Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

, represented by the Slovenian Olympic Committee (abbreviated OKS), 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. The delegation of 79 athletes was the nation's largest ever.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Iztok Čop Iztok Cop Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....	Rowing Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre and featured 550 competitors taking part in 14 events....	Men's Double Sculls Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Double Sculls These are the results of the men's double sculls competition in rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In a sculling boat, each rower has two oars, one on each side of the boat. The Rowing events were held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre.-Medalists:-Heats:Fourteen boats raced in...
		Judo Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 judoka competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the men's and women's competitions. Japan dominated the event by taking 8 gold and 2 silver medals.Gold and silver medals...	Women's 63 kg Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg These are the results of the women's 63 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 63 kilograms...
		Sailing Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven events being contested.The events were split into four classes for men, four for women, and three mixed classes that were open to both men and women...	Open Laser Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Laser class These are the results of the Laser class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...
		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...	Women's 800 metres Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres -Round 1:- Semifinal 1:Leader after 400m: - 57.18-Semifinal 2 :Leader after 400m: - 57.85-Semifinal 3:Leader after 400m: - 57.84- Final :...

Athletics

With nine Olympic and fifteen World Championships medals, Merlene Ottey

Merlene Ottey

Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...

 was the most notable member of the Slovenian athletics team in Athens. Ottey had good openings to both the 100 and 200 metres, making semifinals in both, but could not qualify out of the 100 metres, and injured her hamstring in the 200 metres.

A pair of Slovenian athletes came out on the losing end of dead heats, but with very different overall results. In the men's 100 metres, Matic Osovnikar

Matic Osovnikar

Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...

 recorded the same time as a Brazilian runner in his heat, but as Osovnikar finished less than one-hundredth of a second behind, the Brazilian moved to the semifinal, while Osovnikar went out of the competition. A similar close finish was seen in the women's 800 metres final, where 2002 European champion

2002 European Championships in Athletics

The 18th European Athletics Championships were held from 6 August to 11 August 2002 in the Olympic Stadium of Munich, Germany.-Track:1994 |1998 |2002 |2006 |2010 |...

 Jolanda Čeplak

Jolanda Ceplak

Jolanda Čeplak is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. She was born in Celje and lived in Velenje until moving to Monaco.-Running career:...

 also finished less than 0.01 seconds behind an opponent, ending up equal on time, but finishing in bronze medal spot, rather than silver. Čeplak was also pressed closely from behind, earning bronze by just 0.08 seconds.

Men's 100 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres

The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to August 22, by a total of 84 sprinters from 63 nations....

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• Matic Osovnikar
  Matic Osovnikar
  Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...
  
  
• Round 1 — 10.15 s (3rd in heat 4, Qualified, T-9th overall) (Slovenian Record)
• Round 2 — 10.26 s (4th in heat 2, did not advance, 26th overall)

Men's 200 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres

-Qualification:The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 200 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 20.59 seconds or faster during the qualification period...

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• Matic Osovnikar
  Matic Osovnikar
  Matic Osovnikar is a Slovenian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.Osovnikar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making through to the second round but narrowly missed out on a placing in the semi-finals after achieving fourth place in...
  
  
• Round 1 — 20.57 s (4th in heat 6, Qualified, 11th overall) (Personal Best)
• Round 2 — 20.47 s (4th in heat 3, Qualified, 13th overall) (Slovenian Record)
• Semifinal — 20.89 s (8th in semifinal 2, did not advance, T-15th overall)

Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres

-Qualification:The qualification period for Athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 400 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 45.55 seconds or faster during the qualification period...

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• Matija Šestak
• Round 1 — 45.88 s (4th in heat 7, Qualified, T-22nd overall)
• Semifinal — 46.54 s (7th in semifinal 2, did not advance, 23rd overall)

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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• Roman Kejžar
• 2:23:34 (54th overall)

Men's 110 metre Hurdles:

• Damjan Zlatnar
  Damjan Zlatnar
  Damjan Zlatnar is a Slovenian athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles.He competed at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, the 2001 World Championships the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2007 European Indoor Championships, the 2007 World Championships, the 2008 World Indoor Championships and the...
  
  
• Round 1 — 13.66 s (7th in heat 2, Qualified, 32nd overall) (Slovenian Record)
• Round 2 — did not start

Men's 3000 metre Steeplechase:

• Boštjan Buč
  Boštjan Buc
  Boštjan Buč is a track and field athlete from Slovenia, competing in the middle-distance events. He is the current Slovenian record holder in the men's 3.000 metres steeplechase, clocking 8:16.96 on June 12, 2003 at a meet in Ostrava. He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Round 1 — 8:37.29 (10th in heat 1, did not advance, 31st overall)

Men's High Jump

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's High Jump

The Men's High Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...

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• Rožle Prezelj
  Rožle Prezelj
  Rožle Prezelj is a Slovenian high jumper. Prezelj respresented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he finished 12th in high jump.-References:...
  
  
• Qualification — 2.20 m (T-11th in Group B, did not advance, T-20th overall)

Men's Pole Vault

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Pole Vault

The Men's Pole Vault 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....

