Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At 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 56 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg These are the results of the men's 56 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At 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 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg These are the results of the men's 77 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At 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 Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg These are the results of the women's 48 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:...
		Boxing Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxing 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 Light Flyweight Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Flyweight The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Notes:...
		Taekwondo Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Taekwondo 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....	Men's 80 kg Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg These are the results of the men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms...
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling 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 (66 kg) Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg The Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...
		Athletics Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics At 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 Hammer Throw Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Hammer Throw The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals...
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics At 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 56 kg Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg These are the results of the men's 56 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling 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 (96 kg) Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg The Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 25 to August 26.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestling 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 (120 kg) Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 120 kg The Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

Archery

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Archery 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...

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 (individual and team ranking was simultaneous), Turkey were tied with Germany

Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Germany 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 sixth, but lost out on a tiebreaker. This was critical, as instead of getting the 11th-ranked Russians, Turkey drew the 2nd-ranked Ukraine

Ukraine 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...

, who were poorly placed in the ranking round because of a disastrous round from world #5 Kateryna Palekha

Kateryna Palekha

Kateryna Palekha is an athlete from Ukraine. She competes in archery.Palekha represented Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 59th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 595. In the first round of elimination, she faced 6th-ranked Yuan Shu Chi of Chinese...

. Ukraine shot the second best total of the round of 16 to beat the Turks, whose score was identical to that of the Russians.

There was a further reverse dealt to the Turks by German archers, however, as Damla Gunay

Damla Gunay

Damla Günay is an athlete from Turkey. She competes in archery.Damla Günay represented Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 42nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 23rd-ranked Anja Hitzler of Germany...

 handily lost to a German, while Zekiye Keskin Satir

Zekiye Keskin Satir

Zekiye Keskin Şatır, born on 10 June 1976 in Istanbul) is a Turkish athlete competing in archery. She is coached by Cumhur Yavaş and is a member of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Sport Club.-2004 Summer Olympics:...

 needed extra arrows to beat a German opponent of her own.

The lone male archer, Hasan Orbay

Hasan Orbay

Hasan Orbay is a Turkish archer.Orbay competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. In 2004 he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placed 34th overall.-References:...

, led by 1 coming into the final four arrows, but then shot a 5, followed by a 7, leaving him down by four. He made two points back, but was still eliminated.

Men's Individual

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's individual

The Men's individual archery event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. Its final was held on August 19 at the Panathinaiko Stadium.-Ranking round:...

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• Hasan Orbay
  Hasan Orbay
  Hasan Orbay is a Turkish archer.Orbay competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. In 2004 he was defeated in the first round of elimination, placed 34th overall.-References:...
  
  
  • Ranking Round: 647 points (34th overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Lost to (31) Laurence Godfrey
    Laurence Godfrey (archer)
    Laurence Paul Godfrey is an athlete from the United Kingdom. He competes in archery.He studied for an HND in Mechanical Manufacturing at the University of the West of England from 1997 to 2000.-2004 Summer Olympics:...
    
     of Great Britain (155 - 157)

Women's Individual

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's individual

-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Medal matches:-Event summary:Round of 64In the first round of elimination on 15 August, archers competed head-to-head. Each fired six ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the round of 32, while losers received a final ranking between 33 and 64 based on their...

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• Natalia Nasaridze
  Natalia Nasaridze
  Natalia Nasaridze is a three-time European champion archer, currently competing internationally for Turkey....
  
  
  • Ranking Round: 639 points (16th overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Lost to (49) Mari Piuva
    Mari Piuva
    Mari Piuva is an archer from Finland.Piuva represented Finland in the 2002 European Archery Championship where she placed 40th. Two years later in the European Championship she improved her result and placed 8th....
    
     of Finland
    Finland at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Finland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.- Silver:* Marko Kemppainen — Shooting, Men's Skeet* Marko Yli-Hannuksela — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman -Archery:Women's Individual Competition:...
    
     (133 - 136)

• Zekiye Keskin Satir
  Zekiye Keskin Satir
  Zekiye Keskin Şatır, born on 10 June 1976 in Istanbul) is a Turkish athlete competing in archery. She is coached by Cumhur Yavaş and is a member of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Sport Club.-2004 Summer Olympics:...
  
  
  • Ranking Round: 631 points (25th overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Defeated (40) Wiebke Nulle
    Wiebke Nulle
    Wiebke Nulle is an athlete from Germany. She competes in archery.Nulle represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 40th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 25th-ranked Zekiye Keskin Satir of Turkey...
    
     of Germany
    Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Germany 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...
    
     (135 (10) - 135 (7))
  • 1/16 Round: Lost to (8) Evangelia Psarra
    Evangelia Psarra
    Evangelia Psarra is an archer from Greece. She represented Greece at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
    
     of Greece
    Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Greece 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...
    
     (161 - 163)

• Damla Gunay
  Damla Gunay
  Damla Günay is an athlete from Turkey. She competes in archery.Damla Günay represented Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 42nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 23rd-ranked Anja Hitzler of Germany...
  
  
  • Ranking Round: 620 points (42nd overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Lost to (23) Anja Hitzler
    Anja Hitzler
    Anja Hitzler is an athlete from Germany. She is a professional soldier and competes in archery.Hitzler represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 23rd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 632. In the first round of elimination, she faced 42nd-ranked...
    
     of Germany
    Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Germany 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...
    
     (152 - 163)

Women's Team

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's team

The Women's team at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme were held at the Panathinaiko Stadium.The women's team archery was held on 20 August, after all of the individual competition had finished but before the men's team competition....

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• Damla Gunay
  Damla Gunay
  Damla Günay is an athlete from Turkey. She competes in archery.Damla Günay represented Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 42nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 23rd-ranked Anja Hitzler of Germany...
  
