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Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Brazil at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Brazil competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, excluding the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The Brazilian Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro, COB) sent the nation's largest ever delegation in history to the Games. A total of 243 athletes, 124 men and 119 women, competed in 24 sports.[2]

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Brazil left Athens with a total of 10 medals (5 golds, 2 silver, and 3 bronze), the lowest in Summer Olympics since 1992.[3] Although the nation's final medal count could not surpass its previous records set in Atlanta (15 medals) and Sydney (12 medals), Brazil produced a record of five golds at these edition, a performance only surpassed 12 years later in Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was the host country and won seven gold medals.

Brazil conquered its first gold medal ever in Equestrian as also in a mixed Olympic event, with the gold medal won by Rodrigo Pessoa in individual jumping.

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Until the Athens 2004 Games, Brazil had only a two-time Olympic champion, the legendary Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, who shone on the triple jump in Helsinki-1952 and Melbourne-1956. That changed when sailor Robert Scheidt shone in the Laser class and secured his second gold medal (he had already been champion in Atlanta 1996).

Also in the sailing, Torben Grael and Marcelo Ferreira reached gold in the Star class. Both became two-time Olympic champions since they had won in Atlanta-1996. With the achievement, Torben Grael wrote his name in history (at the time) as the greatest Olympic athlete in Brazil at all times, with five medals ( a performance also matched by Robert Scheidt 8 years later ). He is also one of the sailors with the largest number of Olympic medals at all times, along with Robert Scheidt and British Ben Ainslie.

In the men's volleyball the team coached by the victorious Bernardo Rezende and led by Gilberto Godoy Filho, who started the greatest era of achievements with the Brazil men's national volleyball team, Brazil defeated Italy in the final by 3 to 1 and secured the second gold medal of national volleyball in the Olympic Games. In the team were Maurício Lima and Giovane Gávio, unique remnants of the historic triumph of the tournament of Barcelona 1992.

In men's beach volleyball, Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos defeated the Spaniards Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera in the final and secured the gold. It was the first gold medal ever won by Brazilian men in beach volleyball. In women's beach volleyball Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar again came to the decision, but as they did four years earlier in Sydney, they silver medalists, after losing to Kerri Walsh and Misty May.

Led by Formiga and Marta, women's national football team finally won the first Olympic medal ever. The team advanced to the final against United States. After a very tough match with a draw of 1–1 in regular time, the Americans won the gold medal match by 2–1 at extra time, leaving Brazil with the silver medal.

Brazilian judokas won two more podiums for Brazil. Leandro Guilheiro was responsible for giving the country the first medal in Athens, the bronze in men's 81 kg. The second Brazilian medal in that edition also came from judo, with the bronze of Flávio Canto, in men's 81 kg category.

In the men's marathon, one of the most remarkable scenes of the Athens 2004 Games, which gained worldwide notoriety, involved the marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima. He was leading the race, which closes the Olympics, when, at the time of the 36th of the 42 kilometers of the race, he was attacked by Irish religious fanatic Cornelius Horan. The Brazilian was pushed off the track by Cornelius. Despite that, Vanderlei returned to the race, but with the time lost in the unforeseen event, he was overtaken by the Italian Stefano Baldini and the American Mebrahtom Keflezighi. Vanderlei, meanwhile, maintained the third position and, thus, was left with the bronze medal. He was the first and so far the only Brazilian marathon runner to obtain an Olympic medal. Later, Vanderlei de Lima received the prestigious Pierre de Coubertin Medal to his achievements for sportsmanship. The medal, one of the most important awarded by the International Olympic Committee, is dedicated to athletes who value sport more than victory itself. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Vanderlei de Lima received the honour of lighting the Olympic Flame as the final member of the torch relay.[4]

Brazilian equestrian and show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa was the originally the silver medalist in individual jumping. On October 8, 2004, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports ordered a suspension for Ireland's Cian O'Connor after his horse Waterford Crystal failed a doping test for fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol. Because O'Connor decided not to appeal and formally strip off his Olympic title in men's show jumping, silver Rodrigo Pessoa was subsequently awarded and received his gold medal at a public ceremony on Copacabana Beach in August 2005. This was the first and so far the only gold medal won by Brazil not only in Equestrian as also in a mixed Olympic event.[5]

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Brazilian 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).[6][7] Marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima was awarded a prestigious Pierre de Coubertin Medal from the International Olympic Committee for sportsmanship after being attacked by Irish protester Cornelius Horan, who pushed him off the road four miles from the finish line.[4][8]

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  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
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Basketball

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Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[9]

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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004
16:45
Japan  62128  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 3–36, 17–33, 20–33
Pts: Hamaguchi 23
Rebs: Yano 5
Asts: Kusuda, Nagata 2
Pts: Oliveira 25
Rebs: Oliveira 13
Asts: Pinto 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 950
Referees:
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Abreu Joao (Mozambique)

