Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | NED |
NOC | Dutch Olympic Committee* Dutch Sports Federation |
Website | www |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 210 in 20 sports |
Flag bearers | Mark Huizinga (opening) [1] Leontien van Moorsel (closing) |
Medals Ranked 18th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
The Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Dutch athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since its official debut in 1908. Netherlands, however, boycotted the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Netherlands National Olympic Committee (Dutch : Nederlands Olympisch Comité * Nederlandse Sport Federatie , NOC*NSF) sent a total of 210 athletes to the Games, 134 men and 76 women, to compete in 21 sports. Baseball, field hockey, and men's volleyball were the only team-based sports in which the Netherlands had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in women's fencing.
The Dutch team featured five defending Olympic champions: swimming stars Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn, road and track cyclist Leontien van Moorsel, dressage rider Anky van Grunsven along with her horse Bonfire, and middleweight judoka Mark Huizinga, who later became the Netherlands' flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1] Star sailor Mark Neeleman, at age 45, became the first Dutch male athlete to compete in six Olympic Games since 1980 (except the 1988 Summer Olympics, in which he was selected). Shooter Hennie Dompeling sought his fifth Olympic bid as one of the most sophisticated members of the team, having missed the medal podium in the men's skeet from Sydney four years earlier. Among the Dutch athletes of the team, several of them were born outside the Netherlands and became naturalized citizens, including sprinter Troy Douglas, who competed for three Olympics under the Bermudian flag, badminton players Mia Audina from Indonesia and Jie Yao from China, and taekwondo jin Charmie Sobers from the Netherlands Antilles.
Netherlands left Athens with a total of 22 Olympic medals, 4 golds, 9 silver, and 9 bronze, failing to achieve three medals short of the record from Sydney. [2] Four Olympic champions managed to defend their titles from the previous Games in their respective events, while van den Hoogenband, de Bruijn, and van Moorsel still emerged as the most decorated Dutch athletes at these Games for the second time with more than a single medal. Seven of these medals were awarded to the athletes in swimming, including two from the freestyle relay teams; [3] [4] four each in cycling and judo, and three in rowing. Netherlands' team-based athletes proved particularly successful in Athens, as the men's and women's field hockey teams took home silver medals. [5] [6]
Three Dutch archers qualified each for the men's individual archery, and a spot for the men's team.
Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
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Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Pieter Custers | Men's individual | 646 | 36 | Zabrodskiy (KAZ) L 141–145 | Did not advance | |||||
Wietse van Alten | 661 | 14 | Merlos (ESA) W 152–151 | di Buò (ITA) L 160–164 | Did not advance | |||||
Ron van der Hoff | 633 | 49 | Johnson (USA) W 145–135 | Prasad (IND) L 155–158 | Did not advance | |||||
Pieter Custers Wietse van Alten Ron van der Hoff | Men's team | 1940 | 9 | — | Mexico (MEX) W 244–234 | South Korea (KOR) L 249–250 | Did not advance |
Dutch 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). [7] [8]
Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Luc Krotwaar | Marathon | — | DNS | ||||||
Gert-Jan Liefers | 1500 m | 3:40.10 | 6 q | — | 3:36.00 | 3 Q | 3:37.17 | 8 | |
Kamiel Maase | 10000 m | — | 28:23.29 | 14 | |||||
Gregory Sedoc | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 | 5 q | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
Bram Som | 800 m | 1:45.72 | 5 q | — | 1:45.52 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Simon Vroemen | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:15.28 | 2 Q | — | 8:13.25 | 6 | |||
Timothy Beck Caimin Douglas Troy Douglas Patrick van Balkom | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | — | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Rens Blom | Pole vault | 5.70 | =7 Q | 5.65 | 9 |
