2004 Summer Olympics medal table

The 2004 Summer Olympics medal table is a list of National Olympic Committees ranked by the number of medals won during the 2004 Summer Olympics, held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. A total of 10,625 athletes from 201 countries participated in these games, competing in 301 events in 28 sports. Kiribati and Timor Leste competed for the first time in these Olympic Games.^[1]

Athletes from 74 countries won at least one medal, leaving 127 countries without a medal. The United States won the most gold medals (35), the most silver medals (39) and the most medals overall (101). China finished third in total medals, the country's best performance until the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Russia finished second in total medals and won the most bronze medals (38). Host nation Greece finished the games with sixteen medals overall (six gold, six silver, and four bronze^[1] in its best performance since 1896.

United Arab Emirates, Paraguay and Eritrea won their first ever Olympic medals. Israel, Chile, Dominican Republic and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) won their first Olympic gold medals.^[1][2]

Medal table

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables.^[1] By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

In boxing and judo, two bronze medals were awarded in each weight class, so the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold and silver medals.^[1]

      Host country (Greece)

To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the icon next to the column title.

Changes in medal standings

Since the closure of these games, doping scandals have resulted in the stripping of medals from a number of athletes, thus affecting the medal standings.

• Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sabanis was the first, losing his bronze medal in the men's 62 kg competition, so fourth placed Venezuelan Israel José Rubio received the medal in his place.
• Russian athlete Irina Korzhanenko lost her gold medal in women's shot put, with Cuban Yumileidi Cumbá Jay replacing her as the Olympic champion, German Nadine Kleinert receiving the silver medal, and Svetlana Krivelyova of Russia receiving the bronze medal.^[3]
• Hungarian Róbert Fazekas was stripped of his gold medal in the men's discus throw, shifting the gold medal to Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania, the silver medal to Zoltán Kővágó of Hungary, and the bronze medal to Aleksander Tammert of Estonia.
• Adrián Annus, also from Hungary, was stripped of the gold medal in the men's hammer throw, handing the Olympic title to Koji Murofushi of Japan, with Ivan Tsikhan of Belarus taking the silver, and Eşref Apak of Turkey taking the bronze medal.
• Irish equestrian Cian O'Connor was stripped of his gold medal in individual jumping due to the doping of his horse, Waterford Crystal, resulting in the title being awarded to Rodrigo Pessoa of Brazil, the silver medal to Chris Kappler of the United States, and the bronze medal to Marco Kutscher of Germany.^[4]
• In the team jumping event, German equestrian Ludger Beerbaum was disqualified after his horse Goldfever tested positive for the illegal substance betamethasone. This led to the gold medal being awarded the American team and the silver medal to the Swedish team. The German team retained a medal as they were able to earn the bronze medal without Goldfever’s results.
• The US women's 4x400m relay team was stripped of their gold medal after the suspension of Crystal Cox for doping. The gold medal went to Russia, silver to Jamaica and bronze to the UK.^[5][6]

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