The United States sent a delegation to compete at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. A total of 235 U.S. competitors took part in 18 sports; the only sport Americans did not compete in was soccer 5-a-side. The United States finished fourth in the gold and overall medal count, behind China, Great Britain and Canada.
Medalists
The following American athletes won medals at the games.
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Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 400 m T44 Brian FrasureRaphew ReedCasey Tibbs Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m T42-46 Ryan FannBrian FrasureRaphew Reed Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m T42-46 Athletics Women's 800 m T53 Athletics Men's 100 m T13 Athletics Men's 400 m T13 Athletics Men's 100 m T44 Karissa Whitsell Cycling Women's road race / time trial tandem B1-3 Karissa Whitsell Cycling Women's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 Swimming Men's 200 m individual medley SM7 Jessica LongAshley OwensErin Popovich Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle 34 pts Erin PopovichBeth RiggleMikhaila Rutherford Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m medley 34 pts Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S8 Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S8 Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S8 Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S9 Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB7 Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S7 Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley SM7 Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly S7 Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S7 Swimming Men's 400 m freestyle S9 Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S10 Swimming Women's 200 m individual medley SM10 Swimming Men's 100 m backstroke S10 United States women's national wheelchair basketball team Wheelchair basketball Women's tournament David Wagner Wheelchair tennis Mixed doubles Athletics Men's 800 m T53 Athletics Men's shot put F44/46 Athletics Men's 100 m T44 Athletics Men's long jump F11 Athletics Women's 100 m T54 Athletics Men's 200 m T44 Athletics Men's high jump F44/46 Athletics Men's pentathlon P44 Cycling Men's handcycle road race HC div B/C Cycling Men's tricycle road race CP div 1/2 Karissa Whitsell Cycling Women's 1 km time trial tandem B1-3 Daniel NicholsonRon Williams Cycling Men's team sprint LC1-4/CP 3/4 Equestrian Mixed dressage freestyle grade I United States women's national goalball teamJen ArmbrusterLisa BantaNicole BuckJessie LorenzAsya MillerRobin Theryoung Goalball Women's tournament Judo Women's −70 kg Sailing Mixed single person 2.4mr Shooting Men's free rifle 3 x 40 SH1 Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle S4 Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S2 Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke SB6 Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 Wheelchair tennis Mixed singles Jeffrey FabryKevin Stone Archery Men's teams open Archery Men's individual W1 Athletics Women's 5,000 m T54 Athletics Women's marathon T54 Athletics Men's 400 m T44 Athletics Men's 200 m T44 Athletics Men's 100 m T53 Athletics Men's 400 m T53 Athletics Women's long jump F44/46 Athletics Women's discus throw F40 Athletics Women's javelin throw F40 Athletics Women's 200 m T54 Athletics Men's long jump F44 Cycling Men's road race / time trial bicycle LC2 Karissa Whitsell Cycling Women's sprint tandem B1-3 Cycling Men's individual pursuit bicycle LC2 United States men's national goalball teamChristopher DoddsDaniel GallantTyler MerrenDonte MickensJohn Mulhern Jr.Edward Munro Goalball Men's tournament Judo Men's −73 kg Judo Men's −100 kg Bradley JohnsonJohn Ross Duggan Sailing Mixed three person sonar Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle S4 Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle S4 Melanie BennStephanie BrooksCasey Johnson Swimming Women's 4 × 50 m freestyle 20 pts Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S13 Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke SB2 Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB6 Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB9 Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S7 Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S7 Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S2 Swimming Women's 400 m freestyle S10 Swimming Men's 100 m freestyle S9 Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke SB8 Swimming Men's 50 m freestyle S10 Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke S12 Table tennis Men's singles 9 United States women's national sitting volleyball team Volleyball Women's tournament Wheelchair fencing Men's épée individual B United States national wheelchair rugby team Wheelchair rugby Mixed tournament | width="22%" align="left" valign="top" |
+ Medals by sportSport Total Archery 0 0 2 2 7 8 11 26 Cycling 2 4 3 9 Equestrian 0 1 0 1 Goalball 0 1 1 2 Judo 0 1 2 3 Sailing 0 1 1 2 Shooting 0 1 0 1 Swimming 16 4 15 35 Table tennis 0 0 1 1 Volleyball 0 0 1 1 Wheelchair basketball 1 0 0 1 Wheelchair fencing 0 0 1 1 Wheelchair rugby 0 0 1 1 Wheelchair tennis 1 1 0 2
+ Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Swimming 7 0 0 7 Swimming 3 1 0 4 Athletics 3 0 0 3 Swimming 3 0 0 3 Cycling 2 1 1 4 Athletics 2 1 1 4 Cycling 2 1 1 4 Swimming 2 0 0 2 Athletics 2 0 0 2 Athletics 2 0 0 2 Athletics 1 1 1 3 Swimming 1 1 0 2 Athletics 1 1 0 2 Wheelchair tennis 1 1 0 2 Athletics 1 0 2 3 Athletics 1 0 1 2 Swimming 1 0 1 2 Swimming 1 0 1 2 Swimming 1 0 1 2 Swimming 1 0 1 2 Swimming 0 1 2 3 Athletics 0 1 1 2 Cycling 0 1 1 2 Cycling 0 1 1 2 Swimming 0 1 1 2 Archery 0 0 2 2 Athletics 0 0 2 2 Athletics 0 0 2 2 Swimming 0 0 2 2 Swimming 0 0 2 2
Competitors Archery Men
|align=left|Aaron Cross |align=left|Men's individual W1 |587 |10 |Bye |L 150-150 |colspan="4"|Did not advance |- |align=left|Jeffrey Fabry |align=left|Men's individual W1 |667 WR |1 |colspan="2"|Bye |W 109-102 |L 108-108 |W 108-96
|align=left|Chuck Lear |align=left|Men's individual W1 |585 |11 |Bye |L 133-150 |colspan="4"|Did not advance |- |align=left|Kevin Stone |align=left|Men's individual W2 |595 |16 |W 147-145 |L 152-162 |colspan="4"|Did not advance |- |align=left|Kevin Stone Jeffrey Fabry Aaron Cross |align=left|Men's teams open |1859 |2 |colspan="2"|Bye |W 226-223 |L 0-215 |W 231-212
Women
|align=left|Lindsey Carmichael |align=left|Women's individual standing |603 WR |1 |N/A |W 145-113 |L 91-98 |colspan="3"|Did not advance
Athletics Men's track AthleteClassEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankDanny AndrewsT44200m24.234 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 22.964400m53.581 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 51.24 WRJoseph AukwardT11100m25.7916Did not advanceAdam BleakneyT53800m1:39.48 PR1 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 1:38.711500m3:08.6025Did not advanceTheodore BridisT52800m2:19.6510Did not advance1500m4:08.479 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 4:21.2385000m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 15:06.578Herbert BurnsT521500m4:34.1611Did not advance5000m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 15:44.709Marathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 2:37:366Tyler ByersT54800m1:42.3414Did not advance5000m10:33.7519Did not advance10000m23:05.2422Did not advanceMarathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 2:01:0928Ryan FannT44400m54.755 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 53.64Brian FrasureT44100m11.232 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.11200m24.073 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 22.83Joshua GeorgeT53100m15.363 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 15.30200m26.703 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 27.445400m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 800mDNFDid not advancePeter Gottwald Jr.T13800m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 2:00.0251500m4:05.0511 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 4:08.398Roderick GreenT44100mDNFDid not advanceJacob HeilveilT541500m3:06.2516Did not advance5000m10:25.839Did not advance10000m21:08.942 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 20:59.7210Marathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 1:33:118Scot HollonbeckT541500m3:01.457 q3:09.1515Did not advance5000m10:38.4312Did not advance10000m21:09.295 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 20:59.7811Marathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 1:49:1624Royal MitchellT13100m11.051 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 10.98 PR200m22.452 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" DSQ400m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 49.78Paul NitzT52100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 18.456200m35.979Did not advanceNelacey PorterT12100m11.4110 q11.064 Q11.054200m23.38522.666Did not advance400m53.668 q56.517Did not advanceRaphew Reed Jr.T46100m11.809Did not advance200m23.6710Did not advanceIan RiceT52100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 18.114200m34.256 q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 33.8361500m4:35.8712Did not advanceMarlon ShirleyT44100m11.201 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 11.08 =WR200m23.502 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 22.67Casey TibbsT44400m54.122 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 54.395Chris WaddellT52100m15.666 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 15.747200m28.018 Q style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 28.106Nelacey Porter Joseph Aukward Royal Mitchell Elexis GilletteT11-134 × 100 m relay45.186Did not advanceRaphew Reed Jr. Casey Tibbs Danny Andrews Brian FrasureT42-464 × 100 m relay style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 43.904 × 400 m relay style="text-align:center;" colspan="4" 3:27.00 WRAdam Bleakney Tyler Byers Joshua George Jacob Heilveil Scot HollonbeckT53-544 × 100 m relayDNSDid not advance4 × 400 m relay3:20.677Did not advance
Men's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankWillard BrooksF53Discus16.30-10Shot put6.46-8Joseph ChristmasF56Discus26.99-9Edwin CockrellF44/45Shot put14.811019Scott DanbergF40Shot put8.78-5Gabriel Diaz de LeonF53Discus16.11-11Shot put7.03-5Jeffrey HantzF55-56Javelin30.289458F56Discus30.67-6Larry HughesF57Discus37.02-7Val Don JacobsonF52-53Javelin17.3290411F53Discus21.46-4Roderick GreenF44Long jumpDNSF44/46Shot putDNSVincent MartinF12Discus30.40-10Marlon ShirleyF44Long jump6.20-Jeffrey SkibaF44/46Discus45.249054Javelin46.448638Casey TibbsP44Pentathlon4422
Women's track AthleteClassEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankCheri BlauwetT53800m1:56.541 Q1:59.051500m3:38.148 Q3:29.5175000m12:00.073 Q12:00.04Marathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 1:50.15Jessica GalliT53100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 18.665400m58.464 Q1:01.004800m1:57.263 Q2:01.0341500m3:36.825 q3:29.517Jennifer GoeckelT54100m18.218 q18.027200m32.1210Did not advance800m1:56.1513Did not advance1500m3:36.825 q3:29.275April HolmesT46100m13.51813.136200m27.567 Q27.747Erin JohnsonT52200m41.473 Q42.484400m1:26.226 Q1:25.337Tatyana McFaddenT54100m16.712 Q16.69200m30.733 Q30.48800m1:55.159Did not advancePamela McGonigleT12800m2:19.863 q2:26.3851500m style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 4:56.284Miriam NibleyT53100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 18.024400m1:01.395 q1:02.136Marathon style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" DNSShirley ReillyT53100m style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" 18.816400m1:01.407 Q1:01.014800m2:07.996 Q2:02.816
Women's field AthleteClassEventFinalResultPointsRankApril HolmesF44/46Long jump4.561134Jill KennedyF40Discus19.23-Javelin23.07-Shot put5.74-7
Boccia AthleteEventPreliminariesRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOpponentOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTimothy HawkerMixed individual BC1 L 0-144Did not advance L 0-8 L 3-5 W 4-1Samuel WilliamsMixed individual BC2 L 1-115Did not advance L 1-11 L 1-6 W 4-3Austin Hanson Samuel WilliamsMixed pairs BC3 L 1-114Did not advance L 0-6 L 1-9
Cycling Men's road