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The United States 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), ...
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, Greece. 533 competitors, 279 men and 254 women, took part in 254 events in 31 sports.


Medalists

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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.
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originally claimed a silver medal in men's shot put. On December 5, 2012, the
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stripped off Ukrainian shot putter
Yuriy Bilonoh Yuriy Bilonoh ( uk, Юрій Білоног, also romanized as Yuriy Bilonog; born March 9, 1974) is a Ukrainian shot putter. Biography Born in Bilopillia, Sumy Oblast, he began athletics at a Children and Youth Sports School A sports scho ...
'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 The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events –
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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
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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 =
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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
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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.
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and Jasna Fazlić previously competed for Yugoslavia since the sport made its debut at the
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. ;Men ;Women


Taekwondo

Two U.S. taekwondo jin qualified to compete.


Tennis

The
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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
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. ;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

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United States at the 2003 Pan American Games The United States sent a delegation to 14th Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1–17, 2003. At the 2003 Pan Ams, the USA garnered 270 medals: 117 gold, 80 silver and 73 bronze. Medals Gold *Men's Recurve Indiv ...
*
United States at the 2004 Summer Paralympics The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. A total of 235 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only sport Americans did not compete in was Football 5-a-side at the 2004 Summer Paralympic ...


References


External links


Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadU.S. Olympic Team
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