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The United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics are represented by the United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC). 613 athletes represent the largest American delegation ever.
Half of the U.S. medals came from two sports:
1.1 Gold
- Athletics
- Women's Basketball
- Women's Beach Volleyball
- Misty MayMisty May is a professional volleyball player in the United States. She was born on July 30, 1977 in Costa Mesa, CA. She currently resides in Long Beach, CA, a hub for beach volleyball. May went to Long Beach State where she won a national championship, r and Kerri WalshKerri Walsh is an American volleyball player. Walsh was born in California in 1978 to Tim and Margie Walsh, and grew up in Saratoga. From her parents, she obtained an important advantage for volleyball, her height. At 6'3", Walsh is one of the tallest wom defeated Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of BrazilThis article is about Brazil, the country. For other article subjects named Brazil see Brazil (disambiguation). The Federative Republic of Brazil Republica Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America. 21-17, 21-11
- Boxing
- Light heavyweight (81 kg): Andre WardAndre Ward is an American boxer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics. defeated Magomed Aripgadjiev of BelarusThe Republic of Belarus ( Belarusian: #x301 Russian: #x301 (former: #x301 ) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Name Main article: White Russia The spellings Belorussia and Byelorussia are transliterations of the name of the c 20-13
- Cycling, road
- Men's Individual Time Trial: Tyler HamiltonThis article is about the cyclist. For the Canadian Idol contestant, see Tyler Hamilton (musician). Tyler Hamilton (born March 1, 1971 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) became a professional bicycle racer in 1995, and rode for the U. Postal Service (USPS) Tea in a time of 57:31.74
- Fencing
- Women's Individual Sabre: Mariel ZagunisMariel Zagunis is an American Olympic athlete in fencing. She is the first woman to win an Olympic saber medal, 2004 Athens was the first Woman's saber competition. First American to win an Olympic Gold fencing medal in 100 years. defeated Xue Tan of China 15-9
- Women's Football
- Gymnastics, Artistic
- Men's Individual All-Around: Paul Hamm with a score of 57.823
- Women's Individual All-Around: Carly Patterson with a score of 38.387
- Rowing
- Men's eight with coxswain: Jason Read , Wyatt Allen , Chris Ahrens , Joseph Hansen , Matt Deakin , Dan Beery , Beau Hoopman , Bryan Volpenhein and Pete Cipollone
- Sailing
- Men's 470: Paul Foerster and Kevin Burnham
- Shooting
- Men's 50 m Rifle Prone: Matthew Emmons with a score of 599 (100-100-99-100-100-100)
- Women's Double Trap: Kimberly Rhode with a score of 146 (36-36-38-36)
- Softball
- Swimming
- Men's 50 m Freestyle: Gary Hall Jr. in a time of 21.93 seconds
- Men's 100 m Backstroke: Aaron Peirsol in a time of 54.06 seconds
- Men's 200 m Backstroke: Aaron Peirsol in a time of 1:54.95, a new Olympic record . Peirsol was originally disqualified due to what one official thought was an illegal turn, but he reclaimed the gold with a successful appeal.
- Men's 100 m Butterfly: Michael Phelps in a time of 51.25 seconds
- Men's 200 m Butterfly: Michael Phelps in a time of 1:54.04
- Men's 200 m Individual Medley: Michael Phelps in a time of 1:57.14
- Men's 400 m Individual Medley: Michael Phelps in a time of 4:08.26
- Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay: Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte , Peter Vanderkaay , and Klete Keller in a time of 7:12.80
- Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay: Aaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Ian Crocker, and Jason Lezak in a time of 3:30.68, a new world record
- Women's 100 m Backstroke: Natalie Coughlin in a time of 1:00.37
- Women's 200 m Breaststroke: Amanda Beard in a time of 2:23.37
- Women's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay: Natalie Coughlin, Carly Piper , Dana Vollmer , and Kaitlin Sandeno in a time of 7:53.42, a new world record
- Taekwondo
- Men's under 80 kg: Steven Lopez
- Wrestling
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