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Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Australia, the previous host of the 2000 Olympics at Sydney, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 470 athletes (268 men and 202 women) to the Games to compete in 29 sports.
Australia finished the Athens Games having won a total of 50 medals, including 17 gold, the most gold medals to date although this was equalled in Tokyo 2020 and surpassed its total in Paris 2024 with 18 gold medals. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving, and rowing.
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Medalists
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Archery
- Men
- Women
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Athletics
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Women
- Track & road events
- Field events
- Combined events – Heptathlon
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Badminton
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Australia sent a team of eight badminton players to Athens. None of them surpassed the first round of elimination.
- Men
- Women
- Mixed
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Baseball
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Australia advanced into the final game after defeating a Japanese team made up of professional players in Semifinal 1–0. Lost to Cuba in Final 2–6.
- Team Roster
Manager: 24 - Jon Deeble.
Coaches: 2 - Tony Harris, 33 - Paul Elliott, 34 - Philip Dale.
- Preliminary Round
15 August
August 16
August 17
August 18
August 20
August 21
August 22
- Semifinals
24 August
- Gold Medal Final
25 August
Won Silver Medal
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Basketball
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Australia has qualified both men's and women's teams.
- Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
- Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]
- Group play
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
15 August 2004 22:15 |
Greece ![]() |
76–54 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 12–15, 24–18, 17–3 | ||
Pts: Papadopoulos 21 Rebs: Papadopoulos 9 Asts: Papaloukas 4 |
Pts: Heal, Maher 12 each Rebs: Nielsen 6 Asts: Andersen, Heal 1 each |
17 August 2004 11:15 |
Australia ![]() |
83–59 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–16, 27–15, 11–15 | ||
Pts: Heal 18 Rebs: Bogut 11 Asts: Smith 3 |
Pts: Monteiro 18 Rebs: Gomes 9 Asts: 4 players, 1 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 2,400 Referees: Renato Santos (BRA), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS) |
19 August 2004 14:30 |
United States ![]() |
89–79 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 26–20, 18–16, 24–12 | ||
Pts: Duncan 18 Rebs: Duncan 11 Asts: James, Marbury 5 each |
Pts: Heal 17 Rebs: Andersen, Bogut 8 Asts: Heal 7 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 12,000 Referees: José Ronfini (MEX), Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA) |
21 August 2004 9:00 |
Australia ![]() |
82–87 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 28–28, 17–24, 14–22 | ||
Pts: Nielsen 20 Rebs: Bogut 11 Asts: Heal 6 |
Pts: Santiago 20 Rebs: Ortiz 6 Asts: Arroyo 7 |
23 August 2004 11:15 |
Lithuania ![]() |
100–85 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 32–9, 23–38, 25–19 | ||
Pts: Javtokas 23 Rebs: Javtokas 9 Asts: Jasikevičius 4 |
Pts: Bogut, Saville 21 each Rebs: Bogut 9 Asts: Heal 3 |
- Classification round (9th–10th place)
24 August 2004 16:45 |
9th place |
New Zealand ![]() |
80–98 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 19–20, 18–26, 28–24 | ||
Pts: Jones 26 Rebs: Marks 6 Asts: Dickel 3 |
Pts: Heal 30 Rebs: Bogut 10 Asts: 3 players, 3 each |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 4,250 Referees: Zoran Šutulović (SCG), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS) |
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]
- Group play
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004 9:00 |
Australia ![]() |
85–73 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 16–12, 23–29 | ||
Pts: Batkovic, Taylor 11 Rebs: Batkovic 7 Asts: Fallon, Harrower 4 |
Pts: Udoka 26 Rebs: Amachree, Sadiq 8 Asts: Umoh 2 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 302 Referees: Philippe Leemann (France) Valdu Suurkask (Estonia) |
16 August 2004 22:15 |
Russia ![]() |
56–75 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–15, 15–16, 8–23 | ||
Pts: Korstin 12 Rebs: Korstin 9 Asts: Osipova, Rakhmatulina 3 |
Pts: Taylor 26 Rebs: Jackson, Taylor 10 Asts: Harrower 4 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 2,430 Referees: Reynaldo Mercedes Sanchez (Dom. Republic) Nancy Ethier (Canada) |
18 August 2004 11:15 |
Japan ![]() |
78–97 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–30, 10–26, 33–15 | ||
Pts: Oga 21 Rebs: Yano 4 Asts: Kawabata, Tachikawa 2 |
