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The 2004 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, romanized: Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 28is Olympiádas) and also known as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international ...
- 301 in 28 sports (40 disciplines)
- Olympic Stadium
- Athens, Greece
- Biggest Games
- Most Popular
- Records Tumble
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.
Edited by ATHOC - 2005. Vol. 1: Homecoming of the Games - organisation and operations. Vol. 2: The Games. Vol. 3: Official results [CD].
Los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas 2004 (oficialmente denominados Juegos de la XXVIII Olimpiada) se celebraron en Atenas ( Grecia) entre el 13 y el 29 de agosto de 2004, aunque el torneo de fútbol comenzó dos días antes, el 11 de agosto.
The Greeks and Athenians were bitter that they had not been awarded the right to host the 100th anniversary of the Modern Olympics, but regrouped to bid successfully for the 2004 Olympic Games, narrowly defeating the favorite, Roma.
Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. Athens (GRE) August 13-29, 2004.
Contents Official Report, Volume I. Part A - Homecomming of the Games. Greece and the Olympic Games. Hellenic Sporting Tradition. Bidding for the Games. Organisation, Legislative and Regulatory Framework. Part B - Organisation and Operations. The Organising Committee.
