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Encyclopedia > Greece at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Greece, host country of the 2004 Summer Olympics, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (abbreviated HOC). The delegation of 441 athletes, 223 men and 218 women, was the largest Greek Olympic delegation since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896. At those games, 240 Greek athletes competed, most notably Spiridon Louis who won the marathon.


Large flag of Greece Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... Large flag of Greece Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ... The 2004 Summer Olympics are officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (the 28th Summer Olympic Games). ... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... Spiridon Spiros Louis (January 12, 1873 – March 26, 1940) was a Greek water-carrier who won the marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero. ... Modern day marathon runners The word marathon refers to a long-distance road running event of 42. ...

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Medals

Gold Silver Bronze Total
Greece 6 6 4 16

Gold: This is the full table of the medal count of the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Image File history File links Olympische_Ringe. ... Large flag of Greece Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook. ...

  • Diving (Men's 3 m synchronised springboard): Thomas Bimis and Nikolaos Siranidis with a score of 353.34 (16 August)
  • Judo (Men's 81 kg division): Ilias Iliadis (17 August)
  • Sailing (Women's 470): Sofia Bekatorou and Aimilia Tsoulfa (21 August)
  • Gymnastics (Men's rings): Dimosthenis Tampakos with a score of 9.862 (22 August)
  • Athletics (Women's 20 km walk): Athanasia Tsoumeleka (23 August)
  • Athletics (Women's 400 metres Hurdles): Fani Halkia (25 August)

Silver: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ... Thomas Bimis (born June 11, 1975 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Nikolaos Siranidis (born February 26, 1976 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the mens and womens competitions. ... Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven gold medals being contested. ... Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ... Dimosthenis Tampakos (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ταμπάκος) is a gymnast from Greece. ... The 50 km walk at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held on August 27. ... Athanasia Tsoumeleka (born January 2, 1982) is an Greek race walker who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... The 400 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 21 to August 25. ... Fani Halkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά; born 2 February 1979 in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek athlete. ...

  • Athletics (Women's discus throw): Anastasia Kelesidou with 66.68 m (21 August)
  • Athletics (Women's triple jump): Hrysopiyi Devetzi (23 August)
  • Sailing (Men's windsurfing Mistral): Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (25 August)
  • Water Polo (Women's water polo): Georgia Ellinaki, Dimitra Asilian, Antiopi Melidoni, Angeliki Karapataki, Kyriaki Liosi, Stavroula Kozompoli, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Antigoni Roumpesi, Evangelia Moraitidou, Eftychia Karagianni, Georgia Lara, Antonia Moraiti, Anthoula Mylonaki (26 August)
  • Taekwondo (Men's over 80 kg division): Alexandros Nikolaidis (28 Aug)
  • Taekwondo (Women's 67 kg division): Elisavet Mystakidou (28 Aug)

Bronze: The Discus throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. ... Anastasia Kelesidou (born November 28, 1972 in Hamburg, Germany) is a Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Triple jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium. ... Hrysopiyi Devetzi (born January 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete competing in triple jump and also long jump. ... Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre with eleven gold medals being contested. ... Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (Greek: Νίκος Κακλαμανάκης, August 19, 1968, born in Athens) is the Greek Gold-medal winner who lit the Olympic torch in the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ... Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics. ... Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed for one of eight gold medals, four each for men and women. ... Alexandros Nikolaidis is an olympic tae kwon do athlete from Greece. ... Taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex where 124 competitors competed for one of eight gold medals, four each for men and women. ...

  • Rowing (Men's lightweight double sculls): Vasileios Polymeros and Nikolaos Skiathitis (15 August)
  • Weightlifting (Men's 85 kg division): Pyrros Dimas with a score of 377.5 (21 August)
  • Wrestling (Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg division): Artiom Kiouregkian (25 August)
  • Athletics (Women's javelin): Mirela Manjani (28 Aug)

Team USA competes in the lightweight four rowing competition. ... Weightlifting at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held in the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall. ... Pyrros Dimas (Greek: Πύρρος Δήμας; Albanian: Pirro Dhima; born October 13, 1971), is a weightlifter and four-time Olympic champion. ... Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and was split into two disciplines, Freestyle and Greco-Roman which are further divided into different weight categories. ... The javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium August 25 and August 27. ... Mirela Manjani (born December 21, 1976 in Dirachio, Albania) is a Greek javelin thrower. ...

Results by event

Archery

Men's individual: Matches in progress during the womens round of 64 at the Panathinaiko Stadium Archery at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at Panathinaiko Stadium (Kallimarmaro). ...

Women's individual: Alexandros Karageorgiou (born 3 June Greece. ... Georgios Kalogiannidis (born 21 November 1982) is an athlete from Greece. ... Apostolos Nanos (born 5 February Greece. ...

Men's team: Evangelia Psarra (born 17 June 1974) is an athlete from Greece. ... Elpida Romantzi (born 17 July 1981) is an athlete from Greece. ... Fotini Vavatsi (born 16 March 1974) is an athlete from Greece. ...

  • Georgios Kalogiannidis, Alexandros Karageorgiou, and Apostolos Nanos - men's team, 13th place

Women's team:

  • Evangelia Psarra, Elpida Romantzi, and Fotini Vavatsi - women's team, 5th place

Athletics

Men's 100 metres: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the Marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the Road Walk, and the Shot Put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. ...

Women's 100 metre hurdles: Yeoryios Theodoridis (born December 12, 1972) is a Greek athlete specializing in the 60 metres and 100 metres sprints. ...

  • Flora Redoumi - Round 1, 13.14 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 metres:

  • Anastasios Gousis - Semifinal, 20.68 s (did not advance)
  • Panayiotis Sarris - Round 2, 20.92 s (did not advance)

Women's 200 metres:

  • Olga Kaidantzi - Round 1: 23.11 s, Round 2: 23.15 s, Semifinal: 23.30 s

Men's 400 metres:

  • Stilianos Dimotsios - Round 1, 46.51 s (did not advance)

Men's 400 metre hurdles:

  • Periklis Iakovakis - Semifinal, 48.47 s (did not advance)

Women's 400 metre hurdles:

  • Fani Halkia - Round 1: 53.85 s (NR), Semifinal: 52.77 s (OR, NR), Final: 52.82 s (gold medal)

Men's 800 metres: Fani Halkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά; born 2 February 1979 in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek athlete. ...

  • Panayiotis Stroubakos - Round 1, 1:47.7 (did not advance)

Women's 1500 metres:

  • Konstadina Efedaki - Round 1: 4:06.73, Semifinal: 4:09.37

Women's 5000 metres:

  • Maria Protopappa - Round 1: 15:35.07

Women's 4x100 metre relay:

  • Maria Karastamati, Marina Vasarmidou, Effrosini Patsou, and Yeoryia Kokloni - Round 1: 44.45 s (14th place)

Men's 4x400 metre relay:

  • Stilianos Dimotsios, Anastasios Gousis, Panayiotis Sarris, and Periklis Iakovakis - Round 1, 3:04.27 (did not advance)

Women's 4x400 metre relay:

  • Hariklia Bouda, Hrisoula Goudenoudi, Dimitra Dova, and Fani Halkia - Round 1: 3:26.70, Final: 3:45.70 (8th place)

Men's decathlon: Fani Halkia (Greek: Φανή Χαλκιά; born 2 February 1979 in Larissa, Greece) is a Greek athlete. ...

Women's heptathlon: Prodromos Korkizoglou is Greeces most prominent decathlete. ...

  • Aryiro Strataki - 6117 points (15th place)

Men's marathon:

  • Nikolaos Polias – 2:17:56 (24th place)

Women's marathon:

  • Yeoryia Abatzidou - 2:50:01 (50th place)

Men's 20 km walk:

  • Eleftherios Thanopoulos – 1:30:15 (36th place)

Women's 20 km walk:

  • Athanasia Tsoumeleka - 1:29:12 (gold medal)
  • Athina Papayianni - 1:30:37 (10th place)
  • Hristina Kokotou - 1:35:43 (31st place)

Men's 50 km walk: Athanasia Tsoumeleka (born January 2, 1982) is an Greek race walker who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. ...

  • Yeoryios Aryiropoulos – 4:17:25 (39th place)
  • Spiridon Kastanis - DNF
  • Theodoros Stamatopoulos - DNF

Men's long jump:

  • Louis Tsatoumas - Round 1, 7.81 metres (did not advance)
  • Dimitrios Filindras - Round 1, 7.45 metres (did not advance)
  • Dimitrios Serelis - Round 1, NM (did not advance)

Women's long jump:

  • Ioanna Kafetzi - Round 1: 6.49 metres
  • Stiliani Pilatou - Round 1: 6.42 metres
  • Niki Xanthou - Round 1: 6.31 metres

Men's triple jump:

  • Hristos Meletoglou - Final, 17.13 metres (6th place)

Women's triple jump:

  • Hrysopiyi Devetzi - Round 1: 15.32 metres (NR), Final: 15.25 metres (silver medal)
  • Olga Vasdeki - Round 1: 14.54 metres, Final: 14.34 metres (11th place)
  • Athanasia Perra - Round 1: 13.19 metres

Women's high jump: Hrysopiyi Devetzi (born January 2, 1976) is a Greek athlete competing in triple jump and also long jump. ... Olga Vasdeki (born September 26, 1973 in Volos) is a triple jumper from Greece. ...

  • Nikolia Mitropoulou - Round 1: 1.85 metres

Men's pole vault:

  • Marios Evaggelou - Round 1, 5.30 metres (did not advance)

Women's pole vault:

  • Yeoryia Tsiliggiri - Round 1: 4.30 metres
  • Afroditi Skafida - Round 1: No mark

Women's shot put:

  • Kalliopi Ouzouni - Round 1: 18.03 metres
  • Irini Terzoglou - Round 1: 17.34 metres

Men's discus:

  • Savvas Panavoglou - Round 1, 58.47 metres (did not advance)

Women's discus:

  • Anastasia Kelesidou - Round 1: 64.13 metres, Final: 66.68 metres (silver medal)
  • Ekaterini Voggoli - Round 1: 63.39 metres, Final: 62.37 metres (8th place)
  • Stiliani Tsikouna - Round 1: 61.72 metres, Final: 59.48 metres (11th place)

Women's javelin: Anastasia Kelesidou (born November 28, 1972 in Hamburg, Germany) is a Greek discus thrower best known for winning silver medals at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. ... Ekaterini Voggoli (born October 30, 1970 in Larisa) is a Greek discus thrower. ...

  • Mirela Manjani - Round 1: 61.04 metres, Final: 64.29 metres (bronze medal)
  • Savva Lika - Round 1: 62.22 metres, Final: 60.91 metres (9th place)
  • Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi - Round 1: 59.64 metres

Men's hammer: Mirela Manjani (born December 21, 1976 in Dirachio, Albania) is a Greek javelin thrower. ...

  • Alexandros Papadimitriou - Round 1, 75.55 metres (did not advance)

Women's hammer:

  • Alexandra Papayeoryiou - Round 1: 68.58 metres, Final: 66.83 metres (12th place)
  • Evdokia Tsamoglou - Round 1: 62.76 metres
  • Stiliani Papadopoulou - Round 1: 61.61 metres

Badminton

Men's doubles: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex where participants competed for 5 gold medals. ...

Theodoros Velkos (born 20 November 1976) is a male badminton player from Greece. ... George Patis (born 16 April 1983) is a male badminton player from Greece. ...

Baseball

The Greek baseball team tied for 7th in the preliminary round and did not advance to the semifinals. Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on two separate diamonds within the Helliniko Olympic Complex, from August 15 to August 25. ...

  • Players: Clayton Bellinger, Alexander Cremidans, Chris Demetral, Dimitrios Douros, Laurence Heisler, James Kavourias, Robert Kingsbury, Georgios Kottaras, Michael Koutsantonakis, Cory Antony Harris, Peter Maestrales, Nicholas Markakis, Meleti Ross Melehes, Erik Daniel Pappas, Peter Rasmusen, Christoforos Rompinson, Panagiotis Sikaras, Vasili Spanos, Peter Soteropoulos, Sean Spencer, Jared Theodorakos, Nicholas Theodorou, Clinton Zavaras
  • Manager: Jack Rhodes
  • Coaches: Scott Demetral, Ioannis Kazanas, Mike Riskas

Clayton Daniel Bellinger (born November 18, 1968 in Oneonta, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player. ...

Basketball

Men's: 5th place Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the indoor arena in the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ...

  • Preliminary round: 3-2
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Argentina, 69-64
  • Classification (5/6): defeated Puerto Rico, 85-75

Women's: 7th place

  • Preliminary round: 2-3
  • Quarterfinal: lost to United States, 100-72
  • Classification (7/8): defeated New Zealand, 87-83

Boxing

Greece had six boxers competing in Athens. Elias Pavlidis was the only one to make it through the first bout, winning both of the Greek team's two victories in their 2-6 record. Boxing at the Kenyan boxer David Munyasia had tested positive for cathine and has been excluded from the event. ...


Lightweight (60kg)

Light Welterweight (64kg) Amir Khan (born December 8, 1986) is an English boxer of Pakistani origin from Bolton, Lancashire, England. ...

Welterweight (69kg) Manus Boonjumnong (born June 23, 1980) is a Thai boxer who competed in the Light Welterweight (64 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. ...

Middleweight (75kg) Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros (born April 28, 1974) is a Cuban boxer, who competed in the welterweight (69 kg) category at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. ...

  • Georgios Gazis
    1. Round of 32 - Lost to Taghiyev Javid of Azerbaijan, 32-31

Light Heavyweight (81kg)

  • Elias Pavlidis
    1. Round of 32 - Defeated Taylor Mabika of Gabon, 32-17
    2. Round of 16 - Defeated Ali Ismayilov of Azerbaijan, 31-16
    3. Quarterfinal - Lost to Ahmed Ismail of Egypt, injury

Heavyweight (91kg) Ahmed Ismail (born October 21, 1975 in Cairo) is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Light Heavyweight (81kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ...

Vugar Alakparov (born January 5, 1981) is an Azerbaijani boxer who competed in the Middleweight (75 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ...

Canoeing

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the flatwater events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. ...

Flatwater

Men's C1 500 metres:

Men's C2 1000 metres: Andreas Kiligkaridis (born 5 August 1976) is an athlete from Greece. ...

  • Andreas Kiligkaridis - semifinal, 11th place

Men's K1 500 metres:

  • Apostolos Papandreou - semifinal, 26th place

Women's K1 500 metres:

  • Athina-Theodora Alexopoulou - semifinal, 11th place

Men's K1 1000 metres:

  • Apostolos Papandreou - preliminary heats, 23rd place

Slalom

Men's C1 slalom:

  • Christos Tsakmakis - preliminary heats, 15th place

Men's K1 slalom:

  • Alexandros Dimitriou - preliminary heats, 24th place

Women's K1 slalom:

  • Maria Ferekidi - preliminary heats, 17th place

Cycling

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was split into three categories: Road, held on the streets of Athens. ...

Track cycling

Men's team sprint:

  • Georgios Cheimonetos, Dimitrios Georgalis, and Labros Vasilopoulos - first round, 8th place

Men's time trial:

  • Dimitrios Georgalis - 15th place, 1:04.204

Women's points race:

  • Kyriaki Konstantinidou - 15th place, -18 points

Men's Keirin:

  • Labros Vasilopoulos - classification 7-12, 9th place

Mountain biking

Men's cross country:

  • Emmanouil Kotoulas - 45th place, -3 laps

Diving

Men's 3 metre springboard: Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Olympic Aquatic Centre part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ...

Women's 3 metre springboard: Nikolaos Siranidis (born February 26, 1976 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

  • Sotiria Koutsopetrou - Prelim: 250.59 (22nd place)
  • Diamantina Georgatou - Prelim: 157.56 (33rd place)

Men's 10 metre platform:

  • Ioannis Gavriilidis - preliminary, 22nd place
  • Sotirios Trakas - preliminary, 26th place

Women's 10 metre platform:

  • Eftychia Pappa-Papavolou - semifinal, 17th place

Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard:

  • Thomas Bimis and Nikolaos Siranidis - gold medal, 353.34 points

Women's syncrhonized 3 metre springboard: Thomas Bimis (born June 11, 1975 in Athens) is a Greek diver who competed in the synchronised 3 metre springboard competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ...

  • Diamantina Georgatou and Sotiria Koutsopetrou - 8th place, 270.33 points

Men's synchronized 10 metre platform:

  • Sotirios Trakas and Ioannis Gavriilidis - 7th place, 331.44 points

Women's synchronized 10 metre platform:

  • Eftychia Pappa-Papavolou and Florentia Sfakianou - 8th place, 272.40

Equestrian

Individual dressage: The events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. ...

  • Alexandra Sourla riding Gregory - first round, 47th place
  • Gerta Lehmann riding Louis - first round, 51st place
  • Alaia Demiropoulou riding Heros - disqualified in inspection

Individual eventing: Gregory is a common masculine first name and family name. ... Louis is the French form of the German name Ludwig. ... In Thracian mythology, Heros was a god of the underworld, usually depicted on funeral statues as a horseman slaying a beast with a spear. ...

  • Heidi Antikatzides riding Michaelmas - third round, 60th place

Individual jumping: Michaelmas (pronounced ) or the Feast of Ss. ...

  • Antonis Petris riding Gredo la Daviere - final round A, 37th place
  • Hannah Mytilinaiou riding Santana - qualifier, 60th place
  • Emmanouela Athanassiades riding Rimini Z - qualifier, 66th place
  • Danae Tsatsou riding Roble Z - qualifier, 71st place

Team jumping:

  • Athanassiades, Mytilinaiou, Petris, and Tsatsou - first round, 14th place

Fencing

Men's épée individual: Fencing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Fencing Hall at the Helliniko Olympic Complex. ...

  • Georges Ambalof - defeated in round of 64

Women's épée individual:

  • Jeanne Hristou - defeated in quarterfinals
  • Dimitra Magkandaki - defeated in round of 32
  • Niki Sidiropoulou - defeated in round of 32

Women's foil individual:

  • Maria Rentoumi - defeated in round of 32

Men's sabre individual:

  • Constantine Manetas - defeated in round of 32
  • Marios Basmatzian - defeated in round of 64
  • Jason Dourakos - defeated in round of 64

Women's épée team:

  • Niki Sidiropoulou, Jeanne Hristou, and Dimitra Magkandaki - 8th place

Men's sabre team:

  • Constantine Manetas, Dimitris Costakos, and Marios Basmatzian - 8th place

Football (Soccer)

Men's: 15th place The football (soccer) tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics started on August 11, (two days before the opening ceremony), and ended on August 28. ...

  • Preliminary round: 0-1-2
  • Quarterfinal: did not qualify

Women's: 10th place

  • Preliminary round: 0-0-3
  • Quarterfinal: did not qualify

Gymnastics

Men's artistic: Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics was divided into three sub-categories: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampolining. ...

Women's artistic: Dimosthenis Tampakos (Greek: Δημοσθένης Ταμπάκος) is a gymnast from Greece. ... Vlasios Maras (born March 31, 1983) is a Greek gymnast. ...

  • Stefani Bismpikou - advanced in one exercise
    • All-around - 15th place
  • Maria Apostolidi - did not advance in any exercise

Women's rhythmic:

  • Individual
  • Team - 5th place
    • Styliani Christidou
    • Eleni Chronopoulou
    • Ilektra Efthymiou
    • Maria Kakiou (hoops and balls)
    • Varvara Magnisali (ribbons)
    • Stergiani Pantazi

Men's trampoline: Eleni Andriola Greek: Ελίνα Ανδριόλα (born 9th November, 1986 in Athens, Greece) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. ...

  • Michail Pelivanidis - 12th place

Handball

Men's: 6th place Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics had a mens and a womens team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ...

  • Preliminary round: 2-0-3
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Croatia, 33-27
  • Classification (5-8): defeated Korea, 29-24
  • Classification (5/6): lost to France, 33-15

Women's: 10th place Motto: Broadly bring benefit to humanity (Korean: 널리 인간 세계를 이롭게 하라) Anthem: Aegukga Capital Seoul Largest city Seoul Official language(s) Korean Government President Prime Minister Parliamentary democracy Roh Moo-hyun Lee Hae-chan Independence Declared From Japan August 15, 1945 Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   98,480 km² (109th) 0. ...

  • Preliminary round: 0-0-4
  • Classification (9/10): lost to Angola, 38-23

Judo

Men's 60 kg: Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall and featured 368 players competing for 14 gold medals with seven different weight categories in both the mens and womens competitions. ...

  • Revazi Zintiridis - defeated in quarterfinals; repechage quarterfinals

Men's 66 kg:

  • Georgios Vazagkasvili - defeated in round of 32

Men's 73 kg:

  • Lavrenti Alexanidis - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32

Men's 81 kg:

  • Ilias Iliadis - gold medal; won final

Men's 90 kg:

  • Dionysios Iliadis - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32

Men's 100 kg:

  • Vasileios Iliadis - defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32

Men's 100+ kg:

  • Charalampos Papaioannou - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32

Women's 48 kg:

  • Maria Karagiannopoulou - defeated in round of 16; repechage semifinals

Women's 52 kg:

  • Maria Tselaridou - defeated in round of 16

Women's 57 kg:

  • Ioulieta Boukouvala - defeated in round of 16

Women's 63 kg:

  • Eleni Tampasi - defeated in round of 16

Women's 70 kg:

  • Alexia Kourtelesi - defeated in round of 16

Women's 78 kg:

  • Varvara Akiritidou - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 32

Women's 78+ kg:

  • Eleni Patsiou - defeated in round of 32

Modern Pentathlon

Men's Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon pull for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ...

  • Vasileios Floros - 4848pts (28th place)

Women's

  • Katalin Beat Partits - 5028pts (16th place)

Softball

Women's: 7th place Softball at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Softball Stadium in the Helliniko Olympic Complex from August 14 to 23. ...

  • Preliminary round: 2-5

Triathlon

The same triathlete that had competed for Greece in the 2000 triathlon returned in 2004. He did not finish the competition this time. The Triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre, with 100 athletes competing for individual gold medals in the mens and womens event. ...


Men's:

Vassilis Krommidas is an athlete from Greece. ...

Volleyball

Men's beach: Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre; both were located at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. ...

Women's beach: Born on September 29, 1973, Athanasios Michalopoulos is an Olympic volleyball player from Greece. ...

  • Vasiliki Karadassiou and Effrosyni Sfyri
  • Vasiliki Arvaniti and Efthalia Koutroumanidou
    • Prelims: 1-2
    • Round of 16: Defeated 2-1 by Okka Rau and Stephanie Pohl, Germany

Men's: This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Women's:

  • Prelims: 1-4
  • Quarterfinal: Did not qualify

Water polo

Men's: 4th place Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics. ...

Women's: silver medal

  • Preliminary round: 1-1-1
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Russia, 7-4
  • Semifinal: Defeated Australia, 6-2
  • Gold medal game: Lost to Italy, 10-9

Officials

  • President: Lambis V. Nikolaou
  • Secretary General: Dimitris Diathessopoulos
National Olympic Committees at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece
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1896 Summer Olympics (3227 words)
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the '''Games of the I Olympiad''', were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece.
However, the 1900 Summer Olympics were already planned for Paris and, barring the so-called Intercalated Games of 1906, the Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The true origin of the modern Olympics was acknowledged by De Coubertin as being in Much Wenlock, a rural market town in the English county of Shropshire.
GAO-05-547, Olympic Security: U.S. Support to Athens Games Provides Lessons for Future Olympics (9322 words)
In March 2004, DOD's European Command coordinated the participation of the U.S. Embassy in Athens, several components of the U.S. military, and members of the newly elected Greek government in a consequence management[Footnote 5] military exercise specifically tailored to address a theoretical terrorist attack on the Olympics.
Greece had received about $1.6 million in previous ATA Program assistance between 1986 and 2001, and, in preparation for the Olympics, received over $15 million in antiterrorism assistance between 2001 and 2004.
Whereas the 2004 Summer Olympics were mostly centered in and around the Greek capital city, where the United States had a large embassy presence and infrastructure in place to provide administrative and logistical support for the U.S. security efforts, the 2006 Winter Games are located in the remote northwest corner of Italy.
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