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Summary of the Day's Olympic Events in Athens -- Wednesday, 18th August, 2004

Athens Daily Olympic Summaries, August 2004
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Medal Winners at the Athens 2004 Olympics

Summer Olympics

I Athens 1896
II Paris 1900
III St Louis 1904
IV London 1908
V Stockholm 1912
VI Berlin 1916
VII Antwerp 1920
VII Paris 1924
IX Amsterdam 1928
X Los Angeles 1932
XI Berlin 1936
XII Tokyo 1940
XIII London 1944
XIV London 1948
XV Helsinki 1952
XVI Melbourne 1956
XVII Rome 1960
XVIII Tokyo 1964
XIX Mexico City 1968
XX Munich 1972
XXI Montreal 1976
XXII Moscow 1980
XXIII Los Angeles 1984
XXIV Seoul 1988
XXV Barcelona 1992
XXVI Atlanta 1996
XXVII Sydney 2000
XXVIII Athens 2004
XXIX Beijing 2008
XXX London 2012

Athens 2004 -- Summary of Day 5

Wednesday, 18th August

On Day 5 of the 2004 Olympics in Athens it was America all the way. With an eleven medal haul USA led the field by a furlong, bringing home four gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

Wednesday, August 18th, 2004: 21 Gold Medals
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 USA United States 4 4 3 11
2 Holland Holland 2 1 1 4
= Japan Japan 2 1 1 4
4 France France 2 0 0 2
= Ukraine Ukraine 2 0 0 2
6 South Korea South Korea 1 4 1 6
7 Great Britain Great Britain 1 1 3 5
8 China China 1 1 2 4
9 Italy Italy 1 1 0 2
= Slovakia Slovakia 1 1 0 2
11 Poland Poland 1 0 1 2
12 Bulgaria Bulgaria 1 0 0 1
= Cuba Cuba 1 0 0 1
= Georgia Georgia 1 0 0 1
15 Germany Germany 0 1 3 4
16 Russia Russia 0 1 2 3
17 Australia Australia 0 1 1 2
= Belarus Belarus 0 1 1 2
19 Czech Republic Czech Republic 0 1 0 1
= Hungary Hungary 0 1 0 1
= South Africa South Africa 0 1 0 1
22 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan 0 0 1 1
= Croatia Croatia 0 0 1 1
= Denmark Denmark 0 0 1 1
= Switzerland Switzerland 0 0 1 1

Aquatics

Men's 200m Breaststroke
Gold -- Kosuke Kitajima (Jpn) Time:2:09.44
Silver -- Daniel Gyurta (Hun) Time:2:10.80
Bronze -- Brendan Hansen (USA) Time:2:10.87

Men's 100m Freestyle
Gold -- Pieter van den Hoogenband (Hol) Time:48.17
Silver -- Roland Mark Schoeman (Rsa) Time:48.23
Bronze -- Ian Thorpe (Aus) Time:48.56

Women's 200m Butterfly
Gold -- Otylia Jedrzejczak (Pol) Time:2:06.05
Silver -- Petria Thomas (Aus) Time:2:06.36
Bronze -- Yuko Nakanishi (Jpn) Time:2:08.04

Women's 4 x 200m Freestyle
Gold -- United States, 7:53.42 World Record
(Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper, Dana Vollmer, Kaitlin Sandeno)
Silver -- China, 7:55.97 Asian Record
(Yingwen Zhu, Yanwei Xu, Yu Yang, Jiaying Pang)
Bronze -- Germany, 7:57.35
(Franziska van Almsick, Petra Dallmann, Antje Buschschulte, Hannah Stockbauer)
4th -- Australia, 7:57.40 Oceania Record
(Alice Mills, Elka Graham, Shayne Reese, Petria Thomas)

Archery

Women's Individual (70m)
Gold -- Sung Hyun Park (Kor)
Qual' Round Rank:1 110pts
Silver -- Sung Jin Lee (Kor)
Qual' Round Rank:2 108pts
Bronze -- Alison Williamson (Gbr)
Qual' Round Rank:21 105pts

Athletics
The shot put event was staged on the sandy strip of the Ancient Greek Stadio, in Olympia.

