Liberia competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.
History Clemenceau Urey began serving as the president of the Liberia National Olympic Committee (LNOC) in 2000. In late 2003, Urey was impeached as president and expelled as a member by the executive committee. This was following the misuse of aid money from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The misuse of funds triggered mutual accusations of financial impropriety between Urey and the executive committee. By June 2004, a group of Liberian athletes threatened to boycott that year's Summer Olympics if Urey wasn't reinstated as LNOC president. The group was led by Kouty Mawenh, Sayon Cooper, and Bill Rogers. Mawenh also served as a liaison between the IOC and LNOC. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Liberia would ultimately only present two competitors, one man and one woman. Mawenh would attribute the lack of Liberian representation to Urey's removal.
Athletics
Liberian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSultan Tucker110 m hurdles13.765did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankGladys Thompson200 m27.517did not advance
Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad