Liberia at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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| Liberia at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LBR |
| NOC | Liberia National Olympic Committee |
| in Athens | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Christopher Sayeh[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Liberia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
Clemenceau Urey began serving as the president of the Liberia National Olympic Committee (LNOC) in 2000.[2] In late 2003, Urey was impeached as president and expelled as a member by the executive committee.[3] This was following the misuse of aid money from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The misuse of funds triggered mutual accusations of financial impropriety between Urey and the executive committee.[4] By June 2004, a group of Liberian athletes threatened to boycott that year's Summer Olympics if Urey wasn't reinstated as LNOC president. The group was led by Kouty Mawenh, Sayon Cooper, and Bill Rogers.[5] Mawenh also served as a liaison between the IOC and LNOC.[4] In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Liberia would ultimately only present two competitors, one man and one woman.[6] Mawenh would attribute the lack of Liberian representation to Urey's removal.[4]
