Solomon Islands at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Francis Manioru was 22 at the time of the Athens Olympics, and was making his Olympic debut.^[5] In the first round of the men's 100 meters, he was drawn into heat nine. He finished the race in 11.05 seconds, seventh place out of nine in his heat. However, only the top three from a heat and the ten next fastest overall from all ten heats were allowed to advance, and he was eliminated, the slowest qualifying time being 10.43 seconds.^[6] The gold medal was won by Justin Gatlin of the United States in a time of 9.85 seconds, silver was won by Francis Obikwelu of Portugal in 9.86 seconds, and bronze by Maurice Greene, also of the United States, in 9.87 seconds.^[7] Four years later, Manioru would represent the Solomon Islands at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Jenny Keni was 21 years old at the time of these Games, and had previously represented the Solomon Islands at the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[8] In the preliminary heats of the women's 100 meters, she was drawn into heat five. She finished the race in 12.76 seconds, eighth and last in her heat, only the top three from a heat and the next eight fastest overall from all eight heats could advance; the slowest qualifying time was 11.45 seconds, and Keni was eliminated.^[9] The gold medal was won by Yulia Nestsiarenka of Belarus in a time of 10.93 seconds; the silver was taken by Lauryn Williams of the United States, and bronze was won by Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica.^[10]

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only

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