Australia_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics

Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 470 athletes (268 men and 202 women) to the Games to compete in 29 sports.

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Australia finished the Athens Games having won a total of 50 medals, including 17 gold, the most gold medals to date although this was equalled in Tokyo 2020. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving, and rowing.

Medalists

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Archery

Men
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Women
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Athletics

Key
  • NoteRanks 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
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Field events
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Women
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Combined events – Heptathlon
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Badminton

Australia sent a team of eight badminton players to Athens. None of them surpassed the first round of elimination.

Men
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Mixed
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Baseball

Australia advanced into the final game after defeating a Japanese team made up of professional players in Semifinal 1–0. Lost to Cuba in Final 2–6.

Team Roster

Manager: 24 - Jon Deeble.

Coaches: 2 - Tony Harris, 33 - Paul Elliott, 34 - Philip Dale.

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Preliminary Round
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15 August

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August 16

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August 17

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August 18

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August 20

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August 21

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August 22

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Semifinals

24 August

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Gold Medal Final

25 August

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2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Basketball

Australia has qualified both men's and women's teams.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

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Group play
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Greece 1–1 (1.10 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.99), United States 1–1 (0.92)
15 August 2004
22:15
Greece  7654  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 12–15, 24–18, 17–3
Pts: Papadopoulos 21
Rebs: Papadopoulos 9
Asts: Papaloukas 4
Pts: Heal, Maher 12 each
Rebs: Nielsen 6
Asts: Andersen, Heal 1 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Ronfini (MEX)

17 August 2004
11:15
Australia  8359  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–16, 27–15, 11–15
Pts: Heal 18
Rebs: Bogut 11
Asts: Smith 3
Pts: Monteiro 18
Rebs: Gomes 9
Asts: 4 players, 1 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Renato Santos (BRA), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS)

19 August 2004
14:30
United States  8979  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 26–20, 18–16, 24–12
Pts: Duncan 18
Rebs: Duncan 11
Asts: James, Marbury 5 each
Pts: Heal 17
Rebs: Andersen, Bogut 8
Asts: Heal 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: José Ronfini (MEX), Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA)

21 August 2004
9:00
Australia  8287  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 28–28, 17–24, 14–22
Pts: Nielsen 20
Rebs: Bogut 11
Asts: Heal 6
Pts: Santiago 20
Rebs: Ortiz 6
Asts: Arroyo 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Pablo Estevez (ARG)

23 August 2004
11:15
Lithuania  10085  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 32–9, 23–38, 25–19
Pts: Javtokas 23
Rebs: Javtokas 9
Asts: Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Bogut, Saville 21 each
Rebs: Bogut 9
Asts: Heal 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,650
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)
Classification round (9th–10th place)
24 August 2004
16:45
9th place
New Zealand  8098  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 19–20, 18–26, 28–24
Pts: Jones 26
Rebs: Marks 6
Asts: Dickel 3
Pts: Heal 30
Rebs: Bogut 10
Asts: 3 players, 3 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,250
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (SCG), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS)

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]

