2004 Athens Olympics Day 1 - 14th August
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         Eugenev Stanev RUS beat Y Ahamdi MAR with uki-waza for ippon to win in 29 seconds 60kgs |
 Craig Fallon GBR beat S Fernandis AUS with tai-otoshi for ippon in 0:37 60kgs |
 Craig Fallon GBR beat S Fernandis AUS with tai-otoshi for ippon in 0:37 60kgs |
 Craig Fallon GBR beat S Fernandis AUS with tai-otoshi for ippon in 0:37 |
 Craig Fallon GBR beat S Fernandis AUS with tai-otoshi for ippon in 0:37 |
 Craig Fallon GBR beat S Fernandis AUS with tai-otoshi for ippon in 0:37 |
 Revazi Zintiridis GRE (white) beat Zorikov UZB 60kgs 0000-1/1011 TNO 4:33 |
 Min Ho Choi KOR beat Ludwig Paischer AUT |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN beat M Lara DOM with seoi-nage for ippon in 2:46 to win 1120/0000-2 |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws M Lara DOM for ippon |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws M Lara DOM for ippon with his drop seoi-nage |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws M Lara DOM for ippon |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws M Lara DOM for ippon |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws M Lara DOM for ippon with his drop seoi-nage |
 Oliver Gussenberg GER beat S Novikau BLR in 3:03 mins by ushiro-kesa-gatame to win his first contest 1010/0100 |
 Oliver Gussenberg GER (blue) beat S Novikau BLR in 3:03 mins by ushiro-kesa-gatame to win his first contest 1010/0100 |
 Oliver Gussenberg GER beat S Novikau BLR in 3:03 mins by ushiro-kesa-gatame to win his first contest 1010/0100 |
 Alina Alexandra Dumitru ROM beat T Shishkina KAZ with uchimata for ippon to win 0000-1/1011 in 1:33. Here she avoids a kosoto attack. |
 Alina Alexandra Dumitru ROM beat T Shishkina KAZ with uchi-mata for ippon to win 0000-1/1011 in 1:33 |
 Ryoko Tani JPN fighting Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE 48kgs. Tani won with two wazaris. |
 Donbay KAZ attacks Khergiani GEO but lost to him 0010/0000 in GS time |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN throws Oliver Gussenberg GER for ippon in 53 seconds |
 Ryoka Tani JPN prepares to bow at her next contest against Haddad ALG 48kgs |
 Julia Matijass GER beat Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE with uchi-mata for ippon to win the bronze 1000/0000 in 2:51 |
 Julia Matijass GER beat Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE with uchimata to win the bronze 1000/0000 in 2:51 |
 Julia Matijass GER beat Karagiannopoulou GRE to win the bronze 1000/0000 in 2:51 |
 Montage of Julia Matijass pictures 48kgs bronze. |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN lines up for his next 60kgs contest. |
 Oliver Gussenberg GER beat M Lara DOM with uchi-mata to win 0012/0000-1 in 5 mins. |
 Oliver Gussenber GER beat M Albarracin ARG with yoko-shio-gatame for ippon in 0:49 secs to win 1000/0000 |
 Julia Matijass GER is consoled by coach Norbert Littkopf after losing the 48kgs semi-final to Frederique Jossinet FRA |
 Min Ho Choi KOR beat Oliver Gussenberg GER with seoi-nage in 2:20 mins 1110/0000 |
 Julia Matijass GER beat Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE with uchi-mata for ippon in 2:51 mins 1000/0000 |
 Julia Matijass GER beat Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE with uchi-mata for ippon in 2:51 mins 1000/0000 |
 Friendship in defeat: Julia Matijass GER beat Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE for 48kgs bronze |
 Referees about to go on the mat. Centre: Sumio Endo JPN World Champion 1975 (o93kgs) and 1979 (Open). |
 Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar MGL beat Kenji Uematsu ESP for 60kgs bronze medal 0000/0010 KTA 3:47 GS |
 Ryoko Tani JPN scores against Frederique Jossinet FRA in the 48 kgs final. |
 Ryoko Tani JPN attacks Frederique Jossinet FRA in the 48 kgs final |
 Ryoko Tani JPN attacks Frederique Jossinet FRA with the winning ouchi-gari in the 48 kgs final |
 Ryoko Tani JPN celebrates being the first woman to retain her Olympic title. |
 Tani celebrates her second Olympic victory |
 Ryoko Tani talks to the Japanese television about her joy at winning her second Olympic title. |
 Julia Matijass GER, bronze, with Ryoko Tani JPN in the background. |
 Shojo Fujii JPN refereeing at Athens. Fujii was 4 times middleweight World Champion from 1971 to 1979. |
 Min Ho Choi KOR beat European Champion Ludwig Paischer AUT 60kgs |
 Oliver Gussenberg GER beat S Novikau BLR by ushiro-kesa-gatame in 3:03 1010/0100 60kgs |
 Ryoko Tamura JPN squares up to her Greek opponent 48kgs eliminations |
 Ryoko Tani JPN beat Maria Karagiannopoulou GRE 0220-1/0001-2 KKE 3:22 |
 Julia Matijass GER beat C Lepage CAN 1100/0000 in 1:47 with uchimata |
 Referee and former double world champion Sumio Endo JPN |
 Julia Matijass GER, annoyed at losing the 48kgs semi-final to Frederique Jossinnet FRA |
 An anxious moment for former Olympic champion Frank Wieneke as Oliver Gussenberg begins to lose against Choi KOR in the 60 kgs repercharge. |
 Ryoko Tani JPN puts the pressure on Frederique Jossinet FRA to win 0112-1/0001-1 OUG 5:00 |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN beat Nestor Khergiani GEO 0001-3/0100-1 P18 5:00 for his third Olympic gold medal. The first person to accomplish the feat. |
 Tadahiro Nomura celebrates his third straight Olympic gold medal at 60kgs. The only person to ever manage such a feat. |
 Ryoko Tani JPN - 48kgs gold medallist and the only woman to ever possess to Olympic gold medals |
 Feng Gao CHN - 49kgs bronze medallist |
 GOLD: Ryoko Tani JPN, SILVER: Frederique Jossinet FRA, BRONZE: Julia Matijass GER & Feng Gao CHN |
 Ryoko Tani JPN (gold) and Julia Matijass GER (bronze) display their medals. |
 Matijass GER, Tani JPN (gold) and Jossinet FRA proudly show off their medals |
 Nestor Khergiani GEO - silver medallist 60kgs |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN - 60kgs gold medallist |
 Min Ho Choi - 2003 60kgs world champion and Athens bronze medallist |
 Left: Nestor Khergiani GEO (silver), Tadahiro Nomura JPN (gold) and Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar MGL (bronze) |
 Tadahiro Nomura JPN, the world's greatest judo Olympian with three consecutive titles |
 Left to Right: BRONZE: Min Ho Choi KOR,Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar MGL, Gold: Tadahiro Nomura JPN and Nestor Khergiani GEO, silver. |