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The Men’s 100m Finals and the Women’s Marathon were the highlights of day nine of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games.
The fourth day of the Athletics events included the Women’s Marathon, which took place along the historical classic route, starting at Marathon and finishing at the Panathinaiko Stadium. Winner of the race was Japan’s Mizuki NOGUCHI.
In the Men’s 100m Final, four athletes finished in less than 9.90 seconds, but it was USA’s Justin GATLIN who won gold medal with 9.85.
In other Athletics competitions, Sweden won two gold medals, one in Men’s High Jump with Stefan HOLM and one in Men’s Triple Jump with Christian OLSSON. In Hammer Throw, Hungary’s Adrian ANNUS was the winner.
In Cycling Track two world records were broken. The first by Australia, in Men's Team Pursuit, and the second in Women's Individual Pursuit, by New Zealand’s Sarah ULMER, gold medallist of the discipline.
Two finals were held in Tennis: in Women’s Doubles China was the winner, while the Men’s Singles Gold Medal went to Nicolas Massu (Chile).
In the Women's 10m Platform Final Diving Australia’s Chantelle NEWBERY was the winner, while in Fencing France won the gold medal in Men's Team Epee.
In Gymnastics Artistic, Dimosthenis Tambakos (GRE) was the winner in Rings, Kyle SHEWFELT in Men's Floor Exercise, Monica ROSU (Rumania) in Women's Vault, Haibin TENG (CHN) in Pommel Horse and France’s Emilie LEPENNEC in Uneven Bars.
In Sailing, Brazil’s Robert SCHEIDT was the winner in Single-handed Dinghy Open – Laser and Siren SUNDBY (Norway) in Single-handed Dinghy Women – Europe, while in Table Tennis China won yet another gold medal in Women's Singles.
In Shooting, Finland’s Marko KEMPPAINEN equalled the world record in Men’s Skeet, but it was Italian Andrea Benelli who stood on the highest step of the podium. In Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner was Zhanbo JIA (CHN)
USA won gold medal in Men's Eight in Rowing, Romania in Women's Eight, Russia in Men's Quadruple Sculls and Germany in Women's Quadruple Sculls. In Men's Lightweight Four Denmark crossed first the finishing line, in Women's Lightweight Double Sculls Romania was the winner and in Men's Lightweight Double Poland. In this last discipline, Greece’s V. Polymeros and N. Skiathitis won bronze medal. |
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