Pts: Jackson 31 Rebs: Jackson 9 Asts: Tranquilli 5 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 500 Referees: Alejandro Chiti (Argentina) Song Yanping (China) |
20 August 2004 20:00 |
Australia ![]() |
77–40 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 21–8, 20–9, 18–10 | ||
Pts: Jackson 20 Rebs: Jackson 12 Asts: Batkovic 2 |
Pts: Maltsi 9 Rebs: Maltsi 10 Asts: Saregkou 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) |
22 August 2004 14:30 |
Brazil ![]() |
66–84 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22 | ||
Pts: Luz 16 Rebs: Oliveira 11 Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3 |
Pts: Jackson 24 Rebs: Snell 8 Asts: Fallon, Snell 3 |
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens Attendance: 3,450 Referees: Corbin Sean (United States) Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy) |
- Quarterfinal
25 August 2004 22:15 |
Australia ![]() |
94–55 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 19–18, 26–13, 23–11 | ||
Pts: Jackson 28 Rebs: Snell 10 Asts: Taylor 4 |
Pts: G. Farmer 15 Rebs: Loffhagen 11 Asts: Four players 2 |
- Semifinal
27 August 2004 16:45 |
Brazil ![]() |
75–88 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25 | ||
Pts: Castro Marques 25 Rebs: Oliveira 8 Asts: Luz 2 |
Pts: Jackson 26 Rebs: Jackson 13 Asts: Harrower 4 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico) Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania) |
- Gold Medal Final
28 August 2004 16:15 |
United States ![]() |
74–63 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–12, 23–24, 22–13 | ||
Pts: Thompson 18 Rebs: Leslie 8 Asts: Thompson 3 |
Pts: Taylor 16 Rebs: Jackson 14 Asts: Fallon, Jackson 2 |
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens Attendance: 10,120 Referees: Chantal Julien (France) José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico) |
Won Silver Medal
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Boxing
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Australia has qualified nine boxers for the Olympics based on their performances from the Oceanian Qualification Tournament.
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Canoeing
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Slalom
Sprint
- Men
- Women
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
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Cycling
Road
- Men
- Women
Track
- Sprint
- Pursuit
- Time trial
- Keirin
- Omnium
Mountain biking
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Diving
- Men
- Women
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Equestrian
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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.
Show jumping
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Fencing
- Men
- Women
Field hockey
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Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]
Head coach: Barry Dancer
- Group play
Source: FIH
- Semifinals
- Gold Medal Final
Won Gold Medal
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]
Head coach: David Bell
- Group play
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
- Fifth-Eighth Place Semifinal
- Fifth Place Final
Football
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach: Frank Farina
* Over-aged player.
- Group play
- Quarterfinal
Women's tournament
- Roster
Head coach: Adrian Santrac
Australia named a squad of 18 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.[7]
- Group play
- Quarterfinal
Gymnastics
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Artistic
Australia qualified a women's team and an individual man.
- Men
- Women
- Team
* Monette Russo supposedly qualified for the all-around final, but later withdrew because of injury.[citation needed]
- Individual finals
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Judo
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Australia has qualified a total of twelve judoka (seven men and five women) for the Games.[8]
- Men
- Women
Modern pentathlon
Based on the results from the 2003 Asian/Oceanian Championships, 1996 Olympic champion Alexander Parygin and Eszter Hortobagyi have qualified for modern pentathlon events in Athens. Parygin also previously competed for Kazakhstan.[9]
Rowing
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- 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
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- 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
- Men
- Women
Softball
- Team Roster
- Preliminary Round
- 14 August
- 15 August
- 16 August
- 17 August
- 18 August
- 19 August
- 20 August
- Semifinal, 22 August
- Bronze Medal Game, 22 August
Won Silver Medal
Swimming
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Australian 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):
- Men
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
- Women
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
- Men
- Women
Taekwondo
Australia has qualified four taekwondo practitioners in their respective divisions.