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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004
9:00
Australia  8573  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 16–12, 23–29
Pts: Batkovic, Taylor 11
Rebs: Batkovic 7
Asts: Fallon, Harrower 4
Pts: Udoka 26
Rebs: Amachree, Sadiq 8
Asts: Umoh 2
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 302
Referees:
Philippe Leemann (France)
Valdu Suurkask (Estonia)
16 August 2004
22:15
Russia  5675  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–15, 15–16, 8–23
Pts: Korstin 12
Rebs: Korstin 9
Asts: Osipova, Rakhmatulina 3
Pts: Taylor 26
Rebs: Jackson, Taylor 10
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 2,430
Referees:
Reynaldo Mercedes Sanchez (Dom. Republic)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
18 August 2004
11:15
Japan  7897  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–30, 10–26, 33–15
Pts: Oga 21
Rebs: Yano 4
Asts: Kawabata, Tachikawa 2
Pts: Jackson 31
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Tranquilli 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Song Yanping (China)
20 August 2004
20:00
Australia  7740  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 21–8, 20–9, 18–10
Pts: Jackson 20
Rebs: Jackson 12
Asts: Batkovic 2
Pts: Maltsi 9
Rebs: Maltsi 10
Asts: Saregkou 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,000
Referees:
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
22 August 2004
14:30
Brazil  6684  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22
Pts: Luz 16
Rebs: Oliveira 11
Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3
Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Snell 8
Asts: Fallon, Snell 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 3,450
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
22:15
Australia  9455  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 19–18, 26–13, 23–11
Pts: Jackson 28
Rebs: Snell 10
Asts: Taylor 4
Pts: G. Farmer 15
Rebs: Loffhagen 11
Asts: Four players 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,100
Referees:
Ma Li Jun (China)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
Semifinal
27 August 2004
16:45
Brazil  7588  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25
Pts: Castro Marques 25
Rebs: Oliveira 8
Asts: Luz 2
Pts: Jackson 26
Rebs: Jackson 13
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 4,150
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
Gold Medal Final
28 August 2004
16:15
United States  7463  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–12, 23–24, 22–13
Pts: Thompson 18
Rebs: Leslie 8
Asts: Thompson 3
Pts: Taylor 16
Rebs: Jackson 14
Asts: Fallon, Jackson 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 10,120
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Boxing

Australia has qualified nine boxers for the Olympics based on their performances from the Oceanian Qualification Tournament.

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Canoeing

Slalom

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Sprint

Men
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Women
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Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

Road

Men
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Women
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Track

Sprint
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Pursuit
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Time trial
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Keirin
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Omnium
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Mountain biking

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Diving

Men
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Women
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Equestrian

Dressage

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Eventing

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"#" 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.

Show jumping

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Fencing

Men
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Women
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Field hockey

Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Barry Dancer

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Semifinals
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Gold Medal Final
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1st place, gold medalist(s) Won Gold Medal

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: David Bell

Group play
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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Fifth-Eighth Place Semifinal
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Fifth Place Final
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Football

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head coach: Frank Farina

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* Over-aged player.

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Attendance: 15,757

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Quarterfinal
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Attendance: 10,023

Women's tournament

Roster

Head coach: Adrian Santrac

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 3 alternates for the tournament.[7]

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Attendance: 25.152
Referee: Damková (Czech Republic)

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Attendance: 8.857
Referee: D'Coth (India)

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Attendance: 3.320
Referee: Ionescu (Romania)

Quarterfinal
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Attendance: 4.811
Referee: Damková (Czech Republic)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Australia qualified a women's team and an individual man.

Men
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* Monette Russo supposedly qualified for the all-around final, but later withdrew because of injury.[citation needed]

Individual finals
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Rhythmic

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Trampoline

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Judo

Australia has qualified a total of twelve judoka (seven men and five women) for the Games.[8]

Men
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Modern pentathlon

Based on the results from the 2003 Asian/Oceanian Championships, 1996 Olympic champion Alexander Parygin and Eszter Hortobagyi have qualified for modern pentathlon events in Athens. Parygin also previously competed for Kazakhstan.[9]

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Rowing

Men
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Women
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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

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Open
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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

Men
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Softball

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14 August
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15 August
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16 August
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17 August
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18 August
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19 August
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20 August
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Semifinal, 22 August
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Bronze Medal Game, 22 August
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2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Swimming

Australian 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):

Men
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* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Women
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* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Synchronized swimming

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Table tennis

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Taekwondo

Australia has qualified four taekwondo practitioners in their respective divisions.

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Tennis

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Triathlon

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Volleyball

Beach

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Indoor

Men's tournament

Australian men's team qualified after finishing second at the FIVB World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.[10]

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head coach: Argentina Jon Uriarte

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15 August 2004
16:00
Brazil  3–1  Australia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 1,853
Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(23–25, 25–19, 25–12, 25–21)
result
17 August 2004
14:00
Australia  0–3  Russia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 2,815
Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY)
(17–25, 24–26, 23–25)
result
19 August 2004
09:00
Italy  3–0  Australia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 2,950
Referees: Ibrahim Al-Naama (QAT), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
(25–20, 25–18, 25–21)
result
21 August 2004
09:00
Australia  1–3  United States Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,580
Referees: Fotios Lekkas (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(19–25, 25–23, 13–25, 19–25)
result
23 August 2004
14:00
Netherlands  3–0  Australia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,120
Referees: Mahmoud Abdel Magid (EGY), Juan Pereyra (ARG)
(25–22, 25–17, 25–16)
result

