Cycling Mountain Bike at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Dates | 27 – 28 August 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medal Events | 2 |
There was no change in the Olympic mountain biking program as the men and women both contested a cross-country mountain bike event. The men raced over 43.3 km while the women’s race was 31.3 km in length. Mountain biking was held at the Parnithi Mountain Bike Centre. The events were won by Norway’s Gunn Rita Dahle-Flesjå and Frenchman Julien Absalon. Absalon would return in 2008 and defend his gold medal in men’s mountain biking.
Events
| Event | Status | Date | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Country, Men | Olympic | 28 August 2004 | 50 | 32 |
| Cross-Country, Women | Olympic | 27 August 2004 | 30 | 24 |
| 80 (50/30) | 34 (32/24) |
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Country, Men | Julien Absalon |  FRA |
José Antonio Hermida |  ESP |
Bart Brentjens |  NED |
| Cross-Country, Women | Gunn Rita Dahle |  NOR |
Marie-Hélène Prémont |  CAN |
Sabine Spitz |  GER |
Medal table
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | FRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | NOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | ESP |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |