Virgin Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
The United States Virgin Islands
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres:
Women's 100 metres:
Women's 200 metres:
Sailing
Laser mixed
Shooting
Men's 10m Air Pistol:
Men's 50m Pistol:
Swimming
Men's 50m Freestyle:
Men's 100m Freestyle:
Men's 100m Backstroke:
United States Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands of the United States are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are located in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles.The U.S...
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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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 metres:
- Adrian DurantAdrian DurantAdrian Durant is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters.He has competed in 60, 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 World Indoor Championships, the 2003 World Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2008 World Indoor Championships.He has 10.25...
- Round 1, 10.52 s (52nd place)
Women's 100 metres:
- LaVerne JonesLaVerne JonesLaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She won the silver medal over 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships...
- Round 2, 11.44 s (did not advance)
Women's 200 metres:
- LaVerne JonesLaVerne JonesLaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette is a sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specializes in the 100 and 200 meters. She represented her country at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. She won the silver medal over 60 meters at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships...
- Round 1: 23.20 s, Round 2: 23.09 s
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...
Laser mixed
- Timothy Pitts - 381pts (41st place)
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 10m Air Pistol:
- Chris Rice - 551pts (46th place)
Men's 50m Pistol:
- Chris Rice - 529pts (41st place)
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 50m Freestyle:
- Josh LabanJosh LabanJoshua Noel Laban is an Olympic swimmer from the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was the USVI's flagbearer for the 2008 Olympics and the 2007 Pan American Games...
- Heat: 23.43
Men's 100m Freestyle:
- George Gleason - Heat: 51.69
Men's 100m Backstroke:
- George Gleason - Heat: 57.64