Medals awarded thru Tues. Sep. 28

Rank
by
Gold - NPC - NPC Name -- G - S - B -- Total - Rank by Total

1 CHN China 63 46 32 141 1
2 GBR Great Britain 35 30 29 94 3
3 CAN Canada 28 19 25 72 7
4 USA United States 27 22 39 88 4
5 AUS Australia 26 38 36 100 2
6 UKR Ukraine 24 12 19 55 9
7 ESP Spain 20 27 24 71 8
8 GER Germany 19 28 32 79 5
9 FRA France 18 26 30 74 6
10 JPN Japan 17 15 20 52 11
11 RUS Russia 16 8 17 41 12
12 CZE Czech Republic 16 8 7 31 16
13 RSA South Africa 15 13 7 35 13
14 BRA Brazil 14 12 7 33 15
15 MEX Mexico 14 10 10 34 14
16 KOR Korea 11 11 6 28 =18
17 HKG Hong Kong 11 7 1 19 =25
18 POL Poland 10 25 19 54 10
19 BLR Belarus 10 12 7 29 17
20 AUT Austria 8 11 4 23 =20
21 SWE Sweden 8 7 6 21 23
22 TUN Tunisia 8 7 3 18 =27
23 IRI I. R. Iran 7 3 13 23 =20
24 EGY Egypt 6 9 8 23 =20
25 ALG Algeria 6 2 5 13 =32
26 NZL New Zealand 6 1 3 10 38
27 NED Netherlands 5 11 12 28 =18
28 NGR Nigeria 5 4 3 12 =34
29 DEN Denmark 5 3 7 15 =30
30 SVK Slovakia 5 3 4 12 =34
31 ITA Italy 4 8 7 19 =25
32 ISR Israel 4 4 5 13 =32
33 FIN Finland 4 1 3 8 39
34 GRE Greece 3 13 4 20 24
35 THA Thailand 3 6 6 15 =30
36 BEL Belgium 3 2 2 7 =40
37 KEN Kenya 3 1 3 7 =40
38 NOR Norway 3 1 1 5 46
39 ANG Angola 3 0 0 3 =54
40 SUI Switzerland 2 6 8 16 29
41 POR Portugal 2 5 5 12 =34
42 MAR Morocco 2 4 0 6 =43
43 CUB Cuba 2 2 7 11 37
44 TPE Chinese Taipei 2 2 2 6 =43
45 AZE Azerbaijan 2 1 1 4 =47
46 HUN Hungary 1 8 9 18 =27
47 ISL Iceland 1 3 0 4 =47
48 KUW Kuwait 1 2 3 6 =43
49 SLO Slovenia 1 2 1 4 =47
50 LTU Lithuania 1 1 5 7 =40
51 UAE United Arab Emirates 1 1 2 4 =47
52 LAT Latvia 1 1 1 3 =54
53 IND India 1 0 1 2 =57
53 JAM Jamaica 1 0 1 2 =57
53 TUR Turkey 1 0 1 2 =57
56 BIH Bosnia/Herzegov 1 0 0 1 =65
56 BOT Botswana 1 0 0 1 =65
56 CYP Cyprus 1 0 0 1 =65
56 ZIM Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 =65
60 IRL Ireland 0 3 1 4 =47
61 ARG Argentina 0 2 2 4 =47
62 VEN Venezuela 0 1 2 3 =54
63 IRQ Iraq 0 1 1 2 =57
63 JOR Jordan 0 1 1 2 =57
63 PLE Palestine 0 1 1 2 =57
66 BRN Bahrain 0 1 0 1 =65
66 EST Estonia 0 1 0 1 =65
66 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 1 0 1 =65
66 PAN Panama 0 1 0 1 =65
70 CRO Croatia 0 0 4 4 =47
71 PER Peru 0 0 2 2 =57
71 SCG Serbia/Monteneg 0 0 2 2 =57
73 FRO Faroe Islands 0 0 1 1 =65
73 PUR Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 =65
73 RWA Rwanda 0 0 1 1 =65



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Tuesday 28 September - Daily Summary: 11

Day eleven of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games


Athens, host-city of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games, farewelled on 28 September 2004 the greatest sports competition for athletes with a disability with a modest Closing Ceremony, held at the Olympic Stadium of Athens (OAKA).
During the day 11, before the Closing Ceremony, the finals of three sports also took place.
The Mixed Pair, Mixed Team and Mixed Individual events of Boccia were held. Portugal and Spain were the protagonists of the Tounrament, with six and five gold medals respectively.

In Football (5-a-side) the medals were a «latin» affair: Brazil won gold medal, Argentina silver and Spain bronze.

Finally, in Wheelchair Basketball, Canada was the winner of the Paralympic Tournament, with Australia second and Great Britain third.



News

Football 5x5: South American classic ends in dramatic fashion
Wheelchair Basketball: Men: Canada wins back-to-back gold medals, 70-53 over Australia
Boccia: Pairs BC3: Korea and Spain in quest for Paralympic gold
Volleyball Sitting: BIH edges IRI 3-2 for unprecedented gold


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Powerful moments stir emotions at Paralympic Games

Tue Sep 28, 2:04 PM ET
AFP Features


ATHENS (AFP) - As the Athens Paralympics drew to a close 1,001 moments, each more poignant and powerful than the last, rise to the surface in the search for the defining image of these unforgettable Games.

A journalist sifting through them is caught between competing directives.

The nearly 4,000 elite disabled athletes who competed here in 19 sports wanted to be recognized -- win or lose -- for their sporting achievements: "focus on the sport, not the disability" was the official refrain.

Yet most media professionals arrived in the Greek capital with orders to mine the "human interest" angle, to tell moving stories of triumph over adversity.

In the end, though, these two visions were complementary.

So what were the candidates for that defining moment?


Perhaps it is blind runner Henry Wanyoike of Kenya, fresh from breaking his own world record in the 10,000 meter race, answering journalists' questions while fiddling absent-mindedly with the tether that connects him at that moment and on the track with his soul-mate and sighted shadow-runner Joseph Kibunja Gachui.

Kenyan Henry Wanyoike(R) and his guide in the 5000m men (T11, blind) at the third International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championship in Villeneuve-d'Ascq
(AFP/File/Francois Lo Presti)

Born in the same village a stone's throw apart, fate brought them together when Joseph was so inspired by Henry's victory in the Sydney Paralympics in 2000 that he decided, against the odds, to become his guide even though he had never run a race in his life.


Or it might be the 100-meter heat in which 14-year-old Mareena Karim of Afghanistan (news - web sites) took 18.85 agonizingly long seconds to complete the race, coming in dead last, before bursting into tears in the arms of a teammate.

The very fact she competed was a double miracle: just getting here from her

Or there is Spanish swimmer Xavier Torres climbing out of the pool after taking silver in an individual medley. Torres is missing both hands and his right forearm, and both his legs have been amputated above the knee. Even with his residual limbs, he can walk. And oh my, can he swim.

But here's the moment: after he got out of the pool, looking like a statue of a Greek god ravaged by time, he slipped on a pair of artificial legs and strode away, in every sense, six feet tall.

One thinks, also, of 21-year-old swimmer Doramitzi Gonzalez, also an amputee, on the phone with Mexican President Vincente Fox after one of her three gold medals. "Mr. President," she had the courage to say after graciously accepting his congratulations, "do not forget that we are Mexicans too."

Then there is Henrik Jorgen Jorgensen of Denmark, who excels in what is surely the sport least loved by journalists at these Games: boccia, a Paralympic variant of petanque in which competitors try to position steel balls on a dirt surface.

Beset with cerebral palsy due to a lack of oxygen at birth, Jorgensen has very limited use of his hands and arms and actually throws the steel balls -- nestled against his chest in outwardly-facing cupped hands -- with his body. He arcs his back over the rear of his wheelchair, looking skyward, and launches the ball like a human catapult. It usually lands within an inch or two of its intended target.

And how could one forget the blistering speed of South Africa's 17-year-old war-torn country was supremely difficult. One can only imagine how she felt when organizers told her upon arrival, before reversing their decision, that her disability -- she lost half of one foot and all the toes on her other as an infant -- was "not severe enough" to qualify for competition.

Oscar Pistorius, mounted on two prosthetic legs, as he pulverizes the world record in the 200 meter dash for amputees in a time within a few tenths of a second of the fastest able-bodied athletes his age.

Finally, though, one thinks of another moment, outside the stadium and away from the competition. It is an intimate moment, and must remain anonymous.

Two young athletes side-by-side in their wheelchairs, facing in opposite direction, as if on a love seat. It is a sparkling Athens night, the competition is over, the crowds have gone home.

The athletes embrace, a lover's embrace, the most natural moment in the world.

CLOSING CEREMONIES Image Gallery - 28 September 2004


Paraolympic athletes parade through the stadium during the closing ceremonies
for the Athens 2004 Paraolympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson



Flags are flown at half mast as spectators attending the Closing Ceremony of the Games
at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, observe a moment of silence, on 28/09/2004
© ATHOC/ÁÍÁ/STYLIANOS AXIOTIS



The President of the International Paraolympic Committee Phil Craven during the Closing ceremony of the Games on 28/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


Chinese dancers provide a preview of Beijing culture at Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony for the Games on 28/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


Dancers from China perform during the Closing Ceremony of the Games on 28/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


Beijing Vice-Mayor Liu Jingmin waves the Paraolympic Games Flag (L) while International Paraolympic Committee President Phil Craven (2nd L), Athens 2004 Organizing Olympic Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki (2nd R) and Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyianni (R) look on 28/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/GIORGOS PRINOS


The Paraolympic Flag is carried from the stadium during the closing ceremonies for the Athens 2004 Paraolympic Games at the Olympic Stadium 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Chinese athletes celebrate the hosting of the Parlaympic Games in 2008 during the closing ceremonies for the Games on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Snapshot from the Closing Ceremeony of the 12th Paraolympic Games on 28/09/2004
© ANA/ATHOC/CATHY CUNLIFFE

Wheelchair Basketball Image Gallery - 28 September 2004


The Canadian national team gather at the center of the court after defeating Australia for the gold medal in wheelchair basketball, during the 2004 Paraolympic Games in Athens, on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


The starters for the Canadian national team react as they defeat Australia for the gold medal in wheelchair basketball, during the Games in Athens, on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


The Canadian national team celebrates their gold medal victory over Australia in wheelchair basketball, during the Games in Athens, on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


The Great Britain wheelchair basketball team celebrate their bronze medal, during the 2004 Games in Athens, on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


The Australian team gathers at the center of the court to cheer their fans after falling to Canada in wheelchair basketball, during the 2004 Paraolympic Games in Athens, on 28/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr

Medals awarded thru Mon. Sep. 27


Rank
by
Gold - NPC - NPC Name -- G - S - B -- Total - Rank by Total

1 CHN China 63 46 32 141 1
2 GBR Great Britain 35 30 28 93 3
3 USA United States 27 22 39 88 4
4 CAN Canada 27 19 24 70 7
5 AUS Australia 26 37 36 99 2
6 UKR Ukraine 24 12 19 55 9
7 ESP Spain 20 26 22 68 8
8 GER Germany 19 28 32 79 5
9 FRA France 18 26 30 74 6
10 JPN Japan 17 15 20 52 11
11 RUS Russia 16 8 17 41 12
12 CZE Czech Republic 16 8 7 31 16
13 RSA South Africa 15 13 7 35 13
14 MEX Mexico 14 10 10 34 14
15 BRA Brazil 13 12 7 32 15
16 POL Poland 10 25 19 54 10
17 BLR Belarus 10 12 7 29 17
18 KOR Korea 10 11 6 27 19
19 HKG Hong Kong 10 7 1 18 =26
20 AUT Austria 8 11 4 23 =20
21 SWE Sweden 8 7 6 21 23
22 TUN Tunisia 8 7 3 18 =26
23 IRI I. R. Iran 7 3 13 23 =20
24 EGY Egypt 6 9 8 23 =20
25 ALG Algeria 6 2 5 13 =32
26 NZL New Zealand 6 0 3 9 38
27 NED Netherlands 5 11 12 28 18
28 NGR Nigeria 5 4 3 12 =34
29 DEN Denmark 5 3 7 15 =30
30 SVK Slovakia 5 3 4 12 =34
31 ITA Italy 4 8 7 19 25
32 ISR Israel 4 4 5 13 =32
33 FIN Finland 4 1 3 8 39
34 GRE Greece 3 13 4 20 24
35 THA Thailand 3 6 6 15 =30
36 BEL Belgium 3 2 2 7 =40
37 KEN Kenya 3 1 3 7 =40
38 NOR Norway 3 1 1 5 46
39 ANG Angola 3 0 0 3 =53
40 SUI Switzerland 2 6 8 16 29
41 MAR Morocco 2 4 0 6 =43
42 CUB Cuba 2 2 7 11 36
43 TPE Chinese Taipei 2 2 2 6 =43
44 AZE Azerbaijan 2 1 1 4 =47
45 HUN Hungary 1 8 8 17 28
46 POR Portugal 1 4 5 10 37
47 ISL Iceland 1 3 0 4 =47
48 KUW Kuwait 1 2 3 6 =43
49 SLO Slovenia 1 2 1 4 =47
50 LTU Lithuania 1 1 5 7 =40
51 UAE United Arab Emirates 1 1 2 4 =47
52 LAT Latvia 1 1 1 3 =53
53 IND India 1 0 1 2 =57
53 JAM Jamaica 1 0 1 2 =57
53 TUR Turkey 1 0 1 2 =57
56 BIH Bosnia/Herzegov 1 0 0 1 =65
56 BOT Botswana 1 0 0 1 =65
56 CYP Cyprus 1 0 0 1 =65
56 ZIM Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 =65
60 IRL Ireland 0 3 1 4 =47
61 ARG Argentina 0 1 2 3 =53
61 VEN Venezuela 0 1 2 3 =53
63 IRQ Iraq 0 1 1 2 =57
63 JOR Jordan 0 1 1 2 =57
63 PLE Palestine 0 1 1 2 =57
66 BRN Bahrain 0 1 0 1 =65
66 EST Estonia 0 1 0 1 =65
66 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 1 0 1 =65
66 PAN Panama 0 1 0 1 =65
70 CRO Croatia 0 0 4 4 =47
71 PER Peru 0 0 2 2 =57
71 SCG Serbia/Monteneg 0 0 2 2 =57
73 FRO Faroe Islands 0 0 1 1 =65
73 PUR Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 =65
73 RWA Rwanda 0 0 1 1 =65

Monday 27 September - Daily Summary: 10

Day ten of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games


On 27 September, one day before the end of the Games, the Paralympic schedule included nine Paralympic Sports, eight of which were concluded. The competitions took place in nine Paralympic venues.

In Athletics, which were concluded today, the competition day was full of excitement, with 30 finals of Men and Women’s events in many categories.

Eighteen Swimming finals took place and as many gold medals were awarded at the main pool of the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the ninth and final day of the sport.

Today, 9th and final day of Table Tennis, Men’s (categories 1-10) and Women’s (categories 4-10) team events finals took place at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.

Classification and final matches were held in the spectacular sport of Sitting Volleyball (Men and Women), which concluded today as well. In Women, China won gold medal, while in Men Bosnia & Herzegovina was the winner of the final.

The Cycling Road sport schedule included Men and Women’s Time Trials and Gen’l Class Individual TT & RR events, which were held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. In all, eleven gold medals were awarded today for this event.

In Powerlifting the men’s 100kg and +100kg finals took place at Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall, with Iran’s athletes winning both gold medals: Kazem RAJABIGOLOJEH in 100kg and Seyed Habibollah MOUSAVI in the +100kg category.

The winner of the Football 7-a-side Paralympic Tournament was Ukraine, who defeated Brazil in the final.

Finally, the Women’s Wheelchair Basketball gold medal match took place in the Olympic Indoor Hall. USA was the winner of the Paralympic Tournament.



News

Wheelchair Basketball: WOMEN: USA wins gold - AUS 2nd, CAN 3rd
Athletics: PETITCLERC dominates on the track: Five golds, three world records
Table Tennis: Joy for the Sport, joy for Asia
Swimming: Swimming ends with a total of 253 World and Paralympic Records
Road Cycling: Favorites prevail on closing day of Cycling
Powerlifting: Iran's RAJABIGOLOJEH and MOUSAVI emerge the strongest Paralympians
Football 7x7: The Ukraine climbs from silver to gold
Wheelchair Basketball: Men's and Women's Classification Games (5-8)
Athletics: World record relays highlight final morning session

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great photo...

