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The 2004 Games was the first of two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Southern Europe since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and was followed by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.
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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.
Explore the highlights, results, records and legacy of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. Watch exclusive videos, see the medal table and learn about the brand, mascot and torch of Athens 2004.
Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
This is a list of medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics, which were held in Athens, Greece.
EventGoldSilverBronze100 metres detailsJustin Gatlin United StatesFrancis Obikwelu PortugalMaurice Greene United States200 metres detailsShawn Crawford United StatesBernard Williams United StatesJustin Gatlin United States400 metres detailsJeremy Wariner United StatesOtis Harris United StatesDerrick Brew United States800 metres detailsYuriy Borzakovskiy RussiaMbulaeni Mulaudzi South AfricaWilson Kipketer DenmarkHost nation Greece finished fifteenth, with six gold, six silver, and four bronze medals, [ 1] in its best total medal haul since 1896 . Australia became the first nation to improve their gold medal total at the Games immediately after hosting a Summer Olympics.
RankNationGoldSilver13639232173282641716Official medal table of the Summer Olympic Games in Athens. Find an alphabetical list of medals and celebrate the achievements of 2004's finest athletes.
5 days ago · Athens 2004 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Athens that took place August 13–29, 2004. The Athens Games were the 25th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games . The 2004 Olympic Games returned to Greece , birthplace of the ancient Games and site of the inaugural modern Olympics.
