India at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreRajyavardhan Singh RathoreColonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
— ShootingShooting at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIn shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events . The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica....
, Men's Double Trap.
Contingent by sport
| Sport | men | women | events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Athletics | 4 | 13 | 9 |
| Badminton | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Boxing | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Hockey | 16 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Shooting | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Table Tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tennis | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 sports | 48 men | 25 women | 43 events |
Men's individual
- Satyadev PrasadSatyadev PrasadSatyadev Prasad is an athlete from India. He competes in archery.Prasad competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first match, advancing to the round of 32. In the second round of elimination, he was again victorious and advanced to the round of 16...
- 11th place - Tarundeep RaiTarundeep RaiTarundeep Rai is an Indian archer. He is an Indian of Nepalese origin.-Career:Tarundeep made his debut into international archery at the age of 19 years when he played at the Asian Archery Championship 2003 held at Yangon, Myanmar.Tarundeep Rai became the first Indian to win an individual mens...
- 43rd place - Majhi SawaiyanMajhi SawaiyanMajhi Sawaiyan is an athlete from India. He competes in archery.Sawaiyan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. Despite being ranked as number 22, he was defeated by Vic Wunderle in the first round of elimination, placing 59th overall...
- 59th place
Women's individual
- Reena KumariReena KumariReena Kumari is an athlete from India who competes in archery.Kumari represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 43rd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 22nd-ranked Kristine Esebua of Georgia...
- 15th place - Sumangala SharmaSumangala SharmaSumangala Sharma is an athlete from India. She competes in archery.Sharma represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 20th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 638. In the first round of elimination, she faced 45th-ranked Chen Li Ju of Chinese Taipei...
- 24th place - Dola BanerjeeDola BanerjeeDola Banerjee is an Indian sportswoman who competes in archery.-Early life:Dola Banerjee is daughter of Ashok Banerjee and Kalpana Banerjee. She was born in Baranagar near Kolkata. She studied in Baranagar Rajkumari Memorial Girls High School. At the age of nine, she joined Baranagar Archery Club...
- 52nd place
Men's 400 metres
- K. Mathews BinuK. M. BinuKalayathumkuzhi Mathews Binu is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specializes in 400 metres and 800 metres. He holds the current 400 metres national record of 45.48 s set at the 2004 Athens Olympics on 20 August 2004...
- Round 1: 45.48 s (NR), Semifinal: 45.97 s
Men's discus
- Vikas Shive Gowda - Round 1, 61.39 metres (did not advance)
- Anil Kumar - Round 1, no mark (did not advance)
Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
- Rajwinder KaurRajwinder KaurRajwinder Kaur is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Kaur finished seventh in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Satti Geetha, K. M. Beenamol and Chitra K. Soman. This team, only with Manjeet Kaur running instead of Geetha, had set a...
, K. Mathews Beenamol, Chitra K. SomanChitra K. SomanChitra K. Soman is an Indian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Soman finished seventh in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics, together with teammates Satti Geetha, K. M. Beenamol and Rajwinder Kaur. This team, only with Manjeet Kaur running instead of Geetha, had set a...
, Manjeet Kaur, Satti Geetha - Round 1: 3:26.89 (NR), Final: 3:28.51 (7th place)
Women's heptathlon
- J. J. Shobha - 6172 points (11th place)
- Soma BiswasSoma BiswasSoma Biswas is an athlete who lives in Kolkata, India and who specialises in the heptathlon. She rose to fame when she won the silver medal in 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. She won another silver medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. She managed to win the 110m hurdles, the 200m and the...
- 5965 points (24th place)
Women's discus
- Harwant KaurHarwant KaurHarwant Kaur is an Indian discus thrower. She won the silver medal at the 2002 Asian Championships, finished fourth at the 2003 Asian Championships and seventh at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In addition she competed at the 2004 Olympic Games and was ranked 13th in the qualifying ronds. Her...
