Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

	Qualified for the semifinals
	Qualified for the quarterfinals

Croatia at the; 2004 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CRO
NOC	Croatian Olympic Committee
Website	www.hoo.hr (in Croatian and English)
in Athens
Competitors	81 in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Dubravko Šimenc (opening); Siniša Skelin (closing)
Medals ; Ranked 44th	Gold1Silver2Bronze2Total5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1992 ; 1996 ; 2000 ; 2004 ; 2008 ; 2012 ; 2016 ; 2020 ;
Other related appearances
	Austria (1900); Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

Last updated January 16, 2021

Croatia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The Croatian Olympic Committee (Croatian : Hrvatski olimpijski odbor, HOO) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its debut in 1992. A total of 81 athletes, 66 men and 15 women, competed in 14 sports. Men's water polo, and men's handball were the only team-based sports in which Croatia had its representation in these Olympic Games.

The Croatian team featured three Olympic medalists from Sydney: rowers and brothers Nikša and Siniša Skelin, and four-time Olympian and defending weightlifting champion Nikolaj Pešalov in the men's lightweight class. Table tennis player and Olympic silver medalist Zoran Primorac became the first Croatian to participate in five Olympic Games as an individual athlete (his first appearance competed under the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). Former Bosnian athlete and discus thrower Dragan Mustapić served as the team captain and oldest member of the team at age 41, while backstroke swimmer Sanja Jovanović was youngest at age 17. Three-time Olympic water polo player and two-time medalist Dubravko Šimenc was appointed by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.^[1]

Croatia left Athens with a total of five medals (one gold, two silver, and two bronze), being considered as the nation's most successful Olympics in history based on the overall medal tally. All of these medals were awarded for the first time to the Croatian athletes in swimming, men's coxless pair in rowing, and men's tennis doubles. Meanwhile, Croatia men's handball team (led by team captain Venio Losert) proved particularly successful in Athens, as they beat the Germans for their only gold medal at these Games, adding it to their previous record from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Croatia men's national handball team Ivano Balić Davor Dominiković Mirza Džomba Slavko Goluža Nikša Kaleb Blaženko Lacković Venio Losert Valter Matošević Petar Metličić Vlado Šola Denis Špoljarić Goran Šprem Igor Vori Drago Vuković	Handball	Men's tournament	August 29
Silver	Duje Draganja	Swimming	Men's 50 m freestyle	August 20
Silver	Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin	Rowing	Men's pair	August 21
Bronze	Nikolaj Pešalov	Weightlifting	Men's 69 kg	August 18
Bronze	Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić	Tennis	Men's doubles	August 21

Athletics

Croatian 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
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jurica Grabušić	110 m hurdles	13.87	8	Did not advance
Branko Zorko	1500 m	3:48.28	10	N/A		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Siniša Ergotić	Long jump	7.77	26	Did not advance
Edis Elkasević	Shot put	18.44	36	Did not advance
András Haklits	Hammer throw	74.43	21	Did not advance
Nedžad Mulabegović	Shot put	19.07	29	Did not advance
Dragan Mustapić	Discus throw	54.66	34	Did not advance
Edi Ponoš	Javelin throw	71.43	33	Did not advance

Women
Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Vera Begić	Discus throw	57.31	29	Did not advance
Ivana Brkljačić	Hammer throw	68.21	13	Did not advance
Sanja Gavrilović	Hammer throw	56.79	45	Did not advance
Blanka Vlašić	High jump	1.95	7 Q	1.89	11

Boxing

Croatia sent two boxers to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Marijo Šivolija	Light heavyweight	Muñoz (VEN) L 23–31	Did not advance
Vedran Đipalo	Heavyweight	N/A	Forsyth (AUS) L 22–32	Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

Athlete	Event	Preliminary						Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Run 1	Rank	Run 2	Rank	Total	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Total	Rank
Danko Herceg	Men's C-1	103.84	7	100.33	3	204.17	6 Q	203.49	12	Did not advance
Dinko Mulić	Men's K-1	102.71	20	108.05	24	210.76	22	Did not advance

