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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 (268 men and 202 women) to the Games to compete in 29 sports.
Australia entered the Athens Games having won a total of 58 medals, including 16 gold, as the host of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving and rowing.
A list of the members of the Australian Olympic team follows. Names in bold are medal winners.
Australian 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).[2][3]
Australia has sent a team of eight badminton players to Athens. None of them surpassed the first round of elimination.
Australia advanced into the final game after defeating a Japanese team made up of professional players in Semifinal 1–0. Lost to Cuba in Final 2–6.
Manager: 24 - Jon Deeble.
Coaches: 2 - Tony Harris, 33 - Paul Elliott, 34 - Philip Dale.
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Australia has qualified both men's and women's teams.
The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]
The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]
Australia has qualified nine boxers for the Olympics based on their performances from the Oceanian Qualification Tournament.
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.
The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach: Barry Dancer
Advanced to semifinals
The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[7]
Head coach: David Bell
The following is the Australian squad in the men's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[8]
Head coach: Frank Farina
* Over-aged player.
The following is the Australian squad in the women's football tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]
Head coach: Adrian Santrac
Australia qualified a women's team and an individual man.
* Monette Russo supposedly qualified for the all-around final, but later withdrew because of injury.
Australia has qualified a total of twelve judoka (seven men and five women) for the Games.[10]
Based on the results from the 2003 Asian/Oceanian Championships, 1996 Olympic champion Alexander Parygin and Eszter Hortobagyi have qualified for modern pentathlon events in Athens. Parygin also previously competed for Kazakhstan.[11]
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
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Australian 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):
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Australia has qualified four taekwondo practitioners in their respective divisions.
Australian men's team qualified after finishing second at the FIVB World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tokyo.[12]
The following is the Australian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]
Head coach: Jon Uriarte
The following is the Australian roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[14]
Head coach: Erkin Shagaev
The following is the Australian roster in the women's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[15]
Head coach: István Gorgenyi
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