Athens 2004 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals Results
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keywords: description:Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.2004DateAugust 13 - August 29CountryGreeceAthletes10625Teams201Events301ResultsHighlights
A record 201 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Olympic Games. The overall tally for events on the programme was 301 (one more than at the Sydney Games in 2000).
Most PopularPopularity in the Games also soared, as 3.9 billion people had access to the television coverage compared to 3.6 billion for Sydney. This global audience enjoyed coverage of never-before-seen sports such as womens wrestling, which was included in the programme for the first time.
Athens 2004 Olympic Games LegacyDiscover the lasting legacy that this edition of the Olympic Games created for its hosts.
Records TumbleSwimmer Michael Phelps won six gold medals and set a single-Games record with eight total medals. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel became the first female cyclist to earn four career gold medals, reaching a total of six Olympic medals, while canoeist Birgit Fischer became the first athlete in any sport to win two medals in each of five Olympic Games.
Memorable ChampionsRunner Hicham El Guerrouj won both the 1500m and the 5000m, while on the womens side Kelly Holmes triumphed in both the 800m and the 1500m. In team play, Argentina won the mens football tournament without conceding a goal, and the U.S. softball team outscored their opponents by an aggregate score of 51-1.
NOCs: 201
Athletes: 10,625 athletes (4,329 women, 6,296 men)
Events: 301
Volunteers: 45,000
Media: 21,500
Two New National Olympic CommitteesKiribati and Timor Leste entered teams for the first time, although athletes from Timor had competed at the Sydney Olympics as individual Olympic athletes.
Iraqi FootballDespite continuing warfare back home, the football team from Iraq qualified for the Olympic tournament and made it to the semifinals.
United Arab EmiratesDouble trap shooter Ahmed Almaktoum won the first gold medal for the United Arab Emirates.
Thai Woman ChampionWeightlifter Pawina Thongsuk became the first woman from Thailand to earn a gold medal when she won the 75kg category.
Greek JudokaIn the mens 81kg category, Ilias Iliadis won Greeces first-ever gold medal in judo.
Tennis BreakthroughsChile and China earned their first medals in tennis as Nicolas Massu and Fernando González won the mens doubles championship and Massu also won singles, while Ting Li and Tian Tian Sun took the womens doubles title.
Fencing FirstsIn fencing, womens sabre made its debut with Mariel Zagunis of the United States earning the gold medal. It was the first U.S. victory in fencing. Switzerland also claimed its first fencing gold when Marcel Fischer won the mens individual épée.
Greeks in SynchThomas Bimis and Nikolaos Siranidis captured Greeces first medal in diving with an unexpected victory in synchronized springboard.
Greece First and Last201 National Olympic Committees marched in the Parade of Nations at the Opening Ceremony. Traditionally Greece leads the parade and the host team goes last. Because Greece was the host, they occupied both positions, as weightlifter Pyrros Dimas opened the parade and the rest of the Greek athletes entered at the end.
East African SweepKenyans runners swept the medals in the 3,000m steeplechase with Ezekiel Kemboi taking the gold, Brimin Kipruto the silver and Paul K. Koech the bronze.
Marathon HistoryThe marathon races followed the same route as the 1896 race, beginning in Marathon and ending in Athens Panathenaic Stadium. Vanderlei de Lima of Brazil was in the lead of the mens race with less than 7 kilometres to go when a disturbed man pushed him off the course. De Lima held on to earn the bronze medal and was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Medal in recognition of his Olympic spirit.
OlympiaThe shot put events were held in Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Original StadiumThe archery competitions were staged in the same Panathenaic Stadium that was used for the 1896 Olympics.
Women’s Wrestling DebutsWomens wrestling made its debut with competition in four weight categories. Japanese women earned medals in every division, while France and the United States won two medals each. The first gold medal went to Ukraines Irini Merlini, who dominated her first four opponents in the 48kg category and then won the final on a tiebreaker.
Ceremonies13 August, Athens, Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. The last runner of the Olympic Torch relay, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, runs past the athletes in the Olympic Stadium. ©IOC/Tsuyoshi Kishimoto
Official Opening of the Games by:President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Lighting the Olympic Flame by:Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (sailing)
Olympic Oath by:Zoï Dimoschaki (swimming)
Officials Oath by:Lazaros Voreadis (basketball)
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