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emanuel Horvatiček	Men's C-1 500 m	1:55.528	5 q	2:06.347	8	Did not advance
Emanuel Horvatiček	Men's C-1 1000 m	4:27.662	7 q	4:24.604	7	Did not advance

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

Equestrian

Eventing

Athlete	Horse	Event	Dressage		Cross-country			Jumping						Total
			Dressage		Cross-country			Qualifier			Final			Total
			Penalties	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Total	Rank	Penalties	Rank
Pepo Puch	Banville d'Ivoy	Individual	68.60	65	80.60	149.20	66	9.00	158.20	63	Did not advance			158.20	63

Handball

Summary

Key:

ET – After extra time
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage						Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Croatia men's	Men's tournament	Iceland W 34–30	Slovenia W 27–26	South Korea W 29–26	Russia W 26–25	Spain W 30–22	1	Greece W 33–27	Hungary W 33–31	Germany W 26–24

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Head coaches: Lino Červar

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	Club
1	GK	Venio Losert	(1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 28)	1.91 m	BM Granollers
2	LW	Nikša Kaleb	(1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 31)	1.84 m	RK Zagreb
4	CB	Ivano Balić	(1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 25)	1.89 m	Portland San Antonio
6	LB	Blaženko Lacković	(1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 23)	1.95 m	SG Flensburg
7	RW	Vedran Zrnić	(1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 24)	1.88 m	RK Gorenje Velenje
9	P	Igor Vori	(1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 23)	2.02 m	RK Zagreb
10	LB	Davor Dominiković	(1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 26)	2.03 m	Kronau Ostringen
11	RW	Mirza Džomba	(1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 27)	1.90 m	BM Ciudad Real
12	GK	Vlado Šola	(1968-11-17)17 November 1968 (aged 35)	1.94 m	Fotex Veszprem
14	RB	Drago Vuković	(1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 21)	1.94 m	RK Zagreb
15	CB	Slavko Goluža	(1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 32)	1.95 m	Fotex Veszprem
16	GK	Valter Matošević	(1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 34)	1.93 m	Wilhelmshavener HV
17	LW	Goran Šprem	(1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 25)	1.83 m	RK Zagreb
18	CB	Denis Špoljarić	(1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 24)	1.94 m	RK Zagreb
19	RB	Petar Metličić	(1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 27)	1.94 m	CB Ademar León

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	5	5	0	146	129	+17	10	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	5	4	1	154	137	+17	8
3	South Korea	5	2	3	148	148	0	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Russia	5	2	3	145	145	0	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
5	Iceland	5	1	4	143	158	−15	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	Slovenia	5	1	4	130	149	−19	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1 2 South Korea 35–32 Russia
1 2 Iceland 30–25 Slovenia

14 August 2004 19:30	Croatia	34 - 30	Iceland	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Metličić 8	(16-12)	Stefansson 8
	3× 9×		3× 7× 1×

16 August 2004 11:30	Slovenia	26 - 27	Croatia	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR)
	Brumen 10	(10-13)	Vori 8
	3× 7× 2×		3× 7× 1×

18 August 2004 09:30	Croatia	29 - 26	South Korea	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	Džomba 9	(12-10)	Yoon 8
	3× 6×		3× 3×

20 August 2004 19:30	Russia	25 - 26	Croatia	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Torgovanov, Rastvortsev 6	(14-10)	Lacković 9
	2× 5×		3× 3×

22 August 2004 11:30	Croatia	30 - 22	Spain	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
	Džomba 7	(15-9)	García 5
	3× 1×		3× 4×

Quarterfinal

24 August 2004 16:30	Croatia	33 - 27	Greece	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Džomba 11	(19-11)	Balomenos, Alvanos 6
	3×		4× 2×

Semifinal

27 August 2004 14:30	Croatia	33 - 31	Hungary	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
	Balić 9	(18-16)	Pérez 8
	3× 3×		3× 2×

Gold Medal Final

29 August 2004 16:45	Croatia	26 - 24	Germany	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
	Džomba 9	(11-12)	Kretzschmar 9
	3× 2×		3× 5×

