
:- Women's 100 m Butterfly: Petria ThomasPetria ThomasPetria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby....
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Women's 400 m Freestyle: Laure ManaudouLaure ManaudouLaure Manaudou |Rhône]]) is a French Olympic, world and European champion swimmer. She is the daughter of a French father and a Dutch mother.- 2004 Olympics :...
, FRAFrance at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall.... - Men's 100 m Breaststroke: Kosuke KitajimaKosuke Kitajimais a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay: South AfricaSouth Africa at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSouth Africa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. South Africa athletes are represented by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa ....
(Roland Mark SchoemanRoland Mark SchoemanRoland Mark Schoeman is a South African swimmer and a member of the 2004 Olympic Games swimming team for South Africa.He is the current World record holder in the short-course 50 meters freestyle, with a time of 20.30 seconds.-Career:...
, Lyndon FernsLyndon FernsLyndon Ferns is a retired Olympic gold-medalist and former world record swimmer from South Africa. He swam for South Africa at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics....
, Darian TownsendDarian TownsendDarian Roy Townsend is a college and international swimmer from South Africa who is an Olympic gold medalist.Townsend was born in Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa....
, Ryk NeethlingRyk NeethlingRyk Neethling is a South African swimmer. He won an Olympic gold medal in the 4×100 m freestyle relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is the former joint owner of the 4×100 m freestyle relay world record and holds several South African records...
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- Women's 100 m Butterfly: Petria Thomas
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
:- Women's 53 kg: Udomporn PolsakUdomporn PolsakUdomporn Polsak is a Thai weightlifter.Udomporn Polsak was born in Nakhon Ratchasima. She graduated from the Bangkok College of Physical Education...
, THAThailand at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games.-Gold:... - Men's 56 kg: Halil MutluHalil MutluHalil Mutlu is a professional Turkish weightlifter with several World and Olympic championships. Mutlu is one of the four weightlifters achieving three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games...
, TURTurkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
- Women's 53 kg: Udomporn Polsak
- Cycling
- Olympic Basketball
August 14, 2004
- 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
: Gold medal winners on day 1:- CyclingCycling at the 2004 Summer OlympicsCycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
:- Men's Road Race: Paolo BettiniPaolo BettiniPaolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006...
, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Men's Road Race: Paolo Bettini
- DivingDiving at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, eight diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre, from 20 to 28 August , comprising a total of 125 divers from 30 nations.-Men:-Women:-Medal table:-Participating nations:Here are listed the nations that...
:- Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard: Minxia Wu and Jingjing Guo, CHN
- Men's Synchronized 10 m Platform: Liang Tian and Jinghui Yang, CHN
- FencingFencing at the 2004 Summer OlympicsFencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. Ten gold medals were awarded in individual and team events further divided into three styles of fencing: épée, foil and sabre....
- Men's Individual Sabre: Aldo Montano, ITAItaly at the 2004 Summer Olympics- Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
- Men's Individual Sabre: Aldo Montano, ITA
- JudoJudo at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJudo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...
- Women's Under 48 kg: Ryoko TaniRyoko Taniis one of the world's most famous and successful judoka. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka. She was an employee at Toyota Motor Corporation, but is now entering politics.-Career:...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal... - Men's Under 60 kg: Tadahiro NomuraTadahiro Nomurais one of the most famous judo competitors in Japan. He is the only judoka in the world who has won three Olympic gold medals in a row, all in the extra lightweight division.-Biography:...
, JPNJapan at the 2004 Summer OlympicsJapan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
- Women's Under 48 kg: Ryoko Tani
- ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
:- Women's 10 m Air Rifle: Li Du, CHN
- Men's 10 m Air Pistol: Wang YifuWang YifuWang Yifu is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events....
, CHN
- SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
- Men's 400 m Individual Medley: Michael PhelpsMichael PhelpsMichael Fred Phelps is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008, becoming the most successful athlete at both of these Olympic Games editions...
, USAUnited States at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics... - Men's 400 m Freestyle: Ian ThorpeIan ThorpeIan James Thorpe OAM , nicknamed the Thorpedo and Thorpey, is an Australian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, but also competes in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian, and with three gold and two silver medals, was the most...
, AUSAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896... - Women's 400 m Individual Medley: Yana KlochkovaYana KlochkovaYana Oleksandrivna Klochkova is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold.Her gold medals came in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter individual medley at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics; her silver medal came in the 800 meter...
, UKRUkraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:*Yuriy Bilonoh — Athletics, Men's Shot Put*Valeriy Goncharov — Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars*Yuriy Nikitin — Gymnastics, Men's Trampoline Individual*Olena Kostevych — Shooting, Women's 10m Air Pistol... - Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay: AustraliaAustralia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAustralia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
(Alice MillsAlice MillsAlice Mary Mills OAM is an Australian sprint freestyle, butterfly and individual medley swimmer who represented Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics, winning two relay gold medals....
, Libby LentonLibby LentonLisbeth "Libby" Constance Trickett OAM is a world record holding and Olympic gold medalist swimmer from Australia. She was a gold medallist at both the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is the world record holder in the short-course 100 metres freestyle...
, Petria ThomasPetria ThomasPetria Ann Thomas OAM is an Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medallist and a winner of 15 national titles. She was born in Lismore, New South Wales and grew up in the nearby town of Mullumbimby....
, Jodie HenryJodie HenryJodie Clare Henry OAM is an Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist and former world-record holder.-Swimming career:Jodie Henry began swimming competitively at the relatively late age of 14....
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- Men's 400 m Individual Medley: Michael Phelps
- WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, fifteen events in weightlifting were contested, in eight classes for men and seven for women. Competition was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall.-Doping:...
- Women's 48 kg: Nurcan TaylanNurcan TaylanNurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....
, TURTurkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
- Women's 48 kg: Nurcan Taylan
- Cycling
- Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: In the fifth match of the Tri Nations Series, held at Ellis ParkEllis Park StadiumEllis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's...
in JohannesburgJohannesburgJohannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
, the SpringboksSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
(South Africa), behind a three-try effort by Marius JoubertMarius JoubertMarius Charl Joubert is a South African rugby union player who plays as a centre for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14. He has previously played for the Boland Cavaliers, Free State Cheetahs and Western Province in the Currie Cup and the Stormers and the Central Cheetahs in the Super 14...
, defeat the All Blacks (New Zealand) 40–26. This ends the All Blacks' chances of defending their Tri Nations crown, and sets up a winner-take-all showdown on 21 August between the Boks and the WallabiesAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
(Australia) in DurbanDurbanDurban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
. (BBC)
August 13, 2004
- The 2004 Olympic GamesOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
officially open in Athens(ESPN) - Liverpool F.C.Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
sell striker Michael OwenMichael OwenMichael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
to Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
for a fee of 12 million euroEuroThe euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s plus the midfielder Antonio Nunez. - Sprinters Konstantinos KenterisKonstantinos KenterisKonstandinos Kenderis, also spelled as Konstadinos Kederis is a former Greek athlete...
and Ekaterini Thanou are suspended from the GreekGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
team after missing a compulsory dopingDoping (sport)The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
test, and face possible expulsion from the games. (BBC)
August 12, 2004
- French footballerFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
Zinedine ZidaneZinedine ZidaneZinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
, one of the most celebrated players of all time, announces his international retirement. (BBC) - UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
2004–05 Second qualifying round first leg:- FC Zeleznik 2 – 4 FC Steaua Bucureşti
- FK Dukla Banská BystricaFK Dukla Banská BystricaFK Dukla Banská Bystrica is a Slovak football club from the town of Banská Bystrica. The club plays at the SNP Stadium .- History :* 1965 – Founded as VTJ Dukla Banská Bystrica* 1967 – Renamed AS Dukla Banská Bystrica...
3 – 1 FC Wil 1900 - NK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 1 – 2 PFC Litex LovechPFC Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...
- FC Nistru OtaciFC Nistru OtaciFC Nistru Otaci is a Moldovan football club based in Otaci, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.-History:...
1 – 2 SK Sigma OlomoucSK Sigma OlomoucSK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. They reached the quarterfinals of the 1991-1992 UEFA Cup.Since 2011, Olomouc have had an agreement where FK SAN-JV Šumperk is acting as their farm team.- Historical names :... - Petrzalka 0 – 3 FC Dnipro DnipropetrovskFC Dnipro DnipropetrovskFootball Club Dnipro is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Dnipropetrovsk.-BRIT:The club's franchise traces its history all the way back when the first team that was formed in 1918 by the Petrovsky factory and was called as BRIT . The team participated in the regional competition...
- FC TbilisiFC TbilisiFC Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, which were playing in the capital, Tbilisi. The club were playing their home games at Olimpi Stadium. FC Tbilisi were renamed Olimpi Rustavi after merging with second division club FC Rustavi...
