Bahamas at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Bahamas at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	22 (13 men and 9 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Debbie Ferguson
Medals Rank: 52	Gold 1	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 2
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The Bahamas competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Bahamian athletes are traditionally strongest in the track and field events, where numerous athletes, including Tonique Williams-Darling, Chandra Sturrup, Debbie Ferguson, and Chris Brown all entered the Games as medal contenders in their respective events.

With 6 previous medals in their Olympic history, including their first gold medal in the women's 4x100 meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, the Bahamians upped their total to 8 in Greece. The highlight of the Games so far for the Bahamian athletes came when Williams-Darling won the 400 meters race on August 24, 2004.

Ferguson won the bronze medal in the 200 meters race the following day. At 28, she was the oldest athlete in the final. She was quoted after the race as saying "I think per capita, the Bahamas already won the Olympics", referring to the 2 medals won for the nation of approximately 325,000 people.[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Tonique Williams-Darling — Athletics, Women's 400 metres

Bronze

• Debbie Ferguson — Athletics, Women's 200 metres

Results by event

Athletics

Women's 100 metres:

• Debbie Ferguson - Final, 11.16 s (7th place)
• Chandra Sturrup - Round 2, 11.46 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 metres:

• Dominic Demeritte - Round 1: 20.62 s, Round 2: 20.61 s

Women's 200 metres:

• Debbie Ferguson - Round 1: 22.57 s, Round 2: 22.53 s, Semifinal: 22.49 s, Final: 22.30 s (bronze medal)

Men's 400 metres:

• Chris Brown - Round 1: 45.09 s, Semifinal: 45.31 s

Women's 400 metres:

• Tonique Williams-Darling - Round 1: 51.20 s, Semifinal: 50.00 s, Final: 49.41 s (gold medal)
• Christine Amertil - Round 1: 50.23 s, Semifinal: 50.17 s, Final: 50.37 s (7th place)

Women's 4x100 metre relay:

• Debbie Ferguson, Shandria Brown, Chandra Sturrup, and Timicka Clarke - Round 1: 43.02 s, Final: 42.69 s (4th place)

Men's 4x400 metre relay:

• Nathaniel McKinney, Aaron Cleare, Andrae Williams, and Chris Brown - Final, 3:01.88 (6th place)

Men's Long Jump:

• Osbourne Moxey - Round 1, 7.81 metres (did not advance)

Women's Long Jump:

• Jackie Edwards - Round 1: 6.53 metres

Men's Triple Jump:

• Leevan Sands - Round 1, 16.34 metres (did not advance)

Women's Javelin:

• Laverne Eve - Round 1: 62.11 metres, Final: 62.77 metres (6th place)

Swimming

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Chris Vythoulkas

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Nick Rees

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Jeremy Knowles

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Jeremy Knowles

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Jeremy Knowles

Women's 50 m Freestyle

• Nikia Deveaux

Tennis

Men's Doubles

• Mark Knowles and Mark Merklein

See also

• Bahamas at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Bahamas at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games

Officials

• President: Sir M.P. Arlington G. Butler
• Secretary General: Dr. Lawrence Davis

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