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• Jure Rovan
• Qualification — 5.50 m (13th in Group A, did not advance, 25th overall)

Men's Long Jump

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

The Men's Long Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 24 and August 26.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...

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• Gregor Cankar
  Gregor Cankar
  Gregor Cankar is a Slovenian athlete competing in long jump who won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. He finished sixth at the 1996 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Qualification — 7.32 m (20th in Group A, did not advance, 39th overall)

Men's Triple Jump

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Triple Jump

The Men's Triple Jump event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium.The triple jump has been ever present since the beginning of the modern Olympic Games in 1896....

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• Boštjan Simunič
  Boštjan Šimunic
  Boštjan Šimunic is a retired Slovenian triple jumper.He finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2001 Mediterranean Games. He also competed at the 2002 European Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.His personal best jump is 16.82 metres,...
  
  
• Qualification — 16.07 m (20th in Group B, did not advance, 37th overall)

Men's Shot Put

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

The Shot Put events at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held on 18 August 2004 at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. It was originally planned to hold the discus throw at this venue, but it was discovered that the field was not large enough to accommodate the range of modern discus throwers, and would have...

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• Miroslav Vodovnik
• Qualification — 20.04 m (6th in Group B, Qualified, 12th overall)
• Final A — 19.34 m (11th overall, did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw:

• Igor Primc
  Igor Primc
  Igor Primc is a male discus thrower from Slovenia. His personal best throw is 64.79 metres, achieved in September 1999 in Novo Mesto....
  
  
• Qualification — 56.33 m (17th in Group B, did not advance, 30th overall)

Men's Hammer Throw

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Hammer Throw

The Men's Hammer Throw event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20 and August 22. The eight highest-ranked competitors after three rounds qualified for the final three throws to decide the medals...

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• Primož Kozmus
  Primož Kozmus
  Primož Kozmus is a Slovenian hammer thrower and the current Olympic champion. His gold medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2009 World Championships in Berlin made him the first ever Slovenian athlete to win both titles.His personal best throw and Slovenian record is 82.58 metres,...
  
  
• Qualification — 78.81 m (4th in Group B, Qualified, 4th overall) (Season Best)
• Final A — 77.08 m (7th overall, Qualified)
• Final B: 78.56 m (6th overall)

Men's Javelin Throw:

• Peter Zupanc
• Qualification — 77.34 m (11th in Group A, did not advance, 22nd overall)

Women's 100 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 100 metres

The Women's 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2004 and August 21, 2004.-Records:...

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• Merlene Ottey
  Merlene Ottey
  Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...
  
  
• Round 1 — 11.14 s (2nd in heat 2, Qualified, T-2nd overall)
• Round 2 — 11.24 s (3rd in heat 3, Qualified, 11th overall)
• Semifinal — 11.21 s (5th in semifinal 2, did not advance, T-10th overall)

Women's 200 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metres

The women's 200 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium between August 23 and August 25-Records:...

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• Merlene Ottey
  Merlene Ottey
  Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...
  
  
• Round 1 — 22.72 s (3rd in heat 7, Qualified, 8th overall) (Slovenian Record)
• Round 2 — 23.07 s (4th in heat 4, Qualified, 14th overall)
• Semifinal — Did not finish

Ottey injured her hamstring in the first 20 metres of the semifinal, ending her Games.

• Alenka Bikar
  Alenka Bikar
  Alenka Bikar is a retired female sprinter from Slovenia who specialised in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*...
  
  
• Round 1 — 23.09 s (2nd in heat 1, Qualified, 23rd overall)
• Round 2 — 23.38 s (7th in heat 2, did not advance, 27th overall)

Women's 800 metres

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metres

-Round 1:- Semifinal 1:Leader after 400m: - 57.18-Semifinal 2 :Leader after 400m: - 57.85-Semifinal 3:Leader after 400m: - 57.84- Final :...

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• Jolanda Čeplak
  Jolanda Ceplak
  Jolanda Čeplak is a Slovenian middle distance athlete. She was born in Celje and lived in Velenje until moving to Monaco.-Running career:...
  
  
• Round 1 — 2:00.61 (1st in heat 1, Qualified, 5th overall)
• Semifinal — 1:58.80 (2nd in round 2, Qualified, 5th overall)
• Final: 1:56.43 (Bronze Medal) (Season Best)

Women's 10000 metres:

• Helena Javornik
  Helena Javornik
  Helena Javornik is a Slovenian long-distance runner who has specialized in all distances from 1500 metres to the marathon race....
  
  
• 31:06.63 (10th overall) (Slovenian Record)

Women's Pole Vault

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's Pole Vault

The Women's Pole Vault event at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 21 and August 24.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:...

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• Teja Melink
  Teja Melink
  Teja Melink is a Slovenian pole vaulter.She finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 1998 European Championships, the 2002 European Indoor Championships, the 2004 Olympic Games, the 2005 European Indoor Championships and the 2005 World Championships without...
  
  
• Qualification — 4.15 m (T-12th in Group A, did not advance, T-24th 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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• Tina Čarman
• Qualification:5.72 m (19th in Group A, did not advance, 36th overall)

Flatwater

Men's K1 1000 metres

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Heats:...

