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Cycling events at the 2004 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines:
Cycling at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Olympic Velodrome (track) Parnitha Mountain Bike Venue (mountain) Athens and surrounding area (road) |
Dates | 14 – 24 August 2004 |
No. of events | 18 |
Competitors | 464 from 61 nations |
In total, 464 cyclists participated: these consisted of 334 men and 130 women, from 61 countries. The youngest participant was Ignatas Konovalovas, at 18 years, while the oldest was Jeannie Longo, at 45 years. The most successful contestant was Bradley Wiggins, who won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze.[1] The most successful country was Australia, with its team members winning 6 gold and 11 total medals. Russia and Great Britain came in second place with 3 and 2 golds, respectively. After a disqualification, Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia was awarded his second gold medal in men's time trial, defending his title from 2000, and his third gold medal overall. He achieved his first victory back in 1988, when he competed in men's track pursuit as part of the Soviet team.[2]
Australia dominated track events, winning 5 out of its 6 cycling gold medals there.[3]
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's road race |
Paolo Bettini Italy |
Sérgio Paulinho Portugal |
Axel Merckx Belgium |
Men's time trial |
Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia |
Bobby Julich United States |
Michael Rogers Australia |
Women's road race |
Sara Carrigan Australia |
Judith Arndt Germany |
Olga Slyusareva Russia |
Women's time trial |
Leontien van Moorsel Netherlands |
Deirdre Demet-Barry United States |
Karin Thürig Switzerland |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Keirin |
Ryan Bayley Australia |
José Antonio Escuredo Spain |
Shane Kelly Australia |
Madison |
Australia (AUS) Graeme Brown Stuart O'Grady |
Switzerland (SUI) Franco Marvulli Bruno Risi |
Great Britain (GBR) Rob Hayles Bradley Wiggins |
points race |
Mikhail Ignatiev Russia |
Joan Llaneras Spain |
Guido Fulst Germany |
individual pursuit |
Bradley Wiggins Great Britain |
Brad McGee Australia |
Sergi Escobar Spain |
team pursuit |
Australia (AUS) Graeme Brown Brett Lancaster Brad McGee Luke Roberts |
Great Britain (GBR) Steve Cummings Rob Hayles Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins |
Spain (ESP) Carlos Castaño Sergi Escobar Asier Maeztu Carlos Torrent |
individual sprint |
Ryan Bayley Australia |
Theo Bos Netherlands |
René Wolff Germany |
team sprint |
Germany (GER) Jens Fiedler Stefan Nimke René Wolff |
Japan (JPN) Toshiaki Fushimi Masaki Inoue Tomohiro Nagatsuka |
France (FRA) Mickaël Bourgain Laurent Gané Arnaud Tournant |
time trial |
Chris Hoy Great Britain |
Arnaud Tournant France |
Stefan Nimke Germany |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
points race |
Olga Slyusareva Russia |
Belem Guerrero Méndez Mexico |
María Luisa Calle Colombia |
pursuit |
Sarah Ulmer New Zealand |
Katie Mactier Australia |
Leontien van Moorsel Netherlands |
sprint |
Lori-Ann Muenzer Canada |
Tamilla Abassova Russia |
Anna Meares Australia |
time trial |
Anna Meares Australia |
Jiang Yonghua China |
Natallia Tsylinskaya Belarus |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's |
Julien Absalon France |
José Antonio Hermida Spain |
Bart Brentjens Netherlands |
Women's |
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå Norway |
Marie-Hélène Prémont Canada |
Sabine Spitz Germany |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
2 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
12 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
13 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
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