2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Olympic_Games
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| gptkbp:closed |
2004-08-29
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing
|
| gptkbp:hostCity |
gptkb:Athens
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| gptkbp:hostCountry |
gptkb:Greece
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
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| gptkbp:logo |
Olive wreath design
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| gptkbp:mainVenue |
gptkb:Olympic_Stadium,_Athens
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| gptkbp:mascot |
gptkb:Phevos
gptkb:Athena |
| gptkbp:memberState |
201
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| gptkbp:motto |
Welcome Home
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
gptkb:First_Olympics_after_September_11_attacks
gptkb:Olympic_Village_located_in_Marousi gptkb:Opening_ceremony_directed_by_Dimitris_Papaioannou Athens was selected as host in 1997 First Olympics with all countries having at least one female athlete IOC President was Jacques Rogge Iraq participated despite ongoing war Kiribati and Timor-Leste made Olympic debuts Marathon finished at Panathenaic Stadium Security was a major concern due to global events Athens beat Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm, Buenos Aires in bidding Afghanistan returned after Taliban ban First Summer Olympics held in Greece since 1896 First time women's wrestling included Olympic venues included ancient sites such as Olympia Greek sprinters Kenteris and Thanou withdrew after missing drug test Cost estimated at over $15 billion Michael Phelps won 6 gold medals Athens Metro expanded for the Games Olympic flame lit in Olympia, Greece Over 45,000 volunteers participated US topped medal table Athens Olympic Sports Complex was main venue Athens previously lost 1996 bid to Atlanta First time all medalists received olive wreaths Official song was 'Pass the Flame' Olympic torch relay visited 27 countries Over 21,000 media accredited Paralympics held after the Olympics Olympic flame traveled to all continents for first time Baseball and softball included for last time until 2020 |
| gptkbp:numberOfAthletes |
10625
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| gptkbp:numberOfEvents |
301
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| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Games_of_the_XXVIII_Olympiad
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| gptkbp:opened |
gptkb:Konstantinos_Stephanopoulos
2004-08-13 |
| gptkbp:organizes |
gptkb:ATHOC
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney
|
| gptkbp:sport |
28
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| gptkbp:torchLighter |
gptkb:Nikolaos_Kaklamanakis
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:United_States,_2004
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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