Paraguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 23 in 4 sports | |||||||||||
| Flag bearer | Rocio Rivarola[1] | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 65 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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Paraguay competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
Comité Olímpico Paraguayo sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona due to the presence of the men's football team. A total of 23 athletes, 21 men and 2 women, competed only in athletics, football, rowing, and swimming. The Paraguayan team featured two notable female athletes: javelin thrower Leryn Franco, who aspired to be one of the most beautiful women to compete at the Olympics because of her professional career as a model and beauty contestant, and single sculls rower Rocio Rivarola, aged seventeen, who later became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1]
Paraguay left Athens with its first Olympic silver medal from the men's football team, following its defeat against Argentina with a score of 0–1 in the final match of the tournament.[2]
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Silver | national football team, ParaguayParaguay national football team
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Football | Men's tournament | August 28 |
Athletics
Paraguayan 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).[3][4]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Diego Ferreira | 100 m | 10.50 NR | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Leryn Franco | Javelin throw | 50.37 | 42 | Did not advance | |
Football
Men's tournament
Paraguay national football team faced a stiff test in order to qualify for the Athens Games, getting two goals in the last ten minutes to beat Chile, and edging Brazil to qualify out of South America, along with Argentina.[5]
- Roster
Head coach: 
Carlos Jara Saguier
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- Group play
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
 Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
 Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 |
12 August 2004 20:30 |
| Paraguay |
4 – 3 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
Giménez  5'Cardozo 26', 37'Torres 62' |
Report | Ono 22' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Okubo 81' |
- Quarterfinals
21 August 2004 21:00 |
| Paraguay |
3 – 2 |  South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bareiro 19', 71' Cardozo 61' |
Report | Lee C.S. 74', 79' (pen.) |
- Semifinals
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- Gold medal match
- Won silver medal
Rowing
Paraguayan rowers qualified the following boats:
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Daniel Sosa | Single sculls | 7:52.50 | 5 R | 7:21.03 | 4 SD/E | 7:36.87 | 4 FE | 7:13.49 | 26 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rocio Rivarola | Single sculls | 8:03.85 | 4 R | 7:57.77 | 4 SC/D | 8:05.92 | 5 FD | 7:57.36 | 21 |
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
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sergio Cabrera | 200 m butterfly | 2:06.15 | 35 | Did not advance | |||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rocío Rivarola, abanderada paraguaya en Atenas 2004, vuelve !" [Rocío Rivarola, Paraguayan flag bearer in Athens 2004, returns!] (in Spanish). La Nación (Paraguay). 16 October 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ↑ "Historic doubles in Athens". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ↑ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament". Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2008.