# 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 (run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the race walks (on the streets of Athens), and the shot put (held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium). A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 22 by female athletes.

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 33 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 35 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 35 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (39 entries) | Totals (39 entries) | 46 | 45 | 44 | 135 |

## Medal winners
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Justin Gatlin United States | 9.85 | Francis Obikwelu Portugal | 9.86 (AR) | Maurice Greene United States | 9.87 |
| 200 metres details | Shawn Crawford United States | 19.79 | Bernard Williams United States | 20.01 | Justin Gatlin United States | 20.03 |
| 400 metres details | Jeremy Wariner United States | 44.00 | Otis Harris United States | 44.16 | Derrick Brew United States | 44.42 |
| 800 metres details | Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia | 1:44.45 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa | 1:44.61 | Wilson Kipketer Denmark | 1:44.65 |
| 1500 metres details | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 3:34.18 | Bernard Lagat Kenya | 3:34.30 | Rui Silva Portugal | 3:34.68 |
| 5000 metres details | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 13:14.39 | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 13:14.59 | Eliud Kipchoge Kenya | 13:15.10 |
| 10,000 metres details | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 27:05.10 (OR) | Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia | 27:09.39 | Zersenay Tadese Eritrea | 27:22.57 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Liu Xiang China | 12.91 (WR) | Terrence Trammell United States | 13.18 | Anier García Cuba | 13.20 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | 47.63 | Danny McFarlane Jamaica | 48.11 | Naman Keïta France | 48.26 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:05.81 | Brimin Kipruto Kenya | 8:06.11 | Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya | 8:06.64 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Great Britain Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Mark Lewis-Francis | 38.07 | United States Shawn Crawford Justin Gatlin Coby Miller Maurice Greene Darvis Patton* | 38.08 | Nigeria Olusoji Fasuba Uchenna Emedolu Aaron Egbele Deji Aliu | 38.23 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States Otis Harris Derrick Brew Jeremy Wariner Darold Williamson Andrew Rock* Kelly Willie* | 2:55.91 | Australia John Steffensen Mark Ormrod Patrick Dwyer Clinton Hill | 3:00.60 | Nigeria James Godday Musa Audu Saul Weigopwa Enefiok Udo-Obong | 3:00.90 |
| Marathon details | Stefano Baldini Italy | 2:10:55 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi United States | 2:11:29 | Vanderlei de Lima Brazil | 2:12:11 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Ivano Brugnetti Italy | 1:19:40 | Paquillo Fernández Spain | 1:19:45 | Nathan Deakes Australia | 1:20:02 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | 3:38:46 | Denis Nizhegorodov Russia | 3:42:50 | Aleksey Voyevodin Russia | 3:43:34 |
| High jump details | Stefan Holm Sweden | 2.36 m | Matt Hemingway United States | 2.34 m | Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic | 2.34 m |
| Pole vault details | Timothy Mack United States | 5.95 m (OR) | Toby Stevenson United States | 5.90 m | Giuseppe Gibilisco Italy | 5.85 m |
| Long jump details | Dwight Phillips United States | 8.59 m | John Moffitt United States | 8.47 m | Joan Lino Martínez Spain | 8.32 m |
| Triple jump details | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.79 m | Marian Oprea Romania | 17.55 m | Danil Burkenya Russia | 17.48 m |
| Shot put details | Adam Nelson United States | 21.16 m | Joachim Olsen Denmark | 21.07 m | Manuel Martínez Spain | 20.84 m |
| Shot put details | Yuriy Bilonoh Ukraine | 21.16 m | Joachim Olsen Denmark | 21.07 m | Manuel Martínez Spain | 20.84 m |
| Discus throw details | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 69.89 m (OR) | Zoltán Kővágó Hungary | 67.04 m | Aleksander Tammert Estonia | 66.66 m |
| Discus throw details | Róbert Fazekas Hungary | 70.93 m (OR) | Zoltán Kővágó Hungary | 67.04 m | Aleksander Tammert Estonia | 66.66 m |
| Hammer throw details | Koji Murofushi Japan | 82.91 m | None Awarded | | None Awarded | |
| Hammer throw details | Adrian Annus Hungary | 83.19 m | None Awarded | | Ivan Tsikhan Belarus | 79.81 m |
| Javelin throw details | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | 86.50 m | Vadims Vasiļevskis Latvia | 84.95 m | Sergey Makarov Russia | 84.84 m |
| Decathlon details | Roman Šebrle Czech Republic | 8893 pts (OR) | Bryan Clay United States | 8820 pts | Dmitriy Karpov Kazakhstan | 8725 pts |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Yulia Nesterenko Belarus | 10.93 | Lauryn Williams United States | 10.96 | Veronica Campbell Jamaica | 10.97 |
| 200 metres details | Veronica Campbell Jamaica | 22.05 | Allyson Felix United States | 22.18 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Bahamas | 22.30 |
| 400 metres details | Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas | 49.41 | Ana Guevara Mexico | 49.56 | Natalya Antyukh Russia | 49.89 |
| 800 metres details | Kelly Holmes Great Britain | 1:56.38 | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 1:56.43 | Jolanda Čeplak Slovenia | 1:56.43 |
| 1500 metres details | Kelly Holmes Great Britain | 3:57.90 | Tatyana Tomashova Russia | 3:58.12 | Maria Cioncan Romania | 3:58.39 |
| 5000 metres details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 14:45.65 | Isabella Ochichi Kenya | 14:48.19 | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 14:51.83 |
| 10,000 metres details | Xing Huina China | 30:24.36 | Ejegayehu Dibaba Ethiopia | 30:24.98 | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 30:26.42 |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Joanna Hayes United States | 12.37 (OR) | Olena Krasovska Ukraine | 12.45 | Melissa Morrison United States | 12.56 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Fani Chalkia Greece | 52.82 | Ionela Târlea-Manolache Romania | 53.38 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova Ukraine | 53.44 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Jamaica Tayna Lawrence Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald* | 41.73 | Russia Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Irina Khabarova Larisa Kruglova | 42.27 | France Véronique Mang Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Christine Arron | 42.54 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | United States DeeDee Trotter Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Monique Hennagan Moushaumi Robinson* | 3:19.01 | Russia Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina Natalya Antyukh Tatyana Firova* Natalya Ivanova* | 3:20.16 | Jamaica Novlene Williams Michelle Burgher Nadia Davy Sandie Richards Ronetta Smith* | 3:22.00 |
| Marathon details | Mizuki Noguchi Japan | 2:26:20 | Catherine Ndereba Kenya | 2:26:32 | Deena Kastor United States | 2:27:20 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Athanasia Tsoumeleka Greece | 1:29:12 | Olimpiada Ivanova Russia | 1:29:16 | Jane Saville Australia | 1:29:25 |
| High jump details | Yelena Slesarenko Russia | 2.06 m (OR) | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 2.02 m | Viktoriya Styopina Ukraine | 2.02 m |
| Pole vault details | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.91 m (WR) | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.75 m | Anna Rogowska Poland | 4.70 m |
| Long jump details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 7.07 m | Irina Simagina Russia | 7.05 m | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 7.05 m |
| Triple jump details | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 15.30 m | Hrysopiyi Devetzi Greece | 15.25 m | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 15.14 m |
| Shot put details | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 19.59 m | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.55 m | None Awarded | |
| Shot put details | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 21.06 m | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.55 m | None Awarded | |
| Discus throw details | Natalya Sadova Russia | 67.02 m | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 66.68 m | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic | 66.08 m |
| Discus throw details | Natalya Sadova Russia | 67.02 m | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 66.68 m | Iryna Yatchenko Belarus | 66.17 m |
