Back چیلی لە ئۆڵۆمپیادی ھاوینەی ٢٠٠٤ CKB Chile na Letních olympijských hrách 2004 Czech Olympische Sommerspiele 2004/Teilnehmer (Chile) German Ĉilio en la Somera Olimpiko 2004 Esperanto Chile en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 Spanish Chili aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2004 French Chile a 2004. évi nyári olimpiai játékokon Hungarian Cile ai Giochi della XXVIII Olimpiade Italian ჩილე 2004 წლის ზაფხულის ოლიმპიურ თამაშებზე Georgian Chili op de Olympische Zomerspelen 2004 Dutch

Chile at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Chile at the
2004 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCHI
NOCChilean Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coch.cl (in Spanish)
in Athens
Competitors22 in 11 sports
Flag bearer Kristel Köbrich[1]
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Chile competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.

Chilean Olympic Committee (Spanish: Comité Olímpico de Chile, COCH) sent a total of 22 athletes to the Games, 16 men and 6 women, to compete in 11 sports; the nation's team size was roughly smaller from Sydney by almost half of the athletes, due to the absence of the men's football team. Six Chilean athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including tennis star and top medal favorite Nicolás Massú. Long-distance freestyle swimmer and Pan American Games bronze medalist Kristel Köbrich set a historic milestone as the nation's first ever female flag bearer in the opening ceremony, wearing and parading with a traditional Chilean costume.[1]

Chile left Athens with a remarkable historic milestone from tennis players Nicolás Massú and Fernando González, as they picked up the grand slam Olympic title for the Chilean team in the men's doubles tournament.[2][3] While Gonzalez collected a bronze in his match against U.S. tennis player Taylor Dent, Massu summoned his strength to defeat Dent's teammate Mardy Fish with a striking effort to complete the Chilean party on the Olympic tennis court, and most significantly, to snatch his second gold medal in the men's singles.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Nadadora Kristel Köbrich será abanderada de Chile en Atenas" [Swimmer Kristel Köbrich will be Chile's flag bearer in Athens] (in Spanish). La Nación. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ^ Dillman, Lisa (23 August 2004). "A Lasting Gold Image for Chileans". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  3. ^ Porteous, Clinton (22 August 2004). "Chile cheers Olympic first". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Massu gets second gold medal of Games". ESPN. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Massu seals golden double". BBC Sport. 22 August 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2014.

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