Men's Shot put
Gold -- Yuriy Bilonog (Ukr) 21.16m Season Best
Silver -- Adam Nelson (USA) 21.16m
Bronze -- Joachim Olsen (Den) 21.07m

Women's Shot put
Gold -- Yumileidi Cumba (Cub) 19.59m
Silver -- Nadine Kleinert (Ger) 19.55m Season Best
Bronze -- Svetlana Krivelyova (Rus) 19.49m

Canoe

Men's C-1 Slalom
Gold -- Tony Estanguet (Fra) Total Time:189.16
Silver -- Michal Martikan (Svk) Total Time:189.28 Behind:+0.12
Bronze -- Stefan Pfannmoeller (Ger) Total Time:191.56 Behind:+2.40

Women's K-1 Slalom
Gold -- Elena Kaliska (Svk) Total Time:210.03
Silver -- Rebecca Giddens (USA) Total Time:214.62 Behind:+4.59
Bronze -- Helen Reeves (Gbr) Total Time:218.77 Behind:+8.74

Cycling

Men's Individual Time Trial
Course length:48 km Laps:3
Gold -- Tyler Hamilton (USA) 57:31.74
Silver -- Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 57:50.58
Bronze -- Bobby Julich (USA) 57:58.19

Women's Individual Time Trial
Course length:24 km Laps:1
Gold -- Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel (Hol) 31:11.53
Silver -- Deirdre Demet-Barry (USA) 31:35.62
Bronze -- Karin Thuerig (Swi) 31:54.89

Equestrian

Mixed Individual (Eventing)
Gold -- Leslie Law: on Shear l'Eau (Gbr)
Dressage: (Penalties:43.20, Rank:10)
Cross-country: (Penalties:1.20, Rank:19)
After Dressage + Cross-country: (Penalties:44.40, Rank:11)
Jumping: (Penalties:0.00, Rank:7)
After Dressage + Cross-country + Jumping Qual': (Penalties:44.40, Rank:5)
Final Jumping: (Penalties:0.00, Rank:2)
Total Penalties: 44.40
Silver --  Kimberly Severson: on Winsome Adante (USA)
Dressage: (Penalties:36.20, Rank:4)
Cross-country: (Penalties:0.00, Rank:2)
After Dressage + Cross-country: (Penalties:36.20, Rank:3)
Jumping: (Penalties:5.00, Rank:25)
After Dressage + Cross-country + Jumping Qual': (Penalties:41.20, Rank:3)
Final Jumping: (Penalties:4.00, Rank:10)
Total Penalties: 45.20
Bronze -- Philippa Funnell: on Primmore's Pride (Gbr)
Dressage: (Penalties:31.40, Rank:2)
Cross-country: (Penalties:11.20, Rank:41)
After Dressage + Cross-country: (Penalties:42.60, Rank:8)
Jumping: (Penalties:0.00, Rank:11)
After Dressage + Cross-country + Jumping Qual': (Penalties:42.60, Rank:4)
Final Jumping: (Penalties:4.00, Rank:9)
Total Penalties: 46.60

Mixed Team (Eventing)
Gold -- France, Total Points:140.40
Nicolas Touzaint: on Galan de Sauvagere
(Dr': 29.40 -T)(XCt': 0.00 Tot: 29.40 -T)(Jmp': 29.40)(Fin: 33.40 -T)
Jean Teulere: on Espoire de la Mare
(Dr': 38.40 -T)(XCt': 0.00 Tot: 38.40 -T)(Jmp': 38.40)(Fin: 46.40 -T)
Didier Courreges: on Debat d'Estruval
(Dr': 45.60 -T)(XCt': 0.00 Tot: 45.60 -T)(Jmp': 45.60)(Fin: 60.60 -T)
Cedric Lyard: on Fine Merveille
(Dr': 54.40)(XCt': 3.20 Tot: 57.60)(Jmp': 54.40)(Fin: 70.60)
Arnaud Boiteau, EXPO DU MOULIN
(Dr': 45.80)(Fin: 1000.00)
Silver --  Great Britain, Total Points:143.00
Philippa Funnell: on Primmore's Pride
(Dr': 31.40 -T)(XCt': 11.20 Tot: 42.60 -T)(Jmp': 31.40)(Fin: 42.60 -T)
Leslie Law: on Shear l'Eau
(Dr': 43.20 -T)(XCt': 1.20 Tot: 44.40 -T)(Jmp': 43.20)(Fin: 44.40 -T)
Mary King: King Solomon III
(Dr': 48.00)(XCt': 0.00 Tot: 48.00)(Jmp': 48.00)(Fin: 56.00 -T)
Jeanette Brakewell: on Over To You
(Dr': 49.80)(XCt': 4.00 Tot: 53.80)(Jmp': 49.80)(Fin: 57.80)
William Fox-Pitt: on Tamarullo
(Dr': 38.60 -T)(Fin: 1000.00)
Bronze -- United States, Total Points:145.60
Kimberly Severson: on Winsome Adante
(Dr': 36.20 -T)(XCt': 0.00 Tot: 36.20 -T)(Jmp': 36.20)(Fin: 41.20 -T)
Amy Tryon: on Poggio II
(Dr': 50.60)(XCt': 1.20 Tot: 51.80)(Jmp': 50.60)(Fin: 51.80 -T)
Darren Chiacchia: on Windfall 2
(Dr': 44.60 -T)(XCt': 0.00 Tot: 44.60 -T)(Jmp': 44.60)(Fin: 52.60 -T)
John Williams: Carrick
(Dr': 47.60 -T)(XCt': 1.20 Tot: 48.80 -T)(Jmp': 47.60)(Fin: 60.80)
Julie Richards: on Jacob Two Two
(Dr': 65.40)(XCt': 1.60 Tot: 67.00)(Jmp': 65.40)(Fin: 67.00)

