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The modern Olympic revival began in Athens, in 1896, and they returned
to the capital of Greece for the XXVIII Olympiad, with the Paralympic Games following on
from 17th to 28th September.
Accommodation in Athens:
Accommodation in Athens during the Olympic Games might be hard to negotiate so consider
staying outside the capital or visit Athens after the Olympics, when the crowds have gone
and the temperature is cooler.
Athens 2004:
The official Athens 2004 website includes a city guide to Athens.
Athens 2004
Results Service:
Schedules and results for all Olympic disciplines in Athens 2004.
Athens Daily Olympic Summaries, August 2004
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
Medal Winners at the Athens 2004 Olympics
Aquatics
Athens 2004 marked the first time in Olympic Games history that all
Aquatics events took place in a single venue; the Olympic Aquatic Centre of the Athens
Olympic Sports Complex.
Archery
The Olympic Archery competition was held at the Panathinaiko Stadium.
Also known as Kallimarmaro, this is where the first modern Games were held and where Greek
runner Spyridon
Louis became the first marathon winner.
Canoe/Kayak
With her gold medal in the kayak fours (K-4 500m) and silver in the
kayak double (K-2 500m) in Athens, Birgit
Fischer (formerly of East Germany) took her total tally to twelve medals (8 gold and 4
silver) in 24 years of Olympic competition.
Football
Mia Hamm
has been an inspiration to American women's football, winning gold in Atlanta 1996, silver in Sydney 2000 and gold again in Athens.
Sailing
Designed by Jan Linge in 1967, the smaller-sized Yngling replaced the
Soling.
Volleyball
Adriana
Behar and Shelda Bede
of Brazil became the first beach volleyball pair to earn medals in two Olympics; albeit it
silver both times.
Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling.
Olympic Coverage
BBC
Olympics 2004:
Coverage of the Olympics from an international or UK perspective.
Olympic
News:
Search the latest Olympics news stories.
CBS Sportsline:
Latest news from the Olympics, with a high focus on stories affecting US athletes.
NBC Olympics:
In addition to the Olympic coverage provided by NBC, you can add local Olympic stories
from your hometown NBC station through the O-Zone section. Great for Americans.
Olympic Coverage from
ESPN:
Olympic news, statistics, schedules, athlete profiles, and results.
Sports
Illustrated:
SI and CNN combine to give you the latest from the Olympics with a lot of focus on Team
USA.
TSN Olympics:
Olympic coverage from a Canadian perspective.
ABC Olympics:
Australian Broadcasting's look at the major stories affecting Australian athletes.
Fox Olympics:
Olympic coverage from Down Under.
Jeux Olympiques:
French coverage of the Olympic Games from France 2.
ARD Olympia:
German television station taking it in turns to air the Olympics with ZDF.
Olympia 2004:
German coverage of the Athens 2004 Olympics from ZDF.
Italia Team:
Giochi Olimpici Atene 2004 -- La Squadra Azzurra.
Rai Sport:
Olympic coverage from Italian media giants, RAI.
Juegos Olímpicos:
Spanish coverage of the Olympic Games from El Mundo. Hoy en los juegos and las photos del
día.
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