Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors 482 in 30 sports
Flag bearer Colin Beashel (opening)
Petria Thomas (closing)
Medals
Rank: 4		 Gold
17		 Silver
16		 Bronze
16		 Total
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Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, as the second largest olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896. Australia is represented by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).

Australia entered the Athens Games having won a total of 58 medals, including 16 gold, as the host of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving and rowing.

A list of the members of the Australian Olympic team follows. Names in bold are medal winners.


Contents

[edit] Medals

Medal Competitor Event
Gold Sara Carrigan Cycling, women's individual road race
Gold Anna Meares Cycling, women's 500 m time trial
Gold Ryan Bayley Cycling, men's Keirin
Gold Graeme Brown, Stuart Peter O'Grady Cycling, men's Madison
Gold Ryan Bayley Cycling, men's sprint
Gold Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Brad McGee, Luke Roberts, Peter Dawson, Stephen Woodridge Cycling, men's team pursuit
Gold Chantelle Newbery Diving, women's 10 m platform
Gold Michael Brennan, Travis Brooks, Dean Butler, Liam De Young, Jamie Dwyer, Nathan Eglington, Troy Elder, Bevan George, Robert Hammond, Mark Hickman, Mark Knowles, Brent Livermore, Michael McCann, Stephen Mowlam, Grant Schubert, Matthew Wells Field Hockey, men's team competition
Gold Drew Ginn, James Tomkins Rowing, men's coxless pair
Gold Suzanne Balogh Shooting, women's trap
Gold Petria Thomas Swimming, women's 100 m butterfly
Gold Jodie Henry Swimming, women's 100 m freestyle
Gold Grant Hackett Swimming, men's 1,500 m freestyle
Gold Ian Thorpe Swimming, men's 200 m freestyle
Gold Ian Thorpe Swimming, men's 400 m freestyle
Gold Alice Mills, Lisbeth Lenton, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry, Sarah Ryan Swimming, women's 4 x 100 m freestyle relay
Gold Brooke Hanson, Jess Schipper, Alice Mills, Giaan Rooney, Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas, Jodie Henry Swimming, women's 4 x 100 m medley relay
Silver John Steffensen, Mark Ormrod, Patrick Dwyer, Clinton Hill, Andrew Hill Athletics, men's 4 x 400 m relay
Silver Jeff Williams, Glenn Williams, Ben Wigmore, Rodney Van Buizen, Andrew Utting, Richard Thompson, Bret Tamburrino, Phil Stockman, John Stephens, Ryan Rowland Smith, Brett Roneberg, Chris Oxspring, Wayne Ough, Trent Oeltjen, David Nilsson, Graeme Lloyd, Craig Lewis, Brendan Kingman, Nick Kimpton, Paul Gonzalez, Gavin Fingleson, Adrian Burnside, Thomas Brice, Craig Anderson Baseball, men's team competition
Silver Lauren Jackson, Rachael Sporn, Belinda Snell, Laura Summerton, Kristi Harrower, Trish Fallon, Suzy Batkovic, Penny Taylor, Sandra Brondello, Allison Tranquilli, Alicia Poto Basketball, women's team competition
Silver Nathan Baggaley Canoeing, men's K1 500 m
Silver Clint Robinson, Nathan Baggaley Canoeing, men's K2 500 m
Silver Katie Mactier Cycling, women's individual pursuit
Silver Brad McGee Cycling, men's individual pursuit
Silver Mathew Helm Diving, men's 10 m platform
Silver Glen Loftus, Anthony Edwards, Ben Cureton, Simon Burgess Rowing, men's lightweight coxless four
Silver Kerry Wyborn, Brooke Wilkins, Natalie Ward, Natalie Titcume, Melanie Roche, Stacey Porter, Tracey Mosley, Simmone Morrow, Natalie Hodgskin, Tanya Harding, Peta Edebone, Amanda Doman, Fiona Crawford, Marissa Carpadios, Sandra Allen Softball, women's team competition
Silver Brooke Hanson Swimming, women's 100 m breaststroke
Silver Leisel Jones Swimming, women's 200 m breaststroke
Silver Petria Thomas Swimming, women's 200 m butterfly
Silver Grant Hackett Swimming, men's 400 m freestyle
Silver Grant Hackett, Michael Klim, Nicholas Sprenger, Ian Thorpe, Todd Pearson, Antony Matkovich, Craig Stevens Swimming, men's 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
Silver Loretta Harrop Triathlon, women's competition
Bronze Tim Cuddihy Archery, men's individual
Bronze Jane Saville Athletics, women's 20 km walk
Bronze Nathan Deakes Athletics, men's 20 km walk
Bronze Shane Kelly Cycling, men's Keirin
Bronze Anna Meares Cycling, women's sprint
Bronze Loudy Tourky Diving, women's 10 m platform
Bronze Mathew Helm, Robert Newbery Diving, men's synchronized 10 m platform
Bronze Robert Newbery, Steven Barnett Diving, men's synchronized 3 m springboard
Bronze Irina Lashko, Chantelle Newbery Diving, women's synchronized 3 m springboard
Bronze Stefan Szczurowski, Stuart Reside, Stuart Welch, James Stewart, Geoff Stewart, Boden Joseph Hanson, Mike McKay, Steve Stewart, Michael Toon Rowing, men's eight with coxswain
Bronze Dana Faletic, Rebecca Sattin, Amber Bradley, Kerry Hore Rowing, women's fours without coxswain
Bronze Adam Vella Shooting, men's trap
Bronze Leisel Jones Swimming, women's 100 m breaststroke
Bronze Ian Thorpe Swimming, men's 100 m freestyle
Bronze Lisbeth Lenton Swimming, women's 50 m freestyle
Bronze Alicia Molik Tennis, women's singles

[edit] Archery

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1 Bronze

Men's individual:

Women's individual:

Men's team:

Women's team:

[edit] Athletics

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1 Silver, 2 Bronze

Other: Christie Dawes; Katerina Dressler; Kurt Fearnley; David Geddes; Rosemary Hayward; Rebecca Irwin; Kristopher McCarthy; Andrew McManus; Renee Robson; Louise Sauvage; Annabelle Smith; Deborah Sosimenko; Eliza Stankovic.

[edit] Badminton

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All of Australia's badminton players and pairs were defeated in their respective first round.

Men's singles:

Women's singles:

Men's doubles:

Women's doubles:

Mixed doubles:

  • Travis Denney and Kate Wilson-Smith - defeated in round of 32

[edit] Baseball

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Silver medal

Advanced into Final match after defeating a Japanese team made up of professional players in Semifinal (1-0). Lost to Cuba in Final 2-6.

[edit] Basketball

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[edit] Men's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Lithuania (85-100)
  • Lost to Puerto Rico (82-87)
  • Lost to United States (79-89)
  • Defeated Angola (83-59)
  • Lost to Greece (54-76)
  • Classification Match
  • 9th/10th place: Defeated New Zealand (98-80) → Ninth place
  • Team Roster


[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Nigeria (85-73)
  • Defeated Russia (75-56)
  • Defeated Japan (97-78)
  • Defeated Greece (77-04)
  • Defeated Brazil (84-66)
  • Quarterfinals
  • Defeated New Zealand (94-55)
  • Semifinals
  • Defeated Brazil (88-75)
  • Final
  • Lost to United States (63-74) → Silver Medal
  • Team Roster
  • Head Coach: Jan Stirling

[edit] Beach volleyball

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[edit] Boxing

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  • Men's Light Fly Weight (< 48 kg)
    • Peter Wakefield - Eliminated in the Round of 16 - Points Decision 29:20
  • Men's Fly Weight (49 kg - 51 kg)
    • Bradley Hore - Eliminated in the Round of 32 - Points Decision 18:32
  • Men's Bantam Weight (52 kg - 54 kg)
    • Joel Brunker - Eliminated in the Round of 32 - Referee Stop Contest Outscored 3:23 in Round 3
  • Men's Feather Weight (55 kg - 57 kg)
    • Ryan Langham - Eliminated in the Round of 32 - Points Decision 15:40
  • Men's Light Weight (58 kg - 60 kg)
    • Anthony Little - Eliminated in the Round of 16 - Referee Stop Contest Outscored 9:29 in Round 3
  • Men's Light Welter Weight (61 kg - 64 kg)
    • Anoushirvan Nourian - Eliminated in the Round of 16 - Points Decision 25:33
  • Men's Welter Weight (65 kg - 69 kg)
  • Men's Middle Weight (70 kg - 75 kg)
    • Jamie Pittman - Eliminated in the Round of 32 - Points Decision 23:24
  • Men's Light Heavy Weight (76 kg - 81 kg)
    • No competitors
  • Men's Heavy Weight (82 kg - 91 kg)
    • Adam Forsyth - Eliminated in the Quarterfinals - Points Decision 12:27
  • Men's Super Heavy Weight (> 91 kg)
    • No competitors

[edit] Canoeing

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2 Silver

Men's K1 500m: Nathan Baggaley (Silver)

Men's K2 500m: Nathan Baggaley, Clint Robinson (Silver)

Kate Barclay; Robin Bell; Mark Bellofiore; Daniel Collins; Warwick Draper; Martin Marinov; Chantal Meek; Lachlan Milne; Louise Natoli; Lisa Oldenhof; Amanda Rankin; David Rhodes.