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• Jernej Zupancic Regent
  Jernej Župančič Regent
  Jernej Župančič Regent is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 3:32.552 (7th in heat 1, advanced to semifinal)
• Semifinal — 3:35.050 (6th in semifinal 1, did not advance, 15th overall)

Slalom

Both men's boats made the final, but both entered far enough behind the leaders that they did not seriously challenge the leaders. Mali finished last in the women's event, due to a 50-point penalty at gate six in her first run. Without that penalty, the only one assessed in the preliminary round, she would have easily qualified for the semifinal.

Men's C1

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-1

These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course...

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• Simon Hočevar
  Simon Hočevar
  Simon Hočevar is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won three medals in the C-1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold and two bronzes ....
  
  
• Heat — 209.35 (Run 1 — 104.17, 9th, Run 2 — 105.18, 11th, 9th overall, Qualified)
• Semifinal — 100.24 (8th overall, Qualified)
• Final: 99.54 (Total — 199.78, 6th overall)

Men's K1

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom K-1

These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course...

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• Uros Kodelja
  Uros Kodelja
  Uroš Kodelja is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he finished tenth in the K-1 event.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 200.23 (Run 1 — 102.24, 19th, Run 2 — 97.99, 13th, 17th overall, Qualified)
• Semifinal — 96.68 (8th overall, Qualified)
• Final: 104.93 (Total — 201.61, 10th overall)

Women's K1

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's slalom K-1

These are the results of the women's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course...

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• Nada Mali
  Nada Mali
  Nada Mali is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she earned her best finish of 17th in the K-1 event, but did not advance beyond the qualifying round in either Olympics she competed.-References:**...
  
  
• Heat — 278.48 (Run 1 — 165.65, 19th, Run 2 — 110.83, 10th, 19th overall did not advance)

Road cycling

Hauptman and Valjavec both finished in the leading group, and while Hauptman placed 5th, the three leaders had broken away from the main pack, so he was not particularly close to a medal.

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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• Andrej Hauptman
  Andrej Hauptman
  Andrej Hauptman is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist.-Palmarès:2000...
  
  
• 5:41:56 (5th overall, 0:12 behind)
• Uroš Murn
  Uroš Murn
  Uroš Murn was a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, most recently for UCI ProTour team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Murn joined Discovery Channel having previously ridden on the ProTour for Phonak Hearing Systems...
  
  
• 5:44:13 (50th overall, 2:29 behind)
• Gorazd Stangelj
  Gorazd Štangelj
  Gorazd Štangelj is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :1998...
  
  
• 5:43:20 (43rd overall, 1:36 behind)
• Tadej Valjavec
  Tadej Valjavec
  Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Zheroquadro Radenska. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia...
  
  
• 5:41:56 (26th 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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• Gorazd Stangelj
  Gorazd Štangelj
  Gorazd Štangelj is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :1998...
  
  
• 1:03:45.84 (35th overall, 6:14.10 behind)

Handball

The Slovenian

Slovenia national handball team

The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. The current coach is Zvonimir Serdarušić.- World Men's Handball Championship record :- European Men's Handball Championship record :...

 handball team finished 8th in Sydney, but did not have that level of success in Athens. They lost their first 4 matches, and even beating the Koreans in their last match was not enough to get them into the quarterfinals. They did handily beat Egypt to avoid finishing in last place. The team's leading scorer was Siarhei Rutenka

Siarhei Rutenka

Siarhei Rutenka, also Sergej Rutenka, is a Belarusian handball player. Besides Belarusian citizenship in 2003 he acquired also Slovenian citizenship. In January, 2008, he received the Spanish nationality, renouncing the Slovenian nationality...

, who scored 29 goals and added 12 assists.

Men's Competition

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's handball

-Group B:All times are Eastern European Time -Knockout stage:In this single-elimination stage, the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held on August 24, at the Sports Pavilion...

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• Team Roster
• Goalkeepers
  • Dusan Podpecan
  • Beno Lapajne
    Beno Lapajne
    Beno Lapajne is a professional handball player currently playing for the national team of Slovenia as its goalkeeper. He has taken part in many international events including the Athens Olympics in 2004 and Sydney Olympics in 2000.He started his career in the handball club HC Inles - Ribnica...
    
     Captain
• Left Backs
  • Miladin Kozlina
  • Siarhei Rutenka
    Siarhei Rutenka
    Siarhei Rutenka, also Sergej Rutenka, is a Belarusian handball player. Besides Belarusian citizenship in 2003 he acquired also Slovenian citizenship. In January, 2008, he received the Spanish nationality, renouncing the Slovenian nationality...
    
    
  • Ales Pajovic
• Centre Back
  • Uros Zorman
• Right Backs
  • Renato Vugrinec
  • Jure Natek
• Left Wings
  • Zoran Jovicic
  • Andrej Kastelic
  • Vid Kavticnik
• Right Wings
  • Matjaz Brumen
  • Luka Zvizej
• Pivots
  • Marko Ostir
    Marko Oštir
    Marko Oštir is a professional handball player currently playing for RK Gorenje.-Information:Height: Weight: Position: line player-References:*...
    
    
  • Tomaz Tomsic

• Group A
• Lost to Russia
  Russia national handball team
  The Russia national handball team is the national handball team of Russia and is controlled by the Handball Union of Russia. Russia is designated by IHF and EHF as the inheritor of the record of USSR until 1990 and the Unified Team during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-History of handball...
  
   (25 - 28)
• Lost to Croatia
  Croatia national handball team
  The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
  
   (26 - 27)
• Lost to Iceland
  Iceland national handball team
  The Iceland national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.- World Championships :- European Championships :- Olympic games :- Current squad :...
  
   (25 - 30)
• Lost to Spain
  Spain national handball team
  The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
  
   (28 - 41)
• Defeated South Korea (26 - 23)
• 6th in group, did not advance (2 points, 130 GF, 149 GA)
• 11th-12th Placement Game — Defeated Egypt
  Egypt national handball team
  The Egyptian national handball team is the national handball team of Egypt and is controlled by the Egyptian Handball Federation.The Team's performance in the '90s boosted the sport's popularity in the country and attracted media and official attention, especially after scoring a huge upset against...
  
   (30 - 24) (11th overall)

Judo

The five Slovenian judokas put up a record of 5-5 in Athens, with three of the wins coming from Half-Middleweight Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir

Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

, who had three of her matches decided on penalty points, including a disqualification in her semifinal match. She then took advantage of three penalties from her opponent in the bronze medal match to win the medal.

Men's Lightweight (– 73 kg)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 73 kg

These are the results of the Men's 73 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 34 men competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 73 kilograms...

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• Saso Jereb
  Sašo Jereb
  -Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.comncional champion 2009...
  
  
• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Lost to Nouredinne Yagoubi of Algeria
  Algeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Algeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Algeria first competed in the Olympics in 1964, and entered the 2004 Athens Games having won a total of twelve medals — including one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
   (Kuchiki-taoshi; ippon - 3:07)

Women's Half-Lightweight (– 52 kg)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 52 kg

These are the results of the Women's 52 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total number of 24 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 52 kilograms...

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• Petra Nareks
  Petra Nareks
  Petra Nareks is a Slovene judoka from the city of Celje. She is 6 time medalist in European championships in the under 52 kg category.- European Championships :* 3rd – Lisbon * 3rd – Belgrade )...
  
  
• Round of 32 — Lost to Salima Souakri
  Salima Souakri
  Salima Souakri is an Algerian judoka.She finished in joint fifth place in the extra-lightweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Yolanda Soler of Spain. She moved up to the half-lightweight division, finishing seventh in the 2000 Olympic Games and fifth...
  
   of Algeria
  Algeria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Algeria competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Algeria first competed in the Olympics in 1964, and entered the 2004 Athens Games having won a total of twelve medals — including one gold, one silver, and three bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
  
   (penalty points; 2 shidos)

Women's Half-Middleweight (– 63 kg)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 63 kg

These are the results of the women's 63 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 63 kilograms...

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• Urška Žolnir
  Urška Žolnir
  Urška Žolnir Bezalel is a Slovenian judoka.She won the bronze medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Defeated Driulys González of Cuba
  Cuba at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Cuba won 27 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, including 9 gold medals.-Gold:*Yumileidi Cumba — Athletics, women's shot put*Osleidys Menendez — Athletics, women's javelin throw...
  
    (penalty points; 2 shidos)
• Quarterfinal — Defeated Gelle Vandecaveye of Belgium
  Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  -Medalists:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Mountain biking:-Road:MenWomen-Track:-Equestrian:EventingJumping-Fencing:Men-Artistic Gymnastics:Women-Judo:Women-Men:-Sailing:-Shooting:...
  
   (Sukui-nage; ippon - 2:18)
• Semifinal — Lost to Claudia Heill
  Claudia Heill
  Claudia Heill was an Austrian judoka best known for winning the silver medal in the half-middleweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Biography:...
  
   of Austria
  Austria at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  -Medalists:-Athletics:Women's 100 metres:* Bettina Müller*Round 2 — 11.50 * Karin Mayr-Krifka*Round 2 — 11.55 Women's 200 metres:* Karin Mayr-Krifka*Round 1 — 22.81...
  
   (Hansoku-make; 4 shidos)
• Bronze Medal Match: Defeated Marie Helene Chisolm of Canada
  Canada at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Canada competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Canadian Olympic Committee sent a team of over 200 athletes, the lowest since Canada boycotted the games in 1980. This is a result of the COC changing its standards for qualifying, with the aim of sending fewer athletes but focusing...
  
   (penalty points; 3 shidos) (Bronze Medal)

Women's Middleweight (– 70 kg)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 70 kg

These are the results of the women's 70 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 23 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was less than 70 kilograms...

:

• Raša Sraka
• Round of 32 — Bye
• Round of 16 — Lost to Masae Ueno
  Masae Ueno
  is a Japanese female judoka who competed in the Athens 2004 Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Ueno was born January 17, 1979 in Asahikawa Hokkaidō. In 2004, she earned Japan's fifth Olympic Gold Medal in ten events, taking the 70 kg women's judo event...
  
   of Japan
  Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
  
   (Ouchi-gari; waza-ari) (advances to first repechage round)
• Repechage Round 1 — Defeated Celita Schutz of the United States
  United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
  
   (penalty points; 2 shidos)
• Repechage Round 2 — Lost to Catherine Jacques of Belgium
  Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  -Medalists:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Mountain biking:-Road:MenWomen-Track:-Equestrian:EventingJumping-Fencing:Men-Artistic Gymnastics:Women-Judo:Women-Men:-Sailing:-Shooting:...
  
   (Uki-waza; w'ari ippon - 2:54)

Women's Heavyweight (+78 kg)

Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's +78 kg

These are the results of the women's +78 kg competition in judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A total of 22 women competed in this event, limited to jūdōka whose body weight was greater than 78 kilograms...

:

• Lucija Polavder
  Lucija Polavder
  Lucija Polavder is a Slovene judoka. Polavder competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics where she didn't advance from the first round. At the 2008 Summer Olympics she advancet to the semifinals, where she was defeated by Japanese Maki Tsukada...
  
  
• Round of 32 — Lost to Sandra Köppen
  Sandra Köppen
  Sandra Köppen is a German judoka.She also won a gold medal in sumo wrestling at the 2005 World Games-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
  
   of Germany
  Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.German athletes participated in all sports except for baseball, basketball, men's football, women's handball, softball, synchronized swimming, taekwondo, women's tennis, men's volleyball, and women's water polo.-Medalists:Germany...
  
   (Yoko-shiho-gatame; ippon - 1:18)

Rowing

The defending Olympic champions in the men's double sculls, Luka Špik

Luka Spik

Luka Špik , is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia....

 and Iztok Čop

Iztok Cop

Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....

 were one of the main favourites in the event, and easily got through to the final, winning their heat and their semifinal. They trailed a French boat, the defending world champions, for the entire final, but surged past an Italian boat in the last 500 metres to claim a silver medal.

Men's Single Sculls

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Single Sculls

These are the results of the Men's single sculls competition, one of six events for male competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Heats:*SF denotes qualification to Semifinal A,B or C....

:

• Davor Mizerit
  Davor Mizerit
  Davor Mizerit is a rower from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.He won the bronze medal in the Men's Single Sculls event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain....
  
  
• Heat — 7:24.60 (3rd in heat 2, advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 7:01.31 (1st in repechage 4, advanced to semifinal A/B/C)
• Semifinal A/B/C — 7:04.07 (3rd in semifinal A/B/C 1, advanced to final B)
• Final B — 6:55.64 (3rd in final B, 9th overall)

Men's Pairs

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Coxless Pair

Men's coxless pair competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.This rowing event was a sweep event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Two rowers crewed each boat, with no coxswain. The competition consists of multiple rounds...

:

• Matija Pavsic and Andrej Hrabar
• Heat — 7:05.36 (5th in heat 1, advanced to repechage)
• Repechage — 6:30.89 (3rd in repechage, advanced to semifinal A/B)
• Semifinal A/B — 6:46.12 (5th in semifinal A/B 2, advanced to final B)
• Final B — 6:27.11 (3rd in final B, 9th overall)

Men's Double Sculls

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Double Sculls

These are the results of the men's double sculls competition in rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. In a sculling boat, each rower has two oars, one on each side of the boat. The Rowing events were held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre.-Medalists:-Heats:Fourteen boats raced in...

:

• Luka Špik
  Luka Spik
  Luka Špik , is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medalist.Špik and Iztok Čop won the 1999 World Championship, and gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which was the first Olympic gold medal for independent Slovenia....
  
   and Iztok Čop
  Iztok Cop
  Iztok Čop is a Slovenian rower and Olympic gold medallist.Iztok started rowing at the age of 13 in Bled, where Slovenia's best rowing club is located....
  
  
• Heat — 6:45.26 (1st in heat 3, Qualified)
• Semifinal A/B — 6:11.96 (1st in semifinal A/B 2, advanced to final A)
• Final A: 6:31.72 (Silver Medal)

Men's Fours

Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Coxless Four

These are the results of the Men's coxless four competition in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. It was one of eight events in men's rowing that was held...

:

• Tomaz Pirih
  Tomaž Pirih
  Tomaž Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four. His brother Miha Pirih is also Olympic rower.- References :...
  
  , Janez Klemenčič
  Janez Klemencic
  Janez Klemenčič is a former Slovenian rower and Olympic medallist at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He competed in four consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country.-References:...
  
  , Grega Sracnjek and Miha Pirih
  Miha Pirih
  Miha Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 6:25.36 (3rd in heat 2, Qualified)
• Semifinal A/B — 5:55.53 (4th in semifinal A/B 2, advanced to final B)
• Final B — 5:50.59 (3rd in final B, 9th overall)

Sailing

Zbogar overcame a disastrous start in the Laser, winning the 6th and 8th races to put himself in medal contention, and then hodling on through an up-and-down series of results in the last three races to claim bronze by three points. In the women's 470, the Slovenian crew was in 2nd place after eight races, but an 18th place finish race nine dropped them to 5th and even two top-three finishes in the last two races left them two points short of a medal.

