July 2004 in Sports - July 11, 2004

July 11, 2004

• Track and field:
  • At the United States Olympic Trials in Sacramento, California, Tim Montgomery fails to qualify for the Olympics in the 100 meters, finishing seventh. This saves the United States Olympic Committee from a potentially embarrassing situation, as Montgomery has been officially charged with steroids use. The defending Olympic champion at that distance, Maurice Greene, finishes first. (ESPN)
  • Philip Rabinowitz (runner), a centenarian sprinter from South Africa, made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to run 100 meters, in 30.86 seconds. (CNN)
• Copa América: Venezuela is named host of the 2007 tournament. (CNN)
• Centrobasket: The Dominican Republic defeats the two time defending champion, the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team, 75 to 74, to conquer the gold medal, at the Dominican Republic. (FIBA Americas, in Spanish)
• Formula One: Michael Schumacher wins the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. (BBC)
• NASCAR: Tony Stewart wins the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway that was marred by a fight between the pit crews of Stewart and Kasey Kahne stemming from a crash involving the two on lap 127. Kahne's crew chief, Tommy Baldwin, was later fined US $10,000 for his role in the altercation. (ESPN) (ESPN)
• Champ Car: Sébastien Bourdais wins the Toronto Molson Indy, his third straight victory. (ESPN)
• PGA Tour: Mark Hensby wins the John Deere Classic at TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois, defeating John E. Morgan in a tie-breaking playoff. (ESPN)