Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Bouabdallah "Bob" Tahri (born 20 December 1978) is a retired
middle-distance and long-distance French runner, who was born in Metz. He competed mainly in the 3000 m steeplechase distance. He also competes in the 2000 m steeplechase, 1500 m, mile, 3000 m, 5000 m, 10000 m and cross-country running. He has won several medals at major international championships such as the World Championships, European Championships and the European Indoor Championships. Moreover, he has won medals in the European Cup, European Team Championships, IAAF World Cup, IAAF Continental Cup and the IAAF World Athletics Final.
In June 2009, Tahri improved his 2000 m outdoor steeplechase European record with a run of 5:15.36 in Nancy, France. He set a new 3000 m outdoor steeplechase European record of 8:01.18 in finishing third in the final of the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. On 25 June 2010, Tahri set a new world-record time of 5:13.47 in the 2000m outdoor steeplechase race in Tomblaine, France. The previous world-record time of 5:14.43 was set on 21 Aug 1990 by Julius Kariuki. But Tahri's 2000m outdoor steeplechase world record was broken only 5 days later by his compatriot Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad. On 29 June 2010, Tahri won the 3000m outdoor steeplechase race in Metz in the world's fastest time (8:03.72) of the year. He retired after running 3000 meters at the 2016 IAAF Diamond League meeting in Paris.

Marie Poissonnier (born 4 May 1979 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme) is a female pole vaulter from France. Her personal best jump is 4.46 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Saint-Etienne.
She finished twelfth at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Maebashi and won the bronze medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis. Participating at the 2004 Olympics, she failed to qualify from her pool.

Laurence Manfredi (born 20 May 1974 in Gap, Hautes-Alpes) is a French shot putter.
She finished fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 1997, 1999 and 2003 and the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004 without reaching the final round.Manfredi has been a dominating figure in the national competitions – a win at the 2010 French Indoor Championships was the 30th national title of her career.Her personal best throw is 18.68 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Castres.

Julien Kapek (born 12 January 1979 in Clamart, Hauts-de-Seine) is a French triple jumper.
His personal best is 17.38 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Tomblaine. This result places him fourth on the all-time French performers list, only behind Serge Hélan and Karl Taillepierre.

Laurent Hernu (born 22 August 1976 in Creil, Oise) is a French decathlete. In 2015, Hernu coached about 20 other athletes, including French sprint athlete Marie Gayot.

Hafida Gadi (born 14 July 1974) is a French long-distance runner. She competed in the women's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Nicolas Aissat (born 24 July 1980 in Toulouse) is a retired French middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. He represented his country at the 2004 Summer Olympics reaching the semifinals.

Kafétien Gomis (born 23 March 1980 in Saint-Quentin, Aisne) is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.24 metres, achieved in August 2010.
He finished ninth at the 2003 Summer Universiade, seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade, fifth at the 2006 European Athletics Championships and fourth at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He also competed in the 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his qualification pool.
He came fourth at the 2009 European Athletics Indoor Championships with an indoor personal best of 8.12 metres and he represented France later that year at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics (although he did not make the final). He was knocked out in the qualification round at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships but he excelled outdoors that season, jumping a best of 8.24 m to win the silver medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships – his first major medal.

Denis Langlois (born 10 December 1968 in Drancy) is a French race walker.

Marie Collonvillé (born 23 November 1973 in Amiens) is a French heptathlete.
She was the first-ever IAAF-recognised world record holder in the women's decathlon; the event was officially recognised from 1 January 2005, and her mark of 8160 set in Talence on 26 September 2004 was broken by Austra Skujytė on 15 April 2005.She was a regular competitor at the annual Hypo-Meeting.