Francis Obikwelu is pictured above in the heats of the 200m at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
He qualified for the final, finishing fifth in a time of 20.14 secs. It was in the 100m
that Obikwelu really excelled however, winning the silver medal in a new European
record time of 9.86 secs (see below).
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Men's 200m. Final. Olympic Games 2004.
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| 1. Shawn Crawford |
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USA |
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19.79 |
| 2. Bernard Williams |
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USA |
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20.01 |
| 3. Justin Gatlin |
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USA |
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20.03 |
| 4. Frank Fredericks |
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NAM |
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20.14 |
| 5. Francis Obikwelu |
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POR |
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20.14 |
| 6. Stephane Buckland |
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MRI |
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20.24 |
| 7. Tobias Unger |
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GER |
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20.64 |
| Asafa Powell |
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JAM |
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DNS |
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The race finish pictures above show Francis (lane 5) crossing the line to take the silver medal in the men's 100m at the
2004 Olympics in Athens. Justin Gatlin (lane 3) won the Gold with Maurice Greene (lane 7) taking bronze. Obikwelu's time of 9.86
was a new European record, eclipsing the previous best of 9.87 held jointly by Great Britain's Linford Christie and Dwain Chambers.
The right hand photo shows Francis during the quarter-final heat. All images by G. Herringshaw.©
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Men's 100m. Final. Olympic Games 2004.
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| 1. Justin Gatlin |
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USA |
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9.85 |
| 2. Francis Obikwelu |
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POR |
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9.86 |
| 3. Maurice Greene |
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USA |
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9.87 |
| 4. Shawn Crawford |
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USA |
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9.89 |
| 5. Asafa Powell |
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JAM |
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9.94 |
| 6. Kim Collins |
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SKN |
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10.00 |
| 7. Obadele Thompson |
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BAR |
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10.10 |
| Aziz Zakari |
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GHA |
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DNF |
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