0 – 1 Legia WarszawaLegia WarszawaLegia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions... - FC Illichivets Mariupol 0 – 0 FK Austria WienFK Austria WienFußballklub Austria Wien is an Austrian association football club from the capital city of Vienna. They are considered the most successful club in Austria, having won the highest Austrian Bundesliga 23 times, the Austrian Cup 27 times and the Austrian Supercup 6 times. They also reached the UEFA...
- FC Metalurh DonetskFC Metalurh DonetskFC Metalurh Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. The club currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League.- Pre-history :...
3 – 0 FC TiraspolFC TiraspolFC Tiraspol is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol, Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- Current squad :As of 1st of August... - Glentoran FC 0 – 1 IF ElfsborgIF ElfsborgIF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club has won five national championship titles, the latest in 2006, and two national cup titles. Currently playing in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan. Elfsborg is based at Borås Arena...
- Odd Grenland 3 – 1 FK EkranasFK EkranasFutbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...
- FK VentspilsFK VentspilsFK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. FK Ventspils plays in the Latvian Virsliga. They are the current champions of the tournament....
0 – 0 Brøndby IFBrøndby IFBrøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short... - Stabæk 3 – 1 FC HakaFC HakaHaka is a Finnish football club, based in the industry town of Valkeakoski. It is one of the most successful clubs in Finland, with nine Finnish championships and 12 Finnish Cup wins.- History :...
- Östers IFÖsters IFÖsters IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 , is currently playing in the second Swedish league called Superettan. In 1968, Öster won Allsvenskan as newcomers. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund...
2 – 2 FK Liepājas Metalurgs - Dinamo ZagrebDinamo ZagrebGNK Dinamo Zagreb, commonly referred to as Dinamo Zagreb , or by their nickname Modri are a Croatian football club based in Zagreb. They play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Croatian football, having won thirteen Croatian championship titles, ten...
4 – 0 NK PrimorjeNK PrimorjeNK Primorje is a Slovenian football club, playing in the town of Ajdovščina.-Honours:League* Slovenian Championships:'Cup* Slovenian Cup:- Current squad :As of 31 July 2011- External links :... - SK Slavia PrahaSK Slavia PrahaSportovní Klub Slavia Praha is a Czech professional football club founded in 1892 in the city of Prague.They play in the Gambrinus liga—the highest competition in the Czech Republic. Alongside Sparta Prague, they are considered one of the top Czech clubs and the rivalry between the two clubs is...
3 – 1 Dinamo Tbilisi FCFC Dinamo TbilisiFC Dinamo Tbilisi is a Georgian football team, based in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.Dinamo Tbilisi was one of the most prominent clubs in Soviet football and a major contender in the Soviet Top League almost immediately after it was established in 1936... - Újpest FCÚjpest FCÚjpest Football Club , earlier known as Újpesti TE and Újpesti Dózsa, is a Hungarian football club, based in Újpest, Budapest. The club's colours are purple and white...
3 – 1 Servette FCServette FCServette FC is a Swiss football club, based in Geneva currently playing in the Swiss Super League. They were playing in the Swiss Challenge League, the second highest tier of Swiss football having been relegated from the Swiss Super League at the end of 2004/05 season... - PFC Levski SofiaPFC Levski Sofia"Levski Sofia" redirects here. For the sports club, see Levski Sofia .PFC Levski Sofia, otherwise simply known as Levski or Levski Sofia, is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria...
5 – 0 FK ModricaFK ModricaFK Modriča Maxima is a football club playing in the town of Modriča, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.The club was founded in 1922 and it is currently active in the First League of the Republika Srpska. Modriča Maxima won the first place in First League of RS in 2002/03 season, which... - FC Oţelul GalaţiFC Otelul GalatiFotbal Club Oțelul Galați is a Romanian football club based in Galați . They have spent the majority of the last few decades in the top division, securing several seasons of European football and enjoying success in the Romanian Cup. They won their first league title in the 2010–2011 season and...
0 – 0 FK PartizanFK PartizanFudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... - AEK Larnaca FC 3 – 0 Maccabi Petach Tikva FC
- FC Terek GroznyFC Terek GroznyFC Terek Grozny is a Russian football club, currently playing in the Russian Premier League....