[edit] Cycling

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6 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze

Mountain bike: Joshua Fleming; Lisa Mathison; Sidney Taberlay.

Road:

Track:

[edit] Diving

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1 Gold, 4 Silver, 4 Bronze

Men's 3m Springboard:

Men's 10m Platform:

Women's 3m Springboard:

Women's 10m Platform:

Other Divers:

  • Lynda Dackiw

[edit] Equestrian

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Tim Amitrano; Olivia Bunn; Phillip Dutton; Mary Hanna; Andrew Hoy; Phillip Dutton; Erica MacMillan; Stuart Tinney; Rebel Morrow; Olivia Bunn.

[edit] Fencing

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Men's: Épée Individual: Seamus Robinson - defeated in round of 32

Women's Épée Individual: Evelyn Halls - defeated in round of 16

Men's Foil Individual: Frank Bartolillo - defeated in round of 32

[edit] Football

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Men's Team Roster: John Aloisi; Alex Brosque; Tim Cahill; Shane Cansdell-Sheriff; Anthony Danze; Spase Dilevski; Ahmad Elrich; Eugene Galekovic; Ryan Griffiths; Brett Holman; Brad Jones; Adrian Madaschi; Jonathan McKain; Craig Moore; Jade North; David Tarka; Carl Valeri; Luke Wilkshire.

Australia lost to Iraq in Quarter-Finals. Score: Iraq: 1 Australia: 0

Women's Team Roster: Dianne Alagich, Melissa Barbieri, Rhian Davies, Lisa De Vanna, Gillian Foster, Heather Garriock, Tal Karp, Cassandra Kell, Selin Kuralay, Kylie Ledbrook, Joanne Peters, Karla Reuter, Cheryl Salisbury, Sally Shipard, Thea Slatyer, Danielle Small, Sacha Wainwright, and Sarah Walsh.

Australia lost to Sweden in Quarter-Finals. Score: Sweden: 2 Australia: 1

Note: This section refers to Association Football

[edit] Gymnastics

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Men's artistic:

  • Philippe Rizzo - did not advance in any exercise

Women's artistic: 8th place team

  • Allana Slater - advanced in two exercises
    • Beam - 8th place
    • All-around - 10th place
  • Stephanie Moorhouse - advanced in one exercise
    • All-around - 20th place
  • Melissa Munro - did not advance in any exercise
  • Karen Nguyen - did not advance in any exercise
  • Monette Russo - did not advance in any exercise
  • Lisa Skinner - did not advance in any exercise

Women's rhythmic:

Lesley Daly; Danielle Kelly

[edit] Hockey

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1 Gold

[edit] Men's team competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Australia - New Zealand 4-1
  • Australia - Argentina 2-2
  • Australia - India 4-3
  • Australia - South Africa 3-2
  • Australia - Netherlands 1-2
  • Semi Finals
  • Australia - Spain 6-3
  • Final
  • Australia - Netherlands 2-1 (After extra time, → Gold Medal)

Team Roster

[edit] Women's team

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Australia - Germany 1-2
  • Australia - South Africa 3-0
  • Australia - South Korea 2-2
  • Australia - The Netherlands 0-1
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th-8th place: Australia - Japan 3-1
  • 5th-6th place: Australia - New Zealand 3-0 (→ Fifth place)

Team Roster

[edit] Judo

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Men

  • 60 kg: Scott Fernandis - defeated in round of 32
  • 66 kg: Heath Young - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 16
  • 73 kg: Andrew Collett - defeated in round of 32
  • 80 kg: Morgan Endicott-Davies - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 16
  • 90 kg: Daniel Kelly - defeated in round of 32; repechage quarterfinals
  • 100 kg: Martin Kelly - defeated in round of 16
  • 100+ kg: Semir Pepic - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage round of 16

Women

  • 48 kg: Sonya Chervonsky - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32
  • 57 kg: Maria Pekli - defeated in round of 32
  • 63 kg: Carly Dixon - defeated in round of 16
  • 70 kg: Catherine Arlove - defeated in semifinals; repechage semifinals
  • 78+ kg: Jessica Malone - defeated in round of 16; repechage quarterfinals

[edit] Modern pentathlon

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Men's

Women's

  • Eszter Hortobagyi - 4964pts (20th place)

[edit] Rowing

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1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze

Men

Women

  • Eight: Kyeema Doyle, Katie Foulkes (cox), Monique Heinke, Catriona Oliver, Sarah Outhwaite, Victoria Roberts, Sally Robbins, Julia Wilson, Jodi Winter.
  • Quad scull: Amber Bradley, Kerry Hore, Dana Faletic, Rebecca Sattin - 4th in final (Promoted to Bronze after a member of third-placed Ukrainian team fails drug test)
  • Double scull: Donna Martin, Jane Robinson - eliminated in heats
  • Lightweight double scull: Amber Halliday, Sally Newmarch - World Record in Heat (6:49.90), fourth place in A Final

[edit] Sailing

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Jennifer Armstrong; Colin Beashel; Nicky Bethwaite; Michael Blackburn; Sarah Blanck; Gary Boyd; Darren Bundock; Jessica Crisp; John Forbes; David Giles; Karyn Gojnich; Lars Kleppich; Kristin Kosmala; Christopher Nicholson; Anthony Nossiter; Malcolm Page; Belinda Stowell; Nathan Wilmot.

[edit] Shooting

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1 Gold, 1 Bronze

Men's

  • 10 m Air Pistol
    • David Moore - eliminated in qualifying round (27th)
    • Daniel Repacholi - eliminated in qualifying round (36th)
  • Trap

Women's

  • 10 m Air Pistol
    • Lalita Yauhleuskaya - eliminated in qualifying round (21st)
    • Linda Ryan - eliminated in qualifying round (28th)
  • 10 m Air Rifle
    • Susan McCready - eliminated in qualifying round (27th)
  • Trap
    • Suzanne Balogh - Gold medal

Other: George Barton; Michael Diamond; Kim Frazer; Stephen Haberman; Matthew Inabinet; Timothy Lowndes; Lauryn Mark; Warren Potent; Bruce Quick; Paul Rahman; Susan Trindall; Tom Turner; Bryan Wilson; Annette Woodward.

[edit] Softball

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[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round
  • 6-1 record, 2nd seed
  • Semifinals
  • Lost to United States (0:5)
  • Bronze Medal Match
  • Defeated Japan (3:0)
  • Gold Medal Game
  • Lost to United States (5:1) → Image:Med 2.png Silver Medal
  • Team Roster

[edit] Swimming

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7 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze

Men

Women

Melissa Mitchell was a member of the Australian swimming team as part of the 4x200 m freestyle relay team, however she did not compete in any event at the games.

[edit] Synchronised swimming

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Amanda Laird; Leonie Nichols. No medals were given here :(

[edit] Table tennis

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Men: Trevor Brown; William Henzell; Russell Lavale; David Zalcberg. Women: Miao Miao; Jian Fang Lay.

[edit] Tennis

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1 Bronze

Men's singles:

Men's doubles:

Women's singles:

Women's doubles:

[edit] Triathlon

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1 Silver

Men's

Women's

[edit] Volleyball

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[edit] Women's Beach Competition

[edit] Men's Indoor Team Competition

  • Prelimary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Brazil (1-3)
  • Lost to Russia (0-3)
  • Lost to Italy (0-3)
  • Lost to United States (1-3)
  • Lost to the Netherlands (0-3)
  • Quarterfinals
  • did not qualify
  • Team Roster

[edit] Water polo

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Men's: 9th place

  • Preliminary round: 1-3-1
  • Classification 7-12: Defeated Kazakhstan, 10-5
  • Classification 7-10: Lost to United States, 6-5
  • Classification 9/10: Defeated Croatia, 8-7
    • Team members: Pietro Figlioli; Trent Franklin; Toby Jenkins; Sam McGregor; Craig Miller; Tim Neesham; Aleksandr Osadchuk; Dean Semmens; James Stanton; Rafael Sterk; Nathan Thomas; Thomas Whalan; Gavin Woods.

Women's: 4th place

  • Preliminary round: 2-0-1
  • Semifinal: Lost to Greece, 6-2
  • Bronze medal game: Lost to United States, 6-5
    • Team members: Belinda Brooks; Jemma Brownlow; Naomi Castle; Nikita Cuffe; Joanne Fox; Kate Gynther; Kelly Heuchan; Emma Knox; Elise Norwood; Melissa Rippon; Rebecca Rippon; Bronwyn Smith; Jodie Stuhmcke.

[edit] Weightlifting

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Sergo Chakhoyan; Deborah Lovely.

[edit] Wrestling

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Ali Abdo

[edit] Officials

  • President: Mr. John Coates
  • Secretary General: Mr. Bob Elphinston

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