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Athens 2004
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Outsports' 2004 world water polo gallery

Austria's Markus Rogan shows his lats at the start of the men's backstroke

Andreas Dittmer wins a canoeing gold (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Dittmer has a great body

Eric Lopez Rios of Cuba shows his strength during the gymnastics rings (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Ian Thorpe, right, accepts congratulations from Pieter van den Hoogenband after the men's 200-meter freestyle (New York Times)

Thorpe wears the laurelo wreath given to all medal winners (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

This is a great image of Natalie Coughlin at the start of the backstroke (New York Times)

One of the rare out athletes: tennis player Amelie Mauresmo (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Intense Greece vs. France handball action (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Ouch! That must hurts (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

These Japanese rowers show their sunglasses style (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site) 

Alexandros Karageorgiou of Greece competes in archery (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Stephen Parry of Great Britain won the bronze in the men's 200 butterfly (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Aussie Matt Welsh gets his start in the backstroke (Getty Images via Australian Swimming)

These Greek swimmers react during a relay (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Jens Eriksen of Denmark celebrates a badminton win in mixed doubles (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Norberto Gonzalez of Cuba throws a pitch during baseball (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Tomas Indruch of Czech Republic shows some impressive guns during the kayaking competition (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

U.S. rowers get in the groove (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

USA’s Mariel Zagunis won the first American fencing medal in 100 years (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

United States’ Ryan Bailey, right, pulls Kazakhstan’s Sergey Gorovoy away during their water polo match (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Annia Hatch of the U.S. women's gymnastics team shows how graceful the sport is  (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Michael Phelps and the winning U.S. 4x200 relay team (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Allen Iverson of the United States guards Greece’s Nikolaos Zizi during their basketball game (AP photo via Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Silver medalist Duje Draganja of Croatia, gold medalist G. Hall Jr. of the United States and bronze medalist Roland Schoeman of S.Africa show off their medals following their 50-meter final (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Silver medal winner Sergey Filimonov of Kazakhstan celebrates in 77-kg weightlifting (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Seung Mo Shon of Korea goes hit for a return in badminton (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Rossano Galtarossa and Alessio Sartori of Italy won rowing bronze (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

These Italians must think their medals are edible (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

American Daniel Lincoln goes up and over during the steeplechase (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Kevin Brunham does a backflip off the boat after he and Paul Foerster of the United States win the gold medal after the final race of the men’s double-handed 470 dinghy sailing even (AP via Press-Telegram)

Package deal: These Ukrainians won a rowing bronze  (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Omar El Sammany of Egypt shoots against Spain in water polo (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Gervasio Defer of Spain celebrates after winning the gold medal in the vault (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Igor Cassina of Italy shows his lats on the high bar (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Marian Dragulescu of Romania during the vault (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site)

Italy goes against Argentina in soccer (AP photo via Press-Telegram)

These decathletes are exhausted after the last of their 10 events is over (AP photo via Press-Telegram)

Roman Sebrle celebrates his decathlon gold (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Sebrle and his decathlon buds (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Dean Macey of Great Britain competes in the decathlon (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Paul Terek of  the U.S. in the decathlon (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Prodromos Korkizoglou is a Greek decathlete (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Dai Tamesue of Japan competes in the men's 400-meter hurdle semifinal (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Bennie Brazell of the U.S. runs in the 400-meter hurdles (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Kemel Thompson of Jamaica, James Carter of the U.S. in the 400-meter hurdles  (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Juan Pedro Toledo of Mexico runs in the 200 meters (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Victor Castillo of Venezuela competes in the men's long jump (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Xiang Liu of China competes in the 110-meter hurdles (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Florent Lacasse of France and Antonio Manuel Reina of Spain run in the 800 meters (Getty Image photo from the official Athens 2004 site

Alejandro Ariel Montacchia of Argentina is lifted up by teammate Luis Alberto Scola after defeating Greece in men's basketball (Getty Image photo via ABC Australia)

William Hamlyn-Harris of Australia readies to launch the javelin (Getty Image photo via ABC Australia)

Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez wins the men's 400m hurdles final (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

Felix Sanchez (left) and Danny McFarlane celebrate winning gold and silver (IAAF)

Americans Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams and Jason Gatlin go 1-2-3 in the 200 meters (IAAF)

Dwight Phillips of the U.S. won the long jump (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

Racers leaves the water during the men's triathlon (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

New Zealand's Hamish Carter lies on the ground after winning the men's triathlon (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

Amare Stoudemire of the U.S. dunks on Spain (Getty Image photo via ABC Australia)

Australian Nathan Baggaley in the kayak semifinals (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

Goalkeeper Briana Scurry of the United States collects the ball in gold medal soccer action against Brazil (Getty Image photo via ABC Australia)

Loudy Tourky of Australia dives in the women's 3 metre springboard final (Getty Image photo via ABC Australia)

Sweden's Carolina Kluft in the long jump (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

These Hungarians won a kayak gold (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

This 2-man Hungarian team won a canoe gold (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

Eirik Veraas Larsen of Norway wona  kayak gold (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

Canadian Adam van Koeverden won a kayak bronze (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

Andreas Dittmer won a canoeing silver (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

Dittmer during the race (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

The racewalk medalists (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

Joshua Ross of Australia competes in the men's 4x100-meter relay (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

American Maurice Greene during the 4x100 relay (Getty Images via Athens 2004)

Hungary's Ivo Diaz shoots against Croatia during their handball semifinal (AFP photo via ABC Australia)

U.S. women celebrate a basketball gold (AP via Fox Sports)

Diana Taurasi (left), Swintayia Cash (15) and Sue Bird celebrate (AP via Fox Sports)

We don't blame this Ukrainian goalie for closing her eyes (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

These Cubans won a volleyball bronze (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

South Africa's Hestrie Cloete won the high jump (AP via Fox Sports)

The US women's 4x400 gold relay team, from left Monique Henderson, Sanya Richards, Monique Hennagan and DeeDee Trotter  (AP via Fox Sports)

American wrestler Cael Sanderson won a gold (AP via Fox Sports)

Everybody into the pool after these Austrians won a sailing gold (AP via Fox Sports)

France's Julien Absalon bites his gold medal after the men's mountain bike race (AP via Fox Sports) 

Ring around the rosie: Argentina celebrates its men’s soccer gold (AP via Fox Sports)

Gabriel Heinze of Argentina and Carlos Gamarra of Paraguay argue during their gold-medal match (AP via Fox Sports)

Freestyle wrestling action (AP via Fox Sports)

Three members of the British relay team that won the 4x100 relay (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

Mark-Lewis Francis anchored the Brits (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

The U.S. relay team finished second: Maurice Greene (bottom, left), Shawn Crawford (top. left), Justin Gatlin (top, right) and Darvis Patton (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco won the 5,000 meters (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

Christopher Kalec of Canada competes in diving (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

Alexandre Despatie of Canada in the 10-meter diving (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

Ling Tian of China shows diving form (Getty Images via Fox Sports)

France's Jackson Richardson fires one in handball (AFP/Getty Images via Fox Sports)

Italy's Giacomo Galanda is not happy in losing the basketball final (AP via Fox Sports)

The US 4x400 gold medal winning team: Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner, Derrick Brew, and Otis Harris (AP via Fox Sports)

Kenji Inoue of Japan takes a bite out of his wrestling bronze (Getty Images via Athens 2004)