1 – 0 Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways... - F.K. Bodø/GlimtF.K. Bodø/GlimtFK Bodø/Glimt is a Norwegian football club from the town of Bodø and was founded in 1916. Its nickname is the original club name: Glimt.Bodø/Glimt have been Northern Norwegian champions nine times, Norwegian Cup Champions twice and league runners-up three seasons .Glimt are known for their yellow...
2 – 1 FC Levadia TallinnFC Levadia TallinnMTÜ SK FC Levadia Tallinn is an Estonian football club based in Tallinn. The club was founded in 1998, under the name FC Levadia Maardu. FC Levadia currently play in the Meistriliiga, the highest level of Estonian football... - FH Hafnarfjördur 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic F.C.Dunfermline Athletic F.C.Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
- K.S.K.Beveren 3 – 1 FC VaduzFC VaduzFC Vaduz is a Liechtenstein football club from Vaduz, that play in the Swiss Football League. The club plays at the national Rheinpark Stadion, which has a capacity of 6,127 when all seated but has additional standing places in the North and South ends of the ground, giving a total stadium capacity...
- Amica WronkiAmica WronkiAmica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial...
1 – 0 Budapest Honvéd FCBudapest Honvéd FCBudapest Honvéd FC |football]] team. "Honved" means the Homeland Defense. Originally formed as Kispest AC, they became Kispest FC in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed Budapest Honvéd SE and became the Hungarian... - GençlerbirligiGençlerbirligiGençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı . The club colours are black and red. They play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.Domestically,...
1 – 0 NK RijekaNK RijekaHNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav... - SK Rapid WienSK Rapid WienThe Sportklub Rapid Wien is an Austrian football club playing in the country's capital city of Vienna. Rapid is the most popular club in Austria and also record title holder having won the Austrian national football title 32 times...
0 – 2 FC Rubin KazanFC Rubin KazanFC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:... - Hammarby IFHammarby IFHammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Johanneshov - just south of Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre...
2 – 0 ÍA Akranes - Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FCHapoel Bnei Sakhnin FCBnei Sakhnin F.C. , is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful Israeli Arab club in the country, having won the State Cup in 2004.-Early years:...
3 – 0 KF Partizani TiranaKF Partizani TiranaFutboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947.... - FK Zalgiris VilniusFK Žalgiris VilniusVMFD Žalgiris is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the capital, Vilnius. They have won the Lithuanian Championship three times: 1991, 1992, and 1999. The team's colours are green and white...
1 – 3 Aalborg Boldspilklub (UEFA)
August 11, 2004
- UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2004–05 Third qualifying round, first leg:- Shelbourne 0 – 0 Deportivo de La CoruñaDeportivo de La CoruñaReal Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...
- Ferencváros 1 – 0 AC Sparta PrahaAC Sparta PrahaAC Sparta Prague is a Czech football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in Central Europe, having reached the semifinals of the European Cup in 1992...
- FC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
4 – 1 Club Brugge KVClub BruggeClub Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... - FK Crvena Zvezda 3 – 2 PSV Eindhoven
- Bayer LeverkusenBayer LeverkusenBayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November...
5 – 0 FC Baník OstravaFC Baník OstravaFC Baník Ostrava is a football club from the Silesian part of the city of Ostrava, Czech Republic. It is based in Slezská Ostrava district of the city.... - FC BaselFC BaselFussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. They are one of the most successful clubs in Swiss football, having won the Swiss Super League 14 times, the third most for any Swiss club. They were most successful in the late 1960s and 1970s, winning the...
1 – 1 Internazionale - NK Gorica 0 – 3 AS Monaco FCAS Monaco FCAssociation Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
- Wisła Kraków 0 – 2 Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
- Rosenborg BKRosenborg B.K.Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
2 – 1 Maccabi Haifa F.C.Maccabi Haifa F.C.Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... - F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti 1 – 2 Manchester United F.C.Manchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
(UEFA)
- Shelbourne 0 – 0 Deportivo de La Coruña
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
: Serena WilliamsSerena WilliamsSerena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
withdraws from Olympic2004 Summer OlympicsThe 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...
competition due to an injury to her kneeKneeThe knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
. (NYT)
August 10, 2004
- Kobe Bryant's accuser files a federal lawsuit against the Los Angeles LakerKobe BryantKobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...
star, asking for $75,000 in compensatory damages and an undisclosed amount in punitive damages. Bryant's attorneys had no comment. (AP) - Boston CelticBoston CelticsThe Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...
and former Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
star Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
divorces his wife of five years, movie star Vanessa WilliamsVanessa L. WilliamsVanessa Lynn Williams is an American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, actress and showgirl. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal generated by her having posed for nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine...
(ESPN) - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2004–05 Third qualifying round, first leg:- PFC CSKA Moskva 2 – 1 Rangers F.C.Rangers F.C.Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
- Dynamo Kyiv 1 – 2 TrabzonsporTrabzonsporTrabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
- S.L. Benfica 1 – 0 R.S.C. AnderlechtR.S.C. AnderlechtRoyal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA , is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht in the Brussels Capital Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian Pro League and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions as well as in the...
- Grazer AKGrazer AKGrazer AK, founded 18 August 1902 as Grazer Athletik-Sport Klub , is an Austrian sports club, from the city of Graz in the federal state of Styria . The football section is one of the most traditional Austrian clubs, most successful in the decade 1995 – 2005...
0 – 2 Liverpool F.C.Liverpool F.C.Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... - Juventus 2 – 2 Djurgårdens IF
- PAOK FCPAOK FCP.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
1 – 2 Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC (UEFA)- (Match subsequently awarded 0 – 3 to Maccabi, because PAOK fielded an ineligible player – UEFA.com).
- PFC CSKA Moskva 2 – 1 Rangers F.C.
- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
2004–05 Second qualifying round first leg:- FK Budućnost Banatski DvorFK Buducnost Banatski DvorFK Budućnost Banatski Dvor was a professional football club based in Banatski Dvor, Vojvodina, Serbia.-Budućnost Banatski Dvor in Europe:-Notable former players:...
1 – 2 NK MariborNK MariborNogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from... - SV PaschingSV PaschingSK Austria Kärnten was an Austrian association football club, from Klagenfurt, Carinthia.- History :The club was formed on 1 June 2007 and took over the license of ASKÖ Pasching to play in the Austrian Football Bundesliga...
3 – 1 FC Zenit St Peterburg - AC OmoniaAC OmoniaAthletic Club Omonoia Nicosia is a professional football club that plays in the Cyprus capital city Nicosia. The club was established in 1948 and became a member of the Cyprus Football Association in 1953...
1 – 1 CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA SofiaPFC CSKA Sofia , commonly known as CSKA or CSKA Sofia is a professional football club based in Sofia, Bulgaria. The club was officially founded on May 5, 1948. CSKA's abbreviation stands for Central Sports Club of the Army...
(UEFA)
- FK Budućnost Banatski Dvor
- NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
:- New York GiantsNew York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
co-owner Robert Tisch announces he has inoperable brain cancer. (ESPN) - Anquan BoldinAnquan Boldin-Arizona Cardinals:As a rookie Boldin set an NFL record for most receiving yards by a rookie in his first game , tied Billy Sims for most yards from scrimmage by a rookie in his first game , and holds the NFL record for most receptions in the first 26 games of an NFL career...
of the Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, the NFL's 2003–04 offensive Rookie of the Year, is injured during practice. (ESPN)
- New York Giants
- TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
: Guillermo CoriaGuillermo CoriaGuillermo Sebastián Coria , nicknames include El Mago , is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open...
and Jennifer CapriatiJennifer CapriatiJennifer Marie Capriati is a former world number one ranked professional tennis player, and the winner of three women's singles championships in Grand Slam tournaments. Capriati made her professional debut in 1990 at the age of 14 when she reached the finals of the hard court tournament in Boca...
pull out of the OlympicOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
competition due to injuries; Lisa RaymondLisa RaymondLisa Raymond is an American professional tennis player who has achieved notable success in doubles tennis. On June 12, 2000, she reached the world number one ranking in doubles...
is announced as substitute to Capriati.(ESPN) - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: New York MetsNew York MetsThe New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
pitcher Tom GlavineTom GlavineThomas Michael Glavine is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher.With 164 victories during the 1990s, Glavine was the second winningest pitcher in the National League, second only to teammate Greg Maddux's 176...
is hospitalized after being involved in a car collision; he lost two upper teeth and suffered injuries to his lips.(ESPN)
August 9, 2004
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: Edgar MartínezEdgar MartinezEdgar Martínez , nicknamed "Gar" and "Papi", is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and designated hitter. He spent his entire 18-year Major League career with the Seattle Mariners. He is the cousin of Carmelo Martínez.-Seattle Mariners:On December 19, 1982, the Seattle Mariners signed...
announces that he will retire after the 2004 Major League Baseball season2004 Major League Baseball season* Playoff MVPs** Manny Ramírez ** David Ortiz ** Albert Pujols * All-Star Game, July 13 at Minute Maid Park: American League, 9-4; Alfonso Soriano, MVP-References:* *...
August 8, 2004
- The United States basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team defeats Turkey, 79–67, despite 11 3-point shots by Turkey. (Yahoo!)
- NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
: John ElwayJohn ElwayJohn Albert Elway, Jr. is a former American football quarterback and currently is the executive vice president of football operations for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League . He played college football at Stanford and his entire professional career with the Denver Broncos...
, Barry SandersBarry SandersBarry Sanders is a former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Sanders left the game just short of the all-time rushing record...
, Carl EllerCarl EllerCarl Eller is a former professional American football player in the National Football League who played from 1964 through 1979. He was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and attended the University of Minnesota...
and Bob Brown are officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of FameThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
at Canton, OhioCanton, OhioCanton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. (ESPN/AP)
- NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Nextel CupNEXTEL CupThe NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . The series was originally known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series . While leasing its naming rights to R. J...
: Jeff GordonJeff GordonJeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...
wins the Brickyard 400Allstate 400 at the BrickyardThe Brickyard 400 is an annual 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup points race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The event, when first held in 1994, marked the first race other than the Indianapolis 500 to be held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since 1916...
for the fourth time in his career. (ESPN.com)
- ATP Masters SeriesATP Masters SeriesThe ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
: Andre AgassiAndre AgassiAndre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
wins the Cincinnati MastersCincinnati MastersThe Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...
for a third time, beating Lleyton HewittLleyton HewittLleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
in the final to collect a record 17th ATP Masters Series title. (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=tennis&id=1855474)
August 7, 2004
- Asian Cup 2004 soccer: Defending champions Japan defeat hosts ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
3–1 in a controversial final which prompted a riotRiotA riot is a form of civil disorder characterized often by what is thought of as disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of violence against authority, property or people. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots are thought to be typically chaotic and...
in BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. (Asian Cup Official Website) - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: Greg MadduxGreg MadduxGregory Alan Maddux , nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "The Professor", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was the first pitcher in major league history to win the Cy Young Award for four consecutive years , a feat matched only by Randy Johnson...
of the Chicago CubsChicago CubsThe Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
defeats the San Francisco GiantsSan Francisco GiantsThe San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
, 8–4 for his 300th career pitchingPitcherIn baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
victory. - BoxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
: Diego CorralesDiego CorralesDiego "Chico" Corrales was an American boxer.He was the WBC, WBO, & The Ring lightweight champion, and the WBO & IBF super featherweight champion....
defeats Acelino FreitasAcelino FreitasAcelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian boxer and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. Freitas is also a state legislator for the state of Bahia . His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer. His nickname, Popó, was...
by a tenth round knockout, to win the WBO world lightweight title.(Boxing Central) - Rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
: In the fourth match of the Tri Nations Series, held in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, the WallabiesAustralia national rugby union teamThe Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
(Australia) defeat the All Blacks (New Zealand) 23–18. The result throws the series wide open, with all three participants—the Wallabies, All Blacks, and SpringboksSouth Africa national rugby union teamThe South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
(South Africa)—having a chance to win the series going into the final two matches in South Africa. (BBC)
August 6, 2004
- Asian Cup 2004 soccer: In an exciting third-fourth playoff, IranIran national football teamThe national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...
defeats BahrainBahrain national football teamThe Bahrain national football team is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association; it was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so...
4–2 with two late goals by Ali DaeiAli DaeiAli Daei is an Iranian retired football player and former national team coach who currently manages a local Iranian team, Rah Ahan. He is a former captain of the Iran national football team, and is the world's all-time leading goalscorer in international matches...
in the last 10 minutes. Three players were red cardedMisconduct (football)Misconduct in association football is any conduct by a player that is deemed by the referee to warrant a disciplinary sanction in accordance with Law 12 of the Laws of the Game. Misconduct may occur at any time, including when the ball is out of play, during half-time and before and after the...
in the match, the most in any games of the Asian Cup. Asian Cup Official Website - Bouncing back from their loss to Italy, the United States Dream Team basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team defeats Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
, the world champions, 78–60. (Yahoo!)
August 4, 2004
- NFLNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
: The Dallas CowboysDallas CowboysThe Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
release quarterbackQuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Quincy CarterQuincy CarterLavonya Quintelle "Quincy" Carter is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys...
, who started all 16 games for the team last year. (NY Times) ESPN has reported that Carter tested positive for an illegal substance just before his release, and that he was in the NFL's substance abuseSubstance abuseA substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
program. - BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
: The New York YankeesNew York YankeesThe New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
beat the Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
, 8–6, with an eleventh inning home runHome runIn baseball, a home run is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team in the process...
hit by Alex RodriguezAlex RodriguezAlexander Emmanuel "Alex" Rodriguez is an American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.Rodriguez is considered one of the best...
, in a nationally televisedTelevisionTelevision is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
game. (ESPN) - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
: A three-pointer by Allen IversonAllen IversonAllen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...
from near half-court with less than a second to go lifts the Dream Team 80–77 over Germany in a friendly game held in CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. German NBA superstar Dirk NowitzkiDirk NowitzkiDirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...
, who had tied the game with a three-pointer of his own seconds before Iverson's shot, led all scorers with 32 points. (ESPN) - In a blockbuster trade, the Atlanta HawksAtlanta HawksThe Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are part of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .-The first years:...
trade Jason TerryJason TerryJason Eugene Terry is an American professional basketball player playing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He plays shooting guard, although he also can play point guard. His nickname, "JET," derives from his initials...
, Alan HendersonAlan HendersonAlan Lybrooks Henderson is an American former professional basketball player of the NBA. He stands 6'9" tall. Henderson attended Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, Indiana. They lost the Indiana State title game his senior year to Glenn Robinson's Gary Roosevelt squad...
and a future first round draft pick to the Dallas MavericksDallas MavericksThe Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
for Antoine WalkerAntoine WalkerAntoine Devon Walker is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League...
and Tony DelkTony DelkTony Lorenzo Delk is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team. He was team leader of the 1996 University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament...
. (ESPN) - The Detroit PistonsDetroit PistonsThe Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...
trade center Corliss Williamson to the Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ersThe Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...
for Derrick ColemanDerrick ColemanDerrick D. Coleman is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. Coleman grew up and attended high school in Detroit, Michigan and attended college at Syracuse University...
and Amal McCaskillAmal McCaskillAmal Omari McCaskill is an American professional basketball player, at the center position. He currently plays for the KTP-Basket in the Finnish Basketball League....
. (ESPN) - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2004–05 Second qualifying round, second leg (team progressing to next round in bold):- AC Sparta PrahaAC Sparta PrahaAC Sparta Prague is a Czech football club based in Prague. It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in Central Europe, having reached the semifinals of the European Cup in 1992...
2 – 1 - F.C. Dinamo Bucureşti 1 – 0 MŠK ŽilinaMŠK ŽilinaMŠK Žilina is a Slovak football club, based in the town of Žilina. They play in the Slovak Superliga and are one of the most successful clubs in this competition, having won five championships since the league's inception in 1993. The club and their supporters alike are nicknamed Šošoni...
- FK Crvena Zvezda 3 – 0 BSC Young BoysBSC Young BoysBerner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sporting club based in the capital city of Bern. The name is often abbreviated to YB . Abroad, YB is often referred to as Young Boys Bern. The club's colors are yellow and black....
- TrabzonsporTrabzonsporTrabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
3 – 0 Skonto RigaSkonto FCSkonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team... - PFC Lokomotiv PlovdivPFC Lokomotiv PlovdivPFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv is a Bulgarian football club from the city of Plovdiv, which competes in Bulgaria's top football league, the A PFG. The club was founded on July 25, 1926 when two of the oldest Plovdiv clubs - Atletic and Karadzha united into a new club named Sports Club Plovdiv...
0 – 4 Club BruggeClub BruggeClub Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,472.... - Shelbourne 2 – 0 HNK Hajduk SplitHNK Hajduk SplitHNK Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian football club founded in 1911 and based in the city of Split. The club's home ground since 1979 is the 35,000-seater Poljud Stadium and the team's traditional home colours are white shirts with blue shorts and...
- FBK KaunasFBK KaunasKauno futbolo beisbolo klubas is a Lithuanian football club from the city of Kaunas, that currently plays in the A Lyga, the top level of Lithuanian football.- History :...
0 – 2 Djurgårdens IF - FC Sheriff TiraspolFC Sheriff TiraspolFC Sheriff Tiraspol is a football club based in Tiraspol, Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football. The team is sometimes referred to as simply FC Sheriff and should not be confused with FC Tiraspol, a rival team based in the same city.-History:The club...