Tennis
- Men
- Women
Triathlon
Volleyball
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Beach
Indoor
Men's tournament
Australian men's team qualified after finishing second at the FIVB World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.[10]
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[11]
Head coach: Jon Uriarte
- Group play
Source: FIVB
15 August 2004 16:00 |
Brazil ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 1,853 Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL) |
(23–25, 25–19, 25–12, 25–21) result |
17 August 2004 14:00 |
Australia ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,815 Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY) |
(17–25, 24–26, 23–25) result |
19 August 2004 09:00 |
Italy ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,950 Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Juan Pereyra (ARG) |
(25–20, 25–18, 25–21) result |
21 August 2004 09:00 |
Australia ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,580 Referees: Fotios Lekkas (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL) |
(19–25, 25–23, 13–25, 19–25) result |
23 August 2004 14:00 |
Netherlands ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,120 Referees: Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY), Juan Pereyra (ARG) |
(25–22, 25–17, 25–16) result |
Water polo
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[12]
Head coach: Erkin Shagaev
- Group play
15 August 2004 09:30 |
Egypt ![]() |
3–14 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Valcarce (ARG) | |
Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-5, 1-4, 1-2 | |||||
3 players with 1 | Goals | Miller 3 |
17 August 2004 09:30 |
Australia ![]() |
4–8 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA) | |
Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2 | |||||
Whalan 2 | Goals | Postiglione 3 |
19 August 2004 16:30 |
Spain ![]() |
8–4 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Tomic (CRO) | |
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1 | |||||
3 players with 2 | Goals | 4 players with 1 |
21 August 2004 17:45 |
Greece ![]() |
10–9 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN) | |
Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3 | |||||
Chatzitheodorou 3 | Goals | 3 players with 2 |
23 August 2004 09:30 |
Germany ![]() |
6–6 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kratochvil (SVK), Brguljan (SCG) | |
Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 1-0, 2-2 | |||||
Politze, Nossek 2 | Goals | Woods 3 |
- 7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal
25 August 2004 09:30 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
5–10 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Patelli (BRA) | |
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-4, 1-3, 1-1 | |||||
Elke 2 | Goals | Figlioli, Thomas 2 |
- 7th-10th Classification Semifinal
27 August 2004 10:45 |
United States ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Legare (CAN) | |
Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-1, 2-2, 1-2 | |||||
Azevedo 3 | Goals | Figlioli 3 |
- 9th-10th Classification Final
29 August 2004 09:30 |
Australia ![]() |
8–7 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY) | |
Score by quarters: 2-0, 3-4, 1-1, 2-2 | |||||
Whalan 5 | Goals | Franković 3 |
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]
Head coach: István Gorgenyi
- Group play
16 August 2004 10:45 |
Report[14] | Australia ![]() |
6–5 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Peter Bookelman (NED) Sergio Borrell (ESP) |
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 1–1, 1–1 | |||||
Gynther 2 Heuchan 2 Norwood 1 Rippon 1 |
Goals | Allucci 1 di Mario 1 Miceli 1 Musumeci 1 Zanchi 1 |
18 August 2004 09:30 |
Report[15] | Australia ![]() |
9–4 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO) Hector Valcarce (ARG) |
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 2–0, 2–1 | |||||
Heuchan 3 Norwood 3 Castle 1 Gynther 1 Rippon 1 |
Goals | Ignatyeva 1 Jakayeva 1 Tolkunova 1 Zubkova 1 |
20 August 2004 18:00 |
Report[16] | Australia ![]() |
7–7 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Aaron Chaney (USA) Gábor Kiszelly (HUN) |
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–5, 2–0, 1–0 | |||||
Castle 3 Gynther 3 Heuchan 1 |
Goals | Asilian 2 Lara 2 Karagianni 1 Moraiti 1 Moraitidou 1 |
- Semifinal
24 August 2004 18:15 |
Report[17] | Australia ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Pneter Bookelman (NED) Torsten Bock (GER) |
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–1, 1–1, 0–0 | |||||
Fox 1 Stuhmcke 1 |
Goals | Roumpesi 2 Karagianni 1 Kozompoli 1 Moraitidou 1 Oikonomopoulou 1 |
- Bronze Medal Match
26 August 2004 17:00 |
Report[18] | Australia ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Peter Bookelman (NED) Torsten Bock (GER) |
Score by quarters: 0–0, 0–4, 3–1, 2–1 | |||||
Brooks 2 Fox 1 Gynther 1 Norwood 1 |
Goals | Estes 3 Beauregard 1 Golda 1 Stachowski 1 |
Weightlifting
Wrestling
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- VT - Victory by Fall.
- PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
- PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
- Men's freestyle
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