The Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

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Archery

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Archery 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...

Jasmin Figueroa

Jasmin Figueroa

Jasmin Lanaran Figueroa is an athlete from the Philippines. She competes in archery....

 entered the Olympics ranked outside the top 100 in the world, but pulled off a major upset in the opening round, just barely holding off #9 Natalia Valeeva

Natalia Valeeva

Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...

. In the second round, Figueroa fell behind, and while she rallied back to within two points, could not get closer.

Women's individual

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's individual

-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:-Medal matches:-Event summary:Round of 64In the first round of elimination on 15 August, archers competed head-to-head. Each fired six ends of three arrows. Winners advanced to the round of 32, while losers received a final ranking between 33 and 64 based on their...

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• Jasmin Figueroa
  Jasmin Figueroa
  Jasmin Lanaran Figueroa is an athlete from the Philippines. She competes in archery....
  
  
  • Ranking Round: 600 points (56th overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Defeated (9) Natalia Valeeva
    Natalia Valeeva
    Natalia Valeeva is a naturalized Italian archer.Natalia Valeeva is the top female archer in Italy. She is a five-time Olympian, and a native of Moldova, having represented the Unified Team, Moldova and Italy, at the Olympic Games of 1992, 96, 00, 04 and 08...
    
     of Italy
    Italy at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:*Marco Galiazzo — Archery, Men's Individual*Stefano Baldini — Athletics, Men's marathon*Ivano Brugnetti — Athletics, Men's 20 km walk*Paolo Bettini — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race...
    
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  • 1/16 Round: Lost to (24) Almudena Gallardo
    Almudena Gallardo
    Almudena Gallardo Vicente is a female Spanish archer.Gallardo represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 24th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 641. In the first round of elimination, she faced 41st-ranked Khatuna Narimanidze of Georgia...
    
     of Spain
    Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:...
    
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Athletics

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

At 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...

The top Filipino in athletics was Gabito, who finished 33rd in the Women's long jump.

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

The Men's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. The streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes. Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race, the marathon began in...

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• Eduardo Buenavista
  Eduardo Buenavista
  Eduardo Buenavista is a Filipino long-distance runner and two-time Olympian. He holds the Philippine record for multiple long distance events.His best marathon time is 2:18:44 hours...
  
  
  • 2:28:18 (67th overall)

Women's Long Jump

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Long Jump

The Women's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 25 and August 27.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...

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• Lerma Gabito
  Lerma Gabito
  Lerma Elmira Bulauitan-Gabito is a Filipino long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.56 metres, achieved in June 2004 in Colombo....
  
  
  • Qualification: 6.31 m (18th in Group A, did not advance, 33rd overall)

Boxing

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...

Four Filipino boxers attended the 2004 Summer Olympics. Two lost their first bouts while the others survived until the second round. The team's combined record was 2-4.

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Flyweight

The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-Notes:...

• Harry Tañamor
  Harry Tanamor
  Harry Tañamor is an amateur boxer from Zamboanga City, Philippines best known to medal repeatedly on the world stage at light flyweight.-Career:...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Defeated Sherali Dostiev
    Sherali Dostiev
    Sherali Dostiev is a male boxer from Tajikistan...
    
     of Tajikistan
    Tajikistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Archery:Nabieva led her first round match through 11 arrows, and outshot her opponent by five points in the last three arrows, but a four-shot stretch of 2-5-6-5 in between doomed her to defeat.Women's individual:* Nargis Nabieva...
    
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  • Round of 16: Lost to Hong Moo-Won
    Hong Moo-Won
    Hong Moo-Won is a South Korean amateur boxer best known to participate at the Olympics 2004 and winning a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2006 in Doha.- Career :...
    
     of South Korea (25 - 42)

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Flyweight

The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class. Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...

• Violito Payla
  Violito Payla
  Violito Payla is an amateur boxer from the Philippines best known to win the Asian Games 2006 at flyweight.At the 2002 Asian Games he beat Tulashboy Doniyorov but lost to Noman Karim...
  
  
  • Round of 32: Lost to Tulashboy Doniyorov
    Tulashboy Doniyorov
    Tulashboy Doniyorov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country.-Career:2002 at the Asian Games he was eliminated in the first round by Filipino Violito Payla....
    
     of Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Gold:-Athletics:The lone bright spot for the Uzbekistani team in Athens was Asian champion Lyubov Perepelova's run to the semifinals in the women's 100 meters. This was marred, however, by the positive drug test of shot putter Olga Shchukina. Asian decathlon champion Vitaliy Smirnov had three new...
    
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Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Light Welterweight

-References:*...

• Romeo Brin
  • Round of 32: Defeated Patrick Bogere of Sweden
    Sweden at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    - Gold:*Stefan Holm — Athletics, Men's High Jump* Christian Olsson — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump* Carolina Kluft — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon* Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000 m- Silver:...
    
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  • Round of 16: Lost to Manus Boonjumnong
    Manus Boonjumnong
    Manus Boonjumnong is a Thai boxer who won the Olympics at Light Welterweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics . He is the brother of Non Boonjumnong.-Amateur career:...
    
     of Thailand
    Thailand at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Thailand competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. With three gold and eight medals altogether, it was the best ever performance of Thai athletes at any Olympic Games.-Gold:...
    
     (15 - 29)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Middleweight

The Middleweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-heaviest class. Middleweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 75 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results: -References:*...

• Christopher Camat
  • Round of 32: Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
    Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
    Gaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov is a Russian boxer who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight. He qualified for the Athens Olympics by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia....
    
     of Russia
    Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by the Russian Olympic Committee . The team won 92 total medals , including 27 gold medals .-Medalists:-Archery:MenWomen-Athletics:...
    
     (35 - 13)

Shooting

Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

In 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....

The Philippines' only shooter in Athens fell well short of qualifying for the final.

Men's Trap

Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Trap

The men's trap competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 14 and 15 at the Markópoulo Olympic Shooting Centre near Athens, Greece.-Qualification round:EOR Equalled Olympic record – Q Qualified for final-Final:...

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• Jethro Dionisio
  Jethro Dionisio
  Jethro Dionisio is a shooter from the Philippines. Nicknamed The Jet he represented the country in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He is also a famous practical shooter, having won the country's nationals several times starting at the age of 16. At 18, he competed, and won the U.S...
  
  
  • Qualification: 109 points (32nd overall, did not advance)

Swimming

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Swimming 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:...

None of the five Filipino swimmers managed to qualify from their opening heats. The best finish was a 20th place from Jaclyn Pangilinan in the women's 200 metre breaststroke.

Men's 200 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre freestyle

In the lead-up to the Men's 200 metre freestyle Final at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the race was billed as The Race of the Century due to its significance and high-class field....

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• Miguel Molina
  Miguel Molina (swimmer)
  Miguel Molina is a swimmer from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Attended St. Mary's International School in Tokyo.-References:*...
  
  
  • Heat: 1:53.81 (42nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 400 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre freestyle

The Men's 400 metre freestyle event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:- Pre Olympic buildup :In late March 2004 at the Australian Championships in Sydney, the defending champion Ian Thorpe overbalanced whilst on the blocks in the heats of the 400 m...

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• Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza
  • Heat: 4:01.99 (36th overall, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle

The Men's 1500 Metre freestyle event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:-Heat 1:# Charnvudth Saengsri, – 15:54.46# Giancarlo Zolezzi, – 16:00.52# Yi-Khy Saw, – 16:06.38-Heat 2:...

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• Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza
  • Heat: 16:26.52 (34th overall, did not advance)

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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• Raphael Matthew Chua
  • Heat: 1:06.37 (50th overall,did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 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:# Bradley Ally, Barbados 2:18.64...

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• Miguel Molina
  Miguel Molina (swimmer)
  Miguel Molina is a swimmer from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Attended St. Mary's International School in Tokyo.-References:*...
  
  
  • Heat: 2:19.19 (38th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Butterfly

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre butterfly

The Men's 200 metre butterfly event was one of sixteen events for male swimmers at the 2004 Olympics.-Records:-Medalists:By winning a medal, Parry puts fellow Briton Melanie Marshall on the spot to fulfill her promise, made after Britain failed to win any swimming medals in Sydney, of shaving her...

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• James Walsh
  James Walsh (swimmer)
  James Bernard "J.B" Walsh is an American-born college and international swimmer who represented the Philippines in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
  
  
  • Heat: 2:06.76 (37th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Individual Medley

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre individual medley

The final of the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in Athens, Greece.-Records:-Heat 1:# Jorge Oliver, Puerto Rico 2:08.84# Georgios Dimitriadis, Cyprus 2:12.27...

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• Miguel Molina
  Miguel Molina (swimmer)
  Miguel Molina is a swimmer from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Attended St. Mary's International School in Tokyo.-References:*...
  
