2004 Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf multi-sport event
gptkbp:closed 2004-08-29
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:2008_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Greece
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2004 Olympics
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:ATH
gptkbp:logo gptkb:2004_Summer_Olympics_logo
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympic_Stadium,_Athens
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Phevos
gptkb:Athena
gptkbp:memberState 201
gptkbp:motto Welcome Home
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:First_Olympics_after_September_11_attacks
gptkb:First_time_Israel_won_a_gold_medal
gptkb:Olympic_Village_located_in_Marousi,_Athens
gptkb:Opening_ceremony_directed_by_Dimitris_Papaioannou
First time women's wrestling was included
Iraq participated despite ongoing war
Paralympics held in Athens after the Olympics
United States topped the medal table
First Olympics held in Greece since 1896
Returned to birthplace of the Olympics
Greece won 6 gold medals
Marathon finished in Panathenaic Stadium
Michael Phelps won 6 gold medals
Opening ceremony featured iconic lighting of the cauldron
Olympic torch relay was the first to visit all continents
Baseball and softball were included
Cost overruns and budget issues reported
First time Chile won a gold medal
First time Chinese Taipei won a gold medal
First time Dominican Republic won a gold medal
First time Eritrea won an Olympic medal
First time Paraguay won an Olympic medal
First time synchronized trampolining was included
First time women's sabre fencing was included
Olympic flame traveled to all previous host cities
Paul Hamm won controversial gymnastics gold
Record number of female athletes
Security was a major concern
First time United States did not win gold in baseball
First time all National Olympic Committees had at least one female athlete
First time United Arab Emirates won an Olympic medal
First time Afghanistan participated since Taliban regime fell
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 10625
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 301
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:Greek
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXVIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Konstantinos_Stephanopoulos
2004-08-13
gptkbp:organizes gptkb:ATHOC
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2000_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 28
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Nikolaos_Kaklamanakis
gptkbp:type gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tevez
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7