United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics


The United States competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. 533 competitors, 279 men and 254 women, took part in 254 events in 31 sports.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
SwimmingMen's 400 m individual medley
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke
SwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke
FencingWomen's sabre
SwimmingMen's 200 m butterfly
*

*


SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
AthleticsMen's shot put
GymnasticsMen's artistic individual all-around
ShootingWomen's double trap
*

*
*


SwimmingWomen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
GymnasticsWomen's artistic individual all-around
SwimmingMen's 200 m backstroke
SwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley
SwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststroke
ShootingMen's 50 m rifle prone
SwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle
SwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly

*

*


*
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relay
AthleticsMen's 100 m







RowingMen's eight
AthleticsMen's 400 m



EquestrianTeam jumping

VolleyballWomen's beach volleyball

SoftballWomen's tournament
AthleticsMen's 200 m
AthleticsMen's long jump
AthleticsWomen's 100 m hurdles

FootballWomen's tournament
AthleticsMen's pole vault
TaekwondoMen's 80 kg


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AthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m relay

*

AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 m relay

BasketballWomen's tournament

SailingMen's 470 class
WrestlingMen's freestyle 84 kg
BoxingLight heavyweight
SwimmingMen's 400 m individual medley
SwimmingWomen's 400 m individual medley
*
*


*

SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
SwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke





GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around





GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around
SwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley
CanoeingWomen's slalom K-1
CyclingMen's road time trial
CyclingWomen's road time trial
EquestrianIndividual eventing
SwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley
SwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly
AthleticsWomen's 100 m
SwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle

*


*
*

SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relay
AthleticsMen's high jump
GymnasticsWomen's uneven bars
GymnasticsWomen's vault







RowingWomen's eight
ShootingMen's 50 m rifle three positions
TennisMen's singles
AthleticsMen's 400 m
GymnasticsMen's horizontal bar
GymnasticsWomen's balance beam
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 63 kg
AthleticsMen's decathlon
AthleticsWomen's 200 m
AthleticsMen's 200 m
AthleticsMen's long jump
TaekwondoWomen's 57 kg
AthleticsMen's 110 m hurdles
AthleticsMen's pole vault
EquestrianIndividual jumping




AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 m relay
SailingTornado class
WrestlingMen's freestyle 55 kg
WrestlingMen's freestyle 66 kg
AthleticsMen's marathon
SwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle

*
*



SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
JudoMen's 73 kg
SwimmingMen's 200 m freestyle
FencingWomen's sabre



EquestrianTeam eventing
SwimmingMen's 200 m breaststroke
SwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
SwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyle



EquestrianTeam dressage
AthleticsMen's 100 m
AthleticsWomen's marathon
GymnasticsWomen's uneven bars
AthleticsMen's 400 m
WrestlingWomen's freestyle 48 kg
AthleticsWomen's 100 m hurdles

VolleyballWomen's beach volleyball

Synchronized swimmingWomen's duet
TriathlonWomen's event
WrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 120 kg
AthleticsMen's 200 m

Water poloWomen's tournament
BoxingMiddleweight








Synchronized swimmingWomen's team

BasketballMen's tournament

* - Indicates the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final

Archery

Three U.S. archers qualified each for the men's and women's individual archery, and a spot each for both men's and women's teams.
;Men
;Women

Athletics (track and field)

U.S. athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events. The team was selected based on the results of the 2004 United States Olympic Trials.
Adam Nelson originally claimed a silver medal in men's shot put. On December 5, 2012, the International Olympic Committee and the IAAF stripped off Ukrainian shot putter Yuriy Bilonoh's gold medal after drug re-testings of his samples were discovered positive. Following the announcement of Bilonoh's disqualification, Nelson's medal was upgraded to gold.
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
Shelia BurrellResult13.171.7013.1424.066.2547.692:15.3262964
Shelia BurrellPoints109985573797592781588862964
Tiffany Lott-HoganResult13.131.6714.4324.996.1545.842:25.10606620
Tiffany Lott-HoganPoints1105818823888896780756606620
Michelle PerryResult12.741.7011.2822.916.0238.362:13.69612414
Michelle PerryPoints11648556141088856636911612414

Badminton

The United States had been represented in one out of five events.

