East Timor at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

East Timor at the
2004 Summer Olympics

Flag of East Timor

IOC code| TLS
NOC| National Olympic Committee of East Timor
in Athens, Greece
13–29 August 2004
Competitors| 2 in 1 sport
Flag bearer | Agueda Amaral
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Other related appearances
Individual Olympic Athletes (2000)

East Timor (Timor-Leste) competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, which was held from 13 to 29 August. The nation's appearance at the 2004 Athens Games marked its official debut in any Olympic event and also the Summer Olympics.

Two track and field athletes, Gil da Cruz Trindade and Agueda Amaral, were selected to represent the nation via wildcards, as the nation had no athletes that met either the "A" or "B" qualifying standards in their respective events, the Men's and Women's marathons. At 32 years and 88 days, Amaral became the oldest athlete to represent the nation at the Summer Games, which still stands today. She was also selected as the nation's first flag bearer for the opening ceremony.

Ultimately, neither athlete won a medal in their events, with Trindade not even finishing his marathon. This therefore meant that East Timor won no medals in the Athens Games.

## Background[edit]

Although this was the official Summer Olympics debut for East Timor, East Timorese athletes had competed as individual Olympic athletes in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[1] Because the athletes did not win a medal at the previous Olympics, no athlete from the nation had won a medal prior to the 2004 Athens Games.[1]

The National Olympic Committee of East Timor (NOC) selected two athletes via wildcards. Usually, a NOC would be able to enter up to three qualified athletes in each individual event as long as each athlete met the "A" standard, or one athlete per event if they met the "B" standard.[2]

## Athletics[edit]

Main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Gil da Cruz Trindade | Marathon | DNF

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Aguida Amaral | Marathon | 3:18:25  | 65

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "East Timor". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards". IAAF. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

## External links[edit]

* Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad. la84foundation.org. at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-06-11)
* Timor Leste at the 2004 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

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East Timor at the Olympics

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