16 August 2004
20:00
Brazil  8775  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 23–24, 14–21, 23–11
Pts: Luz 18
Rebs: Oliveira 11
Asts: Three players 2
Pts: Maltsi 26
Rebs: Maltsi 10
Asts: Kostaki 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,200
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Philippe Leemann (Switzerland)

18 August 2004
20:00
Brazil  6777  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 11–25, 20–17, 19–14
Pts: Arcain 19
Rebs: Oliveira 8
Asts: Luz 5
Pts: Arkhipova 20
Rebs: Stepanova 9
Asts: Arkhipova 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 1,350
Referees:
Jose Carrión (Puerto Rico)
Chantal Julien (France)

20 August 2004
22:15
Nigeria  6382  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 15–14, 12–11, 17–24
Pts: Udoka 17
Rebs: Udoka 7
Asts: Amachree, Udoka 2
Pts: Castro Marques 26
Rebs: de Souza 8
Asts: Castro Marques 6
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,500
Referees:
Mike Homsy (Canada)
Song Yangping (China)

22 August 2004
14:30
Brazil  6684  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22
Pts: Luz 16
Rebs: Oliveira 11
Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3
Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Snell 8
Asts: Fallon, Snell 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 3,450
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
20:00
Spain  6367  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 18–20, 12–15, 17–18
Pts: M. Fernández 16
Rebs: Pascua 6
Asts: Palau 3
Pts: Arcain 27
Rebs: Oliveira, Sobral 8
Asts: Luz 3
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 13,500
Referees:
Lazaros Voreadis (Greece)
Nancy Ethier (Brazil)
Semifinal
27 August 2004
16:45
Brazil  7588  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25
Pts: Castro Marques 25
Rebs: Oliveira 8
Asts: Luz 2
Pts: Jackson 26
Rebs: Jackson 13
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 4,150
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
Bronze Medal Final
28 August 2004
14:00
Russia  7162  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 14–12, 15–14, 24–16
Pts: Goustilina 12
Rebs: Osipova 10
Asts: Arkhipova, Baranova 4
Pts: Castro Marques 16
Rebs: Oliveira 9
Asts: Castro Marques 6
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 7,250
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
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Boxing

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Canoeing

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Qualification Legend: QF = Qualify to final; QS = Qualify to semifinal

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Cycling

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Equestrian

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Brazil has qualified two teams in eventing and jumping. Show jumper Rodrigo Pessoa originally claimed a silver medal in men's show jumping. On October 8, 2004, International Federation for Equestrian Sports announced that Waterford Crystal, owned by Ireland's Cian O'Connor, failed a horse doping test for fluphenazine and zuclopenthixol that formally stripped off O'Connor's Olympic title in early 2005.[10] Pessoa was eventually presented with his gold medal at a ceremony on Copacabana Beach in August 2005.[5]

Eventing

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Show jumping

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Fencing

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Football

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Women's tournament

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Head coach: René Simões

Brazil named a squad of 18 players and 1 alternate for the tournament.[11] During the tournament, Dayane replaced Kelly due to injury.[12]

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Attendance: 25.152
Referee: Damková (Czech Republic)
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Attendance: 17.123
Referee: Damkova (Czech Republic)
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Attendance: 7.214
Referee: Frai (Germany)
Quarterfinal
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Attendance: 3.012
Referee: Gaye (Senegal)
Semifinal
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Attendance: 1.511
Referee: Ferreira-James (Guyana)
Gold Medal Final
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Attendance: 10,416
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Gymnastics

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Artistic

Brazil qualified a women's team and an individual man.

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Rhythmic

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Handball

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  • ET: After Extra Time
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
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Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head coach: Valmir Fassina

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004
21:30
France  31–17  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
Anquetil 7 (14–10) Silva 6
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16 August 2004
19:30
Brazil  19–20  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Souza 5 (10–10) 4 players with 3
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18 August 2004
21:30
Germany  34–21  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Pozeznik, Repensek (SLO)
Kretzschmar, Stephan 7 (18–12) Souza 7
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15 August 2004
14:30
Brazil  22–26  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
Justino 6 (9–13) Grammatikos 7
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22 August 2004
21:30
Egypt  22–26  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Abdel Salam 5 (11–10) Kojoroski 6
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9th–10th Classification
24 August 2004
11:30
Brazil  25–29  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hassan, Aly (EGY)
Tupan, Souza 6 (11–13) Sigurdsson 8
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Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Brazil roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head coach: Alexandre Schneider

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
15 August 2004
16:30
Greece  21–29  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Gioupi 6 (8–14) Piedade 7
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19 August 2004
19:30
Brazil  19–21  Ukraine Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Gardinovacki, Maric (SCG)
A. Silva 6 (10–10) Yatsenko, Lyapina 5
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21 August 2004
21:30
Brazil  26–35  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
A. Silva 8 (14–19) Radulovics 10
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23 August 2004
16:30
China  28–23  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Zhai Chao 10 (11–13) Nascimento 5
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Quarterfinal
26 August 2004
19:30
South Korea  26–24  Brazil Helliniko Indoor Arena
Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
Lee S. 7 (16–9) L. Silva 7
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5th–8th Classification Semifinal
28 August 2004
11:30
Hungary  36–31  Brazil Helliniko Indoor Arena
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Radulovics 7 (17–14) Santos 9
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7th–8th Place Final
29 August 2004
08:30
China  25–26  Brazil Helliniko Indoor Arena
Referees: Breto, Huelin Trillo (ESP)
Li Weiwei 7 (10–13) A. Silva 6
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Judo

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Modern pentathlon

Brazil has qualified a single spot each in the men's and women's event.

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Rowing

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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

Sailing

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Open
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M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

Shooting

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Swimming

Brazilian 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):

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Synchronized swimming

Brazil has qualified 2 quota places in synchronized swimming.

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Table tennis

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Brazil has qualified two spots each in the men's and women's doubles.

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Taekwondo

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Tennis

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Triathlon

Brazil brought five veterans to the second Olympic triathlon. Once again, two triathletes did not finish (Carla Moreno started both, but finished neither).

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Volleyball

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Indoor

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Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[15]

Head coach: Bernardo Rezende

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Source: FIVB
15 August 2004
16:00
Brazil  3–1  Australia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 1,853
Referees: Georgios Karampetsos (GRE), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(23–25, 25–19, 25–12, 25–21)
result
17 August 2004
21:45
Brazil  3–2  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR)
(25–21, 15–25, 25–16, 21–25, 33–31)
result
19 August 2004
11:00
Netherlands  1–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,150
Referees: Fernando Nava (MEX), Francisco Medina (CUB)
(22–25, 26–24, 21–25, 19–25)
result
21 August 2004
22:20
Brazil  3–0  Russia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 5,400
Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Kun-Tae Kim (KOR)
(25–19, 25–13, 25–23)
result
23 August 2004
22:20
United States  3–1  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 3,150
Referees: Bela Hobor (HUN), Dejan Jovanovic (SCG)
(25–22, 25–23, 18–25, 25–22)
result
Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
22:25
Poland  0–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 4,150
Referees: Ning Wang (CHN), Fernando Nava (MEX)
(22–25, 25–27, 18–25)
result
Semifinal
27 August 2004
21:30
United States  0–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 9,380
Referees: Umit Sokullu (TUR), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(16–25, 17–25, 23–25)
result
Gold Medal Final
29 August 2004
14:30
Italy  1–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Attendance: 9,350
Referees: Hiroyuki Ito (JPN), Ning Wang (CHN)
(15–25, 26–24, 20–25, 22–25)
result
1st place, gold medalist(s) Won Gold Medal

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Brazilian roster in the women's volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[16]

Head coach: José Roberto Guimarães

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14 August 2004
14:00
Japan  0–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Frank Leuthaeusser (GER), Patrick Richard (FRA)
(21–25, 22–25, 21–25)
result
16 August 2004
09:00
Kenya  0–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Karin Zahorcova (CZE), Umit Sokullu (TUR)
(16–25, 27–29, 12–25)
result
18 August 2004
21:30
Brazil  3–2  Italy Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Patricia Salvatore (USA), Kun Tae Kim (KOR)
(19–25, 25–13, 22–25, 25–16, 15–13)
result
20 August 2004
16:00
Greece  0–3  Brazil Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Abdullah Al Khelaifi (KSA), Fernando Nava (MEX)
(22–25, 22–25, 11–25)
result
22 August 2004
19:30
Brazil  3–0  South Korea Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: de Jan Jovonovic (SCG), Karin Zahorcova (CZE)
(25–19, 25–18, 25–23)
result
Quarterfinal
24 August 2004
21:55
Brazil  3–2  United States Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Patrick Richard (FRA), Fotios Lekkas (GRE)
(25–22, 25–20, 22–25, 25–27, 15–6)
result
Semifinal
26 August 2004
19:30
Brazil  2–3  Russia Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Kun Tae Kim (KOR), Hiroyuki Ito (JPN)
(25–18, 25–21, 22–25, 26–28, 14–16)
result
Bronze Medal Final
26 August 2004
19:30
Brazil  1–3  Cuba Peace and Friendship Stadium
Referees: Jarmo Salonen (FIN), Ryszard Dietrich (POL)
(22–25, 22–25, 25–14, 17–25)
result

Wrestling

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  • PP – Decision by Points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO – Decision by Points – the loser without technical points.
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Notes

  1. Medals won in Equestrian are considered an open event because men and women compete together.

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