Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individualW
Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's individual

The women's individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme were held at the Panathinaiko Stadium.

Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's teamW
Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team

The Women's team at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the archery programme were held at the Panathinaiko Stadium.

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metresW
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres

The women's 1500 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 28.

Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's Olympic Football tournament was held for the third time at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured 10 women's national teams from six continental confederations. The 10 teams were drawn into two groups of three and one group of four and each group played a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at Karaiskakis Stadium on 26 August 2004.

Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece began on August 14 and lasted until August 28. The games were held at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena and the Olympic Indoor Hall.

Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's duetW
Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's duet

The women's duet event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, took place inside the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre from 23 to 25 August. Reigning world champions Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova of Russia overwhelmed the audience with an extraordinarily synchronous and impressive performance to defend their Olympic title with a final merit of 99.334 points. Japan's Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda maintained a silver-medal streak in their second Olympics with 98.417, while U.S.A. duo Anna Kozlova and Alison Bartosik climbed out from behind to earn a bronze with 96.918.

Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's teamW
Synchronized swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team

The women's team event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, took place at the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre from 26 to 27 August. The Russian synchronized swimmers delivered a superb performance to defend their Olympic title in the event, having received a straight line of five perfect marks from the judges for a composite score of 99.501. Japan maintained a silver-medal streak on its second Olympics by a single point short of Russia's score with 98.501, after displaying their explosive lifts and quick changes of pattern throughout the routine. Having failed to secure an Olympic medal in the sport from the previous Olympics, the U.S. squad assembled a colorful demonstration of multiple sequences and flying leaps to hold on for the bronze with a score of 97.418.

Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The 2004 women's Olympic volleyball tournament was the eleventh edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. It was held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex between 14 and 28 August 2004.

Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournamentW
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's water polo tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested between August 16 and August 26 at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. Eight teams qualified for the Games, with Italy defeating the host nation Greece for the gold medal. The United States won the bronze medal.