Rutger Smith | Shot put | 19.69 | 17 | Did not advance | |
Discus throw | 61.11 | 16 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
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Eugène Martineau | Result | 10.99 | 6.84 | NM | 2.00 | 49.10 | 15.02 | 40.00 | 4.80 | 63.62 | 4:31.79 | 7185 | 29 |
Points | 863 | 776 | 0 | 803 | 857 | 847 | 665 | 849 | 792 | 733 | |||
Chiel Warners | Result | 10.62 | 7.74 | 14.58 | 1.97 | 47.97 | 14.01 | 43.73 | 4.90 | 55.39 | 4:38.05 | 8343 | 5 |
Points | 947 | 995 | 758 | 776 | 911 | 973 | 741 | 880 | 669 | 693 |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lornah Kiplagat | 10000 m | — | 30:31.92 | 5 | |
Annemarie Kramer Jacqueline Poelman Pascal van Assendelft Joan van den Akker | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
Lieja Tunks | Shot put | 18.38 | 9 q | 18.14 | 11 |
Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
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Karin Ruckstuhl | Result | 13.44 | 1.85 | 13.37 | 24.59 | 5.90 | 36.70 | 2:13.95 | 6108 | 16 |
Points | 1059 | 1041 | 752 | 925 | 819 | 604 | 908 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Mia Audina | Women's singles | Saunders (JAM) W 11–4, 11–1 | Popat (IND) W 9–11, 11–1, 11–3 | Hallam (GBR) W 11–0, 11–9 | Gong Rn (CHN) W 11–4, 11–2 | Zhang N (CHN) L 11–8, 6–11, 7–11 | |
Jie Yao | Jiang Ym (SIN) W 11–6, 11–8 | Wang C (HKG) L 11–8, 10–13, 8–11 | Did not advance | ||||
Mia Audina Lotte Bruil | Women's doubles | Bye | Tripp / Wright (GBR) W 15–7, 15–7 | Lee K-W / Ra K-M (KOR) L 2–15, 2–15 | Did not advance | ||
Chris Bruil Lotte Bruil | Mixed doubles | Bye | Kim D-M / Ra K-M (KOR) L 4–15, 6–15 | Did not advance |
Manager: 6 – Robert Eenhoorn
Coaches: 17 – Eric de Bruin, 30 – Davey Johnson, 32 – Hensley Meulens
Pos. | No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Bats | Throws | Club |
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IF | 2 | Yurendell de Caster | 27 September 1979 (aged 24) | Altoona Curve | ||
P | 3 | Robin van Doornspeek | 25 February 1981 (aged 23) | Minolta Pioniers | ||
IF | 4 | Ivanon Coffie | 16 May 1977 (aged 27) | Houston Astros | ||
P | 5 | Ferenc Jongejan | 20 October 1978 (aged 25) | Daytona Cubs | ||
IF | 7 | Ralph Milliard | 30 December 1973 (aged 30) | Mr Cocker HCAW | ||
IF | 9 | Evert-Jan 't Hoen | 8 November 1975 (aged 28) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
IF | 12 | Sharnol Adriana | 13 November 1970 (aged 33) | Córdoba | ||
P | 14 | Dave Draijer | 30 September 1973 (aged 30) | Mr Cocker HCAW | ||
C | 15 | Maikel Benner | 24 March 1980 (aged 24) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
P | 16 | Patrick Beljaards | 4 March 1978 (aged 26) | DPA Kinheim | ||
OF | 18 | Dirk van 't Klooster | 23 April 1976 (aged 28) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
P | 19 | Rob Cordemans | 31 October 1974 (aged 29) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
P | 20 | Eelco Jansen | 14 May 1969 (aged 35) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
OF | 21 | Eugene Kingsale | 20 August 1976 (aged 27) | San Diego Padres | ||
P | 22 | Patrick de Lange | 21 January 1976 (aged 28) | Mr Cocker HCAW | ||
OF | 23 | Johnny Balentina | 8 August 1971 (aged 33) | DPA Kinheim | ||
C | 24 | Sidney de Jong | 14 April 1979 (aged 25) | Mr Cocker HCAW | ||
OF | 28 | Harvey Monte | 4 October 1981 (aged 22) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
IF | 30 | Raily Legito | 26 July 1978 (aged 26) | DOOR Neptunus | ||
P | 31 | Alexander Smit | 2 October 1985 (aged 18) | Elizabethton Twins | ||
C | 33 | Chairon Isenia | 23 January 1979 (aged 25) | Montgomery Biscuits | ||
OF | 34 | Calvin Maduro | 5 September 1974 (aged 29) | Mr Cocker HCAW | ||
P | 35 | Diego Markwell | 8 August 1980 (aged 24) | New Haven Ravens | ||
OF | 37 | Ramon Balentien | 2 July 1984 (aged 20) | Seattle Mariners |
Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
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Japan | 6 | 1 | 1-0 |
Cuba | 6 | 1 | 0-1 |
Canada | 5 | 2 | - |
Australia | 4 | 3 | - |
Chinese Taipei | 3 | 4 | - |
Netherlands | 2 | 5 | - |
Greece | 1 | 6 | 1-0 |
Italy | 1 | 6 | 0-1 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Calvin Maduro (1-0) LP: Clinton Zavaras (0-1) Home runs: NED: Y. de Caster in 4th, 3 RBIs; R. Balentien in 9th, 2 RBIs GRE: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | x | 8 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Hiroki Kuroda (1-0) LP: Diego Markwell (0-1) Home runs: NED: None JPN: A. Fujimoto in 8th, 2 RBIs |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Shawn Hill (1-0) LP: Patrick Beljaards (0-1) Home runs: CAN: P. Orr in 2nd, 3 RBIs; P. L. Laforest in 3rd, 1 RBI; R. Clapp in 4th, 1 RBI NED: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | x | 10 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Patrick de Lange (1-0) LP: Kaseygarret Olenberger (0-1) Home runs: ITA: J. Ramos Gizzi in 4th, 1 RBI NED: S. Adriana in 3rd, 1 RBI |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 9 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Adiel Palma (1-0) LP: Eelco Jansen (0-1) Home runs: NED: E. J. 'T Hoen in 8th, 1 RBI; Y. de Casterin 9th, 1 RBI CUB: None |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Craig Lewis (1-0) LP: Calvin Maduro (0-2) Home runs: AUS: B. Roneberg in 1st, 2 RBIs; R. van Buizen in 3rd, 4 RBIs; G. Fingleson in 2nd, 3 RBIs; G. Williams in 6th, 2 RBIs NED: Y. de Caster in 2nd, 1 RBI; R. Millard in 5th, 1 RBI |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Pan Wei-lun (2-0) LP: Patrick de Lange (1-1) Home runs: TPE: None NED: E. Kingsale in 4th, 1 RBI |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||
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Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
Floris Braat | Men's K-1 | 97.96 | 10 | 97.18 | 9 | 195.14 | 11 Q | 101.39 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
Sam Oud | 107.27 | 22 | 95.41 | 3 | 202.68 | 20 Q | 94.46 | 3 Q | 102.82 | 9 | 197.28 | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Michael Boogerd | Road race | Did not finish | |
Erik Dekker | 5:42:29 | 41 | |
Thomas Dekker | Time trial | 1:00:37.49 | 20 |
Servais Knaven | Road race | Did not finish | |
Karsten Kroon | 5:47:13 | 52 | |
Max van Heeswijk | 5:41:56 | 17 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Mirjam Melchers | Road race | 3:25:06 | 6 |
Time trial | 33:01.58 | 13 | |
Anouska van der Zee | Road race | Did not finish | |
Leontien van Moorsel | Road race | Did not finish | |
Time trial | 31:11.53 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | ||
Theo Bos | Men's sprint | 10.214 70.491 | 2 | Kaňkovský (CZE) W 10.799 66.672 | Bye | Mulder (NED) W 11.164 64.493 | Bye | Edgar (GBR) W 11.024, W 10.905 | Wolff (GER) W 10.502, W 10.639 | Bayley (AUS) W 10.710, L, L | |
Teun Mulder | 10.565 68.149 | 12 | Zieliński (POL) L | Kim C-B (KOR) Kaňkovský (CZE) W 10.740 67.039 | Bos (NED) L | Forde (BAR) Villanueva (ESP) L | Did not advance | 9th place final Villanueva (ESP) Ng (MAS) Eadie (AUS) L | 10 | ||
Yvonne Hijgenaar | Women's sprint | 11.400 63.157 | 5 | Larreal (VEN) L | Meinke (GER) Pendleton (GBR) L | — | Did not advance | 9th place final Pendleton (GBR) Reed (USA) Radanova (BUL) L | 11 | ||
Jan Bos Theo Bos Teun Mulder | Men's team sprint | 44.539 60.621 | 6 Q | Japan (JPN) L 44.370 60.851 | — | Did not advance | 6 |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | Opponent Results | Rank | ||
Levi Heimans | Men's individual pursuit | DNS | Did not advance | ||||
Leontien van Moorsel | Women's individual pursuit | 3:30.422 | 3 Q | Thürig (SUI) 3:28.747 | 3 Q | Bates (AUS) 3:27.037 | |
Levi Heimans Jens Mouris Peter Schep Jeroen Straathof | Men's team pursuit | 4:06.286 | 5 Q | Germany (GER) 4:04.605 | 5 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Theo Bos | Men's time trial | 1:01.986 | 5 |
Teun Mulder | 1:03.165 | 11 | |
Yvonne Hijgenaar | Women's time trial | 34.532 | 5 |
Athlete | Event | 1st round | Repechage | 2nd round | Final |
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
Theo Bos | Men's keirin | 5 R | 1 Q | DNF | 11 |
Teun Mulder | 3 R | 4 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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Peter Schep | Men's points race | 58 | 2 | 7 |
Adrie Visser | Women's points race | 5 | 0 | 11 |
Robert Slippens Danny Stam | Men's madison | 2 | −1 | 14 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Thijs Al | Men's cross-country | 2:27:13 | 25 |
Bart Brentjens | 2:17:05 | ||
Bas Peters | 2:21:44 | 13 | |
Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink | Women's cross-country | 2:01:41 | 5 |
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.