  
  • Heat: 2:05.28 (33rd overall, did not advance)

Men's 400 metre Individual Medley

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley

These are the results of the Men's 400 metre individual medley, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Saša Imprić 4:32.02# Andrew Mackay 4:32.38...

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• Miguel Molina
  Miguel Molina (swimmer)
  Miguel Molina is a swimmer from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. Attended St. Mary's International School in Tokyo.-References:*...
  
  
  • Heat: 4:33.25 (34th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metre breaststroke

The women's 100m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held August 15 & 16, 2004 .-Medalist:-Records:The World and Olympic Records at the start of the event were:-Heats:-Semifinals:...

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• Jaclyn Pangilinan
  • Heat: 1:12.47 (31st overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Breaststroke

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre breaststroke

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre breaststroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Jaclyn Pangilinan, – 2:33.38# Eeva Saarinen, – 2:34.17...

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• Jaclyn Pangilinan
  • Heat: 2:33.38 (20th overall, did not advance)

Taekwondo

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed in eight events, four each for men and women....

The Philippines' best performance at the Athens Games came from Taekwondo, as Mary Antoinette Rivero

Mary Antoinette Rivero

Mary Antoinette Rivero , also known as Toni Rivero, is a taekwondo practitioner from the Philippines. She represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

 just survived her first match, then won her quarterfinal handily to reach the semifinals, one match short of a medal. In the semifinal, she fell behind early, and while she managed to make it close, could not catch all the way up. A decisive loss in her repechage match ended her chances of a bronze medal, but her tie for fifth place was the closest any Filipino athlete came to a medal.

Men's Under 58kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 58 kg

These are the results of the men's 58 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 58 kilograms...

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• Tshomlee Go
  Tshomlee Go
  Tshomlee Cabanos Go is a taekwondo practitioner from the Philippines. He represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:* Olympic results from...
  
  
  • Round of 16: Lost to Juan Ramos of Spain
    Spain at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Archery:Men's Individual Competition:*Felipe López — 46th placeWomen's Individual Competition:*Almudena Gallardo — 13th place-Athletics:Men's 110 m Hurdles:...
    
     (6 - 7)

Men's Under 80kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 80 kg

These are the results of the men's 80 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 16 men competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 80 kilograms...

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• Donald David Geisler III
  Donald Geisler
  Donald David Geisler III is a Filipino taekwondo athlete of German-American descent, who represented the Philippines in the Olympics in the years 2000 and 2004. He is a 1998 Asian Games and World Cup Taekwondo Silver medalist. He is now officially retired from playing taekwondo...
  
  
  • Round of 16: Lost to Bahri Tanrikulu
    Bahri Tanrikulu
    Bahri Tanrıkulu is a Turkish taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the Men's 80 kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece and won the silver medal....
    
     of Turkey
    Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    -Medalists:-Archery:The Turkish had three women archers in the top 85 in the world, and two in the top 50, so it was well within reason to suggest that they could at least advance a round in the Olympic tournament. After the ranking round , Turkey were tied with Germany for sixth, but lost out on a...
    
     (9 - 9)

Women's Under 67kg

Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 67 kg

These are the results of the women's 67 kg competition in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 15 women competed in this event, limited to fighters whose body weight was less than 67 kilograms...

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• Mary Antoinette Rivero
  Mary Antoinette Rivero
  Mary Antoinette Rivero , also known as Toni Rivero, is a taekwondo practitioner from the Philippines. She represented the country in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
  • Round of 16: Defeated Vanina Sanchez Beron of Argentina
    Argentina at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Argentina competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The men's basketball and football teams both won gold medals, the first gold medals for Argentina since 1952.-Medalists:- Athletics:MenDecathlonWomen- Basketball:...
    
     (10 - 10; Superiority)
  • Quarterfinals: Defeated Charmie Sobers of Netherlands
    Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    The Netherlands competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Wietse van Alten - 27th place* Ron van der Hoff - 30th place* Pieter Custers - 44th place...
    
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  • Semifinal: Lost to Elisavet Mystakidou
    Elisavet Mystakidou
    Elisavet "Elli" Mystakidou is a Greek taekwondo practitioner and Olympic medalist. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where she earned a silver medal in the under 67 kg division....
    
     of Greece
    Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
    Greece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee...
    
     (2 - 3) (advanced to second repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 2: Lost to Hwang Kyung-Sun
    Hwang Kyung-Sun
    Hwang Kyung-Sun, also spelled Hwang Kyung-Seon, is a female South Korean Taekwondo practitioner who competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
    
     of South Korea (2 - 6)