Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...
competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens
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,
Greece
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, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth appearance at the Olympics, having attended every edition of the Olympiad since 1980 except the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
in Los Angeles, because of the
Soviet boycott.
Five Laotian athletes were selected to the team by wild card entries in archery, athletics, and swimming, without having qualified. Sprinter
Chamleunesouk Ao Oudomphonh was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
Laos has yet to win its first Olympic medal.
Archery
One Laotian archer qualified for the men's individual archery through a tripartite invitation.
Athletics
Laotian 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).
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
See also
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Laos at the 2002 Asian Games
Laos participated in the 2002 Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea, from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Athletes from Laos won overall two medals, all bronze, and clinched 34th spot in the medal table.
References
{{Nations at the 2002 Asia ...
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
2004 in Laotian sport
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