- Round 1: 60.82 m (13th place, did not advance) - Seema AntilSeema AntilSeema Antil is an Indian discus thrower. Her personal best throw is , achieved in August 2004 in Kiev.-Early life:Antil was born in a jat family in Sonipat, Haryana...
- Round 1: 60.64 m (14th place, did not advance) - Neelam Jaswant Singh Dogra - Round 1: 60.26 m (17th place, did not advance)
Men's singles
- Nikhil KanetkarNikhil KanetkarNikhil Kanetkar is a male Maharashtrian badminton player from Pune India.Kanetkar played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round. In the round of 16, Kanetkar was defeated by Peter Gade of Denmark.Kanetkar became engaged to...
- defeated in round of 16 - Abhinn Shyam GuptaAbhinn Shyam GuptaAbhinn Shyam Gupta is a male badminton player from India. Presently he lives in City of Allahabad and is a former national champion in singles...
- defeated in round of 32
Boxing
- Akhil KumarAkhil KumarAkhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
- Fly Weight (51 kg), Round of 32 - Jitender Kumar - Light Heavy Weight (81 kg), Round of 32
- Diwakar PrasadDiwakar PrasadDiwakar Prasad is a male amateur boxer from India. He qualified to compete in the bantamweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he lost in the second round to Nigeria's Nestor Bolum....
- Bantam Weight (54 kg), Round of 16 - Vijender Kumar - Light Welter Weight (64 kg), Round of 32
Men's: 7th place
- Preliminary round: 1-1-3
- Classification (5-8): lost to Pakistan, 3-0
- Classification (7/8): defeated Korea, 5-2
Roster
- Gagan Ajit SinghGagan Ajit SinghGagan Ajit Singh is a field hockey striker from India, whose father Ajit Singh played for the national team at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He is a nephew of Harmik Singh...
, Devesh ChauhanDevesh ChauhanDevesh Singh Chauhan is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in early 2000...
, Adrian D'SouzaAdrian D'SouzaAdrian Albert D'souza is a field hockey goalkeeper from India, who made is international debut for the Men's National Team in January 2004 during the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Adrian has more than 100 International Caps for his country in all competitions...
, Baljit Singh DhillonBaljit Singh DhillonBaljit Singh Dhillon is a field hockey midfielder from India, who made his international debut for the Men's National Team in 1993 during the test serie against South Africa...
, Arjun HalappaArjun HalappaArjun Halappa is a hockey striker from India.-Career:Midfield maestro Arjun Halappa is the son of former East Bengal Hockey Club player B.K. Halappa,...
, Dhanraj PillayDhanraj PillayDhanraj Pillay is a field hockey player and former captain of the Indian hockey team. He is currently the manager of the Indian Hockey team...
, Vikram PillayVikram PillayVikram Vishnu Pillai is a hockey midfielder from India.-Senior Career:Vikram made his international debut for India in 2002 during a 4 nation tournament in Adelaide, South Australia. He was a member of Indian team in Athens Olympics in 2004, where India finished in 7th place.-References:*...
, Viren RasquinhaViren RasquinhaViren Wilfred Rasquinha was the captain of India's national field hockey team. The midfielder made his international senior debut in May 2002, at a Four Nation Tournament in Adelaide. He studied at the St...
, Adam SinclairAdam SinclairAdam Antony Sinclair was a member of the Indian field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He hails from Coimbatore. He made his international debut in May 2004 during a Four Nation Tournament in Gifu...
, Harpal SinghHarpal SinghHarpal Singh , more commonly known as Pala , is an Sikh Hockeysportsman. He is currently in Indian Hockeyteam.He is a Sabat Sikh as appears in the sikhism articles.-Career:...
, Prabjoth SinghPrabjoth SinghPrabhjot Singh is a hockey forward in Indian team. He is best known for his fast and attacking play.-Personal life:He attended Jamia Millia Islamia for graduation. He got married to Jasmine Kaur on Feb 20, 2009.-Career:...
