Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAUS
NOCAustralian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympics.com.au
in Athens
Competitors470 in 35 sports
Flag bearers Colin Beashel (opening)[1]
Petria Thomas (closing)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
17
Silver
16
Bronze
17
Total
50
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 Australasia (1908–1912)

Australia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece from 13 to 29 August 2004. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era. The Australian Olympic Committee sent a total of 470 athletes (268 men and 202 women) to the Games to compete in 29 sports.

Australia finished the Athens Games having won a total of 50 medals, including 17 gold, the most gold medals to date although this was equalled in Tokyo 2020. Its strongest sports were swimming, cycling, diving, and rowing.

Medalists

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Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Swimming 7 5 3 15
Cycling 6 2 3 11
Diving 1 1 4 6
Rowing 1 1 2 4
Shooting 1 0 1 2
Field hockey 1 0 0 1
Canoeing 0 2 0 2
Athletics 0 1 2 3
Baseball 0 1 0 1
Basketball 0 1 0 1
Triathlon 0 1 0 1
Archery 0 0 1 1
Tennis 0 1 1 1
Total 17 16 17 50
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ian Thorpe Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle August 14
 Gold Alice Tait
Jodie Henry
Lisbeth Lenton
Sarah Ryan
Petria Thomas
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay August 14
 Gold Sara Carrigan Cycling Women's road race August 15
 Gold Petria Thomas Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly August 15
 Gold Suzanne Balogh Shooting Women's trap August 16
 Gold Ian Thorpe Swimming Men's 200 m freestyle August 16
 Gold Jodie Henry Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle August 19
 Gold Anna Meares Cycling Women's track time trial August 20
 Gold Drew Ginn
James Tomkins
Rowing Men's pair August 21
 Gold Grant Hackett Swimming Men's 1500 m freestyle August 21
 Gold Jodie Henry
Brooke Hanson
Leisel Jones
Alice Tait
Giaan Rooney
Jessicah Schipper
Petria Thomas
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay August 21
 Gold Chantelle Newbery Diving Women's 10 m platform August 22
 Gold Graeme Brown
Peter Dawson
Brett Lancaster
Brad McGee
Luke Roberts
Stephen Wooldridge
Cycling Men's team pursuit August 23
 Gold Ryan Bayley Cycling Men's sprint August 24
 Gold Ryan Bayley Cycling Men's keirin August 25
 Gold Graeme Brown
Stuart O'Grady
Cycling Men's madison August 25
 Gold Australia men's national field hockey team
Field hockey Men's tournament August 28
 Silver Grant Hackett Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle August 14
 Silver Brooke Hanson Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke August 16
 Silver Grant Hackett
Michael Klim
Antony Matkovich
Todd Pearson
Nicholas Sprenger
Craig Stevens
Ian Thorpe
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay August 17
 Silver Petria Thomas Swimming Women's 200 m butterfly August 18
 Silver Leisel Jones Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke August 19
 Silver Brad McGee Cycling Men's individual pursuit August 21
 Silver Katie Mactier Cycling Women's individual pursuit August 22
 Silver Ben Cureton
Simon Burgess
Anthony Edwards
Glen Loftus
Rowing Men's lightweight four August 22
 Silver Australia women's national softball team
Softball Women's tournament August 23
 Silver Australia national baseball team
Baseball Men's tournament August 25
 Silver Loretta Harrop Triathlon Women's event August 25
 Silver Patrick Dwyer
Clinton Hill
Mark Ormrod
John Steffensen
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay August 28
 Silver Australia women's national basketball team
Basketball Women's tournament August 28
 Silver Nathan Baggaley Canoeing Men's K-1 500 m August 28
 Silver Nathan Baggaley
Clint Robinson
Canoeing Men's K-2 500 m August 28
 Silver Mathew Helm Diving Men's 10 m platform August 28
 Bronze Irina Lashko
Chantelle Newbery
Diving Women's synchronized 3 m springboard August 14
 Bronze Mathew Helm
Robert Newbery
Diving Men's synchronized 10 m platform August 14
 Bronze Adam Vella Shooting Men's trap August 15
 Bronze Steven Barnett
Robert Newbery
Diving Men's synchronized 3 m springboard August 16
 Bronze Loudy Tourky Diving Women's 10 m platform August 16
 Bronze Leisel Jones Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke August 16
 Bronze Michael Rogers Cycling Men's road time trial August 18
 Bronze Ian Thorpe Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle August 18
 Bronze Tim Cuddihy Archery Men's individual August 19
 Bronze Nathan Deakes Athletics Men's 20 km walk August 21
 Bronze Lisbeth Lenton Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle August 21
 Bronze Alicia Molik Tennis Women's singles August 21
 Bronze Amber Bradley
Dana Faletic
Kerry Hore
Rebecca Sattin
Rowing Women's quadruple sculls August 22
 Bronze Boden Hanson
Mike McKay
Stuart Reside
Geoff Stewart
James Stewart
Stephen Stewart
Stefan Szczurowski
Michael Toon (cox)
Stuart Welch
Rowing Men's eight August 22
 Bronze Jane Saville Athletics Women's 20 km walk August 23
 Bronze Anna Meares Cycling Women's sprint August 24
 Bronze Shane Kelly Cycling Men's keirin August 25

