Croatia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Croatia at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg
IOC code CRO
NOC Croatian Olympic Committee
Website www.hoo.hr  (in Croatian and English)
in Athens
Competitors81 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Dubravko Šimenc (opening) [1]
Siniša Skelin (closing)
Medals
Ranked 44th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria (1900)
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia (1920–1988)

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.

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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

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Croatia men's national handball team
Handball Men's tournament August 29
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Duje Draganja Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle August 20
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Nikša Skelin
Siniša Skelin
Rowing Men's pair August 21
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nikolaj Pešalov Weightlifting Men's 69 kg August 18
Bronze medal icon.svg 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
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jurica Grabušić 110 m hurdles 13.878Did not advance
Branko Zorko 1500 m 3:48.2810Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Siniša Ergotić Long jump 7.7726Did not advance
Edis Elkasević Shot put 18.4436Did not advance
András Haklits Hammer throw 74.4321Did not advance
Nedžad Mulabegović Shot put 19.0729Did not advance
Dragan Mustapić Discus throw 54.6634Did not advance
Edi Ponoš Javelin throw 71.4333Did not advance
Women
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Vera Begić Discus throw 57.3129Did not advance
Ivana Brkljačić Hammer throw 68.2113Did not advance
Sanja Gavrilović 56.7945Did not advance
Blanka Vlašić High jump 1.957 Q1.8911

Boxing

Croatia sent two boxers to the 2004 Summer Olympics.

AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Marijo Šivolija Light heavyweight Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Muñoz  (VEN)
L 23–31
Did not advance
Vedran Đipalo Heavyweight Flag of Australia.svg  Forsyth  (AUS)
L 22–32
Did not advance

Canoeing

Slalom

AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRank
Danko Herceg Men's C-1 103.847100.333204.176 Q203.4912Did not advance
Dinko Mulić Men's K-1 102.7120108.0524210.7622Did not advance

Sprint

AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Emanuel Horvatiček Men's C-1 500 m 1:55.5285 q2:06.3478Did not advance
Men's C-1 1000 m 4:27.6627 q4:24.6047Did not advance

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

Equestrian

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Pepo Puch Banville d'Ivoy Individual 68.606580.60149.20669.00158.2063Did not advance158.2063

Handball

Summary

Key:

TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Croatia men's Men's tournament Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
W 34–30
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
W 27–26
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
W 29–26
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
W 26–25
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
W 30–22
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
W 33–27
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
W 33–31
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
W 26–24
Gold medal icon.svg

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.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Venio Losert (1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 28)1.91 m Flag of Spain.svg BM Granollers
2LW Nikša Kaleb (1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 31)1.84 m Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
4CB Ivano Balić (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 25)1.89 m Flag of Spain.svg Portland San Antonio
6LB Blaženko Lacković (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 23)1.95 m Flag of Germany.svg SG Flensburg
7RW Vedran Zrnić (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 24)1.88 m Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Gorenje Velenje
9P Igor Vori (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 23)2.02 m Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
10LB Davor Dominiković (1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 26)2.03 m Flag of Germany.svg Kronau Ostringen
11RW Mirza Džomba (1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 27)1.90 m Flag of Spain.svg BM Ciudad Real
12GK Vlado Šola (1968-11-17)17 November 1968 (aged 35)1.94 m Flag of Hungary.svg Fotex Veszprem
14RB Drago Vuković (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 21)1.94 m Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
15CB Slavko Goluža (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 32)1.95 m Flag of Hungary.svg Fotex Veszprem
16GK Valter Matošević (1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 34)1.93 m Flag of Germany.svg Wilhelmshavener HV
17LW Goran Šprem (1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 25)1.83 m Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
18CB Denis Špoljarić (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 24)1.94 m Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
19RB Petar Metličić (1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 27)1.94 m Flag of Spain.svg CB Ademar León
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5500146129+1710 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5401154137+178
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 520314814804 [a]
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 520314514504 [a]
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 5104143158152 [b]
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 5104130149192 [b]
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. 1 2 South Korea 35–32 Russia
  2. 1 2 Iceland 30–25 Slovenia
14 August 2004
19:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg34 - 30Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Metličić 8(16-12) Stefansson 8
Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg Red card.svg
16 August 2004
11:30
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg26 - 27Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR)
Brumen 10(10-13) Vori 8
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18 August 2004
09:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg29 - 26Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Džomba 9(12-10) Yoon 8
Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg
20 August 2004
19:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg25 - 26Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Torgovanov, Rastvortsev 6(14-10) Lacković 9
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22 August 2004
11:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg30 - 22Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Džomba 7(15-9) García 5
Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg
Quarterfinal
24 August 2004
16:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg33 - 27Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Džomba 11(19-11) Balomenos, Alvanos 6
Yellow card.svg Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg
Semifinal
27 August 2004
14:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg33 - 31Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
Balić 9(18-16) Pérez 8
Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg
Gold Medal Final
29 August 2004
16:45
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg26 - 24Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Džomba 9(11-12) Kretzschmar 9
Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg Yellow card.svg Number 2 in light blue rounded square.svg
Gold medal icon.svg Won Gold Medal

Rowing

Croatian rowers qualified the following boats:

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nikša Skelin
Siniša Skelin
Pair 7:01.282 SA/BBye6:23.572 FA6:32.64Silver medal icon.svg
Igor Boraska
Marko Dragičević
Petar Milin
Damir Vučičić
Four 6:34.054 R5:58.483 SA/B6:05.546 FB5:57.3612

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
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Karlo Kuret Finn 62108121875335614
Tomislav Bašić
Petar Cupać
470 161019520262125171213619
Open
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Mate Arapov Laser 611222OCS133252925313914

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
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Mirela Skoko-Ćelić 10 m air pistol 38115Did not advance
25 m pistol 569=27Did 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
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Nenad Buljan 400 m freestyle 4:02.7637Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:56.5429Did not advance
Krešimir Čač 200 m individual medley 2:05.3334Did not advance
Mario Delač 200 m freestyle 1:55.8254Did not advance
Duje Draganja 50 m freestyle 22.285 Q22.198 Q21.94 NR Silver medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle 49.074 Q49.146 Q49.236
100 m butterfly 52.566 Q52.748 Q52.467
Saša Imprić 400 m individual medley 4:32.0232Did not advance
Gordan Kožulj 100 m backstroke 55.8016 Q56.0214Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:00.9412 Q1:59.619Did not advance
Vanja Rogulj 100 m breaststroke 1:03.1626Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:18.8137Did not advance
Igor Čerenšek
Mario Delač
Duje Draganja
Ivan Mladina
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:21.0113Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Petra Banović 200 m freestyle 2:04.2432Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:20.8325Did not advance
Anita Galić 400 m freestyle 4:26.0937Did not advance
800 m freestyle 9:10.9128Did not advance
Sanja Jovanović 100 m backstroke 1:02.47=17Did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:15.0116 Q2:13.7613Did not advance
Smiljana Marinović 100 m breaststroke 1:11.0020Did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:32.5217Did not advance

Table tennis

Three Croatian table tennis players qualified for the following events.

Men
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zoran Primorac Men's singles ByeFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Miličević  (BIH)
W 4–1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)
L 1–4
Did not advance
Tamara Boroš Women's singles ByeFlag of Israel.svg  Kravchenko  (ISR)
W 4–0
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Pavlovich  (BLR)
W 4–2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Yn  (CHN)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Cornelia Vaida Flag of Australia.svg  Lay  (AUS)
L 0–4
Did not advance
Tamara Boroš
Cornelia Vaida
Women's doubles ByeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Štrbíková /
Vachovcová  (CZE)
W 4–1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Bátorfi /
Tóth  (HUN)
W 4–1
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Kim B-R /
Kim K-A  (KOR)
L 0–4
Did not advance

Taekwondo

Two Croatian taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.

AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sandra Šarić Women's −67 kg Flag of Norway.svg  Solheim  (NOR)
L 2–5
Did not advance
Nataša Vezmar Women's +67 kg ByeFlag of Jordan (3-2).svg  Dawani  (JOR)
L 4–5
Did not advance

Tennis

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

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Mario Ančić Men's singles Flag of Germany.svg  Haas  (GER)
L 1–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Ivo Karlović Flag of Romania.svg  Pavel  (ROM)
W 6–4, 6–7(10–12), 6–2
Flag of France.svg  Clément  (FRA)
W 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4
Flag of Spain.svg  Moyá  (ESP)
L 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Did not advance
Ivan Ljubičić Flag of Armenia.svg  Sargsian  (ARM)
W 6–3, 6–2
Flag of Sweden.svg  Johansson  (SWE)
W 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Flag of the United States.svg  Dent  (USA)
L 4–6, 4–6
Did not advance
Mario Ančić
Ivan Ljubičić
Men's doubles Flag of Sweden.svg  Björkman /
Johansson  (SWE)
WRET
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Damm /
Suk  (CZE)
W 7–6(8–6), 6–7(2–7), 7–5
Flag of France.svg  Llodra /
Santoro  (FRA)
W 4–6, 6–3, 9–7
Flag of Chile.svg  González /
Massú  (CHI)
L 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Flag of India.svg  Bhupathi /
Paes  (IND)
W 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 16–14
Bronze medal icon.svg
Jelena Kostanić Women's singles Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Brandi  (PUR)
L 5–7, 1–6
Did not advance
Karolina Šprem Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Dulko  (ARG)
W 6–4, 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Widjaja  (INA)
W 6–3, 6–1
Flag of Japan.svg  Sugiyama  (JPN)
L 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Did not advance
Jelena Kostanić
Karolina Šprem
Women's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg  Prakusya /
Widjaja  (INA)
W 6–3, 6–2
Flag of Japan.svg  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

NamePos.HeightWeightDate of birth2004 club
1 Frano Vićan GK1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)92 kg (203 lb)24 January 1976 Flag of Italy.svg Sportiva Nervi
2 Damir Burić CB2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)112 kg (247 lb)2 December 1980 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Primorje
3 Tihomil Vranješ D1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)87 kg (192 lb)10 November 1977 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Jug Dubrovnik
4 Dubravko Šimenc CB2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)115 kg (254 lb)2 November 1966 Flag of Italy.svg Bissolati Cremona
5 Goran Volarević GK1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)91 kg (201 lb)2 April 1977 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Jug Dubrovnik
6 Ratko Štritof (C)CB1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)102 kg (225 lb)14 January 1972 Flag of Italy.svg Circolo Nautico Posillipo
7 Mile Smodlaka CF1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)115 kg (254 lb)1 January 1976 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Jug Dubrovnik
8 Danijel Premuš CF1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)98 kg (216 lb)15 April 1981 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Primorje
9 Nikola Franković D1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)98 kg (216 lb)9 November 1982 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Primorje
10 Samir Barač D1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)93 kg (205 lb)2 November 1973 Flag of Italy.svg Leonessa Brescia
11 Igor Hinić CF2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)110 kg (240 lb)4 December 1975 Flag of Italy.svg Leonessa Brescia
12 Elvis Fatović D1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)87 kg (192 lb)8 May 1971 Flag of Croatia.svg VK Jug Dubrovnik
13 Vjekoslav Kobešćak D1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)89 kg (196 lb)20 January 1974 Flag of Croatia.svg HAVK Mladost
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 55004427+1710Qualified for the semifinals
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 54013726+118Qualified for the quarterfinals
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 53023228+46
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5203323754
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5104354162
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 50052142210
Source: [ citation needed ]
15 August 2004
22:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg67Flag of the United States.svg  United States Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Tulga (TUR), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 0-0, 0-3, 2-1, 4-3
Štritof 3Goals Azevedo 3

17 August 2004
22:15
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg108Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Borrell (ESP), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 1-0, 4-2, 4-4, 1-2
Kásás, Biros 3Goals Burić, Štritof 2

19 August 2004
22:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg89Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Stavropoulos (GRE), Kratochvil (SVK)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-3, 1-1, 3-3
Franković, Fatović 2Goals Zinnourov 2

21 August 2004
21:00
Serbia and Montenegro  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg118Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Petronilli (ITA), Bookelman (NED)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 4-2, 3-3, 2-2
Šapić 5Goals3 players with 2

23 August 2004
10:45
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg54Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Matache (ROU), Rezek (CZE)
Score by quarters: 2-2, 2-0, 0-0, 1-2
Smodlaka 2Goals4 players with 1

7th-12th Classification Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
10:45
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg121Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Zhong (CHN), Pinker (RSA)
Score by quarters: 4-0, 2-0, 4-0, 2-1
Burić 3Goals Rezk 1

7th-10th Classification Semifinal
27 August 2004
17:00
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg117Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Afanasiev (RUS), Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 2-1, 3-4, 1-1, 5-1
Bencivenga 3Goals Franković 3

9th-10th Place Classification
29 August 2004
09:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg87Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Referees:
Kiszelly (HUN), Sayed Mahmoud (EGY)
Score by quarters:2-0, 3-4, 1-1, 2-2
Whalan 5Goals Franković 3

Weightlifting

AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Nikolaj Pešalov Men's −69 kg 1503187.5=2337.5Bronze medal icon.svg

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ukraine at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Ukraine 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 in the post-Soviet era. The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine sent the nation's largest ever delegation to these Games. A total of 240 athletes, 125 men and 115 women, took part in 21 sports. Women's handball was the only team-based sport in which Ukraine had its representation at these Games for the first time. There was only a single competitor in modern pentathlon and taekwondo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Italy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from the 13th to the 29th of August 2004. The country has competed at every Summer Olympic games in the modern era, except for the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. The Italian National Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 364 athletes, 229 men and 135 women, competed in 27 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">China at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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 when it joined the Dutch-led boycott, 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">South Korea at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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, attending every Summer Olympics held during the country's existence up to that point with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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 85 athletes to the Games, 78 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hungary at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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 to London. A total of 159 athletes, 97 men and 62 women, competed in 18 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croatia at the 2012 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Croatia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics. The Croatian Olympic Committee confirmed a roster of 87 athletes, 68 men and 19 women, to compete across 18 sports at the Games.

References

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