Water polo

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach: Erkin Shagaev

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15 August 2004
09:30
Egypt  314  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kiszelly (HUN), Valcarce (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 0-5, 1-4, 1-2
3 players with 1 Goals Miller 3

17 August 2004
09:30
Australia  48  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tomic (CRO), Chaney (USA)
Score by quarters: 1-1, 2-2, 0-3, 1-2
Whalan 2 Goals Postiglione 3

19 August 2004
16:30
Spain  84  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Tomic (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-1, 1-1, 2-1
3 players with 2 Goals 4 players with 1

21 August 2004
17:45
Greece  109  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Balfanbayev (KAZ), Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 3-2, 3-2, 2-3
Chatzitheodorou 3 Goals 3 players with 2

23 August 2004
09:30
Germany  66  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kratochvil (SVK), Brguljan (SCG)
Score by quarters: 1-3, 2-1, 1-0, 2-2
Politze, Nossek 2 Goals Woods 3
7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
09:30
Kazakhstan  510  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Patelli (BRA)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 1-4, 1-3, 1-1
Elke 2 Goals Figlioli, Thomas 2

7th-10th Classification Semifinal
27 August 2004
10:45
United States  65  Australia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Legare (CAN)
Score by quarters: 2-0, 1-1, 2-2, 1-2
Azevedo 3 Goals Figlioli 3

9th-10th Classification Final
29 August 2004
09:30
Australia  87  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
Score by quarters: 2-0, 3-4, 1-1, 2-2
Whalan 5 Goals Franković 3

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head coach: István Gorgenyi

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16 August 2004
10:45
Report[14] Australia  65  Italy Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Peter Bookelman (NED)
Sergio Borrell (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–2, 1–1, 1–1
Gynther 2
Heuchan 2
Norwood 1
Rippon 1
Goals Allucci 1
di Mario 1
Miceli 1
Musumeci 1
Zanchi 1

18 August 2004
09:30
Report[15] Australia  94  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO)
Hector Valcarce (ARG)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–1, 2–0, 2–1
Heuchan 3
Norwood 3
Castle 1
Gynther 1
Rippon 1
Goals Ignatyeva 1
Jakayeva 1
Tolkunova 1
Zubkova 1

20 August 2004
18:00
Report[16] Australia  77  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Aaron Chaney (USA)
Gábor Kiszelly (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–5, 2–0, 1–0
Castle 3
Gynther 3
Heuchan 1
Goals Asilian 2
Lara 2
Karagianni 1
Moraiti 1
Moraitidou 1
Semifinal
24 August 2004
18:15
Report[17] Australia  26  Greece Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Pneter Bookelman (NED)
Torsten Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–1, 1–1, 0–0
Fox 1
Stuhmcke 1
Goals Roumpesi 2
Karagianni 1
Kozompoli 1
Moraitidou 1
Oikonomopoulou 1
Bronze Medal Match
26 August 2004
17:00
Report[18] Australia  56  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Peter Bookelman (NED)
Torsten Bock (GER)
Score by quarters: 0–0, 0–4, 3–1, 2–1
Brooks 2
Fox 1
Gynther 1
Norwood 1
Goals Estes 3
Beauregard 1
Golda 1
Stachowski 1

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
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See also


References

  1. Green, Simone (12 August 2004). "Colin Beashel Announced Flag Bearer for 2004 Olympic Team". Yachting Australia. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. "Australia – Squad List". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Fulfilling a family dream in Athens". University of Western Sydney. 28 July 2004. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. "Australia claim second Olympic ticket". FIVB. 30 May 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. "Water polo Official Results Book", p. 4
  6. "Water polo Official Results Book", p. 8
  7. "Water polo Official Results Book", p. 14
  8. "Water polo Official Results Book", p. 36
  9. "Water polo Official Results Book", p. 40

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