Archery

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Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
David Barnes Individual 649 31  Andersson (SWE)
L 151–160
Did not advance
Tim Cuddihy 663 12  Naglieri (FRA)
W 148–127
 Frankenberg (GER)
W 164–163
 Jang Y-H (KOR)
W 166–165
 Park K-M (KOR)
W 112–111
 Yamamoto (JPN)
L 115 (9)–115 (10)
 Godfrey (GBR)
W 113–112
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Simon Fairweather 658 20  Prylepau (BLR)
L 137–141
Did not advance
David Barnes
Tim Cuddihy
Simon Fairweather
Team 1962 7  India (IND)
W 248–236
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
L 247–250
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Deonne Bridger Individual 620 39  Beloslydtseva (KAZ)
L 145–150
Did not advance
Jo-Ann Galbraith 596 57  Psarra (GRE)
L 116–138
Did not advance
Melissa Jennison 628 29  Arnold (USA)
W 132–121
 He Y (CHN)
L 158 (8)–158 (9)
Did not advance
Deonne Bridger
Jo-Ann Galbraith
Melissa Jennison
Team 1844 15  China (CHN)
L 233–248
Did not advance

Athletics

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Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Luke Adams 20 km walk 1:23:52 16
Sisay Bezabeh Marathon 2:25:26 60
Nathan Deakes 20 km walk 1:20:02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
50 km walk DSQ
Nicholas Harrison Marathon 2:21:42 45
Clinton Hill 400 m 45.89 4 Did not advance
Adam Miller 200 m 21.31 8 Did not advance
Craig Mottram 5000 m 13:21.88 4 Q 13:25.70 8
Peter Nowill 3000 m steeplechase 8:29.14 7 Did not advance
Joshua Ross 100 m 10.24 3 Q 10.22 5 Did not advance
Lee Troop Marathon 2:18:46 28
Casey Vincent 400 m 46.09 4 Did not advance
Adam Basil
Paul di Bella
Patrick Johnson
Joshua Ross
4 × 100 m relay 38.49 3 Q 38.56 6
Patrick Dwyer
Clinton Hill
Mark Ormrod
John Steffensen
4 × 400 m relay 3:03.06 4 q 3:00.60 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Justin Anlezark Shot put 20.45 6 Q 20.31 6
Paul Burgess Pole vault 5.70 =1 Q 5.55 =11
Oliver Dziubak Javelin throw 78.53 19 Did not advance
William Hamlyn-Harris 77.43 21 Did not advance
Steven Hooker Pole vault 5.30 =29 Did not advance
Dmitri Markov 5.50 =22 Did not advance
Andrew Murphy Triple jump 16.82 14 Did not advance
Stuart Rendell Hammer throw 72.61 25 Did not advance
Women
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Lauren Hewitt 200 m 22.87 4 Q 23.44 8 Did not advance
Sarah Jamieson 1500 m 4:09.25 10 Did not advance
Tamsyn Lewis 800 m 2:02.67 5 Did not advance
Kerryn McCann Marathon 2:41:41 31
Haley McGregor 10000 m 33:35.27 25
Jana Pittman 400 m hurdles 54.83 1 Q 54.05 2 Q 53.92 5
Jane Saville 20 km walk 1:29:25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Natalie Saville 1:36:54 36
Cheryl Webb 1:37:40 38
Benita Willis 10000 m 32:32.01 24
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Bronwyn Eagles Hammer throw 64.09 32 Did not advance
Kym Howe Pole vault 4.30 16 Did not advance
Brooke Krueger Hammer throw 63.88 33 Did not advance
Petrina Price High jump 1.80 34 Did not advance
Bronwyn Thompson Long jump 6.80 2 Q 6.96 4
Combined events – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Final Rank
Kylie Wheeler Result 13.88 1.79 13.18 24.35 6.36 37.77 2:17.65 6090 18
Points 995 966 739 947 962 625 856

Badminton

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Australia sent a team of eight badminton players to Athens. None of them surpassed the first round of elimination.

