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Encyclopedia > 2004 Summer Olympics bids
2004 Summer Olympics bids

Overview · Athens
Rome· Cape Town· Stockholm· Buenos Aires
Athens 2004 bid logo
2004 Summer Olympics
Details
Election venue Lausanne, Switzerland
Committee International Olympic Committee
Important dates
Bid N/A
Shortlist N/A
Decision September 5, 1997
Decision
Winner Athens
Runner-up Rome

Five cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2004 Summer Olympics (formally known as Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), which were awarded to Athens, on September 5, 1997. The other shortlisted cities were Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm and Buenos Aires. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Lausanne (pronounced ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jura mountains to its north. ... Stamp The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 203 National Olympic Committees. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athens (Greek Αθήνα Athína) is the capital and largest city of Greece. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ... Athens (Greek Αθήνα Athína) is the capital and largest city of Greece. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ...

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Final selection

In the first round of voting, there was a tie between Buenos Aires and Cape Town with both cities having the least amount of vote, So there was a tie-breaker between the two cities with Buenos Aires being eliminated. Stockholm was the next city to be eliminated followed by Cape Town. The final round was between the top two cities and saw Athens received enough votes to win the 2004 Summer Olympics Games. Athen's stadium was Spyros Louis, Rome's Stadi Olimpici and Stockholm's proposed stadium Victoria Arena.






Official Voting Results

Athens was the leader in all rounds of voting, except in Round 2, when a tie between Cape Town and Buenos Aires lead to a tie-break vote. Cape Town won over Buenos Aires, before losing out in the 4th round.

2004 Host City Election — ballot results
City Country (NOC) Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Athens Flag of Greece Greece 32 — 38 52 66
Rome Flag of Italy Italy 23 — 28 35 41
Cape Town Flag of South Africa South Africa 16 62 22 20 —
Stockholm Flag of Sweden Sweden 20 — 19 — —
Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina Argentina 16 44 — — —

Athens (Greek Αθήνα Athína) is the capital and largest city of Greece. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... For other uses, see Buenos Aires (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ...

Logos of the four failed bids

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Other cities

Did not make short-list

Bids for the Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
19241 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 19404 • 19443 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 19802 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014
1 – Games handed without bids submitted; 2 – Only one bid submitted; 3 – Bids submitted but no Games celebration; 4 – No bids submitted and no Games celebration
For detailed lists: Bids for Olympic Games and Bids for Olympic Games (ballots)

  Results from FactBites:
 
2004 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2271 words)
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004.
Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne in 05 September 1997, after surprisingly losing the bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta nearly seven years before, on 18 September 1990, during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo.
It was the first Olympics since NBC had merged with Vivendi Universal Entertainment; the merger, along with the acquisitions of the Bravo and Telemundo networks, made it possible for the network to broadcast over 1200 hours of coverage during the games, triple what was broadcast in the U.S. four years earlier.
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