| Hammer throw details | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 75.02 m (OR) | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 73.36 m | Yunaika Crawford Cuba | 73.16 m |
| Javelin throw details | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba | 71.53 m (OR) | Steffi Nerius Germany | 65.82 m | Mirela Manjani Greece | 64.29 m |
| Heptathlon details | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6952 pts | Austra Skujytė Lithuania | 6435 pts | Kelly Sotherton Great Britain | 6424 pts |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

## Participating nations

A total of 197 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
* Afghanistan (2 athletes)
* Albania (2)
* Algeria (21)
* American Samoa (2)
* Andorra (2)
* Angola (2)
* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Argentina (9)
* Armenia (2)
* Aruba (1)
* Australia (45)
* Austria (6)
* Azerbaijan (5)
* Bahamas (18)
* Bahrain (6)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Barbados (3)
* Belarus (43)
* Belgium (18)
* Belize (2)
* Benin (2)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bolivia (2)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
* Botswana (9)
* Brazil (37)
* British Virgin Islands (1)
* Brunei (1)
* Bulgaria (20)
* Burkina Faso (3)
* Burundi (6)
* Cambodia (2)
* Cameroon (8)
* Canada (23)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Central African Republic (2)
* Chad (2)
* Chile (3)
* China (52)
* Chinese Taipei (2)
* Colombia (13)
* Comoros (2)
* Republic of the Congo (2)
* Cook Islands (2)
* Ivory Coast (2)
* Croatia (12)
* Cuba (39)
* Cyprus (7)
* Czech Republic (36)
* Denmark (5)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
* Djibouti (2)
* Dominica (2)
* Dominican Republic (6)
* Ecuador (8)
* Egypt (2)
* El Salvador (2)
* Equatorial Guinea (2)
* Eritrea (4)
* Estonia (15)
* Ethiopia (25)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (30)
* France (61)
* Gabon (2)
* The Gambia (2)
* Georgia (3)
* Germany (86)
* Ghana (11)
* Great Britain (58)
* Greece (66)
* Grenada (3)
* Guam (2)
* Guatemala (6)
* Guinea (2)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (4)
* Honduras (1)
* Hong Kong (2)
* Hungary (39)
* Iceland (2)
* India (19)
* Indonesia (2)
* Iran (2)
* Iraq (2)
* Ireland (15)
* Israel (5)
* Italy (54)
* Jamaica (45)
* Japan (41)
* Jordan (2)
* Kazakhstan (22)
* Kenya (32)
* Kiribati (2)
* Kuwait (5)
* Kyrgyzstan (7)
* Laos (2)
* Latvia (17)
* Lebanon (2)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (2)
* Libya (2)
* Lithuania (59)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Macedonia (2)
* Madagascar (3)
* Malaysia (2)
* Malawi (2)
* Maldives (2)
* Mali (2)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritania (2)
* Mauritius (4)
* Mexico (27)
* Federated States of Micronesia (2)
* Moldova (13)
* Monaco (1)
* Mongolia (2)
* Morocco (27)
* Mozambique (2)
* Namibia (3)
* Nepal (2)
* Netherlands (25)
* Netherlands Antilles (2)
* Nicaragua (3)
* Niger (2)
* Nigeria (26)
* New Zealand (15)
* North Korea (4)
* Norway (10)
* Oman (1)
* Pakistan (2)
* Palau (2)
* Palestine (2)
* Panama (2)
* Papua New Guinea (2)
* Paraguay (2)
* Peru (2)
* Philippines (2)
* Poland (55)
* Portugal (32)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Qatar (14)
* Romania (28)
* Russia (130)
* Rwanda (3)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
* Samoa (2)
* San Marino (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (2)
* Saudi Arabia (12)
* Senegal (10)
* Serbia and Montenegro (7)
* Seychelles (2)
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* Singapore (2)
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* Solomon Islands (2)
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* South Africa (38)
* South Korea (18)
* Spain (71)
* Sri Lanka (5)
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* Suriname (2)
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* Sweden (15)
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* Syria (2)
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* Uganda (4)
* Ukraine (54)
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* United States (140)
* Uruguay (3)
* Uzbekistan (11)
* Vanuatu (2)
* Venezuela (5)
* Vietnam (2)
* Virgin Islands (2)
* Yemen (1)
* Zambia (2)
* Zimbabwe (6)