Palestine at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Palestine
games=2004 Summer
competitors=3 (2 men, 1 woman)
sports=2
flagbearer=Sanna Abubkheet

Athletes from the Palestinian territories, represented by the Palestine Olympic Committee and competing as "Palestine", participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

The Palestine Olympic Committee listed Sofia Sakorafa, a Greek-born former javelin world record holder who had recently obtained Palestinian citizenship, as part of its delegation. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3704651.stm "Greek bids for Palestinian team"] , BBC, May 11, 2004] The International Olympic Committee, however, barred Sakorafa from competing [ [http://www.allbusiness.com/middle-east/israel/196393-1.html "Olympics: IOC Blocks Greek Javelin Champion's Olympic Comeback for Palestine"] , Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2004] , due to her failing to meet the qualifying standard. [ [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5664758/ "Palestinian javelin thrower ruled ineligible"] , NBC, August 10, 2004]

Results by event

=Athletics=

Men's 800 metres:
* Abdalsalam Aldabaji
**Round 1: 1:53.86 (8th in Heat 8, did not advance, 69th overall out of 72 runners)

Women's 800 metres:
* Sanna Abubkheet
**Round 1: 2:32.10 (7th in Heat 3, did not advance, 42nd overall out of 42 runners)

=Swimming=

Men's 100 metre Butterfly:
* Rad Aweisat
**Heat: 1:01.60 (59th overall out of 59 swimmers, did not advance)

Officials

*President: Ahmed Al Kodwa
*Secretary General: Omar Hussein Ali

ee also

* Palestine at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

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