IOC code AUS Competitors 470 in 35 sports | Website www.olympics.com.au | |
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NOC Australian Olympic Committee Flag bearer Colin Beashel (opening)
Petria Thomas (closing) Medals
Ranked 4th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
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16
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Australia 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.
Contents
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Mens tournament
- Womens tournament
- Boxing
- Sprint
- Road
- Track
- Diving
- Eventing
- Fencing
- Field hockey
- Artistic
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Softball
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Wrestling
- References
Australia entered the Athens Games having won a total of 58 medals, including 17 gold, the most to date. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving, and rowing.
Archery
Athletics
Australian 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).
Badminton
Australia has sent a team of eight badminton players to Athens. None of them surpassed the first round of elimination.
Baseball
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.
Manager: 24 - Jon Deeble.
Coaches: 2 - Tony Harris, 33 - Paul Elliott, 34 - Philip Dale.
August 15
August 16
August 17
August 18
August 20
August 21
August 22
August 24
August 25
Basketball
Australia has qualified both men's and women's teams.
Men's tournament
The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Women's tournament
The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
Australia has qualified nine boxers for the Olympics based on their performances from the Oceanian Qualification Tournament.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Road
Track
Diving
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.
Fencing
Field hockey
Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.
Men's tournament
The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Barry Dancer
Advanced to semifinals
Women's tournament
The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: David Bell
Advanced to semifinals
Men's tournament
The following is the Australian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Frank Farina
* Over-aged player.
Women's tournament
The following is the Australian squad in the women's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Adrian Santrac
Artistic
Australia qualified a women's team and an individual man.
* Monette Russo supposedly qualified for the all-around final, but later withdrew because of injury.
Judo
Australia has qualified a total of twelve judoka (seven men and five women) for the Games.
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.
Rowing
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
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
Softball
Swimming
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):
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Australia has qualified four taekwondo practitioners in their respective divisions.
Tennis
Men's tournament
Australian men's team qualified after finishing second at the FIVB World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.
The following is the Australian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Jon Uriarte
Men's tournament
The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Erkin Shagaev
Women's tournament
The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: István Gorgenyi
Wrestling
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