Men's Finn

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Finn class

These are the results of the men's Finn class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

:

• Gasper Vincec
• 151 points (20th overall)

Men's 470

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 470 class

These are the results of the men's 470 class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

:

• Tomaz Copi and Davor Glavina
• 126 points (14th overall)

Women's 470

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 470 class

These are the results of the women's 470 class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

:

• Vesna Dekleva and Klara Maucec
• 126 points (14th overall)

Open Laser

Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Laser class

These are the results of the Laser class competition in sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Results:-Notes:Points are assigned based on the finishing position in each race . The points are totalled from the top 10 results of the 11 races, with lower totals being better...

:

• Vasilij Žbogar
  Vasilij Žbogar
  Vasilij Žbogar , is a Slovenian sailor.Žbogar competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal and in the 2008 Summer Olympic, where he won a silver medal, both of them in laser class...
  
  
• 76 points (Bronze Medal)

Shooting

Debevec came extraordinarily close to winning a medal in the three positions rifle event, sinking from 2nd to 4th with his final shot, which scored a very low 8.4. He fell short of bronze by just 0.3 points, and silver by just 0.7 shots. Both the silver and bronze medalists scored over 10.3 points on their final shots to pass him.

Men's 50 metre Rifle 3 Positions:

• Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...
  
  
• Qualification — 1166 points (397 Prone, 384 Standing, 385 Kneeling, T-4th overall, Qualified)
• Final: 96.6 points (Total — 1262.6 points, 4th overall)

Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone:

• Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...
  
  
• Qualification — 594 points (T-9th overall, did not advance)

Men's 10 metre Air Rifle:

• Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec
  Rajmond Debevec was born in Postojna, Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, on March 29, 1963. He became involved in shooting sports in 1971 and became a member of Junior national team in 1979. He won his first medal in 1980 by participating in Junior European Championship with air rifle...
  
  
• Qualification — 589 points (T-29th overall, did not advance)

Swimming

The 11-person Slovenian swimming team participated in 23 events in Athens, but only one swimmer, Blaž Medvešek

Blaž Medvešek

Blaž Medvešek is a former backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country of Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...

, managed to make a final, the 200 metre Backstroke, where he finished last. Peter Mankoc, who was a multiple medal winner at short course championships, was the only other swimmer to even make a semifinal, which he did in the men's 100 metre Freestyle.

Men's 50 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 metre freestyle

The men's 50 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece on August 19 and 20. The event was won by American Gary Hall Jr., the defending co-champion of this event from the 2000 Summer...

:

• Peter Mankoč
  Peter Mankoc
  Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...
  
  
• Did not start

Men's 100 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre freestyle

The Men's 100 metre freestyle swimming event at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested at the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex in Athens, Greece.-Medalists:-Records:-Race Summary:...

:

• Peter Mankoč
  Peter Mankoc
  Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...
  
  
• Heat — 49.54 s (10th overall, Qualified)
• Semifinal — 49.71 s (13th overall, did not advance)

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....

:

• Peter Mankoč
  Peter Mankoc
  Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...
  
  
• Heat — 1:50.72 (22nd 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...

:

• Bojan Zdešar
  Bojan Zdešar
  Bojan Zdešar is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He swam in the long-distance swimming events.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 3:59.38 (31st 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:...

:

• Bojan Zdešar
  Bojan Zdešar
  Bojan Zdešar is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He swam in the long-distance swimming events.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 15:31.57 (20th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Backstroke

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

These are the results of the Men's 200 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Note:...

:

• Blaž Medvešek
  Blaž Medvešek
  Blaž Medvešek is a former backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country of Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  
• Heat — 2:01.13 (15th overall, Qualified)
• Semifinal — 1:59.37 (7th overall, Qualified)
• Final: 2:00.06 (8th overall)

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...

:

• Emil Tahirovič
  Emil Tahirovic
  Emil Tahirovič is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia. He swam for Slovenia at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He swam for Slovenia at:*Olympics: 2000, 2004*Mediterranean Games: 2005, 2009...
  
  
• Heat — 1:02.12 s (17th 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...

:

• Emil Tahirovič
  Emil Tahirovic
  Emil Tahirovič is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia. He swam for Slovenia at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He swam for Slovenia at:*Olympics: 2000, 2004*Mediterranean Games: 2005, 2009...
  
  
• Heat — 2:18.65 s (36th overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Butterfly

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly

These are the results of the Men's 100 metre butterfly, one of sixteen events for male competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Luis Matias, Angola 58.92# Fernando Medrano-Medina, Nicaragua 1:00.91...

:

• Peter Mankoč
  Peter Mankoc
  Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...
  
  
• Heat — 54.14 s (29th 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...

:

• Peter Mankoč
  Peter Mankoc
  Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...
  
  
• Heat — Did not start

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...

:

• Marko Milenkovič
  Marko Milenkovic
  Marko Milenkovič is a retired male medley and backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 2000 and 2004.-References:*...
  
