in Athens, Greece. A total of 235 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only sport Americans did not compete in was soccer 5-a-side. The United States finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count, behind
China
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The following American athletes won medals at the games.
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Competitors
Archery
Men
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, L 150-150
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, 667 WR
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, L 108-108
, W 108-96
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, L 133-150
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Kevin Stone
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Stone’s most notable inventions have led to:
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, L 152-162
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Kevin Stone
Kevin Robert Stone, M.D. (born June 4, 1955) is a physician, orthopedic surgeon, clinician, researcher, and company founder of The Stone Clinic and the Stone Research Foundation in San Francisco.
Stone’s most notable inventions have led to:
...
Josh Blue
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Daniel Gallant
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Allison Aldrich
Allison Elizabeth Aldrich (born January 19, 1988) is an American Paralympic volleyballist.
Early life
Aldrich was born in Schuyler, Nebraska. In 1995, when she was only 7 years old she was diagnosed with sarcoma a cell cancer. Aldrich was featur ...
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Bonnie Brawner
Bonnie Brawner is an American Paralympic volleyball player, and teacher.
Career
She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics which were held in Athens, Greece
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Hope Lewellen
Hope Lewellen (born April 20, 1967) is an American Paralympic volleyballist.
Biography
Lewellen was born in Palos Park, Illinois. In 1996 she won her first medal which was silver for her participation in wheelchair tennis at Paralympic Games, Atl ...
Jason Nelms
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Josh Turek
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Results
Women's team
The women's team won the gold medal in wheelchair basketball.
Janna Crawford
Janna Lynette Mizens née Ellsworth (born November 18, 1974) is an American Paralympic wheelchair basketball player. She has won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Career
Crawford attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ...
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Carlee Hoffman
Carlee Hoffman (born July 10, 1986) is an American wheelchair basketball player from Cutlerville, Michigan. She plays the power forward position and was a gold medalist for the United States in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens and in the 200 ...
Stephanie Walker
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Results
Wheelchair fencing
Men
Women
Wheelchair tennis
Men
Women
Quads
See also
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United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The United States 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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2004
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Paralympics
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