India at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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India competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. The Indian Olympic Association sent a total of 73 athletes, 48 men, and 28 women, to compete in 14 sports. Men's field hockey was the only team-based sport in which India had its representation in these Olympic games. As a pleasant surprise, the shooting team came successful with a silver medal, the winner being Capt. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. He was the first Indian to win an individual silver medal.[2]
India at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | IND |
NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
Website | olympic |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 73 in 14 sports |
Flag bearer | Anju Bobby George[1] |
Medals Ranked 65th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Several Indian athletes came close to increasing the medal haul, finishing in fourth place, including Mahesh Bhupati and Leander Paes in tennis men's doubles and Kunjarani Devi in weightlifting women's 48 kg category.
Sanamacha Chanu originally finished fourth (women's weightlifting 53 kg category), but was disqualified after being tested positive for furosemide.