| Cycling at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue |
Olympic Velodrome (track) Parnitha Mountain Bike Venue (mountain) Athens and surrounding area (road) |
| Dates | 14 – 24 August 2004 |
| No. of events | 18 |
| Competitors | 464 from 61 nations |
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines:
- Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre (start and finish at Kotzia Square, for the road race events) and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre (for the time trial events).
- Track cycling, held at the Olympic Velodrome.
- Mountain biking, held at the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue.
In total, 464 cyclists participated: these consisted of 334 men and 130 women, from 61 countries. The youngest participant was Ignatas Konovalovas, at 18 years, while the oldest was Jeannie Longo, at 45 years. The most successful contestant was Bradley Wiggins, who won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze. [1] The most successful country was Australia, with its team members winning 6 gold and 11 total medals. Russia and Great Britain came in second place with 3 and 2 golds, respectively. After a disqualification, Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia was awarded his second gold medal in men's time trial, defending his title from 2000, and his third gold medal overall. He achieved his first victory back in 1988, when he competed in men's track pursuit as part of the Soviet team. [2]
Australia dominated track events, winning 5 out of its 6 cycling gold medals there. [3]
Road cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race |
Paolo Bettini
Italy
|
Sérgio Paulinho
Portugal
|
Axel Merckx
Belgium
|
| Men's time trial |
Viatcheslav Ekimov
Russia
|
Bobby Julich
United States
|
Michael Rogers
Australia
|
| Women's road race |
Sara Carrigan
Australia
|
Judith Arndt
Germany
|
Olga Slyusareva
Russia
|
| Women's time trial |
Leontien van Moorsel
Netherlands
|
Deirdre Demet-Barry
United States
|
Karin Thürig
Switzerland
|
Track cycling
Men's
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keirin |
Ryan Bayley
Australia
|
José Antonio Escuredo
Spain
|
Shane Kelly
Australia
|
| Madison |
Australia (AUS)Graeme Brown Stuart O'Grady |
Switzerland (SUI)Franco Marvulli Bruno Risi |
Great Britain (GBR)Rob Hayles Bradley Wiggins |
| points race |
Mikhail Ignatiev
Russia
|
Joan Llaneras
Spain
|
Guido Fulst
Germany
|
| individual pursuit |
Bradley Wiggins
Great Britain
|
Brad McGee
Australia
|
Sergi Escobar
Spain
|
| team pursuit |
Australia (AUS) Graeme Brown Brett Lancaster Brad McGee Luke Roberts |
Great Britain (GBR) Steve Cummings Rob Hayles Paul Manning Bradley Wiggins |
Spain (ESP)Carlos Castaño Sergi Escobar Asier Maeztu Carlos Torrent |
| individual sprint |
Ryan Bayley
Australia
|
Theo Bos
Netherlands
|
René Wolff
Germany
|
| team sprint |
Germany (GER)Jens Fiedler Stefan Nimke René Wolff |
Japan (JPN)Toshiaki Fushimi Masaki Inoue Tomohiro Nagatsuka |
France (FRA)Mickaël Bourgain Laurent Gané Arnaud Tournant |
| time trial |
Chris Hoy
Great Britain
|
Arnaud Tournant
France
|
Stefan Nimke
Germany
|
Women's
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| points race |
Olga Slyusareva
Russia
|
Belem Guerrero Méndez
Mexico
|
María Luisa Calle
Colombia
|
| pursuit |
Sarah Ulmer
New Zealand
|
Katie Mactier
Australia
|
Leontien van Moorsel
Netherlands
|
| sprint |
Lori-Ann Muenzer
Canada
|
Tamilla Abassova
Russia
|
Anna Meares
Australia
|
| time trial |
Anna Meares
Australia
|
Jiang Yonghua
China
|
Natallia Tsylinskaya
Belarus
|
Mountain biking
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
Julien Absalon
France
|
José Antonio Hermida
Spain
|
Bart Brentjens
Netherlands
|
| Women's |
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå
Norway
|
Marie-Hélène Prémont
Canada
|
Sabine Spitz
Germany
|
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Australia (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | 
Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |
France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 
Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 
Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | 
United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 
China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | 
Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
World records broken
- Women's 500 m time trial: Australia's Anna Meares, 33.952 s (20 August). The previous record of 34.000 s was set in August 2002 by Yonghua Jiang.
- Women's individual pursuit: New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer, 3:24.537 (22 August). This record was broken multiple times during these Games, the prior instances being New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer, 3:26.400 (21 August); Australia's Katie Mactier, 3:29.945 (21 August). The previous record of 3:30.604 was set in May by Ulmer.
- Men's team pursuit: Australia's Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Bradley McGee, Luke Roberts, 3:56.610 (22 August). The previous record of 3:59:583 was set in 2002 by Australian team.
References
- ^ "Cycling at the 2004 Athens Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Cyclist stripped of 2004 gold medal". Sydney Morning Herald. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Cycling".
External links
- Official result book – Cycling Mountain Bike
- Official result book – Cycling Road
- Official result book – Cycling Track
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