Basketball

;Summary

Men's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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----
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal final

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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----
----
----
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Gold medal final

Boxing

The United States sent nine boxers to Athens. They claimed two medals, a gold and a bronze. Two boxers lost their first bouts. Four made the quarterfinals, with two falling there, one falling in the semifinal, and the fourth taking the gold by going undefeated. The combined record of the nine Americans was 12-8. The U.S. was fifth in the boxing medal count.

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

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

Cycling

Road

;Men
;Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Kristin ArmstrongRoad race3:25:068
Dede BarryRoad race3:25:4216
Christine ThorburnRoad race3:25:4215
Dede BarryTime trial31:35.62
Christine ThorburnTime trial32:14.824

Track

;Sprint
;Pursuit
;Keirin
;Omnium
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Colby PearceMen's points race23114
Erin MirabellaWomen's points race904

Mountain biking

Diving

U.S. divers qualified for eight individual diving spots at the 2004 Olympic Games. Three US synchronized diving teams qualified through the 2004 FINA Diving World Cup and the rest of the divers qualified for the Olympics through the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials for diving.
;Men
;Women

Equestrian

Because only three horse and rider pairs from each nation could advance beyond certain rounds in the individual events, five American pairs did not advance despite being placed sufficiently high. They received rankings below all pairs that did advance.
;Dressage
;Eventing
"#" 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.
;Jumping

Fencing

;Men
;Women

Football (soccer)

;Summary

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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----
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Gold medal final

Gymnastics

Artistic

;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals

Rhythmic

Trampoline

Judo

Twelve U.S. judoka qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
;Men
;Women

Modern pentathlon

Four U.S. athletes qualified to compete in the modern pentathlon event through the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Rowing

The U.S. rowers qualified the following boats:
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage

Sailing

U.S. sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
;Men
;Women
;Open
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

Twenty-one U.S. shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
;Men
;Women

Softball

;Summary
;Squad
;Results
Group Stage All times are Eastern European Time


Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated

Final Group Standings
The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
TeamWLRSRAWIN%Tiebreaker
704101.000-
612214.857-
43178.571-
341520.4291–0
34614.4290–1
25313.2861–0
25624.2860–1
16824.143-

;Semifinals
;Grand final

Swimming

U.S. swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events : Swimmers qualified at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials.
;Men
;Women

Synchronized swimming

Nine U.S. synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's team.

Table tennis

Seven U.S. table tennis players qualified for the following events. Ilija Lupulesku and Jasna Fazlić previously competed for Yugoslavia since the sport made its debut at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
;Men
;Women

Taekwondo

Two U.S. taekwondo jin qualified to compete.

Tennis

The United States Tennis Association nominated six male and six female tennis players to compete in the tennis tournament.
;Men
;Women

Triathlon

Six U.S. triathletes qualified for the following events.
AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run Total TimeRank
Hunter KemperMen's18:110:181:02:230:2231:301:52:46.339
Victor PlataMen's18:160:181:05:230:2332:491:57:09.0927
Andy PottsMen's17:490:181:02:470:2234:201:55:36.4722
Barbara LindquistWomen's18:390:211:08:590:2238:042:06:25.499
Sheila TaorminaWomen's18:370:201:09:030:2041:012:09:21.0823
Susan WilliamsWomen's19:020:171:08:410:2736:412:05:08.92

Volleyball

Beach

Indoor

;Summary

Men's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinals

Water polo

The U.S. men's and women's water polo teams qualified by winning the water polo event at the 2003 Pan American Games.
;Summary

Men's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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;7th to 10th place classification
;7th place match

Women's tournament

;Roster
;Group play
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;Semifinal
;Bronze medal final

Weightlifting

Five U.S. weightlifters qualified for the following events:

Wrestling

The U.S. wrestlers qualified to compete in all events except the men's Greco-Roman 74 kg class.
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle