Brief History of the Olympic Games

Athens Olympic Games of 2004 

Following the International Olympic Committee’s decision, Athens, after 108 years, hosted again the Olympic Games in August 2004. The opening ceremony on August 13 was a spectacular in every respect.  

Τhe Olympic Games in 2004 returned to their ancient birthplace and the city of their revival. Athletes from all nations have united in Greece and engaged in noble competition.
The Athens Olympic Games combined history, culture and peace with sports and Olympism.

The people of Greece hosted these unique Games on a human scale, inspiring the world to celebrate Olympic values.

The Olympic Village finished on time and the stadiums were fantastic without exception. 70,000 volunteers worked morning, noon and night, always willing to help and please the spectators, the athletes and journalists.

Four Greek cities - Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklio and Volos – were  the Olympic Cities that hosted the football tournament at Games-time. There was one selected tournament ground at each of the four. 

Within the 28 sports included in the Olympic Games, there are 37 disciplines, some of which, for instance the Track events in Athletics, are intrinsically connected to the Olympic history, while others have been added to the programme of the Olympic Games recently. One of these is the Women’s Sabre discipline, included for the first time in Olympic Fencing in the Olympic Games in Athens.

Starting Ceremony

       

       

Table of Medals

 
SUN 29 AUG 2004
Rank
by
Gold		 NOC NOC Name Gold Silver Bronze Tot. Rank
by
Total
1  USA United States 35 39 29 103 1
2  CHN China 32 17 14 63 3
3  RUS Russia 27 27 38 92 2
4  AUS Australia 17 16 16 49 4
5  JPN Japan 16 9 12 37 6
6  GER Germany 14 16 18 48 5
7  FRA France 11 9 13 33 7
8  ITA Italy 10 11 11 32 8
9  KOR Korea 9 12 9 30 =9
10  GBR Great Britain 9 9 12 30 =9
11  CUB Cuba 9 7 11 27 11
12  UKR Ukraine 9 5 9 23 12
13  HUN Hungary 8 6 3 17 16
14  ROM Romania 8 5 6 19 =14
15  GRE Greece 6 6 4 16 17
16  NOR Norway 5 0 1 6 =32
17  NED Netherlands 4 9 9 22 13
18  BRA Brazil 4 3 3 10 =21
19  SWE Sweden 4 1 2 7 =28
20  ESP Spain 3 11 5 19 =14
21  CAN Canada 3 6 3 12 =19
22  TUR Turkey 3 3 4 10 =21
23  POL Poland 3 2 5 10 =21
24  NZL New Zealand 3 2 0 5 =37
25  THA Thailand 3 1 4 8 =24
26  BLR Belarus 2 6 7 15 18
27  AUT Austria 2 4 1 7 =28
28  ETH Ethiopia 2 3 2 7 =28
=29  IRI I. R. Iran 2 2 2 6 =32
=29  SVK Slovakia 2 2 2 6 =32
31  TPE Chinese Taipei 2 2 1 5 =37
32  GEO Georgia 2 2 0 4 =46
33  BUL Bulgaria 2 1 9 12 =19
=34  JAM Jamaica 2 1 2 5 =37
=34  UZB Uzbekistan 2 1 2 5 =37
36  MAR Morocco 2 1 0 3 =51
37  DEN Denmark 2 0 6 8 =24
38  ARG Argentina 2 0 4 6 =32
39  CHI Chile 2 0 1 3 =51
40  KAZ Kazakhstan 1 4 3 8 =24
41  KEN Kenya 1 4 2 7 =28
42  CZE Czech Republic 1 3 4 8 =24
43  RSA South Africa 1 3 2 6 =32
44  CRO Croatia 1 2 2 5 =37
45  LTU Lithuania 1 2 0 3 =51
=46  EGY Egypt 1 1 3 5 =37
=46  SUI Switzerland 1 1 3 5 =37
48  INA Indonesia 1 1 2 4 =46
49  ZIM Zimbabwe 1 1 1 3 =51
50  AZE Azerbaijan 1 0 4 5 =37
51  BEL Belgium 1 0 2 3 =51
=52  BAH Bahamas 1 0 1 2 =58
=52  ISR Israel 1 0 1 2 =58
=54  CMR Cameroon 1 0 0 1 =64
=54  DOM Dominican Rep 1 0 0 1 =64
=54  IRL Ireland 1 0 0 1 =64
=54  UAE U Arab Emirates 1 0 0 1 =64
58  PRK DPR Korea 0 4 1 5 =37
59  LAT Latvia 0 4 0 4 =46
60  MEX Mexico 0 3 1 4 =46
61  POR Portugal 0 2 1 3 =51
=62  FIN Finland 0 2 0 2 =58
=62  SCG Serbia/Monteneg 0 2 0 2 =58
64  SLO Slovenia 0 1 3 4 =46
65  EST Estonia 0 1 2 3 =51
=66  HKG Hong Kong 0 1 0 1 =64
=66  IND India 0 1 0 1 =64
=66  PAR Paraguay 0 1 0 1 =64
=69  NGR Nigeria 0 0 2 2 =58
=69  VEN Venezuela 0 0 2 2 =58
=71  COL Colombia 0 0 1 1 =64
=71  ERI Eritrea 0 0 1 1 =64
=71  MGL Mongolia 0 0 1 1 =64
=71  SYR Syrian Arab Rep 0 0 1 1 =64
=71  TRI Trinidad/Tobago 0 0 1 1 =64

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