Men
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Stuart Brehaut Singles  Lee H-I (KOR)
L 3–15, 2–15
Did not advance
Ashley Brehaut
Travis Denney
Doubles  Panvisvas /
Teerawiwatana (THA)
L 3–15, 9–15
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lenny Permana Singles  Morgan (GBR)
L 5–11, 3–11
Did not advance
Jane Crabtree
Kate Wilson-Smith
Doubles  Harder /
Schjoldager (DEN)
L 2–15, 3–15
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Travis Denney
Kate Wilson-Smith
Doubles  Pitro /
Siegemund (GER)
L 5–15, 15–8, 4–15
Did not advance

Baseball

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Australia advanced into the final game after defeating a Japanese team made up of professional players in Semifinal 1–0. Lost to Cuba in Final 2–6.

Team Roster

Manager: 24 - Jon Deeble.

Coaches: 2 - Tony Harris, 33 - Paul Elliott, 34 - Philip Dale.

Pos. No. Player Date of birth (age) Bats Throws Club
P 3 Jeff Williams 6 June 1972 Japan Hanshin Tigers
IF 4 Gavin Fingleson 5 August 1976 United States New Haven County Cutters
OF 5 Brett Tamburrino 10 November 1981 United States Fort Myers Miracle
IF 6 Rodney van Buizen 25 September 1981 United States Vero Beach Dodgers
C 7 Andrew Utting 9 September 1977 Australia Surfers Paradise
OF 8 Trent Oeltjen 28 February 1983 United States Swing of the Quad Cities
OF 10 Nick Kimpton 27 October 1983 United States Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
P 11 Ryan Rowland-Smith 26 January 1983 United States Inland Empire 66ers
C 14 David Nilsson 14 December 1969 Australia Redcliffe Padres
C 16 Ben Wigmore 17 January 1982 Australia Kensington Cardinals
OF 17 Brett Roneberg 5 February 1979 United States Pawtucket Red Sox
IF 18 Glenn Williams 18 July 1977 United States Syracuse Sky Chiefs
P 19 Richard Thompson 1 July 1984 United States Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
P 20 Wayne Ough 27 November 1973 United States Binghamton Mets
IF 22 Brendan Kingman 22 May 1973 United States Brockton Rox
IF 23 Paul Gonzalez 22 April 1969 Australia Redcliffe Padres
OF 25 Thomas Brice 24 August 1981 United States Kannapolis Intimidators
OF 26 Craig Lewis 30 December 1976 United States Brockton Rox
P 27 Graeme Lloyd 9 April 1967
P 28 John Stephens 15 November 1979 United States Pawtucket Red Sox
P 31 Craig Anderson 30 October 1980 United States Tacoma Rainiers
P 35 Chris Oxspring 13 May 1977 United States Portland Beavers
P 39 Phil Stockman 25 January 1980 United States Tucson Sidewinders
P 40 Adrian Burnside 15 March 1977 United States Toledo Mud Hens
Preliminary Round
Team W L Tiebreaker
 Japan 6 1 1-0
 Cuba 6 1 0-1
 Canada 5 2 -
 Australia 4 3 -
 Chinese Taipei 3 4 -
 Netherlands 2 5 -
 Greece 1 6 1-0
 Italy 1 6 0-1

15 August

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 3
 Cuba 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 x 4 10 1
WP: Adiel Palma (1-0)   LP: Craig Anderson (0-1)   Sv: Jonder Martinez (1S)
Home runs:
AUS: None
CUB: M. Enriquez in 1st, 1 RBI; O.Urrutia in 6th, 1 RBI

August 16

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 2
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
WP: Wang Chien-Ming (1-0)   LP: John Stephens (0-1)   Sv: Tsao Chin-Hui (1S)

August 17

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 12 0
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WP: Chris Oxspring (1-0)   LP: Michael Marchesano (0-1)

August 18

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 9 15 1
 Japan 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
WP: Ryan Rowland-Smith (1-0)   LP: Daisuke Miura (0-1)   Sv: Jeff Williams (1S)
Home runs:
AUS: D. Nilsson in 8th, 1 RBI
JPN: K. Fukudome in 5th, 3 RBIs