, Sandeep SinghSandeep SinghSandeep Singh is an Indian National Hockey Player and an ex-Captain of the Indian National team. He generally features as a full back and is a penalty corner specialist for the team...
, Deepak ThakurDeepak ThakurDeepak Thakur Sonkhla is a hockey forward in Indian team.-Family:His father Nardev Singh is a Army Man and his mother Lalita Thakur is a house-wife.Deepak got younger sister Navita Thakur who is a national badminton player.-Junior level:Deepak became popular after his solo effort to help India win...
, Dilip TirkeyDilip TirkeyDilip Tirkey hailing from Sundargarh, Orissa is a former Indian hockey player and his playing position was of full back. He was best known for his penalty corner hit. Dilip was one of the most difficult defenders to beat in the world...
, Ignace TirkeyIgnace TirkeyIgnacious Tirkey is a member of India's hockey team. He plays as a midfielder and has captained the Indian team.He also serves the Madras Engineering Group Indian army as junior commisioned officer.He holds the rank of Subedar.-Early life:His younger brother Prabodh Tirkey also represented India...
, and William Xalxo.
Men
- Rajyavardhan Singh RathoreRajyavardhan Singh RathoreColonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is an Indian shooter who won the silver medal in Men's Double Trap at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
- Won Silver medal in Double Trap - Abhinav BindraAbhinav BindraAbhinav Singh Bindra is an Indian shooter from Zirakpur, Mohali, Punjab and is the current World and Olympic champion in the 10 m Air Rifle event...
- 7th position in Air Rifle 10m. - Deepali Deshpande
- Gagan NarangGagan NarangGagan Narang is an ace Indian shooter, especially in Air rifle shooting, supported by the Olympic Gold Quest. He is the first Indian to qualify for the London Olympics.-Career:...
- 12th position in Air Rifle 10m. - Manvajit Singh Sandhu - 19th position in Trap.
- Mansher SinghMansher SinghMansher Singh is an Indian sport shooter who specializes in double trap and trap.At the 2008 Olympic Games he finished in joint eighth place in the trap qualification, missing a place among the top six, who progressed to the final round. He also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, he...
- 21st position in Trap.
Women
- Suma Shirur - 8th in 10m Air Rifle
- Anjali Bhagwat - 20th position in 10m Air Rifle and 13th position in 50m three positions.
- Deepali Deshpande - 19th position in 50m three position Rifle.
Women
- Kunjarani DeviKunjarani DeviNameirakpam Kunjarani Devi is the most decorated Indian sportswoman in weightlifting.-Background:Born on 1 March 1968 at Kairang Mayai Leikai in Imphal in Manipur, Kunjarani Devi started taking interest in sports while still in Imphal's Sindam Sinshang Resident High school in 1978...
- flyweight, 4th place. - Thing Baijan Sanamacha Chanu, featherweight, did not advance to finals.
- Karanam Malleswari, middle weight, did not advance to finals.
Wrestling
- Anuj Chaudhary - Men's Freestyle 84 kg
- Palwinder Singh Cheema - Men's Freestyle 120 kg
- Yogeshwar DuttYogeshwar DuttYogeshwar Dutt is an Indian wrestler. He is from Sonipat, Haryana.- Career :He started wrestling from a very young age...
- Men's Freestyle 55 kg - Mukesh Khatri - Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
- Ramesh KumarRamesh Kumar (wrestler)Ramesh Kumar is an Indian wrestler, who the bronze medal in the Men's 74kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2009 Wrestling World Championship in Herning, Denmark.-Biography:He was born in Purkhas in Sonipat district of Haryana....
- Men's Freestyle 66 kg - Sushil KumarSushil Kumar (wrestler)Sushil Kumar Solanki is an Indian World Champion wrestler who won the gold medal in the 66 kg freestyle competition at the FILA 2010 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal in the Men's 66kg Freestyle Wrestling event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Kumar defeated Leonid Spiridonov of...
- Men's Freestyle 60 kg - Sujeet Maan - Men's Freestyle 74 kg