Luxembourg at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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ArcheryArchery at the 2004 Summer OlympicsArchery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium in Athens, Greece with ranking rounds on 12 August and regular competition held from 15 August to 21 August...
Henckels lost a tie-breaker for 54th place in the ranking round, and drew a Taiwanese opponent in the first round. He led by three heading into the final six arrows, but a poor shot that scored only one point was enough to send him to a close defeat.Men's Individual
Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's individual
The Men's individual archery event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the archery programme. Its final was held on August 19 at the Panathinaiko Stadium.-Ranking round:...
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- Jeff HenckelsJeff HenckelsJeff Henckels is an athlete from Luxembourg. He competes in archery.Henckels competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 56th overall.-References:...
- Ranking Round: 623 points (17 10s, 55th overall)
- 1/32 Round: Lost to (10) Chen Szu-Yuan of Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer OlympicsDue to the political status of Taiwan, the Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
(132 - 136) (56th overall)
AthleticsAthletics at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons , the race walks , and the shot put...
David FiegenDavid Fiegen
David Fiegen is a Luxembourgian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the first ever medal in the history of the championships for an athlete from Luxembourg...
fell around a second short of qualifying from his opening round heat in the men's 800 metres.
Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
-Qualifying:From the initial nine heats the first two in each plus six fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.-Heats:...
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- David FiegenDavid FiegenDavid Fiegen is a Luxembourgian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, the first ever medal in the history of the championships for an athlete from Luxembourg...
- Round 1: 1:46.97 (5th in heat 2, did not advance, 36th overall)
Road
In the men's road race, Kirchen and Schleck finished in the main peloton of 34 riders, with Kirchen finishing 3rd in that group and 6th overall. Benoît JoachimBenoît Joachim
Benoît Joachim is a professional road racing cyclist from Luxembourg.Joachim started his professional career at the age of 18 for a small Italian cycling team, Sonego Sport, After racing with them for three months, he was noticed by a bigger, De Nardi who were interesting him...
was the only entrant in the time trial, but finished well back.
Men's Road Race
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's road race
Men's Road Race at the 2004 Summer Olympics .In a race that showed numerous break away attempts, it wasn't until Paolo Bettini and Sérgio Paulinho broke away from the group with a couple of laps remaining and opened up a comfortable gap on the final lap that an idea of the medal positions could be...
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- Benoît JoachimBenoît JoachimBenoît Joachim is a professional road racing cyclist from Luxembourg.Joachim started his professional career at the age of 18 for a small Italian cycling team, Sonego Sport, After racing with them for three months, he was noticed by a bigger, De Nardi who were interesting him...
- 5:44:13 (45th overall, 2:29 behind)
- Kim KirchenKim KirchenKim Kirchen is a former Luxembourg road racing cyclist.-Career:Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and went on to join in 2001...
- 5:41:56 (6th overall, 0:12 behind)
- Fränk SchleckFränk SchleckFränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...
- 5:41:56 (16th overall, 0:12 behind)
Men's Time Trial
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's time trial
Men's Time Trial at the 2004 Summer Olympics :-Medalists:Of the top riders, it soon became clear that Sydney 2000 time trial gold medal winner Russian rider Viatcheslav Ekimov was setting the time to beat. The current world time trial champion, Michael Rogers from Australia, appeared to match...
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- Benoît JoachimBenoît JoachimBenoît Joachim is a professional road racing cyclist from Luxembourg.Joachim started his professional career at the age of 18 for a small Italian cycling team, Sonego Sport, After racing with them for three months, he was noticed by a bigger, De Nardi who were interesting him...
- 1:01:50.46 (26th overall, 4:18.72 behind)
SwimmingSwimming at the 2004 Summer OlympicsSwimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre with the athletes competing in 32 events. There was a total of 937 participants from 152 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:...
Neither of the Luxembourger swimmers in Athens qualified for a semifinal, with the best finish being 27th from Alwin de PrinsAlwin de Prins
Alwin de Prins is a former competitive swimmer who represented Luxembourg. Born in Dendermonde, Belgium, he first represented Luxembourg in 1995 at the European Championships in Vienna....
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Men's 100 metre Breaststroke
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke
These are the results of the Men's 100 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Eric Williams, Nigeria 1:07.69# Chisela Kanchela, Zambia 1:09.95...
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- Alwin de PrinsAlwin de PrinsAlwin de Prins is a former competitive swimmer who represented Luxembourg. Born in Dendermonde, Belgium, he first represented Luxembourg in 1995 at the European Championships in Vienna....
- Heat: 1:03.32 (27th overall, did not advance)
Women's 50 metre Freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 50 metre freestyle
These are the results of the Women's 50 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Doli Akhter, – 30.72# Monika Bakale, – 31.61# Amira Edrahi, – 34.67-Heat 2:...
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- Lara Heinz
- Heat: 26.35 s (30th overall, did not advance)
Women's 100 metre Freestyle
Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre freestyle
These are the results of the Women's 100 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Carolina Cerqueda, Andorra 1:00.38...
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- Lara Heinz
- Heat: 57.40 s (36th overall, did not advance)
TennisTennis at the 2004 Summer OlympicsTennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf....
Anne KremerAnne Kremer
Anne Kremer is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No...
and Claudine Schaul
Claudine Schaul
Claudine Schaul is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Her career-high singles ranking as of 15 June 2009 was World Number 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and World Number 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Federation Cup team in...
both lost their single matches in straight sets to higher ranking opponents, then paired up as a double team, and lost an upset to a wildcard entry from Colombia in three sets, including a tiebreak set and a 16 game final set.
Women's Singles
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's singles
The women's singles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games, and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Seeds:# # ...
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- Anne KremerAnne KremerAnne Kremer is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No...
- First Round: Lost to María Vento-KabchiMaria Vento-KabchiMaría Alejandra Vento-Kabchi is a professional female tennis player from Venezuela. On July 19, 2004 she reached her career-high singles ranking: World No...
of VenezuelaVenezuela at the 2004 Summer OlympicsVenezuela competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Weightlifter Israel José Rubio won the nation's first medal of these Games when he placed third in the 62 kg class...
(3 - 6, 4 - 6)
- First Round: Lost to María Vento-Kabchi
- Claudine SchaulClaudine SchaulClaudine Schaul is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Her career-high singles ranking as of 15 June 2009 was World Number 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and World Number 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Federation Cup team in...
- First Round: Lost to Daniela HantuchováDaniela HantuchováDaniela Hantuchová is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top 10.She is currently coached by Larri Passos...
of SlovakiaSlovakia at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Gold:* Elena Kaliská — Canoeing, Women's K1 Slalom*Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner — Canoeing, Men's C2 Slalom-Silver:*Michal Martikán — Canoeing, Men's C1 Slalom* Jozef Krnáč — Judo, Judo - Men's 66 kg...
(1 - 6, 1 - 6)
- First Round: Lost to Daniela Hantuchová
Women's Doubles
Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's doubles
The women's doubles competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games, and was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Seeds:# # ...
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- Anne KremerAnne KremerAnne Kremer is a professional female tennis player from Luxembourg. Her highest WTA Ranking has been World No...
and Claudine SchaulClaudine SchaulClaudine Schaul is a professional tennis player from Luxembourg. Her career-high singles ranking as of 15 June 2009 was World Number 41, which was achieved on 24 May 2004, and World Number 71 for doubles achieved on 8 November 2004.Schaul first played for the Luxembourg Federation Cup team in...
- First Round: Lost to Catalina CastañoCatalina CastañoCatalina Castaño Alvarez is a professional female Colombian tennis player. On July 10, 2006, Catalina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 35. Since November 2006, she is the highest ranked South American female tennis player...
and Fabiola ZuluagaFabiola ZuluagaFabiola Zuluaga was a professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on 9 September 2005. She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. She is one of the best tennis player that Colombia has had .- External...
of ColombiaColombia at the 2004 Summer OlympicsColombia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Colombian Olympic Committee sent a 53-member delegation to Greece.Although most of the athletes had uneventful participations, weightlifter Mabel Mosquera won the bronze medal for Colombia, while cyclist María Luisa Calle...
(6(7) - 7, 6 - 2, 7 - 9)
- First Round: Lost to Catalina Castaño
TriathlonTriathlon at the 2004 Summer OlympicsAt the 2004 Summer Olympics, the triathlon events were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Fifty triathletes contested the female event on August 25, and the same number contested the male event on August 26, making up a total of 100 competitors....
Luxembourg again sent one triathlete to the Olympics. Elizabeth MayElizabeth May (athlete)
Elizabeth May is a female athlete from Luxembourg, who competes in triathlon. May is the reiging Aquathlon World Champion and is a former European Championship silver medalist. May competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
finished 17th in the women's event.
Women's Competition:
- Elizabeth MayElizabeth May (athlete)Elizabeth May is a female athlete from Luxembourg, who competes in triathlon. May is the reiging Aquathlon World Champion and is a former European Championship silver medalist. May competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
- 2:08:29.22 (17th overall)