Mauritius at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:MRI
Nocname:Mauritius Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Location:Athens
Competitors:9
Sports:5
Flagbearer:Michael Medor
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1984

Mauritius competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.

Mauritius Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. A total of nine athletes, six men and three women, competed only five different sports. Boxer Michael Medor was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony.[1] There was only a single competitor in archery, boxing, and weightlifting.

Mauritius, however, has yet to win its first ever Olympic medal. Sprinter Stephane Buckland set the nation's historical milestone as the first Mauritian athlete to reach an Olympic final with a prospect of bringing home a medal for the team, but managed only to finish strongly in sixth place.[2]

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics. One Mauritian archer qualified each for the men's individual archery through a tripartite invitation.

Men

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mauritian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[3] [4]

Men
  • Track & road events
  • AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
    ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
    Stéphan Buckland200 m20.291 Q20.362 Q20.373 Q20.246
    Eric Milazar400 m45.343 q45.235did not advance
    Field events
    Women
  • Track & road events
  • Key

    Boxing

    See main article: Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mauritius sent a single boxer to Athens.

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    Men
    Women

    Weightlifting

    See main article: Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Mauritius has qualified a single weightlifter.

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: 2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony. Olympics. 13 August 2004. 11 September 2013.
    2. News: Buckland – Mauritius’ greatest hope. IAAF. 12 August 2004. 24 April 2014.
    3. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. June 4, 2011.
    4. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.