Won Gold Medal

Rowing

Croatian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nikša Skelin Siniša Skelin	Pair	7:01.28	2 SA/B	Bye		6:23.57	2 FA	6:32.64
Igor Boraska Marko Dragičević Petar Milin Damir Vučičić	Four	6:34.05	4 R	5:58.48	3 SA/B	6:05.54	6 FB	5:57.36	12

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

Croatian sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Karlo Kuret	Finn	6	2	10	8	12	18	7	5	3	3	5	61	4
Tomislav Bašić Petar Cupać	470	16	10	19	5	20	26	21	25	1	7	12	136	19

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Mate Arapov	Laser	6	11	2	22	~~OCS~~	13	3	25	29	25	3	139	14

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

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Mirela Skoko-Ćelić	10 m air pistol	381	15	Did not advance
Mirela Skoko-Ćelić	25 m pistol	569	=27	Did not advance

Swimming

Croatian 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

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Nenad Buljan	400 m freestyle	4:02.76	37	N/A		Did not advance
Nenad Buljan	1500 m freestyle	15:56.54	29	N/A		Did not advance
Krešimir Čač	200 m individual medley	2:05.33	34	Did not advance
Mario Delač	200 m freestyle	1:55.82	54	Did not advance
Duje Draganja	50 m freestyle	22.28	5 Q	22.19	8 Q	21.94 NR
	100 m freestyle	49.07	4 Q	49.14	6 Q	49.23	6
	100 m butterfly	52.56	6 Q	52.74	8 Q	52.46	7
Saša Imprić	400 m individual medley	4:32.02	32	N/A		Did not advance
Gordan Kožulj	100 m backstroke	55.80	16 Q	56.02	14	Did not advance
Gordan Kožulj	200 m backstroke	2:00.94	12 Q	1:59.61	9	Did not advance
Vanja Rogulj	100 m breaststroke	1:03.16	26	Did not advance
Vanja Rogulj	200 m breaststroke	2:18.81	37	Did not advance
Igor Čerenšek Mario Delač Duje Draganja Ivan Mladina	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:21.01	13	N/A		Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Petra Banović	200 m freestyle	2:04.24	32	Did not advance
Petra Banović	200 m individual medley	2:20.83	25	Did not advance
Anita Galić	400 m freestyle	4:26.09	37	N/A		Did not advance
Anita Galić	800 m freestyle	9:10.91	28	N/A		Did not advance
Sanja Jovanović	100 m backstroke	1:02.47	=17	Did not advance
Sanja Jovanović	200 m backstroke	2:15.01	16 Q	2:13.76	13	Did not advance
Smiljana Marinović	100 m breaststroke	1:11.00	20	Did not advance
Smiljana Marinović	200 m breaststroke	2:32.52	17	Did not advance

Table tennis

Three Croatian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Men

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Zoran Primorac	Men's singles	Bye	Miličević (BIH) W 4–1	Ma L (CHN) L 1–4	Did not advance
Tamara Boroš	Women's singles	Bye		Kravchenko (ISR) W 4–0	Pavlovich (BLR) W 4–2	Zhang Yn (CHN) L 0–4	Did not advance
Cornelia Vaida	Women's singles	Lay (AUS) L 0–4	Did not advance
Tamara Boroš Cornelia Vaida	Women's doubles	Bye		Štrbíková / Vachovcová (CZE) W 4–1	Bátorfi / Tóth (HUN) W 4–1	Kim B-R / Kim K-A (KOR) L 0–4	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Two Croatian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sandra Šarić	Women's −67 kg	Solheim (NOR) L 2–5	Did not advance
Nataša Vezmar	Women's +67 kg	Bye	Dawani (JOR) L 4–5	Did not advance

Tennis

Croatia nominated three male and two female tennis players in the tournament.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Mario Ančić	Men's singles	Haas (GER) L 1–6, 5–7	Did not advance
Ivo Karlović		Pavel (ROM) W 6–4, 6–7^(10–12), 6–2	Clément (FRA) W 7–6^(7–4), 4–6, 6–4	Moyá (ESP) L 6–4, 6–7^(3–7), 4–6	Did not advance
Ivan Ljubičić		Sargsian (ARM) W 6–3, 6–2	Johansson (SWE) W 7–6^(7–3), 6–4	Dent (USA) L 4–6, 4–6	Did not advance
Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić	Men's doubles	N/A	Björkman / Johansson (SWE) WRET	Damm / Suk (CZE) W 7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(2–7), 7–5	Llodra / Santoro (FRA) W 4–6, 6–3, 9–7	González / Massú (CHI) L 5–7, 6–4, 4–6	Bhupathi / Paes (IND) W 7–6^(7–5), 4–6, 16–14
Jelena Kostanić	Women's singles	Brandi (PUR) L 5–7, 1–6	Did not advance
Karolina Šprem	Women's singles	Dulko (ARG) W 6–4, 7–6^(8–6), 7–5	Widjaja (INA) W 6–3, 6–1	Sugiyama (JPN) L 6–7^(6–8), 1–6	Did not advance
Jelena Kostanić Karolina Šprem	Women's doubles	N/A	Prakusya / Widjaja (INA) W 6–3, 6–2	Asagoe / Sugiyama (JPN) L 3–6, 5–7	Did not advance

Water polo

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[6]

Head coach: Zoran Roje

№	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Date of birth	2004 club
1	Frano Vićan	GK	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	92 kg (203 lb)	24 January 1976	Sportiva Nervi
2	Damir Burić	CB	2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	112 kg (247 lb)	2 December 1980	VK Primorje
3	Tihomil Vranješ	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	10 November 1977	VK Jug Dubrovnik
4	Dubravko Šimenc	CB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	2 November 1966	Bissolati Cremona
5	Goran Volarević	GK	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	91 kg (201 lb)	2 April 1977	VK Jug Dubrovnik
6	Ratko Štritof (C)	CB	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	14 January 1972	Circolo Nautico Posillipo
7	Mile Smodlaka	CF	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	115 kg (254 lb)	1 January 1976	VK Jug Dubrovnik
8	Danijel Premuš	CF	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	15 April 1981	VK Primorje
9	Nikola Franković	D	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	98 kg (216 lb)	9 November 1982	VK Primorje
10	Samir Barač	D	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	93 kg (205 lb)	2 November 1973	Leonessa Brescia
11	Igor Hinić	CF	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)	110 kg (240 lb)	4 December 1975	Leonessa Brescia
12	Elvis Fatović	D	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	87 kg (192 lb)	8 May 1971	VK Jug Dubrovnik
13	Vjekoslav Kobešćak	D	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	89 kg (196 lb)	20 January 1974	HAVK Mladost

Group play

Team v t e	GP	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Hungary	5	5	0	44	27	+17	10
Serbia and Montenegro	5	4	1	37	26	+11	8
Russia	5	3	2	32	28	+4	6
United States	5	2	3	32	37	-5	4
Croatia	5	1	4	35	41	-6	2
Kazakhstan	5	0	5	21	42	-21	0

August 15, 2004 22:15	Croatia	6–7	United States	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED)
	Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3
	Štritof 3	Goals	Azevedo 3

August 17, 2004 22:15	Hungary	10–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED)
	Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2
	Kásás, Biros 3	Goals	Burić, Štritof 2

August 19, 2004 22:15	Croatia	8–9	Russia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK)
	Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3
	Franković, Fatović 2	Goals	Zinnourov 2

August 21, 2004 21:00	Serbia and Montenegro	11–8	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
	Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2
	Šapić 5	Goals	3 players with 2

August 23, 2004 10:45	Croatia	5–4	Kazakhstan	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE)
	Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
	Smodlaka 2	Goals	4 players with 1

7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal

August 25, 2004 10:45	Croatia	12–1	Egypt	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
	Score by quarters: 4-0, 2-0, 4-0, 2-1
	Burić 3	Goals	Rezk 1

7th-10th Classification Semifinal

August 27, 2004 17:00	Italy	11–7	Croatia	Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre Referees: Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL)
	Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-4, 1-1, 5-1
	Bencivenga 3	Goals	Franković 3

9th-10th Place Classification

Aug 29, 2004 09:30	Australia	8–7	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

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Nikolaj Pešalov	Men's −69 kg	150	3	187.5	=2	337.5

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Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. The German Olympic Sports Confederation sent the nation's second largest delegation to the Games since its reunification. A total of 441 athletes, 250 men and 191 women, competed in 27 sports, and were nominated by DOSB at four occasions.

Russia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation. The Russian Olympic Committee sent a total of 446 athletes to the Games, 244 men and 202 women, to compete in all sports, except baseball, field hockey, football, and softball.

China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. A total of 384 Chinese athletes, 136 men and 248 women, were selected by the Chinese Olympic Committee to compete in 28 sports. For the third time in its Olympic history, China was represented by more female than male athletes.

Spain competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to 29, 2004. This nation has competed in every Summer Olympic games since its official debut in 1920. Spain, however, boycotted two editions, the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Spanish Olympic Committee sent the nation's third largest delegation in history to the Games. A total of 317 athletes, 177 men and 140 women, competed in 26 sports.

South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 264 athletes, 145 men and 119 women, competed in 25 sports.

Slovenia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics since the post-Yugoslav era. The Slovenian Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history. A total of 79 athletes, 56 men and 23 women, competed in 10 sports. For the second consecutive time, men's handball was the only team-based sport in which Slovenia had its representation at these Games.

Hungary competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Hungarian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Hungarian Olympic Committee sent a total of 209 athletes to the Games, 119 men and 90 women, to compete in 20 sports. Water polo and handball were the only team-based sports in which Hungary had its representation in these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling and mountain biking.

Serbia and Montenegro competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Previously known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, this was the nation's third and last joint appearance at the Summer Olympics before Serbia and Montenegro became separated independent states in 2006. The Olympic Committee of Serbia and Montenegro sent a total of 87 athletes to the Games, 80 men and 7 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's basketball, football, volleyball, and water polo were the only team-based sports in which Serbia and Montenegro had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in road cycling, judo, tennis, and wrestling.

Croatia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Hungary competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Hungarian athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles because of the Soviet boycott. The Hungarian Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1956. A total of 159 athletes, 97 men and 62 women, competed in 18 sports.

Serbia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. This was the nation's third appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Croatia competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Greece competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Hellenic Olympic Committee sent a total of 103 athletes to the Games in London, 65 men and 38 women, to compete in 19 sports. Men's water polo was the only team event in which Greece was represented at these Olympic Games.

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.

References

1 2 "Dubravko Šimenc stjegonoša hrvatske zastave u Ateni" [Dubravko Šimenc is the flag bearer for Croatia in Athens] (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
↑ "Croatia break through for handball gold". ABC News Australia. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 20 April 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.
↑ "Men's Handball Team Roster – Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). 2004 Athens . LA84 Foundation. 17 September 2015. p. 211.
↑ "Men's Water Polo Team Roster – Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). 2004 Athens . LA84 Foundation. 21 September 2015. p. 192.

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[table_hth_KOR0.44205641580841-6] 1 2 South Korea 35–32 Russia

[table_hth_ISL0.44205641580841-7] 1 2 Iceland 30–25 Slovenia

[dsimenc-1] 1 2 "Dubravko Šimenc stjegonoša hrvatske zastave u Ateni" [Dubravko Šimenc is the flag bearer for Croatia in Athens] (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

[2] "Croatia break through for handball gold". ABC News Australia. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2014.

[3] "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.

[4] "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF . Retrieved 4 June 2011.

[5] "Men's Handball Team Roster – Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). 2004 Athens . LA84 Foundation. 17 September 2015. p. 211.

[8] "Men's Water Polo Team Roster – Croatia (CRO)" (PDF). 2004 Athens . LA84 Foundation. 21 September 2015. p. 192.

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America	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands
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