Athlete | Horse | Event | Grand Prix | Grand Prix Special | Grand Prix Freestyle | Overall | ||||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | |||
Imke Bartels | Lancet | Individual | 69.750 | 15 Q | 71.720 | 13 Q | 74.850 | 12 | 72.107 | 11 |
Sven Rothenberger | Barclay I | 69.833 | 14 Q | 69.040 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
Marlies van Baalen | Idocus | 64.583 | 43 | Did not advance | ||||||
Anky van Grunsven | Salinero | 74.208 | 3 Q | 77.800 | 2 Q | 85.825 | 1 | 79.278 | ||
Imke Bartels Sven Rothenberger Marlies van Baalen Anky van Grunsven | See above | Team | — | 71.264 | 4 |
Athlete | Horse | Event | Qualification | Final | Total | ||||||||||||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round A | Round B | |||||||||||||
Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank | |||
Gert-Jan Bruggink | Joel | Individual | 4 | =19 | 0 | 4 | =5 Q | 4 | 8 | =5 Q | 12 | =30 | Did not advance | ||||
Gerco Schröder | Monaco | 5 | =31 | 8 | 13 | =33 Q | 13 | 17 | 21 | Did not advance | |||||||
Wim Schröder | Montreal | 0 | =1 | 4 | 4 | =5 Q | 8 | 12 | =13 Q | 4 | =4 Q | Eliminated | |||||
Leopold van Asten | Fleche Rouge | 4 | =19 | 4 | 8 | =16 Q | 8 | 16 | =19 Q | 12 | =30 | Did not advance | |||||
Gert-Jan Bruggink Gerco Schröder Wim Schröder Leopold van Asten | See above | Team | — | 8 | =1 Q | 16 | 24 | =6 | 24 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Sonja Tol | Individual épée | Bye | Mincza-Nébald (HUN) L 7–15 | Did not advance |
The following is the Dutch roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [9]
Head coach: Terry Walsh
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 15 | Semi-finals |
2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 10 | |
3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 9 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
4 | India | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 4 | |
5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 2 |
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The following is the Dutch roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [10]
Head coach: Marc Lammers
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Semi-finals |
2 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 | |
4 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
5 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
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Suzanne Harmes | All-around | 9.125 | 9.137 | 8.162 | 9.337 | 35.761 | 42 | Did not advance | |||||
Laura van Leeuwen | 9.037 | 9.437 | 8.600 | 8.412 | 35.486 | 46 | Did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
Alan Villafuerte | Men's | 44.90 | 15 | Did not advance | |
Rea Lenders | Women's | 62.70 | 8 Q | 24.30 | 8 |
Seven Dutch judoka (four men and three women) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Guillaume Elmont | −81 kg | Azizov (AZE) L 0001–1010 | Did not advance | |||||||
Mark Huizinga | −90 kg | Dempf (GER) W 1000–0000 | Hwang H-T (KOR) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Matyjaszek (POL) W 0021–0001 | Morgan (CAN) W 1012–0000 | Costa (ARG) W 1010–0000 | Gordon (GBR) W 1001–0000 | ||
Elco van der Geest | −100 kg | Miraliyev (AZE) W 1011–0001 | El Gharbawy (EGY) W 1000–0000 | Inoue (JPN) W 1020–0010 | Makarau (BLR) L 0001–0011 | Bye | Ze'evi (ISR) L 0001–1002 | 5 | ||
Dennis van der Geest | +100 kg | Morán (HON) W 1000–0000 | Ikhsangaliyev (KAZ) W 1001–0001 | Bianchessi (ITA) L 0000–0001 | Did not advance | Bye | Kim S-B (KOR) W 1000–0001 | Tölzer (GER) W 1000–0000 | Miran (IRI) W 0201–0001 |
Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Repechage 3 | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Deborah Gravenstijn | −57 kg | Cavazzuti (ITA) W 1000–0001 | Wilson (USA) W 1011–0001 | Zangrando (BRA) W 1010–0010 | Bönisch (GER) L 0000–1000 | Bye | Harel (FRA) W 1000–0010 | |||
Edith Bosch | −70 kg | Bye | Blanco (ESP) W 0111–0101 | Copes (ARG) W 1000–0000 | Böhm (GER) W 0110–0000 | Bye | Ueno (JPN) L 0001–1000 | |||
Claudia Zwiers | −78 kg | Liu X (CHN) L 0111–1000 | Did not advance | Moskalyuk (RUS) L 0000–0102 | Did not advance |
Dutch rowers qualified the following boats:
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Dirk Lippits | Single sculls | 7:21.19 | 3 R | 7:01.39 | 2 SA/B/C | 7:05.94 | 5 FC | 6:58.20 | 16 |
Joeri de Groot Karel Dormans Ivo Snijders Gerard van der Linden | Lightweight four | 5:52.52 | 2 SA/B | Bye | 5:57.47 | 2 FA | 5:58.94 | 4 | |
Michiel Bartman Chun Wei Cheung (cox) Geert-Jan Derksen Gerritjan Eggenkamp Jan Willem Gabriëls Daniël Mensch Diederik Simon Matthijs Vellenga Gijs Vermeulen | Eight | 5:25.26 | 2 R | 5:31.92 | 1 FA | — | 5:43.75 |
Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Femke Dekker | Single sculls | 7:55.50 | 3 R | 7:39.84 | 2 SA/B/C | 8:10.76 | 6 FB | 7:39.15 | 10 |
Kirsten van der Kolk Marit van Eupen | Lightweight double sculls | 7:00.46 | 3 R | 6:52.53 | 1 SA/B | 6:53.10 | 2 FA | 6:58.54 | |
Annemiek de Haan Hurnet Dekkers Nienke Hommes Sarah Siegelaar Marlies Smulders Helen Tanger Annemariek van Rumpt Froukje Wegman Ester Workel (cox) | Eight | 6:04.10 | 1 FA | Bye | — | 6:19.85 |
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
Dutch sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Joeri van Dijk | Mistral | 26 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 19 | 177 | 20 | |
Jaap Zielhuis | Finn | 19 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 136 | 19 | |
Kalle Coster Sven Coster | 470 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 6 | |
Mark Neeleman Peter van Niekerk | Star | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 98 | 14 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Carolijn Brouwer | Europe | 19 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 151 | 19 | |
Margriet Matthijsse Lisa Westerhof | 470 | 10 | 1 | RDG | 4 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 100 | 9 | |
Annemieke Bes Petronella de Jong Annelies Thies | Yngling | 8 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | RDG | 5 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 4 |
Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
Mitch Booth Herbert Dercksen | Tornado | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 5 |
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Three Dutch shooters qualified to compete in the following events:
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Dick Boschman | 10 m air rifle | 592 | =18 | Did not advance | |
50 m rifle prone | 587 | =40 | Did not advance | ||
50 m rifle 3 positions | 1154 | =26 | Did not advance | ||
Hennie Dompeling | Skeet | 119 | =21 | Did not advance | |
Jan-Cor van der Greef | 115 | =34 | Did not advance |
Dutch 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):
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Joris Keizer | 100 m butterfly | 53.41 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
Johan Kenkhuis | 50 m freestyle | 22.58 | =18 | Did not advance | |||
Pieter van den Hoogenband | 50 m freestyle | 22.56 | 17 | Did not advance | |||
100 m freestyle | 48.70 | 1 Q | 48.55 | 2 Q | 48.17 | ||
200 m freestyle | 1:47.32 | 2 Q | 1:46.00 | 1 Q | 1:45.23 | ||
Thijs van Valkengoed | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.03 | 14 Q | 1:02.36 | 16 | Did not advance | |
200 m breaststroke | 2:16.80 | 26 | Did not advance | ||||
Johan Kenkhuis Pieter van den Hoogenband Mark Veens* Mitja Zastrow Klaas-Erik Zwering | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:16.42 | 4 Q | — | 3:14.36 NR |
* Competed only in heats and received medals
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Madelon Baans | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.10 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
Inge de Bruijn | 50 m freestyle | 24.66 | 1 Q | 24.56 | 1 Q | 24.58 | |
100 m freestyle | 54.43 | 1 Q | 54.06 | 2 Q | 54.16 | ||
100 m butterfly | 58.47 | 3 Q | 57.50 | 1 Q | 57.99 | ||
Chantal Groot | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.49 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
Marleen Veldhuis | 50 m freestyle | 25.28 | =5 Q | 25.27 | =9 | Did not advance | |
100 m freestyle | 55.81 | 13 Q | 55.32 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
Inge de Bruijn Inge Dekker Chantal Groot Annabel Kosten* Marleen Veldhuis | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:39.93 | 3 Q | — | 3:37.59 | ||
Chantal Groot Celina Lemmen Haike van Stralen Marleen Veldhuis | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 8:08.96 | 9 | — | Did not advance | ||
Madelon Baans Inge de Bruijn Chantal Groot* Stefanie Luiken Marleen Veldhuis | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:08.72 | 8 Q | — | 4:07.36 | 6 |
* Competed only in heats and received medals
Two Dutch synchronized swimmers qualified a spot in the women's duet.
Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Free routine (preliminary) | Free routine (final) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | Points | Total (technical + free) | Rank | ||
Bianca van der Velden Sonja van der Velden | Duet | 44.334 | 13 | 44.833 | 89.167 | 13 | Did not advance |
Two Dutch table tennis players qualified for the following events.
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Danny Heister | Men's singles | Bye | Matsushita (JPN) L 0–4 | Did not advance | |||||
