The 2004

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(''Spanish: XI Campeonato Iberoamericano de Atletismo'') was the eleventh edition of the international

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competition between

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n nations which was held at the Estadio Iberoamericano in

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on 6–8 August 2004. A record high of 27 nations took part while the number of participating athletes (430) was the second highest in the competition's history after the 1992 edition. The programme featured 44

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events, 22 each for men and women, and 16 championship records were broken or equalled at the three-day competition. The host stadium was built specifically for the championships and it was the first major event to be held there. An opening ceremony was held outside the stadium at

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(the monastery where

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stayed and successfully proposed his voyage to the

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, which led to the

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). High participation was attributed to the competition's proximity to the

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, which was held in

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two weeks later. The legacy of the championships is found in the

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, an annual

meeting which is held at the same stadium. The host nation, Spain, topped the medal table with 16

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s and 38 medals overall. Cuba (typically strong at the meeting) came second with fourteen gold medals and 22 medals overall. Brazil came third, producing six event winners, but had the second highest medal haul with a total of 23 medallists. Spain sent the largest delegation, entering 90 athletes, while Brazil (63), Portugal (51) and Cuba (33) were the next most numerous teams. A number of medallists went on to have Olympic success.

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, winner in the men's

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, took an Olympic bronze medal. Cuba's female throwers performed well in Athens:

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and Osleidys Menéndez were crowned Olympic champions, while

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and Yunaika Crawford both reached the podium in the

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, a 1996 Olympic champion, won the women's

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in Huelva, but retired in the Olympic final due to injuries.2004 Olympics - 10,000 Metres - W Final
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Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participation

Twenty-seven nations of the

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sent delegations to the 2004 championships, marking a new record. This represented all the organisation's members but for

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. A total of 430 athletes (443 including out of competition contestants) took part in the competition – the second highest number that it had attracted at that point, after the 1992 edition.El Atletismo Ibero-Americano - San Fernando 2010
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References

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(archived). RFEA. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
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