  , Zekiye Keskin Satir
  Zekiye Keskin Satir
  Zekiye Keskin Şatır, born on 10 June 1976 in Istanbul) is a Turkish athlete competing in archery. She is coached by Cumhur Yavaş and is a member of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Sport Club.-2004 Summer Olympics:...
  
  , and Natalia Nasaridze
  Natalia Nasaridze
  Natalia Nasaridze is a three-time European champion archer, currently competing internationally for Turkey....
  
  
  • Ranking Round: 1890 (47 10s, 7th overall)
  • 1/8 Round: Lost to (10) Ukraine
    Ukraine 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...
    
     (234 - 244)

Athletics

Men's track and road

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
		Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Selahattin Çobanoğlu	800 m	6	1:47.83	6	Did not advance					46

Women's track and road

Athlete	Event	Round 1			Semifinal			Final		Rank
		Heat	Time	Rank	Heat	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...	800 m	5	2:03.46	6	Did not advance					22
Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...	1500 m	1	4:06.42	5	1	4:07.10	4	4:00.67	8	8
	5000 m	2	14:54.80	2				15:12.64	15	15
Tezeta Sürekli	5000 m	1	15:26.64	10				Did not advance		19
Ebru Kavaklıoğlu Ebru Kavaklioglu Ebru Kavaklıoğlu is a retired long-distance runner who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres....	5000 m	1	15:52.39	14				Did not advance		30
Lale Öztürk	Marathon							Did not finish		–
Yeliz Ay	20 km walk							1:36:02	33	33

Before 2004, Turkey had only won one medal in Athletics, Ruhi Sarialp

Ruhi Sarialp

Ruhi Sarıalp was a Turkish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the triple jump....

 in the 1936 triple jump. This count doubled after Eşref Apak was moved up following the removal of Adrián Annus

Adrián Annus

Adrián 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...

 for missing a drug test. Apak threw 79.51 metres with his second throw of the final to place third, making the second half of the final and earning three more throws, though he wouldn't top 79.51. Elvan Abeylegesse

Elvan Abeylegesse

Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...

 was the only other member of the team to make a final, and actually made two, the 1500 and 5000 metres. She finished within three seconds of a medal in the 1500, but was well back in the 5000.

Men's 800 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres

-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...

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• Selahattin Cobanoglu
  • Round 1: 1:47.83 (6th in heat 6, did not advance, 46th overall)

Men's Triple Jump

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Triple Jump

The Men's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.The triple jump has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896....

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• Berk Tuna
  • Qualification: No mark (did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw:

• Ercument Olgundeniz
  Ercüment Olgundeniz
  Ercüment Olgundeniz is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in discus throw and occasionally shot put. Olgundeniz is a member of the Fenerbahçe Athletics Club....
  
  
  • Qualification: 58.17 m (14th in Group B, did not advance, 26th overall)

Men's Hammer Jump:

• Eşref Apak
  Esref Apak
  Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...
  
  
  • Qualification: 76.74 m (3rd in Group A, Qualified, 9th overall)
  • Final A: 79.51 m (2nd overall, Qualified)
  • Final B: 79.23 m (Best: 79.51 m) (Bronze Medal)

Women's 800 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres

-Round 1:- Semifinal 1:Leader after 400m: - 57.18-Semifinal 2 :Leader after 400m: - 57.85-Semifinal 3:Leader after 400m: - 57.84- Final :...

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• Binnaz Uslu
  Binnaz Uslu
  Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge...
  
  
  • Round 1: 2:03.46 (6th in heat 5, did not advance, 22nd overall)

Women's 1500 metres:

• Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...
  
  
  • Round 1: 4:06.42 (5th in heat 1, Qualified, 13th overall)
  • Semifinal: 4:07.10 (4th in semifinal 1, Qualified, 11th overall)
  • Final: 4:00.67 (8th overall)

Women's 5000 metres:

• Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse
  Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long distance track and field athlete, running in the disciplines of 1500 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, but also 10000 m, 2 miles and cross country...
  
  
  • Round 1: 14:54.80 (2nd in heat 1, Qualified, 2nd overall)
  • Final: 15:12.64 (15th overall)
• Tezeta Desalgne-Surekli
  • Round 1: 15:26.64 (10th in heat 1, did not advance,
• Ebru Kavaklioglu
  Ebru Kavaklioglu
  Ebru Kavaklıoğlu is a retired long-distance runner who specialized mainly in the 5000 metres....
  
  
  • Round 1: 15:52.39 (14th in heat 1, did not advance,

Women's Marathon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Marathon

The Women's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 22, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Great Britain started as favourite for the race, and led from the start. However, she was overtaken by Mizuki Noguchi, from Japan and...

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• Lale Ozturk
  • Did not finish

Ozturk withdrew between the 10 and 15 km checkpoints, having fallen behind the leaders by around 5 minutes.

Women's High Jump

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's High Jump

The Women's High Jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 26 and August 28.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:-Records:...

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• Candeger Kilincer Oguz
• Qualification: 1.89 m (9th in Group A, did not advance, 22nd overall)

Women's Shot Put

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put

The Shot Put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have...

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• Filiz Kadoğan
• Qualification: 15.20 m (15th in Group A, did not advance, 33rd overall)

Women's Heptathlon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Heptathlon

The Women's Heptathlon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.Sweden's Carolina Klüft had won the 2003 World Championship, becoming only the third woman over 7,000 points, with Eunice Barber, a native of Sierra Leone now...

