Chronicling India's hockey performances at the Olympics from Atlanta 1996 to London 2012

2004 Athens Games

The general populace of the county has come to expect a certain high standard of performance from the Hockey squad due to the rich history and here begins the era of the Indian Team completely letting down their fans in terms of performance at the Olympics.

Of their 5 matches in the group stage, India lost 3, winning only to minnows South Africa and drawing against Argentina. As a result, they finished a lowly 7th and failed to qualify for the medal round yet again.

Yet we must remember the 2004 Athens games for Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore’s individual Silver in trap shooting, which placed the dream of an individual Olympic Gold in the mind of the public and sportspeople alike, for the first time.