Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
464 cyclists from 61 nations competed in 18 events.
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines: road cycling, track cycling, and mountain biking. Road cycling events started and finished at Kotzia Square in the Athens historic centre, with time trials held at Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and mountain biking at the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue. A total of 464 cyclists—334 men and 130 women—from 61 countries participated.
- events
- 18
- participants
- 464
- countries
- 61
- youngest_participant
- Ignatas Konovalovas, age 18
- oldest_participant
- Jeannie Longo, age 45
- most_successful_contestant
- Bradley Wiggins (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- most_successful_country
- Australia (6 gold, 11 total medals)
Lore & Background
The most successful contestant was Bradley Wiggins, who won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze. The most successful country was Australia, with its team members winning 6 gold and 11 total medals. Russia and Great Britain came in second place with 3 and 2 golds, respectively. After a disqualification, Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia was awarded his second gold medal in men's time trial, defending his title from 2000, and his third gold medal overall. He achieved his first victory back in 1988, when he competed in men's track pursuit as part of the Soviet team.
Reader's Guide
The 2004 cycling program marked a continuation of Olympic tradition with three disciplines. Australia dominated track events, winning 5 out of its 6 cycling gold medals there. World records were broken in three events: Anna Meares of Australia set a women's 500 m time trial record of 33.952 seconds; Sarah Ulmer of New Zealand set a women's individual pursuit record of 3:24.537; and the Australian men's team pursuit team set a record of 3:56.610. These achievements highlighted the high level of competition and the shift toward specialized track cycling dominance by Australia.
Did You Know?
- The youngest participant was Ignatas Konovalovas, at 18 years.
- The oldest participant was Jeannie Longo, at 45 years.
- Bradley Wiggins won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze.
- Australia won 5 of its 6 cycling gold medals in track events.
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