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• Anzhela Atroshchenko
  Anzhela Atroshchenko
  Anzhela Atroshchenko-Kinet is a former Turkish athlete of Belarusian descent. She competed in the pentathlon and heptathlon category.-Biography:Atroshchenko started her career in athletics with pentathlon at the age of 14 years...
  
  
  • Did not finish
    • 100 metre Hurdles: 14.10 s (964 points) (season best)
    • High Jump: 1.64 m (783 points) (Total: 1747 points)
    • Shot Put: 12.29 m (680 points) (Total: 2427 points)
    • 200 metres: 25.11 s (877 points) (Total: 3304 points)
    • Long Jump: Did not start

Women's 20 kilometre Walk:

• Yeliz Ay
  • 1:36:02 (33rd overall)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing 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...

Turkey sent eight boxers to the Olympics in Athens. Atagun Yalcinkaya

Atagün Yalçinkaya

Atagün Yalçınkaya is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.- Amateur :...

 won Turkey's only medal in boxing of 2004, a silver medal. This put Turkey in a four-way tie for 8th place in the boxing medal count.

Four Turkish boxers lost their first matches. Two more fell in the round of 16, while Ihsan Yildirim Tarhan made it to the quarterfinals and Yalcinkaya made it to the final before being defeated. The combined record of the eight boxers was 8-7, with one boxer losing by walkover.

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Notes:...

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• Atagun Yalcinkaya
  Atagün Yalçinkaya
  Atagün Yalçınkaya is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.- Amateur :...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Defeated Jolly Katongole
    Jolly Katongole
    Jolly Katongole is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country. There he was stopped in the first round of the light flyweight division by Turkey's eventual runner-up Atagün Yalçınkaya.He won the bronze medal in the same division one year...
    
     of Uganda
    Uganda at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Uganda competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Uganda's best achievement was Boniface Kiprop Toroitich's fourth place in the men's 10000 metres.-Athletics:...
    
     (22 - 7)
  • Round of 16: Defeated Jeyhun Abiyev
    Jeyhun Abiyev
    Jeyhun Abiyev born October 24, 1974 in Baku) is a retired male light flyweight boxer from Azerbaijan.Abiyev competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he was stopped in the second round of the men's light flyweight division by Turkey's eventual silver...
    
     of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Azerbaijan 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...
    
     (23 - 20)
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Alfonso Pinto
    Alfonso Pinto
    Alfonso Pinto is a light flyweight boxer from Italy who has won two silver medals at the European Championships.-Career:Pinto won the silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula losing to Sergey Kazakov....
    
     of Italy
    Italy 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...
    
     (33 - 24)
  • Semifinal: Defeated Sergey Kazakov
    Sergey Kazakov
    Sergey Kazakov is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998, 2002 and 2004 in the Men's Light Flyweight.Kazakov won the European Championships in 1998...
    
     of Russia
    Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Russia 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:...
    
     (26 - 20)
  • Final: Lost to Yan Bhartelemy Varela of Cuba
    Uganda at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Uganda competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Uganda's best achievement was Boniface Kiprop Toroitich's fourth place in the men's 10000 metres.-Athletics:...
    
     (16 - 21) (Silver Medal)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Featherweight

The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms.-Participants:...

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• Sedat Tasci
  • Round of 32: Lost to Seok Hwan Jo of South Korea (28 - 37)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Lightweight

The Lightweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-lightest class. Lightweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 60 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

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• Selcuk Aydin
  Selçuk Aydin
  Selçuk Aydın is a Turkish boxer best known for winning several medals in the European Amateur Championships and winning the vacant WBC Silver Welterweight Title as professional boxer by defeating Jo Jo Dan.-Amateur:...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Lost to Dimitar Stilianov
    Dimitar Stilianov
    Dimitar Stilianov is boxer from Bulgaria, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas. Two years later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he won the silver medal in the Light Welterweight .Stilianov represented for Bulgaria at the 2004...
    
     of Bulgaria
    Bulgaria 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...
    
     (11 - 20)

Men's Light Welterweight (64 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Welterweight

-References:*...

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• Mustafa Karagollu
  • Round of 32: Defeated Vijendra of India
    India at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Silver:*Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore — Shooting, Men's Double Trap.-Contingent by sport:-Men's individual:* Satyadev Prasad - 11th place* Tarundeep Rai - 43rd place* Majhi Sawaiyan - 59th place-Women's individual:* Reena Kumari - 15th place...
    
     (25 - 20)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Ionuţ Gheorghe
    Ionut Gheorghe
    Ionuţ Gheorghe is a boxer from Romania.-Career:He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden...
    
     of Romania
    Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Romania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
    
     (19 - 28)

Men's Welterweight (69 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight

The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilograms.-Participants:...

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• Bulent Ulusoy
  Bülent Ulusoy
  Bülent Ulusoy is a Turkish boxer best known to win the European title 2000 at welterweight.-Career:In 2000, Bulent Ulusoy won the Euro welterweight title. At the Olympics 2000 he lost the quarterfinal to Vitalie Gruşac...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Defeated Ellis Chibuye
    Ellis Chibuye
    Ellis Chibuye is a boxer from Zambia.He was born in Ndola. He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native African country...
    
     of Zambia
    Zambia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Athletics:Both Zambian athletes ended their Olympic competition after their opening round.Men's 800 metres:* Prince Mumba** Round 1: 1:48.36 Women's 100 metres:* Carol Mokola...
    
     (45 - 32)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Sherzod Husanov
    Sherzod Husanov
    -Amateurs:In 2000 when Sydney hosted the Summer Games, he lost in his second bout, to Vitalie Gruşac of Moldova.In 2003, at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he won the silver medal in the Welterweight division....
    
     of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan 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...
    
     (9 - 23)

Men's Middleweight (75 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Middleweight

The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 75 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

:

• Serdar Ustune
  • Round of 32: Lost to Sherzod Abdurahmonov
    Sherzod Abdurahmonov
    Sherzod Abdurahmonov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Middleweight division by Russia's eventual runner-up Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov...
    
     of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan 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...
    
     (16 - 34)

Men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Heavyweight

The Light Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the third-heaviest class. Light Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 81 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

:

• Ihsan Yildirim Tarhan
  • Round of 32: Defeated Soulan Pownceby
    Soulan Pownceby
    Soulan James Pownceby is a New Zealand boxer, rated by TVNZ in 2004 as one of New Zealand's most exciting talents since David Tua...
    
     of New Zealand
    New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Athletes 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...
    
     (outscored; Round 3, 1:23)
  • Round of 16: Defeated Shumenov Beibut of Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Kazakhstan 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:...
    
     (27 - 19)
  • Quarterfinal: Lost to Utkirbek Haydarov
    Utkirbek Haydarov
    Utkirbek Haydarov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:...
    
     of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan 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...
    
     (11 - 16)

Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight

The Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-heaviest class. Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

:

• Ertugrul Ergezen
  Ertugrul Ergezen
  Ertuğrul Ergezen is a boxer from Turkey, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was disqualified against Wilmer Vasquez in the first round of the Heavyweight division.-Amateur:...
  
  
  • Round of 16: Failed medical examination, WD

Judo

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Judo 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...

The three Turkish judokas put up a record of 5-5, with the strongest performance from Selim Tataroglu

Selim Tataroglu

Selim Tataroğlu is a Turkish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...

, who won two repechage matches and ended up just two matches from a medal. Tataroglu was involved in both of the matches in his division that were won by assessment of 4 penalty points (Hanusko-make by 4 shidos) back to back, losing the first, then winning the second. Another trivia note was Nese Sensoy's split descistion against the Koreas, defeating the judoka from the North, but losing to the judoka from the South.

Men's 66 kg (Half-Lightweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 66 kg

These are the results of the Men's 66 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 32 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 66 kilograms...

:

• Bektas Demirel
  Bektas Demirel
  Bektaş Demirel is a Turkish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Defeated Larbi Benboudaoud
    Larbi Benboudaoud
    Larbi Benboudaoud is a judoka from France, who won the silver medal in the half lightweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
    
     of France
    France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    At 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....
    
     (Tani-otoshi; ippon - 2:52)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Georgi Georgiev
    Georgi Georgiev (judoka)
    Georgi Georgiev is a Bulgarian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
    
     of Bulgaria
    Bulgaria 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...
    
     (Kata-guruma; ippon - 4:25) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • First Repechage Round: Lost to David Margoshvili
    David Margoshvili
    David Margoshvili is a Georgian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the half-lightweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Yordanis Arencibia of Cuba.-Achievements:...
    
     of Georgia
    Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Georgia 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:...
    
     (Morote-gari; waza-ari)

Men's +100 kg (Heavyweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's +100 kg

These are the results of the men's +100 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 33 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was greater than 100 kilograms...

:

• Selim Tataroglu
  Selim Tataroglu
  Selim Tataroğlu is a Turkish judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Defeated Lasha Gujejiani
    Lasha Gujejiani
    Lasha Gujejiani is a Georgian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
    
     of Georgia
    Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Georgia 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:...
    
     (Tai-otoshi; ippon - 3:22)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Seyed Mahmoudreza Miran of Iran
    Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Athletes 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 :...
    
     (Hansuko-make; 4 shidos - 3:28) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • First Repechage Round: Defeated Joel Brutus
    Joel Brutus
    Joel Brutus is a male judoka from Haiti, who won the silver medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 2003 Pan American Games....
    
     of Haiti
    Haiti at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Athletics:Men's 110 metre hurdles:* Dudley Dorival* Semifinal — 13.39 Women's 100 metre hurdles:* Nadine Faustin*Semifinal — 12.74 Men's 400 metres:* Dadi Denis...
    
     (Hansuko-make; 4 shidos - 2:18)
  • Second Repechage Round: Defeated Semir Pepic
    Semir Pepic
    Semir Pepic is an Australian judoka. He formerly represented Slovakia. He has six Gold medals from the Australian National Judo Championships and has represented Australia in the Beijing 2008 Olympics....
    
     of Australia
    Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Australia 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...
    
     (Ouchi-gari; waza-ari)
  • Third Repechage Round: Lost to Indrek Pertelson
    Indrek Pertelson
    Indrek Pertelson is an Estonian judoka. At the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics he won bronze medals in the men's Heavyweight category. He was born in Tallinn.-References:*...
    
     of Estonia
    Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Results and competitors by event:Men's 110 metre hurdles* Tarmo Jallai – Round 1 Heat 6: 6th 13.77 s Men's marathon* Pavel Loskutov – 2h 18m 09s Women's marathon...
    
     (Yoko-guruma; w'ari ippon - 4:37)

Women's 48 kg (Extra-Lightweight)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg

These are the results of the women's 48 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 48 kilograms...

:

• Nese Sensoy
  • Round of 32: Defeated Ri Kyong-Ok of North Korea (Harai-makikomi; waza-ari)
  • Round of 16: Lost to Ye Gue-Rin of South Korea (penalty points; 2 shidos)

Sailing

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sailing 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...

Ertugrul Icingir, in the Men's Mistral, was the top Turkish sailor, with a high finish of third in one race, and the only top-15 finish. Kemal Muslubas was a man participating in the open event.

Men's Mistral

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's sailboard

These are the results of the men's sailboard competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:...

