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The Olympic flame burns in the Athens Olympic Stadium cauldron, during the opening ceremonies of the 2004 Summer Olympics. The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital city of Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. [1]
Greece left the Summer Olympic Games with a total of sixteen medals (six gold, six silver, and four bronze), finishing within the top fifteen position in the overall medal rankings. [3] At least a single medal was awarded to the Greek team in ten sports; five of them came from the track and field, including two prestigious golds.
Greece: Tatyana Lebedeva Russia: pole vault details: Yelena Isinbayeva Russia: Svetlana Feofanova Russia: Anna Rogowska Poland: shot put details: Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba: Nadine Kleinert Germany: Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus: discus throw details: Natalya Sadova Russia: Anastasia Kelesidou Greece: Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic
Women's wrestling and women's sabre made their Olympic debut at the 2004 Games. [31] With 6 gold, 6 silver, and 4 bronze medals, Greece had its best medal tally in over 100 years (since hosting the 1896 Olympics), continuing the nation's sporting success after winning Euro 2004 in July.
The men's national basketball team of the United States competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The team was led by future Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Larry Brown. The Americans were favored to win the gold medal, after winning the previous three tournaments.
Pyrros Dimas is the top Greek Olympic medalist having won three gold and one bronze medal in weightlifting. Konstantinos Tsiklitiras has won four Olympic medals in athletics and ties Pyrros Dimas for the Greek athlete with the most Olympic medals won in total. Sofia Bekatorou, with a gold (2004) and a bronze medal (2008) in sailing.
It’s been 20 years since Greece shocked the world by winning Euro 2004 and the fairytale story remains one of the most unlikely stories in sport. ‘It was magical:’ Remembering Greece’s ...
The Men's marathon at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29 in the streets of Athens, Greece where one hundred and one athletes from 59 nations competed. [1] The event was won by Stefano Baldini of Italy, the nation's first victory in the event since 1988 and second overall.