  
• Heat — 4:30.99 (31st overall, did not advance)

Men's 4 x 100 metre Medley Relay

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay

The men's 4×100 meter medley relay was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on August 20, 2004 and on August 21, 2004.73 swimmers from 16 nations competed.-Medalists:...

:

• Blaž Medvešek
  Blaž Medvešek
  Blaž Medvešek is a former backstroke swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country of Slovenia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece as well as at 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia...
  
  , Emil Tahirovič
  Emil Tahirovic
  Emil Tahirovič is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Slovenia. He swam for Slovenia at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.He swam for Slovenia at:*Olympics: 2000, 2004*Mediterranean Games: 2005, 2009...
  
  , Peter Mankoč
  Peter Mankoc
  Peter Mankoč is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.- Personal :...
  
   and Jernej Godec
  Jernej Godec
  Jernej Godec is a freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....
  
  
• Heat — 3:44.17 (14th 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:...

:

• Sara Isakovič
  Sara Isakovic
  Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...
  
  
• Heat — 26.81 (36th 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...

:

• Sara Isakovič
  Sara Isakovic
  Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...
  
  
• Heat — 56.67 s (T-26th overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Freestyle

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

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Pilin Tachakittiranan, Thailand 2:05.29...

:

• Sara Isakovič
  Sara Isakovic
  Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...
  
  
• Heat — 2:01.71 (18th overall, did not advance)

Women's 400 metre Freestyle

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

These are the results of the Women's 400 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.The existing records at the start of the event were:-Heat 1:# Paola Duguet, -- 4:20.69...

:

• Anja Čarman
  Anja Carman
  Anja Čarman is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :*...
  
  
• Heat — 4:17.79 (24th overall, did not advance)

Women's 800 metre Freestyle

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle

These are the results of the Women's 800 metre freestyle, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Golda Marcus, -- 8:59.81# Kwon You-Ri, -- 9:01.42...

:

• Anja Čarman
  Anja Carman
  Anja Čarman is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :*...
  
  
• Heat — Did not start

Women's 200 metre Backstroke

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

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre backstroke, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Hiu Wai Sherry Tsai, Hong Kong 2:19.83...

:

• Anja Čarman
  Anja Carman
  Anja Čarman is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :*...
  
  
• Heat — 2:17.62 (23rd overall, did not advance)

• Alenka Kejžar
  Alenka Kejžar
  Alenka Kejžar is an Olympic class swimmer. She was born February 15, 1979 in Kranj, Slovenia. Kejžar attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She was a Golden Key member....
  
  
• Heat — Did not start

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...

:

• Alenka Kejžar
  Alenka Kejžar
  Alenka Kejžar is an Olympic class swimmer. She was born February 15, 1979 in Kranj, Slovenia. Kejžar attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She was a Golden Key member....
  
  
• Heat — 2:32.64 (18th overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Butterfly

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

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre butterfly, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Heat 1:# Maria Bulakhova, Russia 2:12.99# Wan Jung Cheng, Chinese Taipei 2:16.25...

:

• Anja Klinar
  Anja Klinar
  Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:***...
  
  
• Heat — 2:18.15 (28th overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Individual Medley

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

These are the results of the Women's 200 metre individual medley, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# Vered Borochovski, Israel 2:20.62...

:

• Alenka Kejžar
  Alenka Kejžar
  Alenka Kejžar is an Olympic class swimmer. She was born February 15, 1979 in Kranj, Slovenia. Kejžar attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She was a Golden Key member....
  
  
• Heat — 2:18.60 (18th overall, did not advance)

Women's 400 metre Individual Medley

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

These are the results of the Women's 400 metre individual medley, one of sixteen events for female competitors in Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Records:-Medalists:-Heat 1:# 5:00.06# 5:01.00# 5:10.20-Heat 2:# 4:41.20 -Q...

:

• Anja Klinar
  Anja Klinar
  Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:***...
  
  
• Heat — 4:46.66 (13th overall, did not advance)

Women's 4 x 200 metre Freestyle Relay

Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay

The women's 4×200 metre freestyle relay was a swimming event held as part of the Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on August 18, 2004.74 swimmers from 16 nations competed.-Medalists:...

:

• Sara Isakovič
  Sara Isakovic
  Sara Isakovič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia. She spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovič was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and trained under the supervision of coach Miha Potočnik.Isakovič competed for Slovenia at the 2004 Summer...
  
  , Anja Klinar
  Anja Klinar
  Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:***...
  
  , Anja Čarman
  Anja Carman
  Anja Čarman is a Slovenian swimmer. She won several medals at European LC and SC Championships and competed at 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.- References :*...
  
   and Lavra Babič
  Lavra Babic
  Lavra Babič is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia, who participated for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:**...
  
  
• Heat — 8:16.89 (16th overall, did not advance)

Tennis

The four women represetnting Slovenia in Tennis put up a combined 2-5 record. The top ranked player coming in was #45 Tina Pisnik

Tina Pisnik

Tina Pisnik was a professional Slovenian tennis player. Pisnik turned professional since 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was World Number 29, of which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was World Number 63, on 3 April 2000...

, who lost her first round match to wild card Cara Black

Cara Black

Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...