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• Ertugrul Icingir
  • 105 points (11th overall)

Men's Finn

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Finn class

These are the results of the men's Finn class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

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• Ali Enver Adakan
  • 124 points (16th overall)

Men's 470

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 470 class

These are the results of the men's 470 class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

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• Selim Kakis and Hasan Kaan Ozgonenc
  • 174 points (24th overall)

Open Laser

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Laser class

These are the results of the Laser class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

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• Kemal Muslubas
  • 256 points (33rd overall)

Shooting

Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In 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 Trap

Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Trap

The men's trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 and 15 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece.-Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:...

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• Oguzhan Tuzun
  • Qualification: 115 points (21st overall, did not advance)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming 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:...

None of the nine Turkish swimmers in Athens advanced to a semifinal, and Kaan Tayla was the only one to finish in the top half of the field.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20. The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer...

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• Kaan Tayla
  • Heat: 23.26 s (39th overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle

The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Records:-Race Summary:...

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• Kaan Tayla
  • Heat: 51.52 s (42nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle

In the lead-up to the Men's 200 metre freestyle Final at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the race was billed as The Race of the Century due to its significance and high-class field....

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• Aytekin Mindan
  • Heat: 1:55.65 (52nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 400 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle

The Men's 400 metre freestyle event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:- Pre Olympic buildup :In late March 2004 at the Australian Championships in Sydney, the defending champion Ian Thorpe overbalanced whilst on the blocks in the heats of the 400 m...

:

• Aytekin Mindan
  • Heat: 4:06.85 (41st overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Backstroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke

These are the results of the Men's 100 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Christopher Vythoulka, Bahamas 58.31...

:

• Derya Büyükunçu
  Derya Büyükunçu
  Derya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...
  
  
  • Heat: 56.34 (26th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Backstroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre backstroke

These are the results of the Men's 200 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Note:...

:

• Derya Büyükunçu
  Derya Büyükunçu
  Derya Büyükuncu is a five-time olympic backstroke and butterfly swimmer from Turkey.In 2009, during the LEN Shourt Course European Championships, Buyukuncu was a finalist in 200 m backstroke. He finished in 5th place at the age of 33. -References:...
  
  
  • Heat: 2:02.69 (22nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Butterfly

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly

These are the results of the Men's 100 metre butterfly, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Luis Matias, Angola 58.92# Fernando Medrano-Medina, Nicaragua 1:00.91...

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• Onur Uras
  • Heat: 56.37 (49th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Individual Medley

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley

The final of the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in Athens, Greece.-Records:-Heat 1:# Jorge Oliver, Puerto Rico 2:08.84# Georgios Dimitriadis, Cyprus 2:12.27...

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• Oguz Orel Oral
  • Heat: 2:08.84 (45th overall, did not advance)

'Women's 400 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle

These are the results of the Women's 400 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.The existing records at the start of the event were:-Heat 1:# Paola Duguet, -- 4:20.69...

:'

• Yasemin Özlem Taşkın
  • Heat: 4:24.08 (35th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Backstroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre backstroke

These are the results of the Women's 100 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Lenient Obia, Nigeria 1:09.65# Ana Galindo, Honduras 1:11.80...

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• Sadan Derya Erke
  • Heat: 1:05.38 (34th overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Backstroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre backstroke

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong 2:19.83...

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• Sadan Derya Erke
  • Heat: 1:11.69 (T-21st overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held August 15 & 16, 2004 .-Medalist:-Records:The World and Olympic Records at the start of the event were:-Heats:-Semifinals:...

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• İlkay Dikmen
  • Heat: 2:17.29 (26th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Jaclyn Pangilinan, – 2:33.38# Eeva Saarinen, – 2:34.17...

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• İlkay Dikmen
  • Heat: 2:32.69 (19th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Butterfly

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre butterfly

These are the results of the Women's 100 metre butterfly, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Kateryna Zubkova, Ukraine 1:02.22# Wan Jung Cheng, Chinese Taipei 1:02.94...

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• Gulsah Gonenc
  • Heat: 1:04.30 (35th overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Butterfly

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre butterfly, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Maria Bulakhova, Russia 2:12.99# Wan Jung Cheng, Chinese Taipei 2:16.25...

• Gulsah Gonenc
  • Heat: 2:20.17 (31sr overall, did not advance)

Taekwondo

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo 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....

Bahri Tanrikulu

Bahri Tanrikulu

Bahri Tanrıkulu is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal....

 was the only member of the Turkish taekwondo team, but the 2001 world champion made the most of his opportunity, barely edging his Filipino opponent in the first round, holding onto a large early lead in his second bout, winning a controversial decision over Ahmadov, who staged a five-minute protest sit in. He fell behind in the second round of the final and never recovered, but did manage to claim Turkey's first ever medal in taekwondo.

Men's Under 80kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg

These are the results of the men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms...

:

• Bahri Tanrikulu
  Bahri Tanrikulu
  Bahri Tanrıkulu is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal....
  
  
  • Round of 16: Defeated Donald David III Geisler of Philippines
    Philippines at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Archery:Jasmin Figueroa entered the Olympics ranked outside the top 100 in the world, but pulled off a major upset in the opening round, just barely holding off #9 Natalia Valeeva...
    
     (9 - 9; Superiority)
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Hichem Hamdouni of Nigeria
    Nigeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    - Bronze:* Olusoji Fasuba, Deji Aliu, Aaron Egbele, and Uchenna Emedolu — Athletics, Men's 4 x 100 m relay* Saul Weigopwa, Musa Audu, James Godday, and Enefiok Udo-Obong — Athletics, Men's 4 x 400 m relay-Athletics:...
    
     (6 - 4)
  • Semifinal: Defeated Rashad Ahmadov of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Azerbaijan 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...
    
