Cook Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| Cook Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | COK |
| NOC | Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sam Nunuke Pera[1][2] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Cook Islands was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee.
In total, three athletes including two men and one woman represented the Cook Islands in two different sports including athletics and weightlifting.
In total, three athletes represented the Cook Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across two different sports.[3]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Athletics
In total, two Cook Islander athletes participated in the athletics events – Harmon Harmon in the men's 100 m and Tereapii Tapoki in the women's discus throw.[3]
Most of the athletics events – including those which Cook Islander athletes took part in – took place at the Athens Olympic Stadium in Marousi, Athens from 18 to 29 August 2004.[4]
The heats for the men's 100 m took place on 21 August 2004. Harmon finished eighth in his heat in a time of 11.22 seconds and he did not advance to the quarter-finals.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Harmon Harmon | 100 m | 11.22 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
The qualifying round for the women's discus throw took place on 20 August 2004. Tapoki contested qualifying group A. Her best throw of 48.12 m came on her second attempt. However, it was not enough to advance to the final and she finished 40th overall. This was later upgraded to 39th after Iryna Yatchanka of Belarus was disqualified for doping.[6]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Tereapii Tapoki | Discus throw | 48.12 | 40 | did not advance | |
