Macedonia at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Macedonia[2] competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's third consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Yugoslav era.

Macedonia at the
2004 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Republic of Macedonia
IOC codeMKD
NOCOlympic Committee of North Macedonia
Websitewww.mok.org.mk (in Macedonian)
in Athens
Competitors10 in 5 sports
Flag bearer Blagoja Georgievski[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Yugoslavia (1920–1988)
 Independent Olympic Participants (1992)

The Macedonian Olympic Committee selected a team of ten athletes, seven men and three women, to compete in five different sports at these Olympic Games. Seven of them had previously competed in Sydney, including slalom kayaker Lazar Popovski, who became the first Macedonian athlete to compete in four editions of the Olympic Games (although he first appeared in 1992 as part of the Independent Olympic Participants), and freestyle wrestler Mogamed Ibragimov, who won the bronze in the men's 84 kg class. Former basketball player, 1976 Olympic silver medalist, and assistant coach Blagoja Georgievski was appointed by the committee to carry the Macedonian flag in the opening ceremony.[1][3]

Macedonia left Athens without receiving a single Olympic medal for the first time since the nation made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Macedonian 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).[4][5]

Key
  • Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Vančo Stojanov 800 m 1:49.02 7 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Aleksandra Vojnevska 100 m 12.15 6 Did not advance

Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Slalom
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Total Rank Time Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Lazar Popovski Men's K-1 96.92 8 96.14 6 193.06 6 Q 100.80 16 Did not advance

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics

One Macedonian shooter qualified to compete in the following events:

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Divna Pešić 10 m air rifle 368 44 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 555 32 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Macedonian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Zoran Lazarevski 200 m butterfly 2:02.26 27 Did not advance
Aleksandar Malenko 200 m freestyle 1:53.00 35 Did not advance
Aleksandar Miladinovski 100 m butterfly 55.71 45 Did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:07.39 38 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Vesna Stojanovska 200 m freestyle 2:04.64 34 Did not advance
400 m freestyle 4:19.39 27 N/A Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:16.51 26 Did not advance

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Key
  • VT – Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Elimination Pool Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Sihamir Osmanov −74 kg  Paslar (BUL)
L 1–3 PP		  Brzozowski (POL)
L 0–3 PO		 3 Did not advance 17
Mogamed Ibragimov −84 kg  Moon E-J (KOR)
L 0–3 PO		  Gochev (BUL)
L 1–3 PP		 3 Did not advance 19

See also

References
  1. "Буштур на отворањето ќе го виори македонското знаме" [Bushtur native will carry the Macedonian flag in the opening] (in Macedonian). Dnevnik. 18 March 2006. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  2. officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia"
  3. "2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony". Olympics. 13 August 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
  5. "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
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