United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The United States was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics by the United States Olympic Committee (abbreviated USOC). The delegation of 613 athletes was the largest the country has ever sent to the Summer Olympics.

Medals

Half of the U.S. medals came from two sports:

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• Swimming accounted for 12 gold and 28 total medals.
• Track and Field accounted for eight gold and 24 total medals.

Gold

• Athletics
• Men's 100 metre sprint: Justin Gatlin in a time of 9.85 seconds
• Men's 200 metre sprint: Shawn Crawford in a time of 19.79
• Men's 400 m: Jeremy Wariner in a personal best time of 44 seconds even
• Men's Pole Vault: Timothy Mack at 5.95 metres
• Men's Long Jump: Dwight Phillips at 8.59 metres
• Men's 4x400 m Relay: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner and Darold Williamson in a time of 2:55.91
• Women's 100 m Hurdles: Joanna Hayes in a time of 12.37 seconds, an Olympic record
• Women's 4x400 m Relay: DeeDee Trotter, Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards and Monique Hennagan in a time of 3:19.01
• Women's Basketball
• Defeated Australia 74-63
• Women's Beach Volleyball
• Misty May and Kerri Walsh defeated Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil 21-17, 21-11
• Boxing
• Light heavyweight (81 kg): Andre Ward defeated Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus 20-13
• Cycling, road
• Men's Individual Time Trial: Tyler Hamilton in a time of 57:31.74
• Fencing
• Women's Individual Sabre: Mariel Zagunis defeated Xue Tan of China 15-9
• Women's Football
• Defeated Brazil 2-1
• 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
• Defeated Australia 5-1
• 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
• Men's Freestyle 84 kg: Cael Sanderson

Silver

• Athletics
• Men's 200 m: Bernard Williams in a time of 20.01
• Men's 400 m: Otis Harris in a time of 44.16 seconds, likewise a personal best
• Men's 110 m Hurdles: Terrence Trammell in a time of 13.18 seconds
• Men's High Jump: Matt Hemingway at 2.34 metres
• Men's Pole Vault: Toby Stevenson at 5.90 metres
• Men's Long Jump: John Moffitt at 8.47 metres
• Men's Shot Put: Adam Nelson with a distance of 21.16 metres
• Men's Decathlon: Bryan Clay
• Men's 4x100 m Relay: Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin, Coby Miller and Maurice Greene in a time of 38.08 seconds
• Women's 100 metres: Lauryn Williams with a personal best time of 10.96 seconds
• Women's 200 metres: Allyson Felix in a time of 22.18 seconds
• Canoeing
• Women's K1 Kayak Single: Rebecca Giddens with a total time of 214.62 seconds
• Cycling
• Women's Individual Time Trial: Dierdre Demet-Barry with a time of 31:35.62
• Equestrian
• Individual Eventing: Kimberly Severson aboard Winsome Adante
• Team Eventing: Chris Kappler, Beezie Madden, McLain Ward and Peter Wylde
• Gymnastics, Artistic
• Men's Team: Jason Gatson, Morgan and Paul Hamm, Brett McClure, Blaine Wilson and Guard Young with a score of 172.933
• Men's Horizontal Bar: Paul Hamm
• Women's Team: Mohini Bhardwaj, Annia Hatch, Terin Humphrey, Courtney Kupets, Courtney McCool, Jennifer Parilla, Carly Patterson and Mary Sanders with a score of 113.584
• Women's Asymmetric Bars: Terin Humphrey
• Women's Balance Beam: Carly Patterson
• Women's Vault: Annia Hatch
• Rowing
• Women's eight with coxswain: Kate Johnson, Samantha Magee, Megan Dirkmaat, Alison Cox, Anna Mickelson, Laurel Korholz, Anna Davies, Lianne Nelson and Mary Whipple
• Sailing
• Tornado: John Lovell and Charlie Ogeltree
• Shooting
• 50 m Free Rifle 3 positions: Michael Anti
• Swimming:
• Men's 1500 m Freestyle: Larsen Jensen with a time of 14:45.29, a new American record
• Men's 100 m Breaststroke: Brendan Hansen with a time of 1:00.25
• Men's 100 m Butterfly: Ian Crocker with a time of 51.29 seconds
• Men's 200 m Individual Medley: Ryan Lochte with a time of 1:58.78
• Men's 400 m Individual Medley: Erik Vendt with a time of 4:11.81
• Women's 200 m Individual Medley: Amanda Beard with a time of 2:11.70
• Women's 400 m Individual Medley: Kaitlin Sandeno with a time of 4:34.95
• Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay: Lindsay Benko, Maritza Correia, Colleen Lanne and Amanda Weir
• Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay: Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Beard, Jennifer Thompson and Kara Lynn Joyce with a time of 3:36.39, a new American record
• Tennis
• Men's singles: Mardy Fish lost to Nicolás Massú of Chile 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6
• Taekwondo
• Women's under 57 kg: Nia Abdallah
• Wrestling
• Men's Freestyle 55 kg: Stephen Abas
• Men's Freestyle 66 kg: Jamill Kelly
• Women's Freestyle 63 kg: Sara McMann was the first women to get a Silver medal for the US in Women's Wrestling

Bronze

• Athletics
• Men's 100 metre sprint: Maurice Greene
• Men's 200 m: Justin Gatlin in a time of 20.03
• Men's 400 m: Derrick Brew in a time of 44.42 seconds, a personal best
• Women's 100 m hurdles: Melissa Morrison in a time of 12.56 seconds
• Women's marathon: Deena Kastor
• Men's Basketball
• Defeated Lithuania 104-96
• Women's Beach Volleyball
• Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs defeated Natalie Cook and Nicole Sanderson of Australia 21-18, 15-21, 15-9
• Boxing
• Men's Middle (75 kg): Andre Dirrell
• Cycling, Road
• Men's Individual Time Trial: Bobby Julich with a time of 57:58.19
• Equestrian
• Team Eventing: Kimberly Severson, Darren Chiacchia, John Williams, Amy Tryon and Julie Richards
• Dressage Mixed Team: Lisa Wilcox, Günter Sediel, Deborah McDonald and Robert Dover
• Individual Jumping: Chris Kappler
• Fencing
• Women's Individual Sabre: Sada Jacobsen defeated Catalina Cheorghitoaia of Romania 17-15
• Gymnastics, Artistic
• Women's Asymmetric Bars: Courtney Kupets
• Judo
• 73 kg Men's division: James Pedro (with Leandro Guilhero of Brazil)
• Swimming
• Men's 200 m Freestyle: Michael Phelps with a time of 1:45.32
• Men's 400 m Freestyle: Klete Keller with a time of 4:44.11
• Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay: Ian Crocker, Michael Phelps, Neil Walker and Jason Lezak with a time of 3:14.62
• Men's 200 m Breaststroke: Brendan Hansen with a time of 2:10.87
• Women's 100 m Freestyle: Natalie Coughlin with a time of 54.40 seconds
• Women's 400 m Freestyle: Kaitlin Sandeno with a time of 4:06.19
• Women's 800 m Freestyle: Diana Munz with a time of 8:26.61
• Synchronized Swimming
• Duet: Anna Kozlova and Alison Bartosik
• Team Event
• Triathlon
• Women's: Susan Williams
• Water Polo
• Women's: Defeated Australia 6-5
• Wrestling
• Freestyle (women's 48 kg division): Patricia Miranda def. Angelique Berthenet, FRA on points 11-4
• Greco-Roman (men's 120 kg division): Rulon Gardner def. Sajad Barzi, IRI on points 17-6