I never noticed the message on little girl's shirt,
but when posting I noticed that the name of Tanni Grey
seemed to appear several times.

love the last pic in this group.. GO MOMMY on the little girls shirt.. ;)

Paralympics Scrap Closing Celebrations After Crash

World - Reuters
Mon Sep 27,11:24 AM ET !
By Karolos Grohmann


ATHENS (Reuters) - The Athens Paralympics canceled celebrations at its closing ceremony after seven schoolchildren traveling to watch the event died in a bus crash on Monday.


The school bus, on its way to Athens from central Greece, collided with a truck. Thirty people were injured, 26 of them pupils in their mid-teens, police said. Of 41 people on the bus, only four escaped unscathed.


"The Paralympics Organizing Committee announces the cancellation of celebrations at the closing ceremony (on Tuesday) ... due to the tragic accident," a statement said.


Organizers had planned a visually stunning celebration for the end of the Games, in which disabled athletes compete.


Instead they will go ahead with just a brief athletes' parade, a speech by the International Paralympic Committee chief and the handing over of the flag to Beijing, host of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.


A minute's silence was observed on Monday at all sports venues in remembrance of the victims.


Thousands of Greek children on school trips have come to Athens to watch the Paralympics, which started two weeks after the end of the Athens 2004 Games and have involved more than 4,000 disabled athletes from 140 nations. The event is held every four years at the same venue as the Olympics.


Some athletes taking part in the Paralympics are themselves victims of road accidents.


Rescue workers blocked traffic on the country's main north-south highway after the bus coming from the town of Trikala crashed at Kammena Vourla, some 110 miles north of Athens.


They pulled out the dead and injured from the mangled bus as others cleaned pools of blood and oil from the road.


"The situation inside the bus was absolute horror, blood everywhere," a rescue worker told Reuters.


Hospital officials said two of the injured were in serious condition.


The government said all schools would be closed on Wednesday as a tribute to the dead and an investigation into the crash was under way.


Last year more than 80 people died and about 200 were injured in accidents in the same area, one of the most dangerous stretches of the highway.


The toll included the country's worst road accident in decades, in which 21 schoolchildren died when a truck carrying wooden planks crashed into a bus in northern Greece, decapitating most of them.


(Additional reporting by Yannis Behrakis in Kammena Vourla)

Greek flag flies at half mask in respect for the loss of 7 student deaths


The Greek flag shown at half mast inside the Olympic Stadium, in respect for the loss of the seven students that died in a tragic car accident, during the tenth day of the ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games, on 27/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS

Closing Ceremony artistic part cancelled due to accident

27 Sept. 2004 16:29:

ATHENS, 27 September - The ATHENS 2004 Organising Committee (ATHOC) has decided to cancel the planned entertainment portions of the Closing Ceremony of the XIIth Paralympic Games, due to the tragic road accident that claimed the lives of high school students who were traveling to Athens to attend the Paralympic Games.


The Closing Ceremony will only entail the protocol segments (entry of athletes, Speech by the IPC President Mr. Phil CRAVEN, handover of the Paralympic Flag to the Beijing Organising Committee, extinguishing of the Flame).


Ticket holders who wish to attend the revised program are welcome to do so.


Ticket holders who decide not to attend the Closing Ceremony will be refunded the amount they have paid, by presenting their ticket(s) through a procedure that will be announced by ATHOC in the following days.

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Seven schoolchildren die in car crash en route to Paralympic Games

27 Sept. 2004 14:31

ATHENS, 27 September - Seven schoolchildren were killed and over 30 were injured, Monday, when a bus carrying Senior High School students to watch the Paralympic Games collided with a truck on the Athens-Lamia E75 National Highway.

The bus had left the village of Farkadona, near Trikkala, in Thessaly, central Greece (some 300 kilometres north of Athens) early Monday morning to bring the students to the capital for the second-to-last day of the Paralympic Games. The accident happened at 10:00 hours, between the towns of Kammena Vourla and Aghios Konstantinos, in the Prefecture of Phthiotis.

Most of the injured were admitted in the hospital of the city of Lamia, while a student with severed limb was transferred by helicopter to Larissa.

According to Traffic Police sources the causes of the accident are still uncertain, pending an investigation.

The 60-year-old truck driver and the 22-year-old bus driver are being held for questioning at the Kammena Vourla Police Station.

The stretch known as the "Maliakos Horseshoe", an 180-degree curve around the Maliakos Gulf, is considered the most dangerous part of the E75 Highway and has been the site of several serious accidents in the past.

The bus was part of a convoy of over 40 buses transporting students from villages of Trikkala to the Paralympic Games. Following the accident most of the buses returned home.

PNS cd/mt

Million of viewers enjoy ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games on TV


ATHENS, 27 September - Broadcasters report that the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games are being watched by a record number of viewers.

Although the live broadcast of the Opening Ceremony coincided with the middle of the night in some parts of the world,10 million Chinese and 8 million Japanese
enjoyed the show.


Said, IPC spokesperson Miriam WILKENS:
"Almost 50 broadcasters are present in Athens - this is a new record and a development, which confirms that there has been a good growth in interest for the Paralympic Games since the Sydney 2000 Paralympics.

We expect to continue this positive trend for Torino in 2006 and Beijing in 2008."



Daily highlights programmes are attracting millions of European viewers. German broadcaster ARD/ZDF report that the highlights aired on Sunday 19 September, were watched by nearly 1.5 million persons.

In Great Britain, the BBC attracted approximately 2 million viewers for their first Sunday Paralympic programme, whereas 634,000 persons watch the summary broadcast in Spain on 19 September.


Italian television reports an average of 600,000 viewers for their daily broadcasts of Paralympic highlights.


* Released by the IPC

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ATHLETICS IMAGE GALLERY - 27 September 2004


The Greek flag shown at half mast inside the Olympic Stadium, in respect for the loss of the seven students that died in a tragic car accident, during the tenth day of the ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games, on 27/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Anthi Karagianni from Greece celebrating for her third silver medal on the 400m finals on T13 category, on 27/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Tanni Grey Thompson of Great Britain after finishing Fourth in the 200m T54 for Women at the Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES


Tanni Grey Thompson of Great Britain after finishing Fourth in the 200m T54 for Women at the Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES


Amy Winters (L) of Australia wins the 200m T46 for Women at the Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES


Abel Avila of Spain wins Gold in the 800m T12 Final for Men at the Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES


Kenneth Churchill of Great Britain competes in the Final of the Javelin Throw-F37 for Men at the Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES


Miltiadis Stathopoulos from Greece competes in the High Jump Final F44/46 category on 27/09/2004
© ANA/ ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Miltiadis Stathopoulos from Greece competes in the High Jump Final F44/46 category on 27/09/2004
© ANA/ ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Baton change for the Chinese, Australian and Tunisian teams in the Mens 4 x 400m - T35-38 Relay Final on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Tanni Grey-Thompson of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Womens 400m - T53 Final on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Tanni Grey-Thompson of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the Womens 400m - T53 Final with her daughter Carys on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson

Wheelchair Basketball Image Gallery - 27 September 2004


The USA team celebrate winning the Gold during the final of the Womens Wheelchair Basketball during the Athens 2004 Paraolympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Alison Mosley of Australia tussles with Janna Crawford of USA during the final of the Womens Wheelchair Basketball during the Games on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Alison Mosley of Australia tussles with Christina Ripp of USA during the final of the Womens Wheelchair Basketball during the Games on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Alison Mosley of Australia tussles with Christina Ripp of USA during the final of the Womens Wheelchair Basketball during the Games on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw

Cycling Road Image Gallery - 27 September 2004


Kieran Modra and Robert Crowe (pilot) of Australia pedal along the coast en route to a gold medal in the Mens B1-3 Tandem General Class Individual Time Trial in road cycling on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Karissa Whitsell and Katie Compton (pilot) of the USA turn the corner on their way to a gold medal in the Womens B1-3 Tandem General Class Individual Time Trial in road cycling on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Achim Moll and Andre Kalfack (pilot) of Germany pass Christos Kalimeris and Symeon Triommatis (pilot) of Greece on the coast during the Mens B1-3 Tandem General Class Individual Time Trial in road cycling on 27/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr

Medals awarded thru Sun. Sep. 26


Rank
by
Gold - NPC - NPC Name -- G - S - B -- Total - Rank by Total

1 CHN China 52 43 28 123 1
2 GBR Great Britain 31 27 26 84 2
3 CAN Canada 24 18 21 63 6
4 USA United States 22 20 36 78 4
5 AUS Australia 21 29 30 80 3
6 UKR Ukraine 21 11 16 48 9
7 FRA France 17 20 22 59 7
8 JPN Japan 16 13 18 47 10
9 GER Germany 15 27 29 71 5
10 ESP Spain 15 19 20 54 8
11 RSA South Africa 15 12 4 31 13
12 MEX Mexico 13 7 10 30 14
13 CZE Czech Republic 13 7 6 26 =15
14 RUS Russia 13 6 14 33 12
15 BRA Brazil 11 8 4 23 18
16 HKG Hong Kong 10 7 1 18 22
17 POL Poland 9 20 17 46 11
18 BLR Belarus 9 11 6 26 =15
19 SWE Sweden 8 6 3 17 =23
20 TUN Tunisia 7 6 3 16 =25
21 KOR Korea 6 10 6 22 19
22 EGY Egypt 5 9 5 19 21
23 AUT Austria 5 7 4 16 =25
24 DEN Denmark 5 3 6 14 =28
25 IRI I. R. Iran 5 2 13 20 20
26 NGR Nigeria 5 2 3 10 =34
26 SVK Slovakia 5 2 3 10 =34
28 NED Netherlands 4 10 11 25 17
29 ITA Italy 4 6 6 16 =25
30 ISR Israel 4 4 5 13 =30
31 ALG Algeria 4 2 5 11 33
32 FIN Finland 4 1 3 8 =36
33 NZL New Zealand 4 0 2 6 =39
34 NOR Norway 3 1 1 5 =42
35 KEN Kenya 3 0 3 6 =39
36 GRE Greece 2 9 3 14 =28
37 THA Thailand 2 6 5 13 =30
38 SUI Switzerland 2 5 5 12 32
39 MAR Morocco 2 4 0 6 =39
40 CUB Cuba 2 1 5 8 =36
41 AZE Azerbaijan 2 1 1 4 =46
41 TPE Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 4 =46
43 ANG Angola 2 0 0 2 =54
44 HUN Hungary 1 8 8 17 =23
45 POR Portugal 1 4 3 8 =36
46 ISL Iceland 1 3 0 4 =46
47 BEL Belgium 1 2 2 5 =42
48 SLO Slovenia 1 2 1 4 =46
49 KUW Kuwait 1 1 3 5 =42
50 UAE United Arab Emirates 1 1 2 4 =46
51 LAT Latvia 1 1 1 3 53
52 JAM Jamaica 1 0 1 2 =54
52 TUR Turkey 1 0 1 2 =54
54 BOT Botswana 1 0 0 1 =61
54 CYP Cyprus 1 0 0 1 =61
54 IND India 1 0 0 1 =61
54 ZIM Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 =61
58 IRL Ireland 0 3 1 4 =46
59 LTU Lithuania 0 1 4 5 =42
60 ARG Argentina 0 1 1 2 =54
60 PLE Palestine 0 1 1 2 =54
60 VEN Venezuela 0 1 1 2 =54
63 BRN Bahrain 0 1 0 1 =61
63 EST Estonia 0 1 0 1 =61
63 JOR Jordan 0 1 0 1 =61
63 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 1 0 1 =61
63 PAN Panama 0 1 0 1 =61
68 CRO Croatia 0 0 4 4 =46
69 SCG Serbia/Monteneg 0 0 2 2 =54
70 FRO Faroe Islands 0 0 1 1 =61
70 IRQ Iraq 0 0 1 1 =61
70 PER Peru 0 0 1 1 =61
70 PUR Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1 =61
70 RWA Rwanda 0 0 1 1 =61
70 SYR Syrian Arab Rep 0 0 1 1 =61


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Sunday 26 September - Daily Summary: 9

Day nine of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games


In 26 September, ninth day of ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games, 12 sports were held, eight of which included finals. It was the last competition day for Wheelchair Tennis, Goalball, Equestrian and Archery.

In Athletics, twenty two exciting finals took place. The day started at 08:00 with the Men’s and Women’s Marathon. The competitions continued with the evening session in the Olympic Stadium, where finals in Men’s and Women’s Javelin Throw, Men’s 100m, 200m and 1500m, Men’s Long Jump, Men’s Discus, Women’s Shot Put, Men's Triple Jump and Women’s 100 and 200m took place.

In Swimming, this was the most exciting day in the Olympic Aquatic Centre, 5b4 with 58 events been held, including 18 finals in the afternoon session. Once again, spectators cheered athletes to great performances.

In Wheelchair Tennis, Netherland’s Maaike SMIT and Esther VERGEER were the winners in Women’s Doubles, Nick TAYLOR and David WAGNER (USA) in the Mixed Doubles - Quad and Robin AMMERLAAN (NED) in Men's Singles.

The Goalball competitions came to an end today, with the Men’s and Women’s finals. In the Men’s event gold medal went to Denmark and in Women’s to Canada.

In Equestrian, the competition schedule was completed with the Team finals. G. Britain was the Champion; Germany won silver medal and The Netherlands bronze.

The sixth and last day of Archery started with Women's Team - Open, where the G. Britain’s team was the gold medallist, and was continued later in the afternoon with the Men’s event, where Korea was crowned Paralympic Champion.

In Powerlifting, finals were held in Men's -82.50 kg cat 5a4 egory, where Mohammed Khamis KHALAF from the United Arab Emirates won gold, and in Men’s -90kg category, where Korea’s Jong Chul PARK was the Paralympic Champion.

Finally, in the Mixed Individuals finals in Boccia, Yuk Wing LEUNG (HKG) won gold medal in Class BC4, Canada’s Paul GAUTHIER in Class BC3, Spain’s Jose Javier CURTO in Class BC2 and Joao Paulo FERNANDES (POR) was the Paralympic gold medallist in Class BC1.


News

Volleyball Sitting: Iran on track for fifth straight gold medal
Athletics: 5b2 Paralympic stars add to their medal collection
Wheelchair Tennis: AMMERLAAN (NED) emerges the new Paralympian Singles champion
Swimming: World records continue to be smashed in the pool
Wheelchair Basketball: MEN: Canada vs Australia for the gold
Archery: Korea dominates Men's team competition
Table Tennis: Britain's men score amazing comeback; France's women earn gold
Boccia: Mixed pairs BC3: Victories for Spain and Ireland
Goalball: Japan claims the bronze medallist
Powerlifting: KHALAF becomes the first all-time gold medallist for UAE


http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicResults/paralympics/results/pastday?day=9

ATHLETICS IMAGE GALLERY (# 2) - 26 September 2004


An athlete, competing at the Marathon road event, passes in front of the "runner" statue, in Athens, on Sunday 26 September 2004.
© ATHOC / ANA / M. MAROGIANNI


Parlympic athlete, competing at the Marathon road event, passes in front of the "runner" statue, in Athens, on Sunday 26 September 2004. © ATHOC / ANA / M. MAROGIANNI


Parlympic athlete, competing at the Marathon road event, passes in front of the "runner" statue, in Athens, on Sunday 26 September 2004.
© ATHOC / ANA / M. MAROGIANNI


Parlympic athlete, competing at the Marathon road event, passes in front of the "runner" statue, in Athens, on Sunday 26 September 2004.
© ATHOC / ANA / M. MAROGIANNI


Kiyoshi Hoshina #1617 of Japan makes his way to the finish at Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics, for fifth place in the Mens Marathon (T11), on 26/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Nicolai Ciumac of Moldova makes the sign of the cross as he passes a Greek statue in 13th place in Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics, during the Mens Marathon (T13), on 26/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Ildar Pomykalov of Russia heads for the finish line and a gold medal in Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics, during the Mens Marathon (T13), on 26/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Joseph L. Ngorialuk of Kenya heads for the finish in Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics, in view of the Parthenon during the Mens Marathon (T13), on 26/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr

ATHLETICS IMAGE GALLERY (# 1) - 26 September 2004


Luis Bullido of Spain and Aldji Ba of France embrace after qualifying for the final of the 400m (T11) during the 2004 Parlympic Games on 26/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Raphew Reed Jr. #2038 of the USA shoots off the blocks to start the Men's 4X100 Relay (T42-T46) on 26/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Nelacey Porter of the USA sports an American flag after finishing his 200m (T12) on 26/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Brian Frasure of the USA leaps across the finish line to take the gold medal ahead of Andre Dominique of France and Don Elgin of Australia in the Mens 4X100 Relay (T42-T46) during the Games on 26/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Brian Frasure of the USA reacts after taking the gold medal ahead of Don Elgin of Australia in the Mens 4X100 Relay (T42-T46) on 26/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/ Brian Bahr


Denis Lemeunier #1387 of France appears to glance up at a statue after entering Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics, for the finish of the Mens Marathon (T54) as Alan Bergman #1144 of Canada passes him, on 26/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Mikkel Gaarder of Norway makes his way to the finish at Panathinaiko Stadium, site of the first modern Olympics, as the very last finisher in the Mens Marathon (T51), on 26/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES/by Brian Bahr

Wheelchair Rugby Image Gallery - 25 September 2004


Wheelchair Rugby Image Gallery picture on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


Wheelchair Rugby Image Gallery picture on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


Clifton Chunn (L), Norm Lyduch R) of USA and Troye Collins of Great Britain (C) are seen in action during the Wheelchair Rugby match for bronze between USA and Great Britain at the Games on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


Bryan Kirkland of USA (R) and Troye Collins of Great Britain (L) are seen in action during the Wheelchair Rugby match for bronze between USA and Great Britain at the Games on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


The New Zealand National Wheelchair Rugby team win the gold medal at the Athens 2004 Paraolympic Games, on 25/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski

Wheelchair Basketball Image Gallery - 25 September 2004


Matt Scott #9 of the USA steals the ball from Ade Adepitan #10 of Great Britain in the quarterfinals of Wheelchair Basketball on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES


Saint Thomas #4 of Great Britain and Juan Angulo #6 of the USA collide sending Thomas to the floor in the quarterfinals of Wheelchair Basketball on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Saint Thomas #4 of Great Britain wards off Juan Angulo #6 of the USA in the quarterfinals of Wheelchair Basketball on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


The Great Britain wheelchair basketball team celebrate together after defeating the USA in the quarterfinals on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES


Players on the sidelines for Great Britain celebrate after defeating the USA in the quarterfinals of wheelchair basketball on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Ade Adepitan #10 of Great Britain exults in the arms of teammate Jon Pollock #9 as Peter Finbow #13 moves to join them after defeating the USA in wheelchair basketball on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Ade Adepitan #10 of Great Britain gets fouled by Jeff Glasbrenner #15 of the USA with the score tied and 7.1 seconds left in the game during the quarterfinals of wheelchair basketball on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr

ATHLETICS IMAGE GALLERY (# 2) - 25 September 2004


Cycling Road Image Gallery picture on 25/09/2004
© ANA/STYLIANOS AXIOTIS


Tzu Hui Lin of Chinese Taipei celebrates winning the gold medal in the womens -75kg category on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Emma Brown of Great Britain in action on her way to winning gold
in the womens -82.5kg category on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Jim Anderson of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 50m freestyle S2 swimming event at the Swimming Pool in the Olympic Sports Complex Aquatic Centre on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Phil Cole



Debbie Brennan of Great Britain wins the silver medal in the Womens 200m - T34 Final, on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Natalie De Toit of South Africa in the heats of the 100m Backstroke on 25/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES / Phil Cole



Shigekazu Tomioka of Japan puts some spin on a shot to Tahl Leibovitz of the USA during team table tennis on 25/09/2004.


Tonnie Heijnen of the Netherlands prepares for a serve against Iran with his teammate Gerben Last in team table tennis on 25/09/2004.



Steve Welch of the USA serves to Michael Jeremiasz of France during their bronze medal match for Mens Wheelchair Tennis on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Michael Jeremiasz of France serves en route to winning the bronze medal for Mens Wheelchair Tennis by defeating Steve Welch of the USA 6-2, 6-4 on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr

ATHLETICS IMAGE GALLERY (# 1) - 25 September 2004



Marlon Shirley of the USA wins Gold Medal in the Mens 100m T44 Final,
on 25/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Erin Johnson of the USA celebrates in the womens 200m T52 heats during
the Games on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Tatyana McFadden of the USA in deep concentration before
the Womens 400m - T54 Final, on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Marlon Shirley of the USA competes in the Mens long jump F44 final during
Games on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Marlon Shirley of the USA celebrates as he wins the mens 100m T44 during
the Games on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


David Holding of Great Britain competes in the heats of the Men's 100m on 25/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES / Phil Cole


Danny Crates of Great Britain on winning the Mens 800m - T46 Final on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Danny Crates of Great Britain celebrates winning the Mens 800m - T46 Final on 25/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


David Weir of Great Britain celebrates winning his heat of the Mens 100m on 25/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES / Phil Cole

Medals awarded thru Fri. Sep. 24

Rank
by
Gold - NPC - NPC Name -- G - S - B -- Total - Rank by Total

1 CHN China 36 33 24 93 1
2 GBR Great Britain 24 18 20 62 3
3 AUS Australia 19 25 19 63 2
4 UKR Ukraine 16 8 13 37 10
5 FRA France 15 15 19 49 6
6 CAN Canada 15 11 14 40 8
7 USA United States 14 17 24 55 5
8 ESP Spain 13 14 15 42 7
9 GER Germany 12 19 26 57 4
10 RSA South Africa 11 8 3 22 14
11 CZE Czech Republic 11 7 5 23 13
12 RUS Russia 10 4 12 26 12
13 JPN Japan 9 7 11 27 11
14 MEX Mexico 9 5 7 21 15
15 POL Poland 8 15 15 38 9
16 BRA Brazil 8 8 4 20 =16
17 HKG Hong Kong 8 7 1 16 =19
18 BLR Belarus 7 10 3 20 =16
19 SWE Sweden 7 3 3 13 25
20 TUN Tunisia 6 6 2 14 =21
21 AUT Austria 5 5 4 14 =21
22 EGY Egypt 5 4 3 12 =26
23 ISR Israel 4 3 5 12 =26
24 IRI I. R. Iran 4 1 9 14 =21
25 SVK Slovakia 4 1 2 7 =35
26 ALG Algeria 4 0 5 9 =31
27 KOR Korea 3 9 2 14 =21
28 DEN Denmark 3 3 4 10 =28
29 FIN Finland 3 1 3 7 =35
30 KEN Kenya 3 0 3 6 37
31 NZL New Zealand 3 0 1 4 =40
32 ITA Italy 2 4 4 10 =28
33 THA Thailand 2 4 3 9 =31
34 NGR Nigeria 2 2 1 5 =38
35 CUB Cuba 2 1 5 8 =33
36 AZE Azerbaijan 2 0 1 3 =44
36 NOR Norway 2 0 1 3 =44
38 ANG Angola 2 0 0 2 =53
39 NED Netherlands 1 9 6 16 =19
40 HUN Hungary 1 8 8 17 18
41 GRE Greece 1 6 3 10 =28
42 SUI Switzerland 1 4 3 8 =33
43 MAR Morocco 1 3 0 4 =40
44 BEL Belgium 1 2 2 5 =38
45 ISL Iceland 1 2 0 3 =44
46 LAT Latvia 1 1 1 3 =44
46 SLO Slovenia 1 1 1 3 =44
46 TPE Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3 =44
49 KUW Kuwait 1 0 2 3 =44
50 TUR Turkey 1 0 1 2 =53
51 BOT Botswana 1 0 0 1 =59
51 IND India 1 0 0 1 =59
53 IRL Ireland 0 3 1 4 =40
54 LTU Lithuania 0 1 3 4 =40
55 POR Portugal 0 1 2 3 =44
56 ARG Argentina 0 1 1 2 =53
56 PLE Palestine 0 1 1 2 =53
56 UAE U Arab Emirates 0 1 1 2 =53
59 BRN Bahrain 0 1 0 1 =59
59 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 1 0 1 =59
59 PAN Panama 0 1 0 1 =59
59 VEN Venezuela 0 1 0 1 =59
63 CRO Croatia 0 0 3 3 =44
64 SCG Serbia/Monteneg 0 0 2 2 =53
65 FRO Faroe Islands 0 0 1 1 =59
65 JAM Jamaica 0 0 1 1 =59
65 SYR Syrian Arab Rep 0 0 1 1 =59


http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicGamesMedals/paralympics/medals

Friday 24 September - Daily Summary: 7 -

Day seven of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games


On day 7 of the Paralympic Games a total of 15 Sports take place, with Finals being held for the 6 of them.

