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Host City: Athina, Greece (August 11, 2004 to August 29, 2004)
Opening Ceremony: August 13, 2004 (opened by President Kostas Stephanopoulos)
Lighter of the Olympic Flame: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis
Taker of the Olympic Oath: Zoi Dimoskhaki (athlete)
Closing Ceremony: August 29, 2004
Events: 301 in 34 sports
Participants: 10,560 (6,257 men and 4,303 women) from 201 countries
Youngest Participant: Rubab Raza (13 years, 218 days)
Oldest Participant: Ian Millar (57 years, 229 days)
Most Medals (Athlete): Michael Phelps (8 medals)
Most Medals (Country): United States (101 medals)
The Athens Olympic Games were a return of the Olympic Movement to its roots, as the Ancient Olympic Games were held in Greece, in Ancient Olympia, on the Peloponnesus Peninsula. The [first Modern Olympic Games were held in Athens], and in [1906, Athens again hosted an Olympic Games]. In 1990, Athens bid to host the [1996 Olympic Games], the Centennial Olympics, but lost out to Atlanta. 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, Rome.
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Rk | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 36 | 39 | 26 | 101 |
2 | Russia | 28 | 26 | 36 | 90 |
3 | China | 32 | 17 | 14 | 63 |
4 | Australia | 17 | 16 | 17 | 50 |
5 | Germany | 13 | 16 | 20 | 49 |
6 | Japan | 16 | 9 | 12 | 37 |
7 | France | 11 | 9 | 13 | 33 |
8 | Italy | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
9 | South Korea | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 |
10 | Great Britain | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 |
11 | Cuba | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
12 | Ukraine | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 |
13 | Netherlands | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 |
14 | Spain | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
15 | Romania | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
16 | Hungary | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
17 | Greece | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
18 | Belarus | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
19 | Canada | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
20 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
21 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
22 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
23 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
24 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
25 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
26 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
27 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
28 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
29 | Austria | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
30 | Ethiopia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
31 | Kenya | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
32 | Norway | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
33 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
34 | Iran | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
35 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
36 | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
37 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
38 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
39 | Jamaica | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
40 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
41 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
42 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
43 | Egypt | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
44 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
45 | North Korea | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
46 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
47 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
48 | Latvia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
49 | Mexico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
50 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
51 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
52 | Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
53 | Lithuania | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
54 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
55 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
56 | Portugal | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
57 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
58 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
59 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
60 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
61 | Finland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
62 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
63 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
64 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
65 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
66 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
67 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
68 | Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
69 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
70 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
71 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
73 | Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
74 | Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rk | Athlete | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Michael Phelps (USA) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Natalie Coughlin (USA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | Petria Thomas (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Ian Thorpe (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Inge de Bruijn (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Aaron Peirsol (USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Jodie Henry (AUS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | CÄtÄlina Ponor (ROU) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
12 | Amanda Beard (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
13 | Paul Hamm (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
14 | Grant Hackett (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
15 | Otylia JÄdrzejczak (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
16 | Carly Patterson (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
17 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
18 | Leisel Jones (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
19 | Roland Schoeman (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
20 | Ian Crocker (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
21 | Kaitlin Sandeno (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
22 | Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
23 | Brendan Hansen (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
24 | Laure Manaudou (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
25 | Justin Gatlin (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
26 | Marian DrÄgulescu (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
27 | Antje Buschschulte (GER) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |