| Athletics at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Athens Olympic Stadium (track and field) Panathenaic Stadium (marathon) Streets ofAthens (walk) Stadium at Olympia (shot put) |
| Dates | 18–29 August 2004 |
| Competitors | from 197 nations |
| Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
At the2004 Summer Olympics, theathletics events were held at theAthens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for themarathons (run fromMarathonas to theKallimarmaro Stadium), therace walks (on the streets ofAthens), and theshot put (held at theAncient Olympia Stadium). A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 22 by female athletes.
| P | Preliminary round | Q | Qualification | H | Heats | ½ | Semi-finals | F | Final |
| Men's | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 18 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug | ||||||||
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | E | M | E | M | E | E | E | M | E | E | E | ||
| 100 m | H | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | H | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 50 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 18 Aug | 20 Aug | 21 Aug | 22 Aug | 23 Aug | 24 Aug | 25 Aug | 26 Aug | 27 Aug | 28 Aug | 29 Aug | ||||||||
| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | E | M | E | M | E | E | E | M | E | E | E | ||
| 100 m | H | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | ¼ | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||
| 400 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 25 | |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (39 entries) | 46 | 45 | 44 | 135 | |
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
A total of 197 nations participated in the different Athletics events at the2004 Summer Olympics.
a After the announcement of the disqualification for doping of the athleteYuri Bilonog (UKR), who won the gold medal at the time, there was a new distribution of medals in March 2013. The IOC upgraded original silver medalistAdam Nelson (USA) to gold, bronze medalistJoachim Olsen (DEN) to silver, and fourth place finisherManuel Martínez (ESP) to bronze.[1][2]
bAdrian Annus (HUN) andIvan Tsikhan (BLR) were disqualified due to doping.[1] IOC decided to declare the silver and bronze medals vacant.[3]
cCrystal Cox (USA), who ran in the preliminary round of a relay team, admitted to using anabolic steroids from 2001 to 2004. The IOC decided to revoke the gold medal from Crystal Cox and asked the IAAF to make its decision about the US squad. TheIOC andIAAF announced that the result would stand because, according to the rules of the time, a team should not be disqualified because of a doping offense by an athlete who did not compete in finals.[4][5]
dRussian athleteIrina Korzhanenko lost her gold medal inwomen's shot put due to doping, withCubanYumileidi Cumbá Jay replacing her as the Olympic champion,GermanNadine Kleinert receiving the silver medal, andSvetlana Krivelyova of Russia receiving the bronze medal,[6] however Krivelyova was later stripped of her bronze for the same reason. IOC decided to declare the bronze medal vacant.[7]
eIryna Yatchenko (BLR), was disqualified due to doping. The IOC decided that the bronze medal was reallocated to the athleteVěra Pospíšilová-Cechlová (CZE) during the IOC Executive Board on 30 May 2013.[1][2]