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Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The Dominican Republic was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee.

In total, 33 athletes including 17 men and 16 women represented the Dominican Republic in nine different sports including athletics, boxing, judo, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, weightlifting and wrestling.

The Dominican Republic won one medal at the games after Félix Sánchez won gold in the men's 400 m hurdles. It was the first gold medal won by an athlete from the Dominican Republic and the second medal overall that the country had won.

Background

In 10 previous appearances at the Summer Olympics, the Dominican Republic had only ever won one medal – a bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Competitors

In total, 33 athletes represented the Dominican Republic at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across nine different sports.

Medalists

The Dominican Republic won one medal at the games after Félix Sánchez claimed gold in the men's 400 m hurdles.

Athletics

In total, five Dominican athletes participated in the athletics events – Juana Arrendel in the women's high jump, Juan Sainfleur in the men's 100 m, Félix Sánchez in the men's 400 m hurdles, Carlos Santa in the men's 400 m and Fior Vásquez in the women's shot put.

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Boxing

In total, five Dominican athletes participated in the boxing events – Manuel Félix Díaz in the lightweight category, Argenis Mendez in the bantamweight category, Isidro Mosquea in the light welterweight category, Juan Carlos Payano in the flyweight category and Juan Ubaldo in the middleweight.

Judo

In total, five Dominican athletes participated in the judo events – José Miguel Boissard in the men's −81 kg category, Vicbart Geraldino in the men's −90 kg category, Juan Carlos Jacinto in the men's −66 kg category, Modesto Lara in the men's −60 kg category and José Vásquez in the men's −100 kg category.

Shooting

In total, one Dominican athlete participated in the shooting events – Julio Elizardo Dujarric in the men's skeet.

Table tennis

In total, two Dominican athletes participated in the table tennis events – Lin Ju in the men's singles and Wu Xue in the women's singles.

Taekwondo

In total, one Dominican athletes participated in the taekwondo events – Gabriel Mercedes in the men's −58 kg category.

Volleyball

In total, 12 Dominican athletes participated in the volleyball events.

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Weightlifting

In total, one Dominican athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Wanda Rijo in the women's −75 kg category.

Wrestling

In total, one Dominican athletes participated in the wrestling events – Jansel Ramírez in the men's Greco-Roman −55 kg category.

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