August 20

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Greece 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 14 0
 Australia 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 1 x 11 10 0
WP: Ryan Rowland-Smith (2-0)   LP: Sean Spencer (0-1)
Home runs:
GRE: P. Maestrales in 2nd, 1 RBI; J. Kavourias in 8th, 1 RBI
AUS: B. Roneberg in 3rd; P. Gonzalez in 3rd, 2 RBIs; G. Roneberg in 6th, 1 RBI; 1 RBI; B. Kingman in 7th, 3 RBIs

August 21

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 9 5 5 1 0 2 0 22 17 2
 Netherlands 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 1
WP: Craig Lewis (1-0)   LP: Calvin Maduro (0-2)
Home runs:
AUS: B. Roneberg in 1st, 2 RBIs; R. van Buizen in 3rd, 4 RBIs; G. Fingleson in 2nd, 3 RBIs; G. Williams in 6th, 2 RBIs
NED: Y. de Caster in 2nd, 1 RBI; R. Millard in 5th, 1 RBI

August 22

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Canada 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 11 12 0
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
WP: Phil Devey (1-0)   LP: Adrian Burnside (0-1)
Home runs:
CAN: J. Ware in 9th, 3 RBIs; R. Radmanovich in 4th, 2 RBIs
AUS: None
Semifinals

24 August

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
WP: Chris Oxspring (2-0)   LP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-1)   Sv: Jeff Williams (2S)
Gold Medal Final

25 August

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Cuba 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 6 13 1
 Australia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
WP: Adiel Palma (3-0)   LP: John Stephens (0-2)   Sv: Danny Betancourt (1-0-2)
Home runs:
CUB: F. Cepeda in 4th, 2 RBIs
AUS: P. Gonzalez in 5th, 1 RBI
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Basketball

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Australia has qualified both men's and women's teams.

  • Men's team event – 1 team of 12 players
  • Women's team event – 1 team of 12 players

Men's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Australia roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Australia men's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 4 Tony Ronaldson 32 – (1972-05-25)25 May 1972 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Perth Wildcats Australia
G 5 Brett Maher 31 – (1973-04-17)17 April 1973 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide 36ers Australia
F 6 Andrew Bogut 19 – (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) Utah Utes United States
F 7 Martin Cattalini 30 – (1973-10-04)4 October 1973 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Adelaide 36ers Australia
G 8 John Rillie 32 – (1971-11-04)4 November 1971 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) West Sydney Razorbacks Australia
G 9 C. J. Bruton 28 – (1975-12-13)13 December 1975 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Sydney Kings Australia
G/F 10 Jason Smith 29 – (1974-10-20)20 October 1974 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Sydney Kings Australia
G 11 Shane Heal (C) 33 – (1970-09-06)6 September 1970 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Sydney Kings Australia
F 12 Glen Saville 28 – (1976-01-17)17 January 1976 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Wollongong Hawks Australia
C 13 David Andersen 24 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) Montepaschi Siena Italy
F 14 Matthew Nielsen 26 – (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) Sydney Kings Australia
C 15 Paul Rogers 30 – (1973-09-29)29 September 1973 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Casademont Girona Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age as of August 13, 2004
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Lithuania 5 5 0 468 414 +54 10 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 5 3 2 389 343 +46 8[a]
3  Puerto Rico 5 3 2 410 411 −1 8[a]
4  United States 5 3 2 418 389 +29 8[a]
5  Australia 5 1 4 383 411 −28 6 9th place playoff
6  Angola 5 0 5 321 421 −100 5 11th place playoff
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Greece 1–1 (1.10 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.99), United States 1–1 (0.92)
15 August 2004
22:15
Greece  76–54  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 12–15, 24–18, 17–3
Pts: Papadopoulos 21
Rebs: Papadopoulos 9
Asts: Papaloukas 4
Pts: Heal, Maher 12 each
Rebs: Nielsen 6
Asts: Andersen, Heal 1 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 11,500
Referees: Pablo Estevez (ARG), José Ronfini (MEX)

17 August 2004
11:15
Australia  83–59  Angola
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 24–16, 27–15, 11–15
Pts: Heal 18
Rebs: Bogut 11
Asts: Smith 3
Pts: Monteiro 18
Rebs: Gomes 9
Asts: 4 players, 1 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Renato Santos (BRA), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS)

19 August 2004
14:30
United States  89–79  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 26–20, 18–16, 24–12
Pts: Duncan 18
Rebs: Duncan 11
Asts: James, Marbury 5 each
Pts: Heal 17
Rebs: Andersen, Bogut 8
Asts: Heal 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referees: José Ronfini (MEX), Giampaolo Cicoria (ITA)

21 August 2004
9:00
Australia  82–87  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 28–28, 17–24, 14–22
Pts: Nielsen 20
Rebs: Bogut 11
Asts: Heal 6
Pts: Santiago 20
Rebs: Ortiz 6
Asts: Arroyo 7
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Pablo Estevez (ARG)

23 August 2004
11:15
Lithuania  100–85  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 32–9, 23–38, 25–19
Pts: Javtokas 23
Rebs: Javtokas 9
Asts: Jasikevičius 4
Pts: Bogut, Saville 21 each
Rebs: Bogut 9
Asts: Heal 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 7,650
Referees: Vicente Bulto (ESP), Alejandro Chiti (ARG)
Classification round (9th–10th place)
24 August 2004
16:45
9th place
New Zealand  80–98  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 19–20, 18–26, 28–24
Pts: Jones 26
Rebs: Marks 6
Asts: Dickel 3
Pts: Heal 30
Rebs: Bogut 10
Asts: 3 players, 3 each
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,250
Referees: Zoran Šutulović (SCG), Vladimir Okhrimenko (RUS)

Women's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Australia roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3]

Australia women's national basketball team – 2004 Summer Olympics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Alicia Poto 26 – (1978-03-28)28 March 1978 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Aix-en-Provence France
G 5 Allison Tranquilli 31 – (1972-09-12)12 September 1972 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) PVSK Pecs Hungary
G 6 Sandy Brondello 35 – (1968-08-20)20 August 1968 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ros Casares Valencia Spain
F 7 Penny Taylor 23 – (1981-05-24)24 May 1981 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Phoenix Mercury United States
C 8 Suzy Batkovic 23 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) US Valenciennes France
F 9 Trisha Fallon (C) 32 – (1972-07-23)23 July 1972 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Ros Casares Valencia Spain
G 10 Kristi Harrower 29 – (1975-03-04)4 March 1975 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Aix-en-Provence France
F 11 Laura Summerton 20 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Lightning Australia
G 12 Belinda Snell 23 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Sydney Uni Flames Australia
F 13 Natalie Porter 23 – (1980-12-16)16 December 1980 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Townsville Fire Australia
F 14 Rachael Sporn 36 – (1968-05-26)26 May 1968 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Adelaide Lightning Australia
F 15 Lauren Jackson 23 – (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Seattle Storm United States
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age as of August 13, 2004
Group play
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 418 313 +105 10 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 5 4 1 389 333 +56 9
3  Brazil 5 3 2 430 361 +69 8
4  Greece (H) 5 2 3 353 392 −39 7
5  Japan 5 1 4 381 485 −104 6
6  Nigeria 5 0 5 335 422 −87 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
14 August 2004
9:00
Australia  85–73  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 26–14, 16–12, 23–29
Pts: Batkovic, Taylor 11
Rebs: Batkovic 7
Asts: Fallon, Harrower 4
Pts: Udoka 26
Rebs: Amachree, Sadiq 8
Asts: Umoh 2
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 302
Referees:
Philippe Leemann (France)
Valdu Suurkask (Estonia)
16 August 2004
22:15
Russia  56–75  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–15, 15–16, 8–23
Pts: Korstin 12
Rebs: Korstin 9
Asts: Osipova, Rakhmatulina 3
Pts: Taylor 26
Rebs: Jackson, Taylor 10
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 2,430
Referees:
Reynaldo Mercedes Sanchez (Dom. Republic)
Nancy Ethier (Canada)
18 August 2004
11:15
Japan  78–97  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 15–30, 10–26, 33–15
Pts: Oga 21
Rebs: Yano 4
Asts: Kawabata, Tachikawa 2
Pts: Jackson 31
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Tranquilli 5
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 500
Referees:
Alejandro Chiti (Argentina)
Song Yanping (China)
20 August 2004
20:00
Australia  77–40  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 21–8, 20–9, 18–10
Pts: Jackson 20
Rebs: Jackson 12
Asts: Batkovic 2
Pts: Maltsi 9
Rebs: Maltsi 10
Asts: Saregkou 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 4,000
Referees:
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
22 August 2004
14:30
Brazil  66–84  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–20, 18–22, 13–22
Pts: Luz 16
Rebs: Oliveira 11
Asts: Castro Marques, Arcain 3
Pts: Jackson 24
Rebs: Snell 8
Asts: Fallon, Snell 3
Helliniko Indoor Arena, Athens
Attendance: 3,450
Referees:
Corbin Sean (United States)
Giampaolo Cicoria (Italy)
Quarterfinal
25 August 2004
22:15
Australia  94–55  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 26–13, 19–18, 26–13, 23–11
Pts: Jackson 28
Rebs: Snell 10
Asts: Taylor 4
Pts: G. Farmer 15
Rebs: Loffhagen 11
Asts: Four players 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 8,100
Referees:
Ma Li Jun (China)
Tatiana Steigerwald (Brazil)
Semifinal
27 August 2004
16:45
Brazil  75–88  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 15–21, 20–21, 19–25
Pts: Castro Marques 25
Rebs: Oliveira 8
Asts: Luz 2
Pts: Jackson 26
Rebs: Jackson 13
Asts: Harrower 4
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 4,150
Referees:
Jorge Vazquez (Puerto Rico)
Virginijus Dovidavicius (Lithuania)
Gold Medal Final
28 August 2004
16:15
United States  74–63  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–12, 23–24, 22–13
Pts: Thompson 18
Rebs: Leslie 8
Asts: Thompson 3
Pts: Taylor 16
Rebs: Jackson 14
Asts: Fallon, Jackson 2
Olympic Indoor Hall, Athens
Attendance: 10,120
Referees:
Chantal Julien (France)
José Reyes Ronfini (Mexico)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Won Silver Medal

Boxing

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Australia has qualified nine boxers for the Olympics based on their performances from the Oceanian Qualification Tournament.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Peter Wakefield Light flyweight Bye  Jermia (NAM)
L 20–29
Did not advance
Bradley Hore Flyweight  Siler (USA)
L 18–32
Did not advance
Joel Brunker Bantamweight  Mammadov (AZE)
L RSC
Did not advance
Ryan Langham Featherweight  Simion (ROM)
L RSC
Did not advance
Anthony Little Lightweight  Chobba (TUN)
W 27–8
 Khrachev (RUS)
L RSC
Did not advance
Anoushirvan Nourian Light welterweight  Julie (SEY)
W 51–22
 di Rocco (ITA)
L 25–33
Did not advance
Gerard O'Mahony Welterweight  Polyakov (UKR)
L 27–54
Did not advance
Jamie Pittman Middleweight  Wilaschek (GER)
L 23–24
Did not advance
Adam Forsyth Heavyweight  Đipalo (CRO)
W 32–22
 Elsayed (EGY)
L 12–27
Did not advance

Canoeing

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Slalom

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Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Robin Bell Men's C-1 100.11 4 112.57 13 212.68 12 Q 97.48 4 Q 95.35 2 192.83 4
Warwick Draper Men's K-1 99.69 16 101.41 20 201.10 18 Q 97.03 10 Q 100.40 7 197.43 9
Mark Bellofiore
Lachie Milne
Men's C-2 114.07 8 164.29 12 278.36 12 Did not advance
Louise Natoli Women's K-1 115.83 8 111.38 =7 227.21 8 Q 113.24 9 Q 113.20 6 227.44 7

Sprint

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Marinov C-1 500 m 1:49.698 2 q 1:51.219 4 Did not advance
Nathan Baggaley K-1 500 m 1:37.997 2 q 1:39.031 2 Q 1:38.467 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
K-1 1000 m 3:29.414 2 q 3:28.417 1 Q 3:28.310 4
Nathan Baggaley
Clint Robinson
K-2 500 m 1:30.869 4 q 1:30.710 2 Q 1:27.920 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Daniel Collins
David Rhodes
K-2 1000 m 3:11.272 3 Q Bye 3:19.956 4
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Amanda Rankin K-1 500 m 1:56.678 7 q 1:56.198 8 Did not advance
Paula Harvey
Susan Tegg
K-2 500 m 1:46.319 7 q 1:51.402 9 Did not advance
Kate Barclay
Chantal Meek
Lisa Oldenhof
Amanda Rankin
K-4 500 m 1:35.078 4 q 1:33.977 1 Q 1:38.116 6

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal

Cycling

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Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Baden Cooke Road race Did not finish
Robbie McEwen 5:41:56 11
Stuart O'Grady 5:41:56 33
Michael Rogers Road race Did not finish
Time trial 58:01.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Matt White Road race Did not finish
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sara Carrigan Road race 3:24:24 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Olivia Gollan 3:25:42 12
Oenone Wood Road race 3:25:03 4
Time trial 32:16.00 6

