Athletics at the 2004 Athina Summer Games:

The defending champion was Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) and he was back in Athina, having also won the 2003 World Championship. At the 2002 European Championship he had finished second to Hungary's Róbert Fazekas and these two were the favorites. Alekna opened in the final with 69.89 (229-3¾) which would be his best throw, with Fazekas recording 66.39 (217-9¾) in third place. But in round two, he recorded 70.93 (232-8½) to seemingly win the gold medal. But at doping control he provided an "inadequate" urine sample and refused to produce any more. He was later found to have a bag with stored urine hidden on his body. He was disqualified and Alekna had his second consecutive gold medal.