0 – 2 Rosenborg B.K.Rosenborg B.K.Rosenborg Ballklub is a Norwegian football club from the city of Trondheim, currently playing in the Norwegian Premier League. With 22 league titles and nine Norwegian Cup titles, the club is the most successful in Norway and has dominated Norwegian football since the start of the 1990s...
- AC Sparta Praha
August 3, 2004
- Asian Cup 2004: Hosts ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
thrill fans by defeating IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in a penalty shootout 4–3. Iran missed their fourth and fifth shots. The game was tied 1–1 aet. In the other match, BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
ties Japan in a hard-fought match 3–3, with Japan only tying on the 90th minute of regulation play. Japan scores first in extra time, however, and keeps the score at 4–3 to win the game. - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
: Team Italy upsets the United States' Dream Team, 95–78, during a friendly in CologneCologneCologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, Germany. (ESPN) - UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
2004–05 Second qualifying round, second leg (team progressing to next round in bold):- Ferencváros 0 – 1 SK TiranaSK TiranaKF Tirana is the most successful Albanian football club earning 47 major trophies in the country and is branch of Multiple Sport Klub of Tirana . KF Tirana is the most popular football club in the country with a considerable number of supporters...
(Ferencváros progress on the away goals rule). - Wisła Kraków 3 – 0 WIT Georgia Tbilisi
- PFC CSKA Moskva 2 – 0 Neftchi
- Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC 1 – 0 HJK HelsinkiHJK HelsinkiHelsingin Jalkapalloklubi , internationally known as HJK Helsinki, is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki...
- FC København 0 – 5 NK Gorica
- FC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar DonetskFC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
1 – 0 Pyunik
- Ferencváros 0 – 1 SK Tirana
August 2, 2004
- Horse racingHorse racingHorse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
: The owners of Smarty JonesSmarty JonesSmarty Jones is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. He finished second in the Belmont Stakes that took place on June 5th, 2004....
, the horse who gained popularity with his spirited pursuit of the Triple CrownTriple Crown of Thoroughbred RacingThe Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing consists of three races for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses. Winning all three of these Thoroughbred horse races is considered the greatest accomplishment of a Thoroughbred racehorse...
, announce that he is forced to retire due to deep bruises in all four of his legs. Smarty was the first undefeated horse to win Kentucky DerbyKentucky DerbyThe Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
since Seattle SlewSeattle SlewSeattle Slew was an American Thoroughbred race horse who won the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse to win the Triple Crown while undefeated. In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S...
, in his retirement he will reside in the exact stall that Slew retired at in KentuckyKentuckyThe Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
. (ESPN.com) - National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
: Running back Ricky WilliamsRicky WilliamsErrick Lynne "Ricky" Williams, Jr. is an American football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints fifth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft...
files paperwork officially declaring his retirement from the NFL at the age of 27. Williams, who rushed for 6,354 yards in his 5 NFL seasons for the New Orleans SaintsNew Orleans SaintsThe New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....
and, most recently, the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, told Miami he was leaving the team a week earlier. Because Williams is part of the NFL's substance abuseSubstance abuseA substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
program, he is forbidden from playing in 2004 should he choose to unretire. (ESPN.com)
August 1, 2004
- Test cricketTest cricketTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
: EnglandEnglish cricket teamThe England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
win the second Test match against the West IndiesWest Indian cricket teamThe West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
at EdgbastonEdgbaston Cricket GroundEdgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
by 256 runs. During the match Marcus TrescothickMarcus TrescothickMarcus Edward Trescothick MBE is an English cricketer. He plays first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club, and represented England in 76 Test matches and 123 One Day Internationals. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993 and quickly established...
becomes the first batsman to score centuries in both innings of an Edgbaston Test. (BBC) - Football (soccer)Football (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
: Mark PaliosMark PaliosMark Palios is an English chartered accountant, football administrator and former professional footballer. He studied Psychology at Manchester University....
resigns as chief executive of the English Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association...
. Both he and the EnglandEngland national football teamThe England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
head coach Sven-Göran ErikssonSven-Göran ErikssonSven-Göran Eriksson , in Sweden commonly referred to just by his nickname Svennis, is a Swedish ex-football manager. From October 2010 to October 2011 he managed Football League Championship side Leicester City....
have admitted affairs with the same woman: Faria Alam, an FA secretary. Palios does not admit any wrongdoing (he, Eriksson, and the secretary are all unmarried) but says he feels his action is necessary to help the Football Association return to normality. Eriksson is also under pressure to resign. (BBC)