Paraguay at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Paraguay at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg
IOC code PAR
NOC Comité Olímpico Paraguayo
Website www.cop.org.py  (in Spanish)
in Athens
Competitors23 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Rocio Rivarola [1]
Medals
Ranked 65th
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Paraguay competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's ninth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.

Contents

Comité Olímpico Paraguayo sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona due to the presence of the men's football team. A total of 23 athletes, 21 men and 2 women, competed only in athletics, football, rowing, and swimming. The Paraguayan team featured two notable female athletes: javelin thrower Leryn Franco, who aspired to be one of the most beautiful women to compete at the Olympics because of her professional career as a model and beauty contestant, and single sculls rower Rocio Rivarola, aged seventeen, who later became the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony. [1]

Paraguay left Athens with its first Olympic silver medal from the men's football team, following its defeat against Argentina with a score of 0–1 in the final match of the tournament. [2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Paraguay national football team
Football Men's tournament August 28

Athletics

Paraguayan 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
Diego Ferreira 100 m 10.50 NR 5did not advance
Women
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Leryn Franco Javelin throw 50.3742did not advance

Football

Men's tournament

Paraguay national football team faced a stiff test in order to qualify for the Athens Games, getting two goals in the last ten minutes to beat Chile, and edging Brazil to qualify out of South America, along with Argentina. [5] On 4 August, before the Summer Olympics began, Paraguay measured against the Portugal of Cristiano Ronaldo in the city of Algarve, resulting in a 5–0 defeat. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Roster

The following is the Paraguayan squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics. [10]

Head coach: Carlos Jara Saguier

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2004 club
11 GK Rodrigo Romero (1982-11-08)8 November 1982 (aged 21)00 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Nacional Asunción
22 DF Emilio Martinez (1981-04-10)10 April 1981 (aged 23)80 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Libertad
32 DF Julio Manzur (1981-06-22)22 June 1981 (aged 23)80 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Guaraní
42 DF Carlos Gamarra* (1971-02-17)17 February 1971 (aged 33)115 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg Inter Milan
52 DF José Devaca (1982-09-18)18 September 1982 (aged 21)81 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Cerro Porteño
62 DF Celso Esquivel (1981-03-20)20 March 1981 (aged 23)00 Flag of Argentina.svg San Lorenzo
74 FW Pablo Giménez (1981-06-29)29 June 1981 (aged 23)81 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Guaraní
83 MF Edgar Barreto (1984-07-15)15 July 1984 (aged 20)80 Flag of the Netherlands.svg NEC Nijmegen
94 FW Fredy Barreiro (1982-03-27)27 March 1982 (aged 22)82 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Libertad
103 MF Diego Figueredo (1982-04-28)28 April 1982 (aged 22)82 Flag of Spain.svg Real Valladolid
112 DF Aureliano Torres (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 22)81 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Guaraní
122 DF Pedro Benitez (1981-03-23)23 March 1981 (aged 23)00 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Cerro Porteño
133 MF Julio César Enciso* (1974-08-05)5 August 1974 (aged 30)00 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Olimpia Asunción
144 FW Julio González (1981-08-26)26 August 1981 (aged 22)82 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Nacional Asunción
152 DF Ernesto Cristaldo (1984-03-16)16 March 1984 (aged 20)00 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Cerro Porteño
163 MF Osvaldo Diaz (1981-12-22)22 December 1981 (aged 22)81 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Guaraní
174 FW José Cardozo* (1971-03-14)14 March 1971 (aged 33)62 Flag of Mexico.svg Toluca
181 GK Diego Barreto (1981-07-16)16 July 1981 (aged 23)80 Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Cerro Porteño

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay 320165+16Qualified for the quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy 31115504
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 31114404
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 310267−13
Source: [ citation needed ]
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg4 – 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Giménez Soccerball shade.svg5'
Cardozo Soccerball shade.svg26', 37'
Torres Soccerball shade.svg62'		 Report Ono Soccerball shade.svg22' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Okubo Soccerball shade.svg81'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 5,381
Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg1 – 2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Gamarra Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Tiero Soccerball shade.svg81'
Appiah Soccerball shade.svg84'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg1 – 0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bareiro Soccerball shade.svg14' Report
Karaiskaki Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 24,160
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Quarterfinals
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg3 – 2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Bareiro Soccerball shade.svg19', 71'
Cardozo Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Lee C.S. Soccerball shade.svg74', 79' (pen.)
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 4,080
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
Semifinals
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg1 – 3Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay
Farhan Soccerball shade.svg83' Report Cardozo Soccerball shade.svg17', 34'
Bareiro Soccerball shade.svg68'
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: Éric Poulat (France)
Gold medal match
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1 – 0Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay
Tevez Soccerball shade.svg18' Report
Olympic Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 41,116
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)
Silver medal icon.svg Won silver medal

Rowing

Paraguayan rowers qualified the following boats:

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Daniel Sosa Single sculls 7:52.505 R7:21.034 SD/E7:36.874 FE7:13.4926
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Rocio Rivarola Single sculls 8:03.854 R7:57.774 SC/D8:05.925 FD7:57.3621

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

Swimming

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sergio Cabrera 200 m butterfly 2:06.1535did not advance

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rocío Rivarola, abanderada paraguaya en Atenas 2004, vuelve !" [Rocío Rivarola, Paraguayan flag bearer in Athens 2004, returns!] (in Spanish). La Nación (Paraguay). 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Historic doubles in Athens". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 4 May 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. ↑ "Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Football Qualifying Tournament". Rec Sport Soccer Statistics Foundation. 13 March 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2008.
  6. ↑ "Portugal Sub 23 vs Paraguay Sub 23 - Amistosos Selecciones Sub 23 2004: Toda la info, alineaciones y eventos".
  7. ↑ "Paraguay fue goleado en Portugal - Deportes - ABC Color".
  8. ↑ "Portugal 5-0 Paraguay :: Partidos Amistosos 2004 :: Ficha del Partido :: Ceroacero.es".
  9. ↑ "A 15 años de la gran gesta en los Juegos de Atenas 2004".
  10. ↑ "Olympic Men's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Paraguay (PAR)". FIFA . Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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