     (6 - 6; Superiority)
  • Final: Lost to Steven López
    Steven López
    Steven 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...
    
     of United States
    United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    The 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...
    
     (0 - 3) (Silver Medal)

Weightlifting

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At 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:...

Weightlifting was the most successful sport for Turkey in Athens, and the most successful individual event was the Men's 56 kg class, where double Olympic champion Halil Mutlu

Halil Mutlu

Halil 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...

 defended his title, and as joined on the podium by Sedat Artuç

Sedat Artuc

Sedat Artuç is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics....

 who had the lowest body weight in a three-way tie for the bronze medal. European champion Taner Sagir

Taner Sagir

Taner 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...

 set Olympic records for both the Snatch and the overall total as he just edged to a gold medal, while another Turk in the same division had a lift for a bronze, but missed. Hakan Yılmaz also missed a lift for a bronze medal.

In the women's event, Nurcan Taylan

Nurcan Taylan

Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....

 became the first woman in Turkish Olympic history to win a gold medal, and did it in classic fashion, setting world records in both the Snatch and the total.

Men's 56 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 kg

These are the results of the men's 56 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

:

• Halil Mutlu
  Halil Mutlu
  Halil 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...
  
  
  • 295.0 kg (Snatch 135.0 kg, Clean & Jerk 160.0 kg) (Gold medal)
• Sedat Artuç
  Sedat Artuc
  Sedat Artuç is a Turkish European champion in weightlifting. He is winner of silver medal in World championship and of bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics....
  
  
  • 280.0 kg (Snatch 125.0 kg, Clean & Jerk 155.0 kg) (Bronze medal)

Men's 77 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 77 kg

These are the results of the men's 77 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

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• Reyhan Arabacioglu
  Reyhan Arabacıoğlu
  Reyhan Arabacıoğlu is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the 77 kg division.He started weighlifting in İzmir, where he is a member of the weightlifting team of İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü.-Achievements:Olympics:...
  
  
  • 280.0 kg (Snatch 165.0 kg, Clean & Jerk 195.0 kg, 4th overall)
• Taner Sagir
  Taner Sagir
  Taner 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...
  
  
  • 375.0 kg (Snatch 172.5 kg (Olympic Record), Clean & Jerk 195.0 kg) (Gold Medal) (Olympic Record)

Men's 85 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 85 kg

These are the results of the men's 85 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

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• İzzet İnce
  İzzet İnce
  İzzet İnce is a Turkish weightlifter competing in the –85 kg division. He is tall.He participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China without achieving a podium result...
  
  
  • Did not finish

Ince missed all three of his attempts at a 175.0 kg Snatch, which would have placed him 4th in that portion.

Men's 94 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 94 kg

These are the results of the men's 94 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...

:

• Hakan Yılmaz
  • 390.0 kg (Snatch 175.0 kg, Clean & Jerk 215.0 kg, 6th overall)

Women's 48 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 48 kg

These are the results of the women's 48 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:...

:

• Nurcan Taylan
  Nurcan Taylan
  Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record ....
  
  
  • 210.0 kg (Snatch 97.5 kg (World Record), Clean & Jerk 112.5 kg) (Gold Medal) (World Record)

Women's 58 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 58 kg

These are the results of the women's 58 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 14 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 58 kilograms.-Medalists:...

:

• Aylin Dasdelen
  Aylin Daşdelen
  Aylin Daşdelen is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 53 kg and 58 kg divisions...
  
  
  • 225.0 kg (Snatch 100.0 kg, Clean & Jerk 125.0 kg, 4th overall)

Women's 69 kg

Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 69 kg

These are the results of the women's 69 kg competition in weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 11 women competed in this event, limited to weightlifters whose body weight was less than 69 kilograms.-Medalists:...

:

• Sibel Simsek
  Sibel Şimşek
  Sibel Şimşek is a European champion Turkish female weightlifter competing in the Women's 63 kg division. She is tall and weighs .Sibel Şimşek is a member of the Kocaeli Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kağıt Spor Kulübü...
  
  
  • Did not finish

Simsek missed all three of her attempts at a 115.0 kg Snatch, which would have placed her 4th in that portion.

Freestyle

Turkey has won more medals in wrestling than in any other sport, and, while the wrestlers were overshadowed somewhat by the success of the weightlifters, they managed three medals, one in freestyle and two in Greco-Roman. Overall the freestyle wrestlers had an 8-9 record, with two of the six wrestlers progressing beyond pool play. The 2004 European champion at 120 kg, Aydin Polatci, won his pool then endured 3 overtime matches, winning his quarterfinal and the bronze medal match. The 66 kg entrant, European bronze medalist Omer Cubukci, got out of his pool, but heavily lost his quarterfinal. 2004 European champions Tevfik Odabasi

Tevfik Odabasi

Tevfik Odabasi is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics losing in the 1/16 of final with Murad Ramazanov....

 and Gokhan Yavaser both failed to emerge from their pools.

Men's 55 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 55 kg

The Men's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Harun Dogan
  • Pool 7
    • Lost to Martin Berberyan
      Martin Berberyan
      Martin Berberyan is a male freestyle wrestler from Armenia. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/8 final he lost with Saeed Azarbayjani and was eliminated from the competition....
      
       of Armenia
      Armenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Athletics:Women's 100 metres:* Marine Ghazaryan - Round 1, 12.29 s Men's triple jump:* Armen Martirosyan - Round 1, 15.05 metres -Boxing:Light Flyweight * Aleksan Nalbandyan...
      
       (3 - 5; 6:42)
    • Lost to Amiran Karntanov of Greece
      Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Greece 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...
      
       (0 - 10; 2:49)
    • Lost to O Song-Nam of North Korea (injury default)
  • 4th in pool, did not advance (3 TP, 1 CP, 20th overall)

Men's 60 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 60 kg

The Men's Freestyle 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 28 to August 29.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Tevfik Odabasi
  Tevfik Odabasi
  Tevfik Odabasi is a male freestyle wrestler from Turkey. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics losing in the 1/16 of final with Murad Ramazanov....
  
  
  • Pool 2
    • Lost to Mourad Oymakhanov of Russia
      Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Russia 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:...
      
       (2 - 5)
    • Lost to Guivi Sissaouri
      Guivi Sissaouri
      Guivi Sissaouri is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, he began wrestling at age ten.Sissaouri won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the 57 kg class...
      
       of Canada
      Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Canada 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...
      
       (4 - 5)
  • 3rd in pool, did not advance (6 TP, 2 CP, 15th overall)

Men's 66 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 66 kg

The Men's Freestyle 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Omer Cubukci
  • Pool 5
    • Defeated Stefan Fernyak of Slovakia
      Slovakia 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...
      
       (5 - 1)
    • Defeated Gabor Hatos
      Gábor Hatos
      Gábor Hatos is a male freestyle wrestler from Hungary.-External links:* *...
      
       of Hungary
      Hungary 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...
      
       (3 - 1; 6:47)
  • 1st in pool, Qualified (8 TP, 6 CP)
  • Quarterfinal: Lost to Makach Murtazliev of Russia
    Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Russia 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:...
    
     (0 - 6) (7th overall)

Men's 84 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 84 kg

The Men's Freestyle 84 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Gokhan Yavaser
  • Pool 5
    • Lost to Taras Danko
      Taras Danko
      Taras Hryhoriyovych Danko is a Ukrainian wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:**...
      
       of Ukraine
      Ukraine 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...
      
       (0 - 6)
    • Defeated Mamed Agaev of Armenia
      Armenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Athletics:Women's 100 metres:* Marine Ghazaryan - Round 1, 12.29 s Men's triple jump:* Armen Martirosyan - Round 1, 15.05 metres -Boxing:Light Flyweight * Aleksan Nalbandyan...
      
       (Disqualified)
  • 2nd in pool, did not advance (0 TP, 4 CP, 15th overall)

Men's 96 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 96 kg

The Men's Freestyle 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 28 to August 29.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Fatih Cakiroglu
  Fatih Çakıroğlu
  Fatih Çakıroğlu , is a Turkish European champion sports wrestler in the Super heavyweight class...
  
  
  • Pool 6
    • Defeated Enkhtuya Tuvshintur of Mongolia
      Mongolia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Mongolia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.No Mongolian athlete has won a gold medal, though the country can claim five silver and eight bronze medals.Mongolia entered twenty competitors in the 2004 Games...
      
       (Fall; 3:15)
    • Lost to Aleksandr Shemarov of Belarus
      Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Belarus 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...
      
       (1 - 3)
  • 2nd in pool, did not advance (5 TP, 5 CP, 9th overall)

Men's 120 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Freestyle 120 kg

The Men's Freestyle 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 27 to August 28.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Aydin Polatci
  • Pool 4
    • Defeated Rares Daniel Chintoan of Romania
      Romania at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Romania competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Romania's sports in Greece included rowing, gymnastics, swimming, athletics, boxing and canoeing.- Gold:...
      
       (10 - 0; 3:19)
    • Defeated Sven Thiele of Germany
      Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Germany 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...
      
       (5 - 1)
  • 1st in pool, Qualified (15 TP, 7 CP)
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Alexis Rodriguez of Cuba
    Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Cuba 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...
    
     (3 - 1; 6:16)
  • Semifinal: Lost to Artur Taymazov
    Artur Taymazov
    Artur 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...
    
     of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan 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...
    
     (0 - 3; 6:14)
  • Bronze Medal Match: Defeated Marid Mutalimov
    Marid Mutalimov
    Marid Mutalimov is a Kazakhstan wrestler, who has won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :...
    
     of Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Kazakhstan 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:...
    
     (3 - 1; 6:12) (Bronze Medal)

Greco-Roman

The Greco-Roman team was slightly more successful than the Freestyle team, earning three medals and making a final, for an overall record of 15-7. At 66 kg, Seref Eroglu

Seref Eroglu

Şeref Eroğlu is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal....

, a six-time European champion, looked quite dominant in marching his way to the final, but fell behind early and could not catch up, settling for silver. Two-time Olympic champion at 84 kg Hamza Yerlikaya

Hamza Yerlikaya

Hamza Yerlikaya is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic champion, three-time World Champion , and the only Turkish wrestler to ever become European champion eight times...

 lost out at the semi-final stage, falling to a Swedish opponent, then lost again in the bronze medal match. At 96 kg, Mehmet Özal

Mehmet Özal

Mehmet Özal is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.He was born in Ankara....

 was beaten less than 70 seconds into his semi-final, but recovered to win the bronze-medal match, though the disqualification of his opponent meant he would have won the bronze medal even if he had lost.

Men's 55 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Ercan Yildiz
  • Pool 3
    • Lost to Irakli Chochua of Georgia
      Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Georgia 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:...
      
       (1 - 4)
    • Defeated Svajunas Adomaitis of Lithuania
      Lithuania 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,...
      
       (3 - 1; 6:29)
  • 2nd in pool, did not advance (4 TP, 4 CP, 12th overall)

Men's 60 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 25 to August 26.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Seref Tufenk
  • Pool 7
    • Defeated Ali Ashkani of Iran
      Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Athletes 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 :...
      
       (3 - 1)
    • Defeated Christos Gkikas of Greece
      Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Greece 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...
      
       (5 - 0)
    • Lost to Roberto Monzon of Cuba
      Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Cuba 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...
      
       (0 - 5)
  • 2nd in pool, did not advance (8 TP, 6 CP, 8th overall)

Men's 66 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Şeref Eroğlu
  Seref Eroglu
  Şeref Eroğlu is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal....
  
  
  • Pool 5
    • Defeated Luis Fernando Izquierdo of Colombia
      Colombia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Colombia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent a 53-member delegation to Greece.Although most of the athletes had uneventful participations, weightlifter Mabel Mosquera won the bronze medal for Colombia, while cyclist María Luisa Calle...
      
       (10 - 0; 2:14)
    • Defeated Manuchar Kvirkelia
      Manuchar Kvirkelia
      Manuchar Kvirkvelia is a Georgian Greco-Roman wrestler who competes in the 74 kg class. Kvirkvelia was born in Ozurgeti and lives in Tbilisi. After winning the world championship in 2003 and the European championship in 2007 , he won the gold medal in the 74 kg competition in the 2008 Summer...
      
       of Georgia
      Georgia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Georgia 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:...
      
       (11 - 1)
    • Defeated Armen Vardanyan
      Armen Vardanyan
      Armen Vardanyan is an Armenian wrestler now residing and competing for Ukraine. He won a bronze medal in the Men's Greco-Roman 66kg event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:...
      
       of Ukraine
      Ukraine 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...
      
       (5 - 0)
  • 1st in pool, Qualified (26 TP, 11 CP)
  • Quarterfinal: Bye
    • • Semifinal: Defeated Mkkhitar Manukhyan of Kazakhstan
        Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
        Kazakhstan 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:...
        
         (Fall; 5:12)
  • Gold Medal Match: Lost to Farid Mansurov
    Farid Mansurov
    Farid 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....
    
     of Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Azerbaijan 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...
    
     (3 - 4) (Silver Medal)

Men's 84 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Hamza Yerlikaya
  Hamza Yerlikaya
  Hamza Yerlikaya is a Turkish Graeco-Roman style wrestler. He is a two-time Olympic champion, three-time World Champion , and the only Turkish wrestler to ever become European champion eight times...
  
  
  • Pool 5
    • Defeated Oleksandr Daragan of Ukraine
      Ukraine 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...
      
       (4 - 1)
    • Defeated Vladislav Metodiev of Bulgaria
      Bulgaria 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...
      
       (Injury default; 2:52)
    • Defeated Tarvi Thomberg of Estonia
      Estonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      -Medalists:-Results and competitors by event:Men's 110 metre hurdles* Tarmo Jallai – Round 1 Heat 6: 6th 13.77 s Men's marathon* Pavel Loskutov – 2h 18m 09s Women's marathon...
      
       (3 - 0)
  • 1st in pool, Qualified (12 TP, 10 CP)
  • Quarterfinal: Bye
    • • Semifinal: Lost to Ara Abrahamian
        Ara Abrahamian
        Ara Abrahamian is a retired Armenian-Swedish wrestler in Greco-Roman wrestling...
        
         of Sweden
        Sweden 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:...
        
         (0 - 3)
  • Bronze Medal Match: Lost to Viacheslau Makaranka of Belarus
    Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Belarus 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...
    
     (1 - 2; 9:00)

Men's 96 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 25 to August 26.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Mehmet Özal
  Mehmet Özal
  Mehmet Özal is a Turkish wrestler who competed in the men's Greco-Roman 96 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.He was born in Ankara....
  
  
  • Pool 5
    • Defeated Aleksey Cheglakov of Uzbekistan
      Uzbekistan 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...
      
       (3 - 0)
    • Defeated Igors Kostins of Latvia
      Latvia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Latvia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Latvian athletes are represented by the Latvian Olympic Committee .-Silver:* Vadims Vasiļevskis — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw...
      
       (4 - 0)
  • 1st in pool, Qualified (7 TP, 6 CP)
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Ernesto Pena of Cuba
    Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Cuba 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...
    
     (4 - 1; 7:27)
  • Semifinal: Lost to Karem Ibrahim of Egypt
    Egypt at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Egypt, 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:...
    
     (0 - 11; 1:09)
  • Bronze Medal Match: Defeated Masoud Hashemzadeh
    Masoud Hashemzadeh
    Masoud Hashemzadeh is an Iranian wrestler. He has competed in two Olympics but has yet to win a medal.-References:*...
    
     of Iran
    Iran at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Athletes 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 :...
    
     (Disqualification) (Bronze Medal)

Men's 120 kg

Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg

The Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the wrestling program were held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, August 24 to August 25.-Medalists:- Tournament results :...

:

• Yekta Yilmaz Gul
  • Pool 4
    • Defeated Yuriy Yevseychyk of Israel
      Israel at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Israel 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...
      
       (3 - 0)
    • Lost to Mijail Lopez
      Mijail Lopez
      Mijaín López Núñez is a Cuban wrestler. He is the 2007 world champion in the men's Greco-Roman 120 kg category....
      
       of Cuba
      Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
      Cuba 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...
      
       (0 - 3)
  • 2nd in pool, did not advance (3 TP, 3 CP, 1st overall)

Non-competing athletes

Women's 75 kg Weightlifting

• Şule Şahbaz
  • Tested positive for a banned steroid
    Steroid
    A steroid is a type of organic compound that contains a characteristic arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other. Examples of steroids include the dietary fat cholesterol, the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone, and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone.The core...
    
    in a pre-competition test, was not on the entry list and did not compete in Athens.

External links

• Turkish Olympic Committee web site