United States at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

United States at the Paralympic Games

Flag of the United States
IPC code  USA
NPC United States Paralympic Committee
At the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens
Competitors 235 in 18[1] sports
Flag bearer Kevin Szott (opening)[2]
Trischa Zorn (closing)[3]
Medals
Rank: 4		 Gold
27		 Silver
22		 Bronze
39		 Total
88
Paralympic history (summary)
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The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. A total of 235 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only sport Americans did not compete in was soccer 5-a-side.[1][2] The United States finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count, behind China, Great Britain, and Canada.[4][5]

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Medalists

Further information: 2004 Summer Paralympics medal table

The following American athletes won medals at the games.[6]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Danny Andrews Athletics Men's 400 m T44
 Gold Danny Andrews
Brian Frasure
Raphew Reed
Casey Tibbs		 Athletics Men's 4x100 m T42-46
 Gold Danny Andrews
Ryan Fann
Brian Frasure
Raphew Reed		 Athletics Men's 4x400 m T42-46
 Gold Cheri Blauwet Athletics Women's 800 m T53
 Gold Royal Mitchell Athletics Men's 100 m T13
 Gold Royal Mitchell Athletics Men's 400 m T13
 Gold Marlon Shirley Athletics Men's 100 m T44
 Gold Katie Compton
Karissa Whitsell		 Cycling Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3
 Gold Katie Compton
Karissa Whitsell		 Cycling Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3
 Gold Rudy Garcia-Tolson Swimming Men's 200 m Individual Medley SM7
 Gold Kelly Crowley
Jessica Long
Ashley Owens
Erin Popovich		 Swimming Women's 4x100 m Freestyle 34 pts
 Gold Kelly Crowley
Erin Popovich
Beth Riggle
Mikhaila Rutherford		 Swimming Women's 4x100 m Medley 34 pts
 Gold Jessica Long Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S8
 Gold Jessica Long Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle S8
 Gold Travis Mohr Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S8
 Gold Jarrett Perry Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S9
 Gold Erin Popovich Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB7
 Gold Erin Popovich Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S7
 Gold Erin Popovich Swimming Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM7
 Gold Erin Popovich Swimming Women's 50 m Butterfly S7
 Gold Erin Popovich Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S7
 Gold Michael Prout Swimming Men's 400 m Freestyle S9
 Gold Mikhaila Rutherford Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S10
 Gold Mikhaila Rutherford Swimming Women's 200 m Individual Medley SM10
 Gold Justin Zook Swimming Men's 100 m Backstroke S10
 Gold United States women's national wheelchair basketball team
Patricia Cisneros   Teresa Lannon
Janna Crawford   Christina Ripp
Carlee Hoffman   Jana Stump
Emily Hoskins   Renee Tyree
Jennifer Howittt   Jennifer Warkins
Susan Katz   Stephanie Wheeler
Wheelchair basketball Women's competition
 Gold Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Wheelchair tennis Mixed doubles
 Silver Adam Bleakney Athletics Men's 800 m T53
 Silver Edwin Cockrell Athletics Men's Shot Put F44/46
 Silver Brian Frasure Athletics Men's 100 m T44
 Silver Lex Gillette Athletics Men's Long Jump F11
 Silver Tatyana McFadden Athletics Women's 100 m T54
 Silver Marlon Shirley Athletics Men's 200 m T44
 Silver Jeffrey Skiba Athletics Men's High Jump F44/46
 Silver Casey Tibbs Athletics Men's Pentathlon P44
 Silver Alejandro Albor Cycling Men's Handcycle Road Race HC Div B/C
 Silver Stuart Flacks Cycling Men's Tricycle Road Race CP Div 1/2
 Silver Katie Compton
Karissa Whitsell		 Cycling Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3
 Silver Paul Martin
Daniel Nicholson
Ron Williams		 Cycling Men's Team Sprint LC1-4/CP 3/4
 Silver Lynn Seidemann Equestrian Mixed Dressage - Freestyle grade I
 Silver United States women's national goalball team
Jen Armbruster
Lisa Banta
Nicole Buck
Jessie Lorenz
Asya Miller
Robin Theryoung		 Goalball Women's competition
 Silver Lorena Pierce Judo Women's Up To 70 kg
 Silver Thomas Brown Sailing Mixed Single Person 2.4mr
 Silver Dan Jordan Shooting Men's Free Rifle 3x40 SH1
 Silver Melanie Benn Swimming Women's 50 m Freestyle S4
 Silver Curtis Lovejoy Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S2
 Silver Travis Mohr Swimming Men's 100 m Breaststroke SB6
 Silver Mikhaila Rutherford Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8
 Silver David Wagner Wheelchair Tennis Mixed Singles
 Bronze Aaron Cross
Jeffrey Fabry
Kevin Stone		 Archery Men's Teams open
 Bronze Jeffrey Fabry Archery Men's Individual W1
 Bronze Cheri Blauwet Athletics Women's 5,000 m T54
 Bronze Cheri Blauwet Athletics Women's Marathon T54
 Bronze Ryan Fann Athletics Men's 400 m T44
 Bronze Brian Frasure Athletics Men's 200 m T44
 Bronze Joshua George Athletics Men's 100 m T53
 Bronze Joshua George Athletics Men's 400 m T53
 Bronze April Holmes Athletics Women's Long Jump F44/46
 Bronze Jill Kennedy Athletics Women's Discus F40
 Bronze Jill Kennedy Athletics Women's Javelin F40
 Bronze Tatyana McFadden Athletics Women's 200 m T54
 Bronze Marlon Shirley Athletics Men's Long Jump F44
 Bronze Ron Williams Cycling Men's Road Race / Time Trial Bicycle LC2
 Bronze Katie Compton
Karissa Whitsell		 Cycling Women's Sprint Tandem B1-3
 Bronze Paul Martin Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit Bicycle LC2
 Bronze United States men's national goalball team
Christopher Dodds
Daniel Gallant
Tyler Merren
Donte Mickens
John Mulhern, Jr.
Edward Munro		 Goalball Men's competition
 Bronze Stephen Moore Judo Men's Up To 73 kg
 Bronze Kevin Szott Judo Men's Up To 100 kg
 Bronze Jean Paul Creignou
Bradley Johnson
John Ross Duggan		 Sailing Mixed Three Person Sonar
 Bronze Cheryl Angelelli Swimming Women's 200 m Freestyle S4
 Bronze Melanie Benn Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle S4
 Bronze Cheryl Angelelli
Melanie Benn
Stephanie Brooks
Casey Johnson		 Swimming Women's 4x50 m Freestyle 20 pts
 Bronze Jennifer Butcher Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S13
 Bronze Michael Demarco Swimming Men's 50 m Breaststroke SB2
 Bronze Deborah Gruen Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB6
 Bronze Carly Haynie Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB9
 Bronze Lantz Lamback Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S7
 Bronze Lantz Lamback Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S7
 Bronze Curtis Lovejoy Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S2
 Bronze Ashley Owens Swimming Women's 400 m Freestyle S10
 Bronze Michael Prout Swimming Men's 100 m Freestyle S9
 Bronze Beth Riggle Swimming Women's 100 m Breaststroke SB8
 Bronze Justin Zook Swimming Men's 50 m Freestyle S10
 Bronze Trischa Zorn Swimming Women's 100 m Backstroke S12
 Bronze Tahl Leibovitz Table Tennis Men's Singles 9
 Bronze United States women's national sitting volleyball team
Allison Ahlfeldt   Brenda Maymon
Allison Aldrich   Gina McWilliams
Bonnie Brawner   Erica Moyers
Lori Daniels   Penny Ricker
Kendra Lancaster   Deborah Vosler
Hope Lewellen   Lora Webster
Volleyball Women's competition
 Bronze John Rodgers Wheelchair Fencing Men's Epee Individual B
 Bronze United States national wheelchair rugby team
Clifton Chunn   Bob Lujano
Andy Cohn   Norm Lyduch
Sam Gloor   Lynn Nelson
Will Groulx   Brent Poppen
Scott Hogsett   Wayne Romero
Bryan Kirkland   Mark Zupan
Wheelchair rugby Mixed competition


