Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | AUS | ||||||||
NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
Website | www |
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in Athens | |||||||||
Competitors | 470 in 35 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Colin Beashel (opening) Petria Thomas (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 4th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Other related appearances | |||||||||
1906 Intercalated Games Australasia (1908–1912) |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
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Qualified for the quarterfinals |
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Qualified for the quarterfinals |
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.
Australia entered the Athens Games having won a total of 58 medals, including 17 gold, the most to date. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving, and rowing.
Australian 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).
Australia has sent a team of eight badminton players to Athens. None of them surpassed the first round of elimination.
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.
Manager: 24 - Jon Deeble.
Coaches: 2 - Tony Harris, 33 - Paul Elliott, 34 - Philip Dale.
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Australia has qualified both men's and women's teams.
The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Australia has qualified nine boxers for the Olympics based on their performances from the Oceanian Qualification Tournament.
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
"#" 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.
Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.