Trinko Keen | Bye | Wosik (GER) W 4–3 | Wang Lq (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | |||||
Danny Heister Trinko Keen | Men's doubles | — | Bye | Henzell / Zalcberg (AUS) W 4–1 | Chen Q / Ma L (CHN) L 2–4 | Did not advance |
Two Dutch taekwondo jin qualified for the following events.
Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
Patrick Stevens | Men's −80 kg | Negrel (FRA) L 10–13 | Did not advance | |||||
Charmie Sobers | Women's −67 kg | Bainbridge (GBR) W 7–6 | Rivero (PHI) L 4–10 | Did not advance |
Two Dutch triathletes qualified for the following events.
Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wieke Hoogzaad | Women's | 19:44 | 0:21 | 1:10:42 | 0:24 | 39:21 | 2:09:47.21 | 25 |
Tracy Looze | 20:40 | 0:21 | 1:12:48 | 0:25 | 37:07 | 2:10:35.81 | 29 |
Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
Rebekka Kadijk Marrit Leenstra | Women's | Pool A Celbová – Nováková (CZE) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 16–21) May – Walsh (USA) L 0 – 2 (11–21, 13–21) Kusuhara – Tokuno (JPN) L 1 – 2 (21–15, 17–21, 13–15) | 4 | Did not advance |
The following is the Dutch roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [11]
Head coach: Bert Goedkoop
№ | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2004 club |
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1 | Dirk-Jan van Gendt | 18 July 1974 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 313 cm (123 in) | Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande |
2 | Nico Freriks | 22 December 1981 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 327 cm (129 in) | 306 cm (120 in) | Omniworld |
3 | Marko Klok (L) | 14 March 1968 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 329 cm (130 in) | Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande |
4 | Reinder Nummerdor (C) | 10 September 1976 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 321 cm (126 in) | Estense Carife Ferrara |
5 | Guido Görtzen | 9 November 1970 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 349 cm (137 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Umbria Volley |
6 | Richard Schuil | 2 May 1973 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 92 kg (203 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 329 cm (130 in) | Gioia del Colle Volley |
7 | Mike van de Goor | 14 May 1973 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 322 cm (127 in) | Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn |
9 | Jeroen Trommel | 1 August 1980 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Omniworld |
12 | Robert Horstink | 26 December 1981 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 311 cm (122 in) | Piet Zoomers Apeldoorn |
14 | Kay van Dijk | 25 June 1984 | 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 352 cm (139 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | VC Zwolle |
17 | Rob Bontje | 12 May 1981 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 366 cm (144 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Ortec Rotterdam Nesselande |
18 | Albert Cristina | 18 November 1970 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 342 cm (135 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Omniworld |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Brazil | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 483 | 431 | 1.121 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1.857 | 465 | 434 | 1.071 | |
3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1.375 | 437 | 423 | 1.033 | |
4 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1.222 | 452 | 430 | 1.051 | |
5 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 391 | 419 | 0.933 | |
6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 0.133 | 331 | 422 | 0.784 |
15 August 2004 11:00 | Netherlands | 3–2 | Russia | Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 2,060 Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG) |
(25–23, 19–25, 17–25, 27–25, 18–16) result | ||||
17 August 2004 16:00 | United States | 3–0 | Netherlands | Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Juan Pereyra (ARG), Abdullah Al-Khelaifi (KSA) |
(26–24, 25–20, 25–18) result | ||||
19 August 2004 11:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 | Brazil | Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 4,150 Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Francisco Medina (CUB) |
(22–25, 26–24, 21–25, 19–25) result | ||||
21 August 2004 11:20 | Italy | 3–0 | Netherlands | Peace and Friendship Stadium Attendance: 6,200 Referees: Patrick Rachard (FRA), Bela Hobor (HUN) |
(25–19, 25–21, 25–20) 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 | ||||
