IOC code USA 36 39 | Competitors 613 in 19 sports | |
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NOC United States Olympic Committee Flag bearer Dawn Staley (opening)
Mia Hamm (closing) Medals
Ranked 1st Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
36
39
26
101 | ||
The United States, represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics outside the home country. The team won 101 total medals (ranked first), including 36 gold medals (ranked first).
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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.
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.
Adam Nelson originally claimed a silver medal in men's shot put. On December 5, 2012, the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF stripped off Ukrainian shot putter Yuriy Bilonoh'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. Sprinter Crystal Cox, who ran in the preliminary round of the women's 4 × 400 m relay, admitted to using anabolic steroids during her three-year sporting career. On July 24, 2012, IOC decided to strip Cox's gold medal, and asked the IAAF to make its decision about the U.S. squad. On May 31, 2013, IOC and IAAF announced that the squad were allowed to retain their medals and thereby, the case had been dismissed.
Badminton
The United States had been represented in one out of five events.
Men's tournament
The so-called "Dream Team" overcame a poor showing against Puerto Rico to win 3 out of their five preliminary games, the last of which was a blowout win against Angola. They failed to defend their gold medal from the 2000 games in Sydney, however, losing to Argentina in the semifinals. Argentina became the first team to prevent the U.S. team with NBA players to win the gold in men's basketball.
The following is the United States roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Women's tournament
The following is the United States roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Boxing
The United States sent nine boxers to Athens. They claimed two medals, a gold and a bronze. Only two boxers lost their first bouts. Four made the quarterfinals, with two falling there, one falling in the semifinal, and the fourth taking the gold by going undefeated. The combined record of the nine Americans was 12-8. The U.S. was fifth in the boxing medal count.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Road
* Hamilton was stripped of his gold medal in men's time trial on August 10, 2012 due to his involvement in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. This upgraded Julich's original bronze medal finish.
Track
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.
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.
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
Women's tournament
The following is the American squad in the women's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: April Heinrichs
Artistic
Judo
Twelve U.S. judoka (seven males and five females) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
Four U.S. athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Rowing
The U.S. rowers qualified the following boats:
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.
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
Twenty-one U.S. shooters (twelve men and nine women) qualified to compete in the following events:
Softball
Group Stage All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Final Group Standings The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
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).
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. Ilija Lupulesku and Jasna Fazlić previously competed for Yugoslavia since the sport made its debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Taekwondo
Two U.S. taekwondo jin qualified to compete.
Tennis
The United States Tennis Association nominated six male and six female tennis players to compete in the tennis tournament.
Triathlon
Six U.S. triathletes qualified for the following events.
Men's tournament
The following is the American roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Doug Beal
Women's tournament
The following is the American roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Toshi Yoshida
Water polo
The U.S. men's and women's water polo teams qualified by winning the water polo event at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Men's tournament
The following is the American roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Ratko Rudić
Women's tournament
The following is the American roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Guy Baker
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.
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