August 2004 in Sports - August 29, 2004

August 29, 2004

• 2004 Summer Olympics:
  • Men's Marathon: Vanderlei de Lima from Brazil is pushed into the crowd by Cornelius Horan (who ran onto the track during the Formula One 2003 British Grand Prix at Silverstone) while leading in the last 10 km of the race. Vanderlei loses around 15–20 seconds but finishes in third place. (BBC)
  • Gold medal winners on day 16: (BBC)
    • Athletics
      • Men's Marathon: Stefano Baldini, ITA
    • Boxing:
      • Men's Under 48 kg: Yan Bhartelemy Varela, CUB
      • Men's 51–54 kg: Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz, CUB
      • Men's 57–60 kg: Mario Cesar Kindelan Mesa, CUB
      • Men's 64–69 kg: Bakhtiyar Artayev, KAZ
      • Men's 75–81 kg: Andre Ward, USA
      • Men's Over 91 kg: Alexander Povetkin, RUS
    • Handball:
      • Men: Croatia
      • Women: Denmark
    • Gymnastics:
      • Women's Individual All-Around Rhythmic: Alina Kabaeva, RUS
    • Taekwondo:
      • Women's Over 67 kg: Zhong Chen, CHN
      • Men's Over 80 kg: Dae Sung Moon, KOR
    • Volleyball:
      • Men: Brazil
    • Water Polo:
      • Men: Hungary
    • Wrestling:
      • Men's Freestyle 60 kg: Yandro Miguel Quintana, CUB
      • Men's Freestyle 74 kg: Buvaysa Saytiev, RUS
      • Men's Freestyle 96 kg: Khadjimourat Gatsalov, RUS
• Kimi Räikkönen wins the Belgian Grand Prix Formula One ahead of Michael Schumacher, who clinches his seventh championship title. (BBC)
• Baseball: Team Curaçao beats team Thousand Oaks, California, 5–2, to win the Little League World Series. (ESPN)