Papua New Guinea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Papua New Guinea at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Papua New Guinea
games=2004 Summer
competitors=4 (2 men, 2 women)
sports=3
flagbearer=Dika Toua
officials=

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

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]

*cite book
last = Wallechinsky
first = David
authorlink = David Wallechinsky
coauthors = Jamie Loucky
title = The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition
publisher = Aurum Press
year = 2008
location = London
pages =
isbn = 978-1845133306


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