Track

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Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage 1 Round 2 Repechage 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Ryan Bayley Men's sprint 10.177
70.477
1  Nimke (GER)
W 10.510
68.506
Bye  Ng (MAS)
W 10.520
68.441
Bye  Forde (BAR)
W 10.733,
W 10.807
 Gané (FRA)
W 10.546,
W 10.638
 Bos (NED)
L, W 10.661,
W 10.743
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sean Eadie 10.454
68.873
9  Kwiatkowski (POL)
W 11.025
65.306
Bye  Bourgain (FRA)
L
 Edgar (GBR)
 Ng (MAS)
L
Did not advance 9th place final
 Villanueva (ESP)
 Mulder (NED)
 Ng (MAS)
L
12
Anna Meares Women's sprint 11.291
63.737
1  Radanova (BUL)
W 11.927
60.367
Bye  Meinke (GER)
W 11.916,
W 12.048
 Muenzer (CAN)
W 11.802, L, L
 Grankovskaya (RUS)
W 12.042,
W 11.822
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ryan Bayley
Sean Eadie
Shane Kelly
Men's team sprint 44.512
60.657
5 Q  Spain (ESP)
W 44.320
60.920
 France (FRA)
L 44.404
60.805
4
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opponent
Results
Rank Opponent
Results
Rank
Bradley McGee Men's individual pursuit 4:17.510 3 Q  Bartko (GER)
4:17.978
2 Q  Wiggins (GBR)
4:20.436
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Luke Roberts 4:19.353 7 Q  Escobar (ESP)
4:20.336
5 Did not advance
Katherine Bates Women's individual pursuit 3:31.236 4 Q  Chalykh (RUS)
3:34.743
4 Q  van Moorsel (NED)
3:31.715
4
Katie Mactier 3:29.945 2 Q  Davies (GBR)
3:28.095
2 Q  Ulmer (NZL)
3:27.650
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Graeme Brown
Peter Dawson*
Brett Lancaster
Bradley McGee
Luke Roberts
Stephen Wooldridge*
Men's team pursuit 4:00.613 1 Q  Lithuania (LTU)
3:56.610
1 Q  Great Britain (GBR)
3:58.233
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Shane Kelly Men's time trial 1:01.224 4
Anna Meares Women's time trial 33.952 WR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Keirin
Athlete Event 1st round Repechage 2nd round Final
Rank Rank Rank Rank
Ryan Bayley Men's keirin 1 Q Bye 1 Q 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Shane Kelly 1 Q Bye 1 Q 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Omnium
Athlete Event Points Laps Rank
Mark Renshaw Men's points race 20 2 6
Katherine Bates Women's points race 7 0 8
Graeme Brown
Stuart O'Grady
Men's madison 22 0 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Mountain biking

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Joshua Fleming Men's cross-country 2:29:54 31
Sid Taberlay 2:26:16 23
Lisa Mathison Women's cross-country 2:07:01 10

Diving

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Men
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Steven Barnett 3 m springboard 397.71 17 Q 614.76 16 Did not advance
Robert Newbery 429.09 10 Q 657.69 10 Q 620.34 12
Mathew Helm 10 m platform 513.06 1 Q 722.40 1 Q 730.56 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Robert Newbery 461.91 7 Q 655.89 5 Q 640.65 8
Steven Barnett
Robert Newbery
3 m synchronized springboard 349.59 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mathew Helm
Robert Newbery
10 m synchronized platform 366.84 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Events Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Irina Lashko 3 m springboard 303.66 8 Q 550.17 4 Q 551.97 7
Loudy Tourky 310.65 5 Q 538.44 6 Q 566.94 6
Chantelle Newbery 10 m platform 346.95 6 Q 545.25 3 Q 590.31 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Loudy Tourky 367.23 2 Q 560.10 1 Q 561.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Irina Lashko
Chantelle Newbery
3 m synchronized springboard 309.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Lynda Folauhola
Loudy Tourky
10 m synchronized platform 313.92 4

Equestrian

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Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Mary Hanna Limbo Individual 65.500 39 Did not advance
Ricky MacMillan Crisp 65.917 37 Did not advance

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Qualifier Final
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Olivia Bunn Top of the Line Individual 45.20 =17 1.20 46.40 15 Retired Did not advance
Phillip Dutton Nova Top 46.80 # 22 0.00 46.80 16 4.00 50.80 10 Q 12.00 62.80 13 62.80 13
Andrew Hoy Mr Pracatan 43.60 =12 75.80 # 119.40 # 62 16.00 135.40 # 57 Did not advance 135.40 57
Rebel Morrow Oaklea Groover 40.60 8 1.60 # 42.20 7 8.00 50.20 9 Q 10.00 60.20 11 60.20 11
Stuart Tinney Jeepster 48.80 # 28 0.00 48.80 # 19 36.00 # 84.80 38 Did not advance 84.80 38
Olivia Bunn
Phillip Dutton
Andrew Hoy
Rebel Morrow
Stuart Tinney
See above Team 129.40 5 1.20 135.40 =3 28.00 185.80 10 185.80 6

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Show jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final Total
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round A Round B
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Tim Amitrano Mr Innocent Individual 38 75 48 86 71 Retired Did not advance

Fencing

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Seamus Robinson Individual épée Bye  Kolobkov (RUS)
L 5–15
Did not advance
Frank Bartolillo Individual foil Bye  Wu Hx (CHN)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Evelyn Halls Individual épée Bye  Lee G-N (KOR)
W 15–14
 Nisima (FRA)
L 10–15
Did not advance

Field hockey

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Australia qualified a men's and a women's team. Each team had 16 athletes with two reserves.

Men's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Barry Dancer

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 16 9 +7 15 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 1 1 14 10 +4 10
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 2 13 11 +2 9 5–8th place semi-finals
4  India 5 1 1 3 11 13 −2 4
5  South Africa 5 1 0 4 9 15 −6 3 9–12th place semi-finals
6  Argentina 5 0 2 3 8 13 −5 2
Source: FIH
15 August 2004
08:30
Australia  4 – 1  New Zealand
Elder field hockey ball 15'
Dwyer field hockey ball 24'42'60'
Report Smith field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

17 August 2004
10:30
Argentina  2 – 2  Australia
Almada field hockey ball 2'31' Report Dwyer field hockey ball 26'66'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Jason McCracken (NZL)

19 August 2004
20:30
Australia  4 – 3  India
Elder field hockey ball 11'
Dwyer field hockey ball 38'
McCann field hockey ball 49'
Brennan field hockey ball 70'
Report Thakur field hockey ball 6'
G. A. Singh field hockey ball 50'
Halappa field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (RSA)

21 August 2004
18:00
South Africa  2 – 3  Australia
Nicol field hockey ball 4'
Smith field hockey ball 29'
Report Brooks field hockey ball 17'
Eglington field hockey ball 19'
Brennan field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

23 August 2004
20:30
Australia  1 – 2  Netherlands
Brooks field hockey ball 28' Report Taekema field hockey ball 10'13'
Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)

Semifinals
25 August 2004
21:00
Spain  3 – 6  Australia
Tubau field hockey ball 8'
Ribas field hockey ball 49'67'
Report Elder field hockey ball 3'
McCann field hockey ball 23'44'
Wells field hockey ball 27'
Schubert field hockey ball 51'53'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

Gold Medal Final
27 August 2004
20:30
Netherlands  1 – 2 (a.e.t.)  Australia
Brouwer field hockey ball 29' Report Brooks field hockey ball 37'
Dwyer field hockey ball 78'
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
John Wright (RSA)
1st place, gold medalist(s) Won Gold Medal

Women's tournament

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Roster

The following is the Australian roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head coach: David Bell

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 4 0 0 14 5 +9 12 Semi-finals
2  Germany 4 2 0 2 6 10 −4 6
3  South Korea 4 1 1 2 9 8 +1 4
4  Australia 4 1 1 2 6 5 +1 4
5  South Africa 4 1 0 3 5 12 −7 3
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
14 August 2004
18:00
Australia  1 – 2  Germany
Towers field hockey ball 58' Report Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 21'
Müller field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Chieko Akiyama (JPN)

16 August 2004
10:30
South Africa  0 – 3  Australia
Report Towers field hockey ball 28'
Faulkner field hockey ball 34'
Gallagher field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Ute Conen (GER)

20 August 2004
08:30
South Korea  2 – 2  Australia
Park Mi-Hyun field hockey ball 31'
Kim Seong-Eun field hockey ball 46'
Report Dobson field hockey ball 6'
Powell field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

22 August 2004
20:00
Australia  0 – 1  Netherlands
Report Donners field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Fifth-Eighth Place Semifinal
24 August 2004
11:00
Japan  1 – 3  Australia
Komori field hockey ball 15' Report Gallagher field hockey ball 27'
Faulkner field hockey ball 33'
Powell field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Fifth Place Final
27 August 2004
11:00
New Zealand  0 – 3  Australia
Report Towers field hockey ball 14'
Powell