Togo competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The country's participation at Athens marked its seventh appearance in the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, West Germany. The delegation included two track and field athletes and a single canoeist; Jan Sekpona in the men's 800 metres, Sandrine Thiébaud-Kangni in the women's 400 metres, and Benjamin Boukpeti in the men's K-1. Both Sekpona and Thiébaud-Kangni were eliminated in the first round of their competitions, while Boukpeti progressed to the semi-finals.
France competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 336 competitors, 211 men and 125 women, took part in 196 events in 28 sports.
Sandrine Testud is a former professional tennis player from France.
Sandrine Bailly is a former French biathlete. She was most successful in the 2004–05 season, when she won the overall World Cup, and in the 2007–08 season, when she finished second. In 2003, she became world champion in the 10 km pursuit.
The Montenegro women's national handball team is the national team of Montenegro. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Montenegro and takes part in international handball competitions.
Valérie Nicolas is a French handball goalkeeper and former player of the French national team. She became World Champion in 2003 with the French team, and was also voted Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper. She was voted into the All-Star Team in the 2007 World Championship. Among her other triumphs are a silver medal from the World Championships, two bronze medals from the European Championships, victories at the Champions League, the EHF Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup, and both French and Danish national championships.
Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk is a retired Norwegian team handball player, world champion from 1999, gold medalist from the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and bronze medalist from the 2000 Olympics. She is also a triple European champion with the Norwegian national team, which she previously captained prior to the reign of fellow Gjøvik handballer Gro Hammerseng. She is the only player on the Norwegian team that received all the first five gold medals that the national team won up to the 2008 Olympics. Ending her career for Nordstrand in her second spell, she has previously played for Leipzig, Nordstrand, Snertingdal and Toten.
Ágnes Farkas is a former Hungarian handball player. She won a gold medal at the 2000 European Championship, and earned a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 1995 and 2003 World Championships.
Sandrine Gruda is a French professional basketball player for PF Schio. Her primary position is center.
Paule Baudouin is a French handball player, playing for the French club Fleury Loiret HB and for the French national team. She was born in Saint Denis.
Mariama Camara Signaté is a French handball player. Her playing position is left back.
Sophie Herbrecht is a French handball player. She plays since June 2017 for the club Brest Bretagne Handball.
Cléopatre Darleux is a French handball goalkeeper for Brest Bretagne Handball and the French national team.
Tina Flognman is a Swedish former handball player who played for the Danish clubs Viborg HK and GOG Håndbold, French Toulon Métropole Var Handball and IK Sävehof and HK Varberg in Sweden. She also featured in the Sweden women's national handball team.
Nina Kamto Njitam is a French handball player, born in Cameroon. She plays for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth, and in the 2012 Summer Olympics, where the French team also finished in 5th.
Ryu Eun-hee is a South Korean professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the South Korean national team.
Sandrine Carmen Genevieve Thiébaud-Kangni is a French-Togolese Athlete 1990 tp 2000. 400 metres French Junior Record older since 1995. 53sec73 .4×400 meters 3.32.79 transfere allégeance 2001 to Togolese sprinter and heptathlete. She is a two-time Olympian and a multiple-time national record holder for the 400m and heptathlon. She is also the daughter of middle-distance runner Roger Kangni, who competed in the 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Stéphanie Ludwig is a French handball player.
ESBF Besançon is a French women's handball club based in Besançon. They play in the French Women's First League.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