Fencing

Women's Individual Foil
Gold -- Valentina Vezzali (Ita) beat
Silver -- Giovanna Trillini (Ita) (15,11)
Bronze -- Sylwia Gruchala (Pol) beat
Aida Mohamed (Hun) (15,9)

Gymnastics

Men's Individual all-round
Gold -- Paul Hamm (USA) Total Points:57.823
(App`1:9.725, App`2:9.700, App`3:9.587, App`4:9.137, App`5:9.837, App`6:9.837)
Silver -- Dae Eun Kim (Kor) Total Points:57.811
(App`1:9.650, App`2:9.537, App`3:9.712, App`4:9.412, App`5:9.775, App`6:9.725)
Bronze -- Tae Young Yang (Kor) Total Points:57.774
(App`1:9.512, App`2:9.650, App`3:9.725, App`4:9.700, App`5:9.712, App`6:9.475)

Judo

Men's 81-90kg
Gold -- Zurab Zviadauri (Geo) beat
Silver -- Hiroshi Izumi (Jpn) Ippon 3:03
Bronze -- Khasanbi Taov (Rus) beat
Hee Tae Hwang (Kor) Ippon 2:03
Bronze -- Mark Huizinga (Hol) beat
Winston Gordon (Gbr) Ippon 1:51

Women's 63-70kg
Gold -- Masae Ueno (Jpn) beat
Silver -- Edith Bosch (Hol) Ippon 3:10
Bronze -- Dongya Qin (Chn) beat
Catherine Marie Joelle Arlove (Aus) W'ari Ippon 2:08
Bronze -- Annett Boehm (Ger) beat
Catherine Jacques (Bel) Ippon 0:38

Shooting

Women's 25m Sport Pistol (30+30 shots)
Gold -- Maria Grozdeva (Bgr) Total Points:688.2
Qual' Round:585 Final Round:103.2 Final Olympic Record
Silver -- Lenka Hykova (Cze) Total Points:687.8
Qual' Round:588 Final Round:99.8
Bronze -- Irada Ashumova (Aze) Total Points:687.3
Qual' Round:588 Final Round:99.3

Women's Double Trap (120 targets)
Gold -- Kimberly Rhode (USA) Total Points:146
Qual' Round:110 Final Round:36
Silver -- Bo Na Lee (Kor) Total Points:145
Qual' Round:110 Final Round:35
Bronze -- E Gao (Chn) Total Points:142
Qual' Round:107 Final Round:35 (+2 final shoot-off)
Qingnian Li (Chn) Total Points:142
Qual' Round:107 Final Round:35 (+1 final shoot-off)

Weightlifting

Men's 62-69kg
Gold -- Guozheng Zhang (Chn) 347.5kg
(Snatch:160.0kg, C&J:187.5kg)
Silver -- Bae Young Lee (Kor) 342.5kg
(Snatch:152.5kg, C&J:190.0kg)
Bronze -- Nikolay Pechalov (Cro) 337.5kg
(Snatch:150.0kg, C&J:187.5kg)

Women's 58-63kg
Gold -- Nataliya Skakun (Ukr) 242.5kg
(Snatch:107.5kg, C&J:135.0kg Olympic Record)
Silver -- Hanna Batsiushka (Blr) 242.5kg
(Snatch:115.0kg World Record, C&J:127.5kg)
Bronze -- Tatsiana Stukalava (Blr) 222.5kg
(Snatch:100.0kg, C&J:122.5kg)

Total Medal Standings

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