Medals by sport
Sport Total
Archery 0 0 2 2
Track and field (athletics) 7 8 11 26
Cycling 2 4 3 9
Equestrian 0 1 0 1
Goalball 0 1 1 2
Judo 0 1 2 3
Sailing 0 1 1 2
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Swimming 16 4 15 35
Table tennis 0 0 1 1
Volleyball 0 0 1 1
Wheelchair basketball 1 0 0 1
Wheelchair fencing 0 0 1 1
Wheelchair rugby 0 0 1 1
Wheelchair tennis 1 1 0 2
Multiple medalists
Name Sport Total
Popovich, ErinErin Popovich Swimming 7 0 0 7
Rutherford, MikhailaMikhaila Rutherford Swimming 3 1 0 4
Andrews, DannyDanny Andrews Athletics 3 0 0 3
Long, JessicaJessica Long Swimming 3 0 0 3
Compton, KatieKatie Compton Cycling 2 1 1 4
Frasure, BrianBrian Frasure Athletics 2 1 1 4
Whitsell, KarissaKarissa Whitsell Cycling 2 1 1 4
Crowley, KellyKelly Crowley Swimming 2 0 0 2
Mitchell, RoyalRoyal Mitchell Athletics 2 0 0 2
Reed, RaphewRaphew Reed Athletics 2 0 0 2
Shirley, MarlonMarlon Shirley Athletics 1 1 1 3
Mohr, TravisTravis Mohr Swimming 1 1 0 2
Tibbs, CaseyCasey Tibbs Athletics 1 1 0 2
Wagner, DavidDavid Wagner Wheelchair tennis 1 1 0 2
Blauwet, CheriCheri Blauwet Athletics 1 0 2 3
Fann, RyanRyan Fann Athletics 1 0 1 2
Owens, AshleyAshley Owens Swimming 1 0 1 2
Riggle, BethBeth Riggle Swimming 1 0 1 2
Prout, MichaelMichael Prout Swimming 1 0 1 2
Zook, JustinJustin Zook Swimming 1 0 1 2
Benn, MelanieMelanie Benn Swimming 0 1 2 3
McFadden, TatyanaTatyana McFadden Athletics 0 1 1 2
Martin, PaulPaul Martin Cycling 0 1 1 2
Williams, RonRon Williams Cycling 0 1 1 2
Lovejoy, CurtisCurtis Lovejoy Swimming 0 1 1 2
Fabry, JeffreyJeffrey Fabry Archery 0 0 2 2
George, JoshuaJoshua George Athletics 0 0 2 2
Kennedy, JillJill Kennedy Athletics 0 0 2 2
Angelelli, CherylCheryl Angelelli Swimming 0 0 2 2
Lamback, LantzLantz Lamback Swimming 0 0 2 2

See also

References

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