Summer Olympics 2004

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- Dates: August 13-29, 2004
- Location: Athens, Greece
- Participating nations: 201
- Athletes: 10,625
- Sports contested: 29
- Events held: 301
- Volunteers: 45,000
- Games opened by Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, president of Greece
- Final medal leader: United States

The 2004 Summer Olympics were held from August 13 to August 24, 2004, in Athens, Greece. Also known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, the 2004 Summer Games were the second that were hosted in Greece. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece in 1896.
Highlights
Swimmer Michael Phelps won eight medals, including six gold medals, setting a new Olympic record.
Canoeist Birgit Fischer won two medals, setting a record for winning two medals in each of five Olympic games.
The men's Argentinian football team won the gold medal without allowing any opponent to score against them.
The U.S. women's softball team brought home a gold medal and outscored their opponents 51-1.
Final Medal Count
1. United States: 103
2. Russia: 92
3. China: 63
4. Australia: 49
5. Germany: 49
6. Japan: 37
7. France: 33
8. Italy: 32
9. United Kingdom: 30
10. South Korea: 30
11. Cuba: 27

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Summer Olympics 2004 Sports
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- Archery
- Track & Field
- Baseball
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Canoeing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Field Hockey
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
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- Rowing
- Shooting
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Water Polo
- Wrestling
- Sailing
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