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Malta at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	7 (4 men, 3 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearer	William Chetcuti
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Malta competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Athletics

Neither Maltese athlete advanced beyond the opening heats of their respective events.

Men's 100 metres:

• Darren Gilford
  • Round 1: 10.67 s (5th in heat 2, did not advance, 57th overall)

Women's 800 metres:

• Tanya Blake
  • Round 1: 2:19.34 (7th in heat 6, did not advance, 39th overall)

Judo

Malta's only judoka in Athens lost both her matches in less than a minute, earning a chance in the repechage after her first round opponent advanced to the final.

Women's 57 kg (Lightweight):

• Marcon Bezzina
  • Round of 32: Lost to Kye Sun-Hui of North Korea (Ippon-seoi-nage; ippon - 0:44) (advanced to first repechage round)
  • Repechage Round 1: Lost to Natalia Yukhareva of Russia (Uchi-mata; ippon - 0:26)

Sailing

Aquilina only managed to finish in the top twenty-five in one of the eleven races in the competition.

Open Laser:

• Mario Aquilina
  • 339 points (39th overall)

Swimming

Agius recorded the slowest time in the men's 400 metre freestyle, while Galea finished ahead of two other swimmers in the women's 100 metre free.

Men's 400 metre Freestyle:

• Neil Agius
  • Heat: 4:22.14 (46th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Butterfly:

• Angela Galea
  • Heat: 1:05.47 (36th overall, did not advance)

Officials

• President: Mr. Justice Lino Farrugia Sacco
• Secretary General: Mr. Joseph Cassar

See also

• Malta at the 2005 Mediterranean Games

External links

• Malta Olympic Committee

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad