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Unforgettable Games, Dream Games A grand celebration, the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games, which for 17 days returned to Greece, the country where they were originally born and the city where they revived, is completed.These Games broke many records. Athens hosted 11,099 athletes, the largest number ever and also the most women athletes ever. Representatives of 202 countries took part, more than any other sport event. The Olympic flame traveled for the first time to all continents. Shot Put was held in Olympia and women competed there for the first time. Four billion viewers all over the world watched these Games. They all saw Greece, inside and outside the stadiums.  With a warm Closing Ceremony, full of music and singing, Athens bade a final farewell to the athletes and its guests.  Visit the Closing Ceremony Image Gallery Wallpapers
Highlights of the Games Read the highlights of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games and feel again the excitement of the most important events of each competition day.
Olympic Sports Get to know all the Olympic sports through the educational animations.
News Articles1 Dec12:20 : ATHENS 2004 President, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, presented with the European ‘Achiever of the Year’ Award for 200425 Nov17:05 : ATHENS 2004 President, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, nominated for ‘European of the Year’ Award for 200422 Nov16:39 : Statements by ATHENS 2004 President, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, after the meeting with Synaspismos Party President, N. Constantopoulos18 Nov16:22 : Announcement17 Nov15:00 : Juan Antonio Samaranch: “Athens organised fantastic, amazing Olympic Games”15 Nov13:39 : Statements by Mrs Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki after the meeting with the President of the Republic at the Presidential Palace3 Nov17:57 : IOC Press Release: Athens lessons successfully shared in Beijing1 Nov12:52 : The success of the Athens Olympic Games an inspiration to Beijing27 Oct13:52 : Address by ATHENS 2004 President, Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, scheduled for Sunday 31 October in Beijing, in the Inaugural Session of the Olympic Know-How Transfer Conference21 Oct16:13 : ATHENS 2004 exports Olympic Know-How to Beijing and to Host Cities of future Olympic Games19 Oct12:58 : How Greece is perceived by the citizens of five major countries12:56 : Announcement 6 Oct10:30 : Nation-wide Survey conducted in Greece concerning the Olympic Games30 Sep15:30 : ATHENS 2004 President presented with the gold medal of the International Paralympic Committee29 Sep16:40 : Announcement about Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony tickets |
 Closing Ceremony of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games. 29 August 2004  Closing Ceremony of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games. 29 August  24 August: Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva sets a new world record in the Women's Pole Vault, with a vault of 4,91m 
"Together we narrated a beautiful story - a story that linked the Games to their history and depicted a new Greece to the whole world". Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, ATHENS 2004 President. 29/08/04 |
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