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Learn about the history, venues, events, and legacy of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Games marked the return of the Olympics to their birthplace and featured 10,625 athletes from 201 countries.
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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).
Popularity 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 women's wrestling, which was included in the programme for the first time.
Swimmer 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.
Explore the highlights, results, records and legacy of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece. Watch exclusive videos, see the medal table and learn about the brand, mascot and torch of the Games.
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital city of Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. [1] A total of 10,625 athletes from a record 201 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated in these games. [ 2 ]
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4 days ago · Learn about the 25th modern Olympic Games, held in Athens, Greece, in 2004. Find out the highlights, legacy, controversies, and medalists of the event that featured 11,100 athletes from 201 countries.
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Learn about the history, venues, highlights and controversies of the 2004 Summer Olympics, the first to be held in Greece since 1906. Find out how Michael Phelps, Kelly Holmes and the marathon runners performed in the Ancient Olympic Games.
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Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Athens. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2004's finest athletes
Find out the list of teams and medals won by each at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Watch replays and highlights of the events and sports featured in the Olympic Channel TV.
