Palau was represented at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by the Palau National Olympic Committee.

In total, four athletes including two men and two women represented Palau in three different sports including athletics, swimming and wrestling.

Background

The Palau National Olympic Committee was formed in 1998 and was fully recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the following year. Palau made their Olympic debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They sent five athletes including two men and three women. The 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece marked Palau's second appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Competitors

In total, four athletes represented Palau at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece across three different sports.

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| align=left|Athletics

| 1 || 1 || 2

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| align=left|Swimming

| 0 || 1 || 1

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| align=left|Wrestling

| 1 || 0 || 1

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! Total || 2 || 2 || 4

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Athletics

In total, two Palauan athletes participated in the athletics events – Ngerak Florencio in the women's 100 m and Russel Roman in the men's 200 m.

;Men

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|align=left|Russel Roman

|align=left|200 m

|24.89

|8

|colspan=6|did not advance

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;Women

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|align=left|Ngerak Florencio

|align=left|100 m

|12.76

|7

|colspan=6|did not advance

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Swimming

In total, one Palauan athlete participated in the swimming events – Evelyn Otto in the women's 50 m freestyle.

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|align=left|Evelyn Otto

|align=left|50 m freestyle

|33.04

|70

|colspan=4|did not advance

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Wrestling

In total, one Palauan athlete participated in the wrestling events – John Tarkong in the men's Greco-Roman −96 kg.

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|align=left|John Tarkong

|align=left|−96 kg

|<br/>L 0–4 <sup></sup>

|<br/>L 0–4 <sup></sup>

|3

|colspan=3|did not advance

|20

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References

  • Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad