United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics

United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The United States of America (USA) competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 533 competitors, 279 men and 254 women, took part in 254 events in 31 sports.
Medalists
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* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final
Archery
Three U.S. archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams.
Men
Women
Athletics (track and field)
U.S. athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard). The team was selected based on the results of the 2004 United States Olympic Trials.
Adam Nelson originally claimed a silver medal in men's shot put. On December 5, 2012, the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF stripped off Ukrainian shot putter Yuriy Bilonoh's gold medal after drug re-testings of his samples were discovered positive. Following the announcement of Bilonoh's disqualification, Nelson's medal was upgraded to gold.
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
Badminton
The United States had been represented in one out of five events.
Basketball
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal final
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal final
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Sprint
Pursuit
Keirin
Omnium
Mountain biking
Diving
U.S. divers qualified for eight individual diving spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Three US synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup and the rest of the divers qualified for the Olympics through the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials for diving.
Men
Women
Equestrian
Because only three horse and rider pairs from each nation could advance beyond certain rounds in the individual events, five American pairs did not advance despite being placed sufficiently high. They received rankings below all pairs that did advance.
Dressage
Eventing
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Jumping
Fencing
Men
Women
Football (soccer)
Summary
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Gold medal final
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team
Individual finals
Women
Team
Individual finals
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Judo
Twelve American judoka (seven male and five female) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Four U.S. athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Rowing
The U.S. rowers qualified the following boats:
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
U.S. sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Men
Women
Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Twenty-one U.S. shooters (twelve men and nine women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Men
Women
Softball
Summary
Squad
Results
Group Stage All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Final Group Standings
The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
Semifinals
Grand final
Swimming
U.S. swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time): Swimmers qualified at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials (for pool events).
Men
Women
Synchronized swimming
Nine U.S. synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.
Table tennis
Seven U.S. table tennis players qualified for the following events. Ilija Lupulesku and Jasna Fazlić previously competed for Yugoslavia since the sport made its debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Men
Women
Taekwondo
Two U.S. taekwondo jin qualified to compete.
Tennis
The United States Tennis Association nominated six male and six female tennis players to compete in the tennis tournament.
Men
Women
Triathlon
Six U.S. triathletes qualified for the following events.
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Water polo
The U.S. men's and women's water polo teams qualified by winning the water polo event at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Summary
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
7th to 10th place classification
7th place match
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Semifinal
Bronze medal final
Weightlifting
Five U.S. weightlifters qualified for the following events:
Wrestling
The U.S. wrestlers qualified to compete in all events except the men's Greco-Roman 74 kg class.
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
See also
United States at the 2003 Pan American Games
United States at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
U.S. Olympic Team
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
Summer Olympics