Athens 2004

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:athleteOath gptkb:Zoi_Dimoschaki
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:NBC_(United_States)
gptkbp:closed 2004-08-29
gptkbp:country gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:emblem Olive wreath
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Beijing_2008
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Athens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Athens 2004
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code gptkb:ATH
gptkbp:judgeOath gptkb:Lambros_Papakostas
gptkbp:logo Olive wreath with blue background
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympic_Stadium,_Athens
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Athena_and_Phevos
gptkbp:medalTableTopCountry gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:memberState 201
gptkbp:motto Welcome Home
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Costas_Kenteris_and_Ekaterini_Thanou_doping_controversy
First Olympics with digital TV coverage
Iraq participated despite ongoing war
Kiribati and Timor-Leste made Olympic debuts
Michael Phelps won 6 gold and 2 bronze medals
Afghanistan returned after Taliban ban
Returned to birthplace of the Olympics
First Summer Olympics held in Greece since 1896
Vanderlei de Lima attacked during marathon, awarded Pierre de Coubertin medal
First Olympics with all countries represented by at least one female athlete
First time women's wrestling included
Greece won 6 gold medals
Marathon finished in Panathenaic Stadium
Opening ceremony featured floating rings
Olympic venues included ancient sites such as Olympia
Olympic flame traveled to all continents for the first time
Greek sprinters Kenteris and Thanou withdrew after missing drug test
Paul Hamm won controversial men's gymnastics all-around gold
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 10625
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 301
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkb:Greek
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXVIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.olympic.org/athens-2004
gptkbp:olympicCauldronDesigner gptkb:Santiago_Calatrava
gptkbp:OlympicGames gptkb:Athens_2004_Paralympic_Games
gptkbp:opened 2004-08-13
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Sydney_2000
gptkbp:securityBudget 1.5 billion euros
gptkbp:sport 28
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer gptkb:Oceania_by_Björk
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Nikolaos_Kaklamanakis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sarah_Storey
gptkb:Beijing_2008
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5