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 to the Games to compete in 29 sports.
Egypt, represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee, competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. 97 competitors, 81 men and 16 women, took part in 48 events in 17 sports. Egypt's anthem, Bilady, Bilady, Bilady was played when Egypt won a gold medal.
Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Japanese athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era since 1912 except for two editions; it was not invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London for its role in World War II, and was also part of the US-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The Japanese Olympic Committee sent a total of 306 athletes, 139 men and 167 women, to compete in 27 sports. For the first time in its Olympic history, Japan was represented by more female than male athletes.
South Africa competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixteenth overall and fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 106 athletes to the Games, 66 men and 40 women, to compete in 19 sports. Field hockey was the only team-based sport in which South Africa had its representation at these Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, canoeing, diving, artistic and rhythmic gymnastics, judo, sailing, shooting, taekwondo, and wrestling.
France competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. French athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The French Olympic Committee sent a total of 308 athletes to the Games, 195 men and 113 women, to compete in 25 sports.
Great Britain, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004 with the team of selected athletes was officially known as Team GB. The British sent a wide-ranging delegation to the Games, continuing its ubiquitous presence at the Olympics. Great Britain's 264 athletes, 161 men and 103 women, competed in 22 disciplines throughout the two-week event. The team entered the opening ceremony behind the Union Flag carried by judoka Kate Howey. Double gold medal winner Kelly Holmes carried the flag at the closing ceremony.
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.
India competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The Indian Olympic Association sent a total of 73 athletes, 48 men, and 28 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India had its representation in these Olympic games. As a pleasant surprise, the shooting team came successful with a silver medal, the winner being Capt. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. He was the first Indian to win an individual silver medal.
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.
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Argentina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's twenty-first appearance at the Olympic Games, except for three different editions. Argentina did not attend the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States-led boycott. The sailor Carlos Espínola was the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. 152 competitors, 106 men and 46 women, took part in 86 events in 22 sports.
Pakistan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
The Netherlands competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This was announced in an official statement on the NOC*NSF website. In the statement they named the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games as a highlight in sports to which a lot of sportspeople, coaches and the Dutch sports fans would look forward. The Netherlands aimed for a top 10 nations ranking in the Olympics as well as a top 25 ranking in the Paralympics; they ended up ranking 12th at the Games.
Belgium competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The Belgian Olympic Committee sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since 1976. A total of 119 athletes, 75 men and 44 women, competed in 16 sports. There was only a single competitor in slalom canoeing, BMX cycling, equestrian dressage, rowing, shooting, table tennis, and weightlifting. Field hockey was the only team event in which Belgium was represented at these Olympic games.
The Netherlands competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Dutch athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since their official debut in 1908, with the exception of the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The Netherlands National Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1988. A total of 175 athletes, 95 men and 80 women, competed in 18 sports.
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