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Chile at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Chile competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Tennis players Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez advanced to the gold medal game of the doubles tournament, and in a thrilling five set match defeated Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schuttler of Germany to claim Chile's first ever gold medal. The match started at approximately 11 p.m. in Athens and lasted 3 hours and 43 minutes to conclude shortly before 3 a.m. on August 22.
Massu again took the court the following day in the gold medal game of the singles tournament. This match went to five sets again and lasted an even four hours, but in the end Massu prevailed and won the gold medal over Mardy Fish of the United States. Gonzalez completed the Chilean party on the Olympic tennis court by claiming the bronze medal.
Medals
Gold
Nicolas Massu — Tennis, Men's Singles Competition
Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez — Tennis, Men's Doubles Competition
Bronze
Fernando Gonzalez — Tennis, Men's Singles Competition
Results by event
Athletics
'''Men's Shot Put
Marco Antonio Verni* Qualification — no mark ( did not advance)
Women's Marathon Erika Olivera* Final — 2:57:14 ( 58th place)
Women's Pole Vault Carolina Torres* Qualification — 4.00 metres ( did not advance)
Canoeing
Men's C1 1.000 metres:Jonnathan Tafra — Semifinal, 16th place
Cycling
Road cycling
Men's Road Race:Marcelo Arriagada — did not finish
Track cycling
Men's Points Race:Marco Arriagada — 11th place, 25 points
Mountain biking
Men's Cross Country:Cristobal Silva — 40th place, -1 lap
Fencing
Men's Epee Individual:Paris A. Inostroza — Defeated in Round of 32
Judo
Men's 90 kg:'''Gabriel Lama — Defeated in Round of 32
Officials
President: Fernando Eitel Polloni
Secretary General: Patricio Cavada Artigues
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