. Maja Matevzic

Maja Matevzic

Maja Matevžič is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto. According to a user on , a news report said she is working on a return.Maja retired because of the injuries in September 2006...

 managed to win her first match, but was then unable to win a single game against #6 Venus Williams in the second round. Katarina Srebotnik

Katarina Srebotnik

Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...

 also won her first match of the Games, but lost in straight sets in the second round.

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:# # ...

• Maja Matevzic
  Maja Matevzic
  Maja Matevžič is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto. According to a user on , a news report said she is working on a return.Maja retired because of the injuries in September 2006...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Saori Obata
  Saori Obata
  Saori Obata is a female former Japanese tennis player. She turned professional in April 1996, and on February 9, 2004, she achieved her career-high singles ranking of 39, and on the same day she reached her career-high doubles ranking of 98....
  
   of Japan
  Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Japan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The delegation of athletes and officials was represented by the Japanese Olympic Committee.-Medalists:-Archery:Men's individual:* Hiroshi Yamamoto - silver medal...
  
   (7 - 6 (3), 7 - 5)
• Second Round — Lost to (6) Venus Williams
  Venus Williams
  Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
  
   of the United States
  United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by the United States Olympic Committee . The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics...
  
   (0 - 6, 0 - 6)

• Katarina Srebotnik
  Katarina Srebotnik
  Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Maria Sánchez Lorenzo
  María Sánchez Lorenzo
  María Antonia Sánchez Lorenzo is a retired Spanish professional tennis player.Her highest WTA ranking has been World No...
  
   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 - 3, 0 - 6, 6 - 4)
• Second Round — Lost to Alicia Molik
  Alicia Molik
  Alicia Molik is a Australian professional female tennis player. She reached a career high singles rank of number 8 and also won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Molik also reached a career high doubles ranking of number 6, and won two grand slam doubles titles, at the...
  
   of Australia
  Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece with 482 competitors, which was the second largest Olympic team. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1896...
  
   (5 - 7, 4 - 6)

• Tina Pisnik
  Tina Pisnik
  Tina Pisnik was a professional Slovenian tennis player. Pisnik turned professional since 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was World Number 29, of which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was World Number 63, on 3 April 2000...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Cara Black
  Cara Black
  Cara Black is a professional female tennis player from Zimbabwe. She has won 7 singles titles and 63 women's doubles titles. She has won all four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and three of the four Grand Slam titles in women's doubles. She is currently ranked World No. 28 in women's doubles...
  
   of Zimbabwe
  Zimbabwe at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Zimbabwe competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Swimmer Kirsty Coventry won three medals. Zimbabwe had only ever won one Olympic medal before .-Gold:...
  
   (3 - 6, 7 - 5, 4 - 6)

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:# # ...

• Tina Križan
  Tina Križan
  Tina Križan is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Known primarily for her achievements playing doubles, she reached a career-high doubles ranking of 19 in 2002. She has won 6 WTA titles and 10 ITF tournaments...
  
   and Katarina Srebotnik
  Katarina Srebotnik
  Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.Srebotnik won 4 singles titles on the WTA-tour and was a steady top 30...
  
  
• First Round — Lost to Nathalie Dechy
  Nathalie Dechy
  Nathalie Dechy is a French former professional tour tennis player.Dechy is a three-time doubles Grand Slam champion, winning the 2006 US Open women's doubles title with Vera Zvonareva, the 2007 French Open mixed doubles title with Andy Ram, and the 2007 US Open women's doubles title with Dinara...
  
   and Sandrine Testud
  Sandrine Testud
  Sandrine Testud is a former professional female tennis player from France.-Career:Testud broke into top 20 singles rankings in July 1997. On February 7, 1999, she became the fourth Frenchwoman after Françoise Durr, Mary Pierce and Nathalie Tauziat to break into singles top 10 rankings...
  
   of France
  France at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  At the 2004 Summer Olympics, France was represented by the National Olympic Committee of France .-Medalists:France finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with 11 gold medals and 33 medals overall....
  
   (5 - 7, 3 - 6)

• Maja Matevzic
  Maja Matevzic
  Maja Matevžič is a former professional WTA tennis player from Slovenia. Both her most recent WTA singles and WTA doubles matches were played on 21 August 2005 at Toronto. According to a user on , a news report said she is working on a return.Maja retired because of the injuries in September 2006...
  
   and Tina Pisnik
  Tina Pisnik
  Tina Pisnik was a professional Slovenian tennis player. Pisnik turned professional since 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was World Number 29, of which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was World Number 63, on 3 April 2000...
  
  
• First Round — Defeated Yan Zi
  Yan Zi
  Yan Zi is a Chinese women's tennis player.Yan Zi may also refer to:* Stefanie Sun , also known as Sun Yan Zi, Singaporean singer** Yan Zi , Sun's self-titled album...
  
   and Zheng Jie
  Zheng Jie
  Zheng Jie is a Chinese professional tennis player. Her career high ranking is World No. 15 which she achieved on May 18, 2009. As of August 15, 2011, Zheng is ranked World No. 65 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles....
  
   of China
  China at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  China competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The team won 32 gold medals and 63 medals in total ....
  
  (1 - 6, 2 - 6)