At 09:00, the Women’s Javelin Finals commence at the Olympic Stadium followed by the Women’s Discus Throw at 10:00 while at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre the Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test takes place.

Also in Athletics the following Finals are being held: Men’s Shot Put, Men’s Discus Throw, 200m Men / Women, 400m Men / Women, Men’s Triple Jump, Men’s 800m, Men’s 5000m, Women’s 1500m and the Men’s 4x400 Relay.

Two Finals take place in Powerlifting for the Men’s 67 Kg and the Women’s 67.5 Kg categories.

At the Olympic Aquatic Centre, at 17:00, the following Swimming Finals will take place: Men’s 50m, 100m and 400m Freestyle, Men’s 100m Breaststroke, Women’s 100m and 400m Freestyle, Women’s 100m Breaststroke, Men’s 4x50m Relay and the Men’s and Women’s 200m IM.

The day’s schedule also includes the Men’s Individual Road Race in Cycling Road and the Gold Medal match for the Mixed Singles in Wheelchair Tennis.


News

Goalball: Scandinavians vs North Americans in the semifinals
Wheelchair Tennis: NORFOLK (GBR) became the first Paralympian in Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair Rugby: Canada and New Zealand to meet in final
Athletics: PETITCLERC (CAN) wins third gold medal on the track
Swimming: Thrilling 'finales' : the rule at the pool on Day 6
Table Tennis: China's first defeat
Volleyball Sitting: USA survive in Women; Men's final preliminaries table as expected
Boccia: POLYCHRONIDIS (GRE) upsets MACEDO (POR) in Class C3
Archery: MEN: W2 and ST semi-finalists determined
Powerlifting: FU (CHN) and AHMED (EGY) set new World and Paralympic records

http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicResults/paralympics/results/pastday?day=7

ATHLETES IMAGE GALLERY - 24 September 2004


Athletics Image Gallery picture on 24/09/2004
© ANA/CHRYSA PANOUSIADOU


Greece's Paraskevi Kantza competes in 200m Women's Final on 24/09/2004
© ANA/A.VLACHOS


Greece's G. Toptsis competes in the men's triple jump F46 finals on 24/09/2004
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Greece's G. Toptsis competes in the men's triple jump F46 finals on 24/09/2004
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Greece's M. Kyriakidis competes in the men's shot put F44/46 finals on 24/09/2004
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Greece's G. Pappas competes in the men's shot put F44/46 finals on 24/09/2004
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


24 September, ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games, Olympic Games: C. Biene from Germany competes in the Javelin finals in the F42/46 category during the sixth day of the Athletics events.
© ATHOC /ANA /ALEXANDER VLACHOS


24 September, ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games, Olympic Games: B. Pohl from Germany competes in the Javelin finals in the F33/34/52/53 category during the sixth day of the Athletics events.
© ATHOC /ANA /ALEXANDER VLACHOS

Wheelchair Tennis Image Gallery - September 2004


Robin Ammerlaan of the Netherlands against Steve Welch of the United States in the Semi-Final, at the Olympic Sports Complex Tennis Centre in Athens on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Phil Cole


Steve Welch of the United States against Robin Ammerlaan of the Netherlands in the Semi-Final, at the Olympic Sports Complex Tennis Centre in Athens on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Phil Cole


David Hall of Australia wins his Semi-final match against Michael Jeremiasz of France, at the Olympic Sports Complex Tennis Centre in Athens on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Phil Cole

Wheelchair Basketball Image Gallery - 24 September 2004


Brad Ness of Australia scores during the Australia v Brazil Group A match on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Justin Eveson of Australia in action during the Australia v Brazil Group A match on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Shaun Norris of Australia in action during the Australia v Brazil Group A match on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Justin Eveson of Australia in action during the Australia v Brazil Group A match on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES Tom Shaw

Swimming Image Gallery - 24 September 2004


South Africa's Natalie du Toit celebrates winning the 400m freestyle (S9) on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Touchline Photo


Fabiano Machado of Brazil competes in the Mens 400m Freestyle - S9 Heats on September 24, in the Olympic Sports Complex Aquatic Centre on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


South Africa's Natalie du Toit swims the 400m freestyle (S9) on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Touchline Photo

Sailing Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


Israel's Paraolympic sailing team Beni Vexler (C), Efrati Arnon (R) and Cohen Dror (L) sail their Sonar towards the gold medal in the Mixed Sonar (3-Person)-Open MC Race at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre in Athens, on 23/09/2004
© ANA/S.AKSIOTIS


Israel's Paraolympic sailing team Beni Vexler (C), Efrati Arnon (R) and Cohen Dror (L) sail their Sonar towards the gold medal in the Mixed Sonar (3-Person)-Open MC Race at the 12th Paraolympic Games, at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre in Athens, on 23/09/2004
© ANA/S.AKSIOTIS



23 September, Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre: The start of race 8 of the Mixed Sonar Open Category during the ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games.
© Getty Images / Tom Shaw


23 September, Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre: Thomas Brown of the USA competes in race 8 of the Mixed 2.4mR Open Category during the ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games.
© Getty Images / Tom Shaw


23 September, Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre: Peter Thompson of Australia competes in race 8 of the Mixed 2.4mR Open Category during the ATHENS 2004 Paraolympic Games.
© Getty Images / Tom Shaw

Power-lifting Image Gallery - 24 September 2004


Metwaly Mathna of Egypt turns from jubilation to dejection after his world record weight
of 213.5kg was ruled a "no lift" for the Mens 67.5kg powerlifting on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Mao Shun Wu of China charges himself up before lifting his way to a silver medal
for the Mens 67.5kg powerlifting on 24/09/2004
© Getty Images/Brian Bahr


Japan's Hajime Ujiro competes in the Men's 67.5kg powerlifting event on 24/09/2004
© ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


Armenia's Gevorg Karakashyan competes in the Men's 67.5kg powerlifting event on 24/09/2004
© ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA

Bocia Image Gallery - 24 September 2004


Greece's Anastasia Hatzipanagiotidou propells her ball towards the target on 24/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/ALEXANDROS BELTES


Norway's Roger Aandalen propells his ball towards the target during a match against Denmark's Lone Bak Pedersen on 24/09/2004
© ATHOC/ANA/ALEXANDROS BELTES



A general view of the action during the Preliminary round at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Grigoris Polychronidis of Greece prepares to push during the Preliminary round at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Henrik Jorgen Jorgensen of Denmark prepares to throw during the Preliminary round at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw


Susie Robinson of Great Britain in action during the Pool D Preliminary round at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Tom Shaw

Archery Image Gallery - 24 September 2004


Andres Groenberg of Sweden in action during the men's individual-W1 archery competition on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


John Cavanagh of Great Britain in action during the men's individual-W1 archery competition on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski



Koichi Minami of Japan in action during the men's individual-W1 archery competition on 24/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


Jeffrey Fabry of USA in action during the men's individual-W1archery competition on 24/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski

Athletics Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


Greece's G. Vryonis competes in the men's shot put F53 finals at the Games in Athens, on 23/09/2004
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Judi Willis of Australia in the Discus F13 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr



Judi Willis of Australia in the Discus F13 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Diane Roy #5 jockeys with Edith Hunkeler #6 in the Women's 5,000m (T54). Hunkeler took second while Roy fell to fifth on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Joel Jeannot of France does a bit of drafting en route to a gold medal and a paralympic record in the Men's 10,000m (T54) on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Joel Jeannot of France does a bit of drafting en route to a gold medal and a paralympic record in the Men's 10,000m (T54) on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Wei Zhong Guo (CHN) competes in Olympic Stadium in the Men’s High Jump Final - F42, where he got the silver medal on 23/09/2004
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 23: (L-R) Chijoke Kingsley of Nigeria and Koji Saito of Japan compete in the Mens 200m - T11 first round, on 23/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES/Ker Robertson


Campell from Jamaica competes in Olympic Stadium in the Men’s Discus final - F56, on Thursday 23 September,
© ANA/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS


Bin Hou of China wins the High Jump F42 Final for Men, on 23/09/2004.
© GETTY IMAGES/Phil Cole

Thank YOU for taking the time to do it.. love the sail boat pics... very nice.

Thanks, Merci.

This kind of competition is different enough to make it interesting,
even thou there isn't alot of interest by the media.

I like good quality photos better anyway - they tell their own story.

Medals awarded thru Tues. Sep. 21

Rank
by
Gold - NPC - NPC Name -- G - S - B -- Total - Rank by Total

1 CHN China 30 29 21 80 1
2 GBR Great Britain 22 13 16 51 3
3 AUS Australia 15 22 17 54 2
4 UKR Ukraine 13 7 11 31 8
5 FRA France 12 13 18 43 =5
6 ESP Spain 11 13 13 37 7
7 USA United States 11 12 20 43 =5
8 CAN Canada 11 9 9 29 10
9 GER Germany 9 14 24 47 4
10 CZE Czech Republic 9 7 5 21 13
11 RSA South Africa 9 7 1 17 =14
12 RUS Russia 9 3 12 24 11
13 JPN Japan 8 6 9 23 12
14 HKG Hong Kong 8 6 1 15 17
15 BRA Brazil 8 4 2 14 =18
16 POL Poland 7 13 10 30 9
17 MEX Mexico 7 2 4 13 =20
18 BLR Belarus 6 9 2 17 =14
19 SWE Sweden 6 3 3 12 22
20 TUN Tunisia 4 3 2 9 =26
21 IRI I. R. Iran 4 1 8 13 =20
22 ALG Algeria 4 0 5 9 =26
23 KOR Korea 3 9 2 14 =18
24 EGY Egypt 3 4 2 9 =26
25 AUT Austria 3 3 3 9 =26
26 ISR Israel 3 2 5 10 =24
27 SVK Slovakia 3 1 2 6 34
28 NZL New Zealand 3 0 1 4 =37
29 ITA Italy 2 4 4 10 =24
30 NGR Nigeria 2 2 1 5 =35
31 CUB Cuba 2 1 4 7 33
32 FIN Finland 2 1 1 4 =37
33 AZE Azerbaijan 2 0 1 3 =41
33 KEN Kenya 2 0 1 3 =41
35 HUN Hungary 1 8 7 16 16
36 NED Netherlands 1 7 3 11 23
37 GRE Greece 1 5 3 9 =26
38 THA Thailand 1 4 3 8 =31
39 DEN Denmark 1 3 4 8 =31
40 BEL Belgium 1 2 2 5 =35
41 ISL Iceland 1 2 0 3 =41
41 MAR Morocco 1 2 0 3 =41
43 SUI Switzerland 1 1 2 4 =37
44 SLO Slovenia 1 1 1 3 =41
44 TPE Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3 =41
46 LAT Latvia 1 1 0 2 =48
47 KUW Kuwait 1 0 2 3 =41
48 NOR Norway 1 0 1 2 =48
48 TUR Turkey 1 0 1 2 =48
50 ANG Angola 1 0 0 1 =57
50 IND India 1 0 0 1 =57
52 LTU Lithuania 0 1 3 4 =37
53 ARG Argentina 0 1 1 2 =48
53 IRL Ireland 0 1 1 2 =48
53 PLE Palestine 0 1 1 2 =48
53 UAE U Arab Emirates 0 1 1 2 =48
57 BRN Bahrain 0 1 0 1 =57
57 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 0 1 0 1 =57
57 PAN Panama 0 1 0 1 =57
57 POR Portugal 0 1 0 1 =57
57 VEN Venezuela 0 1 0 1 =57
62 CRO Croatia 0 0 2 2 =48
62 SCG Serbia/Monteneg 0 0 2 2 =48
64 JAM Jamaica 0 0 1 1 =57
64 SYR Syrian Arab Rep 0 0 1 1 =57


http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicGamesMedals/paralympics/medals

Thursday 23 September - Daily Summary: 6

Day six of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games


On the sixth day of the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic Games fifteen sports were scheduled to take place during Thursday's competition period at 14 Paralympic venues in Athens. The day was characterised by many spectacular performances and a plethora of world records broken, especially in Swimming events.
At Javelin throw, Nicholas NEWMAN (RSA) won the gold medal with a mark of 38.09m (a world record for F36), with Pawel PIOTROWSKI (POL) claiming the silver medal with a throw of 37.14m. In the women's 100m T12 France's star athlete, Assia EL HOUNNANI, easily won her semifinal in 12.99 seconds to continue her amazing string of performances. Veronika FOLTOVA (CZE) set a world record in winning the shot put F35/36 competition.

In the Swimming events spectators attended thirteen finals, but the impressive fact is that 37 World Records were set in one day only.

On the first day of the sport of Boccia, which was held at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, the sport's top athletes proved their high level. In the preliminary round of the Mixed Individual BC1 category, World No 1 Henrik JORGENSEN (DAN) managed to take the lead in Pool A after two victories against his opponents Harald GROSZMAYER (AUT) and Mauricio IBARBURE (POR). Sydney's gold medallist Gay SHELLY (IRL) was defeated 9-3 by 2000 bronze medallist Javier Francisco BELTRAN (ESP). In the Mixed Individual BC2 Pool E, Sydney gold medallist Nigel MURRAY began the Tournament with two victories against Keith HAYES (IRL) and Roar FEMTEGJELD (NOR). In Mixed Individual BC3, world No 2 and Sydney bronze medallist Paul GAUTHIER (CAN) surprisingly lost to Jose Manuel RODRIGUEZ (ESP).

In Equestrian, the British rider Lee PEARSON won the Ind. Freestyle Test - Grade I while her countryman and fellow team member Deborah CRIDDLE put on a great show in the afternoon session at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre and with 81.722% topped the competition with a huge margin to separate her from second-placed rider Bettina EISTEL (GER).

In Sailing, the winners of the Single-handed Keelboat 2.4mR class (fixed keel -9th) were Damien SEGUIN (FRA) - gold medal, Thomas BROWN (USA) - silver medal and Thierry SCHMITTER (NED) - bronze medal while the Sonar class (fixed keel -9th ), where Dror COHEN (ISR) - gold medal, Udo HESSELS (NED) - skipper, silver and John ROSS DUGGAN (USA) - bronze medal.


News

Athletics: CORRECTED: Throwing events rain more world records
Goalball: USA advances to Quarterfinals
Volleyball Sitting: Finland and the USA thrill the crowd at Helliniko
Athletics: Throwing events rain more world records
Table Tennis: A Chinese day
Wheelchair Rugby: Canada and New Zealand make semis
Athletics: CORRECTED: World record earns DOROSHENKO a bronze medal
Sailing: Sonar: Israel navigates its way to the gold in style
Archery: MEN: Several upsets at conclusion of preliminary round
Sailing: 2.4mR: Newcomer SEGUIN (FRA) finishes fourth, wins Paralympic gold

http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicResults/paralympics/results/pastday?day=6

Wheelchair Tennis Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


23 September 2004: The Hollander Robin Ammerlaan hits back the ball of his Japanese opponent Shingo Kunieda in the MS Quarterfinal wheelchair tennis game held at the main OAKA tennis court.
© ANA/CHRYSSA PANOUSIADOU


23 September 2004: The American Nick Taylor is about to serve the ball using his feet during the double wheelchair tennis match. His team mate is David Wagner and they are playing against the Canadians Hunter and McPhate on the fourth OAKA tennis court
© ANA/CHRYSSA PANOUSIADOU


Robin AMMERLAAN (NED) prepares to serve to opponent Satoshi SAIDA (JPN) in a game at the Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles Quarterfinals on 23/09/2004
© ANA/CHRYSSA PANOUSIADOU

Wheelchair Rugby Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


23 September, Helliniko Indoor Arena: Germany's Oliver Johannes Picht (R) fights for the ball with Lynn Nelson of the US, during the match USΑ vs Germany in Wheelchair Rugby Mixed-Open Quarterfinals
© ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


23 September, Helliniko Indoor Arena: Will Groulx (R) of the US fights for the ball with players of opponent Germany during the match USΑ vs Germany in Wheelchair Rugby Mixed-Open Quarterfinals.
The US defeated Germany 46 to 34
© ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


23 September, Helliniko Indoor Arena: Andy Cohn (C) of the US asks for a time out during the match USΑ vs Germany in Wheelchair Rugby Mixed-Open Quarterfinals.
The US defeated Germany 46 to 34
© ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


23 September, Helliniko Indoor Arena: Andy Cohn (left) and Bryan Kirkland (right) of the United States of America win the ball during the semifinal Wheelchair Rugby game USA vs Germany © ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA

Wheelchair Rugby -- Fast paced contact sport played by tetraplegic athletes,
combining elements of rugby, basketball, ice hockey and american football

RULES for Wheelchair Rugby

About Wheelchair Rugby

A relatively new sport which debuted in Sydney, but one which has got a lot of support worldwide over the last few years.

