Mauritius at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Mauritius at the Olympic Games
Flag of Mauritius – Flag bearers IOC code  MRI NOC Mauritius Olympic Committee
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	9 (6 men, 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Michael Medor
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Mauritius competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Archery

Bundhun's opening total was the only score recorded below 550 points in the ranking round, and was more than 60 points behind the second-to-last shooter. In his first round match against the #3 ranked archer in the world, he trailed by only one after the first three arrows, but quickly fell behind, though he did well enough to avoid having the lowest score in the knockout round.

Men's individual:

• Yehya Bundhun
  • Ranking Rounds: 494 points (64th overall)
  • 1/32 Round: Lost to (1) Im Dong-Hyun of South Korea (109 - 152)

Athletics

Stéphan Buckland, who had made the final at both the 2001 and 2003 World Championships, and had won bronze at the 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final recorded the highest finish for a Mauritian athlete in Athens. He was the fastest runner in the opening round of the 200 metres, and continued on, progressing to the final. In the final, he drew a false start, and subsequently, on the second start attempt, had the poorest reaction time. He managed to beat one other runner to finish 6th.

Two other Mauritian athletes also managed to get out of the opening round of their competitions. Jonathan Chimier set a national record and qualified 2nd overall in the men's high jump, but could not repeat this performance in the final, where he finished 10th. Eric Milazar also advanced out of the opening round of the 400 metres, and came close to qualifying for the final, falling just 0.15 seconds short. Mauritius's only female member of the Athletics team was not as successful, finishing second-to-last in the women's 20 km walk.

Men's 200 metres:

• Stéphan Buckland
  • Round 1: 20.29 s (1st in heat 1, Qualified, 1st overall)
  • Round 2: 20.36 s (2nd in heat 4, Qualified, T-8th overall)
  • Semifinal: 20.37 s (3rd in semifinal 2, Qualified, 5th overall)
  • Final: 20.24 s (6th overall)

Men's 400 metres:

• Eric Milazar
  • Round 1: 45.34 s (3rd in heat 2, Qualified, 7th overall)
  • Semifinal: 45.23 s (T-4th in semifinal 1, did not advance, T-8th overall)

Men's Long Jump:

• Jonathan Chimier
  • Qualification: 8.28 m (1st in Group B, Qualified, 2nd overall) (Mauritian Record)
  • Final A: 8.03 m (10th overall, did not advance)

Women's 20 kilometre walk:

• Yolene Raffin
  • 1:49:28 (51st overall)

Boxing

Men's Lightweight (– 60kg):

• Michael Medor
  • Round of 32: Lost to Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene of Mongolia (23 - 29)

Swimming

Both Mauritian swimmers competed in the 50 metre freestyle event, but neither managed to qualify from their opening heats.

Men's 50 metre freestyle:

• Chris Hackel
  • Heat: 25.33 s (62nd overall, did not advance)

Women's 50 metre freestyle:

• Diane Etiennette
  • Heat: 30.00 s (58th overall, did not advance)

Weightlifting

Dalou finished last in her weight class, more than 70 kilograms behind the second-to-last competitor, and her total was the lowest of any weightlifter in Athens, regardless of weight class.

Women's 75 kg:

• Marie Jesika Dalou
  • 130.0 kg (Snatch: 57.5 kg, Clean & Jerk: 72.5 kg, 14th overall)

Officials

• President: Chintaman Rambocus
• Secretary General: Ram Ruhee

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad