Papua New Guinea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Papua New Guinea at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	4 (2 men, 2 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Dika Toua
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Papua New Guinea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Athletics

While neither Papua New Guinean athlete managed to advance out of the first round, both managed to set new national records in their events.

Men's 400 metre Hurdles:

• Mowen Boino
  • Round 1: 50.97 s (8th in heat 4, did not advance, 30th overall) (Papua New Guinean Record)

Women's 100 metres:

• Mae Koime
  • Round 1: 12.00 s (6th in heat 7, did not advance, 44th overall) (Papua New Guinean Record)

Swimming

Papua New Guinea's only swimmer in Athens came within a couple of tenths of a second from qualifying for semifinals in two of his three events, but fell just short, with his best performance an 18th in the 100 metre butterfly.

Men's 100 metre Freestyle:

• Ryan Pini
  • Heat: 51.11 s (39th overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Backstroke:

• Ryan Pini
  • Heat: 55.97 s (20th overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Butterfly:

• Ryan Pini
  • Heat: 53.26 s (18th overall, did not advance)

Weightlifting

Toua was well back of the medal positions, but with her final lift managed to pass a French lifter to avoid a last-placed finish.

Women's 53 kg:

• Dika Toua
  • 177.5 kg (Snatch: 75.0 kg, Clean & Jerk: 102.5 kg, 6th overall)

Officials

• President: Sir Henry Torobert
• Secretary General: Sir John N. Dawanincura

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad

• Wallechinsky, David; Jamie Loucky (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-84513-330-6.