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Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics was represented by Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and abbreviated AUS. 482 athletes from Australia competed in all sports except for Handball in Athens. Australia first competed in the Olympics in 1896, and is one of only two countries to have sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games. In 1908 and 1912, Australia and New Zealand entered a combined team named Australasia.
Australia entered the Athens Games having won a total of 58 medals, including 16 gold, as the host of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling and rowing.
Colin Beashel was Australia's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Australia's national anthem, " Advance Australia FairAdvance Australia Fair is the official national anthem of Australia, and it was composed by Peter Dodds McCormick in the late 19th century. It was first performed by Andrew Fairfax at a Highland Society function in Sydney on St Andrew's Day, ( 30 November", was played when the country won a gold medal.
A list of the members of the Australian Olympic team follows. Names in bold are medal winners.
1 MedalsThis is the full table of the medal count of the 2004 Summer Olympics . These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silvers is tak
2 ArcheryArchery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium ( Kallimarmaro). The archery schedule began on 12 August and ended on 21 August. There were four gold medals contested, with individual and team events for men and the same for women.
Men's individual:
- Tim CuddihyTim Cuddihy (born 21 May 1987) is an athlete from Australia. He competes in archery. Cuddihy competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He won his first three elimination matches, advancing to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals - bronze medal
- David BarnesDavid Barnes (born 22 February 1986) is an athlete from Australia. He competes in archery. Barnes competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's individual archery. He was defeated in the first round of elimination, placing 36th overall. Barnes was also a - 36th place
- Simon FairweatherSimon Fairweather (born 9 October 1969) is an athlete from Australia. He competes in archery. Fairweather won the individual gold medal at the World Championships in Poland in 1991. Fairweather was declared the Young Australian of the Year in 1991 and 199 - 50th place
Women's individual:
- Melissa JennisonMelissa Jennison (born 7 May 1982) is an athlete from Australia. She competes in archery. Jennison represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 29th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 628. In the first round - 19th place
- Deonne Bridger - 41st place
- Jo-Ann Galbraith - 62nd place
Men's team:
- David Barnes, Tim Cuddihy, and Simon Fairweather - 6th place
Women's team:
- Deonne Bridger, Jo-Ann Galbraith, and Melissa Jennison - 11th place
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