Athens 2004 Summer Olympics

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:closed 2004-08-29
gptkbp:country gptkb:Greece
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Beijing_2008_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Athens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Athens 2004 Summer Olympics
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code ATH 2004
gptkbp:logo Olive wreath with blue background
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Olympic_Stadium,_Athens
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Phevos
gptkb:Athena
gptkbp:memberState 201
gptkbp:motto Welcome Home
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Olympic_flame_traveled_to_all_continents_before_Games
gptkb:Opening_ceremony_directed_by_Dimitris_Papaioannou
Iraq participated despite ongoing war
Marathon finished at Panathenaic Stadium
Security was a major concern due to global events
Afghanistan returned after Taliban ban
Returned to birthplace of the Olympics
First Summer Olympics held in Greece since 1896
USA topped medal table
First Olympics with women's wrestling
Greece won 6 gold medals
Baseball and softball included
Cost estimated at over $15 billion
Drug testing led to several disqualifications
First Olympics with global torch relay
First time all events for men and women in fencing
First time women competed in sabre fencing
Greek flag led parade, Greece entered last as host
Michael Phelps won 6 gold medals
Official website: www.athens2004.com
Paralympics held after Olympics
First time all countries with National Olympic Committees participated
Opening ceremony featured parade of nations in Greek alphabet order
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 10625
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 301
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXVIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened 2004-08-13
gptkbp:organizes gptkb:ATHOC
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Sydney_2000_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 28
gptkbp:torchLighter gptkb:Nikolaos_Kaklamanakis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rajyavardhan_Singh_Rathore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5