Also known as Quad Rugby it is played using a volleyball, on a standard basketball court, by 4 players per team (a squad of 12). Players are graded according to level of disability from 0.5 (approximately equal to a C5 tetraplegic) to 3.5 (least impaired) and the team fielded must total 8.0 points or less - similar idea to wheelchair basketball. The teams are not gender specific.

Goals are scored by crossing the opponents baseline whilst holding the ball. Each match consistes of 4 quarters of 8 minutes (clock stops when ball is out of play). Key rules are the ball must be passed or dribbled every 10 seconds, within 15 seconds the ball must enter the opponents half, infringements are penalized by use of the 1 minute sin-bin, ball turnover or awarding of a goal. There are no restrictions on amount of pushes, chair contact is allowed but not personal contact. With timeouts etc a typical game will last about an hour, in Athens in the event of a draw 3 minutes of extra time is played.

Volleyball Sitting Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


Dutch athletes strike the ball towards Chinese athletes at the women's Sitting Volleyball match between the two national teams, which took place at the Helliniko Fencing Hall, on Thursday 23 September.
© ATHOC / ANA / KATERINA MAVRONA


Dutch athletes strike the ball towards Chinese athletes at the women's Sitting Volleyball match between the two national teams, which took place at the Helliniko Fencing Hall, on Thursday 23 September.
© ATHOC / ANA / KATERINA MAVRONA


Dutch athletes Monique Bons (R) and Anneka Den Haan (L) strike the ball towards Chinese athletes Xiong Ying Zheng (L) and Yu Ping Chen (R) at the women's Sitting Volleyball match between the two national teams, which took place at the Helliniko Fencing Hall, on Thursday 23 September.
© ATHOC / ANA / KATERINA MAVRONA


Dutch athletes Djoke van Marum (R) and Petra Westerhof (L) strike the ball towards China's Xiong Ying Zheng (C) at the women's Sitting Volleyball match between the two national teams, which took place at the Helliniko Fencing Hall, on Thursday 23 September.
© ATHOC / ANA / KATERINA MAVRONA


RULES for Volleyball (sitting)

Paralympic volleyball is played in a sitting position with no classification system, apart from the minimal disability requirements of amputation or spinal cord injury etc.

The court dimensions (10m x 6m) are slightly different to olympic volleyball and the net is 1.15m high (1.05 for women). Tournament format is best of 5 sets, 8 teams playoff in the Men's and 6 teams in the Women's - 12 players in each squad. 6 Player's on each team on court, the ball hitter must always have pelvic contact with the ground when striking the ball, otherwise standard rules of volleyball apply .

Football 7 a side Image Gallery - 21 September 2004


Ireland's captain Finbarr O' Riordan (L) fights for the ball with Argentina's Ezequiel Jaime (R) during a match between their teams in the men's 7X7 football prelims at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Athens on 21/09/2004 © ATHOC/ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


Iran's Abdoireza Kerimizadeh (L) fights for the ball with Ukraine's Sergiy Babiy (R) during a match between their teams in the men's 7X7 football prelims at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Athens on 21/09/2004 © ATHOC/ANA/KATERINA MAVRONA


21 September 2004, Olympic Hockey Centre: Thieu Van Son of the Netherlands tackles Jose Guimaraes of Brazil during the Football 7 a side match between the Netherlands and Brazil.
© Phil Cole/Getty Images


21 September 2004, Olympic Hockey Centre: Martijn Van De Ven of the Netherlands tackles Renato Lima of Brazil during the Football 7 a side match between the Netherlands and Brazi.
© Phil Cole/Getty Images


Fabiano Bruzzi of Brazil scores his first goal during the Football 7 a side match between the Netherlands and Brazile on 21/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Phil Cole

Equestrian Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


Greek rider Nikolaos SIGAS and his horse Damon compete in the Individual Dressage - Grade III, held at the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre on Thursday 23 September 2004.
© ATHOC / ANA / S. HOURHOUBAS


Bianca Vogel of Germany in action riding horse Roquefort 16 during Individual Dressage Free Style test-grade on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski


Anne Skiner of Australia rides horse Barkley Castle during the Individual Dressage Free Style test-grade III on 23/09/2004
© GETTY IMAGES/Milos Bicanski

Bocccia Image Gallery - 23 September 2004


Timothy Hawker of the USA sizes up his throw against Mirane Lanoix Boyer of Canada
(for cerebral palsy athletes) on 23/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr


Timothy Hawker of the USA sizes up his throw against Mirane Lanoix Boyer of Canada
(for cerebral palsy athletes) on 23/09/2004 © GETTY IMAGES/Brian Bahr

Wheelchair Basketball Image Gallery - 22 September 2004


Caroline MACLEAN of Great Britain and Jennifer Howitt of the United States in action during the United States of America versus Great Britain Basketball Match at the Olympic Sports Complex Indoor Hall on September 22, 2004 in Athens, Greece. © Getty Images / Phil Cole


Jenny DALGLEISH of Great Britain and Jennifer Warkins of the United States during the United States of America versus Great Britain Basketball Match at the Olympic Sports Complex Indoor Hall on September 22, 2004, in Athens, Greece. © Getty Images / Phil Cole


Clare STRANGE of Great Britain and Janna Crawford of the United States in action during the United states of America versus Great Britain Basketball Match at the Olympic Sports Complex Indoor Hall on September 22, 2004, in Athens, Greece. © Getty Images / Phil Cole

Goalball Rules

Played by blind and visually impaired athletes. An official Paralympic sport since 1980 and played competitively in more than 100 countries.

Teams consist of 3 players with 3 substitutes (from classification B1, B2 or B3 with eyes masked to ensure vision equality) propelling a ball (which contains bells) by hand only, on an indoor volleyball court.

The objective is to pass the ball over the opposing sides end-line, thereby scoring a goal. The opposing team can use their entire body to try to block. Verbal instructions and the sound of the ball are crucial orientation guides for players.

When players hear the ball coming towards their end of the court, they dive, usually head-first, towards it hoping to block it with their body. If all three players miss the ball and it goes past the back line, it is considered a goal.

Each match is of 2 halves of 10 minutes, with overtime of 3 minutes each way in the event of a draw. 3 timeouts of 45 seconds. The team with the most goals wins the game

Goal ball Image Gallery - 22 September 2004


Snapshot of the game between Lithuania and Spain on 22/09/2004 © ANA/A.BELTES


Tomas Rubio(Spain) in a snapshot of the game between Lithuania and Spain on 22/09/2004 © ANA/A.BELTES



A snapshot from the game Germany vs Greece on 22/09/2004 © ANA/ALEXANDROS BELTES



Greece's Anastasios Trikalitis attempts a goal in the match Greece vs Germany on 22/09/2004 © ANA/ALEXANDROS BELTES


Enthusiastic young fans raise Greek flags during the match Greece vs Germany in the preliminaries on 22/09/2004 © ANA/ALEXANDROS BELTES

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Equestrian Image Gallery - 22 September 2004


German rider Angelika TRABERT and her horse "Walmorel" ride for the Individual Dressage - Grade II - on Wednesday, September 22, 2004, in the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Center. © ATHOC / ANA / Spyros Chorchoumpas


Hoop STOKKEL from the Netherlands and his horse "Pegasus" ride for the Individual Dressage - Grade II - on Wednesday, September 22, 2004, in the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Center. © ATHOC / ANA / Spyros Chorchoumpas


Nic TUSTAIN of Great Britain celebrates winning bronze during Individual Dressage - Grade II - on September 21, 2004, in Athens, Greece. © Getty Images / Milos Bicanski


Irene SLAETTENGREN of Sweden competes with horse Larino on her way to winning gold in the Individual Dressage - grade II - event on September 22, 2004, in Athens, Greece. © ATHOC / Getty Images / Milos Bicanski