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Games of the XXVIII Olympiad XII Paralympic Games | |
Winner: Athens Runner-up: Rome Shortlist: Cape Town · Stockholm · Buenos Aires | |
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Committee | IOC |
Election venue | Lausanne 106th IOC Session |
Map of the bidding cities | |
Important dates | |
Decision | September 5, 1997 |
Decision | |
Winner | Athens (66 votes) |
Runner-up | Rome (41 votes) |
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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.
In the first round of voting, Buenos Aires and Cape Town tied with the lowest number of votes. Round two was therefore a tie-breaker round between the two cities, with Buenos Aires being eliminated. Stockholm was the next city to be eliminated followed by Cape Town. The final round saw Athens receive enough votes to defeat Rome and win the right to host the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Athens was the leader in all rounds of voting, except in Round 2, which was a tie-breaker due to a first round tie between Cape Town and Buenos Aires. Cape Town won that round over Buenos Aires, before losing out in the 4th round.
2004 Host City Election — ballot results | ||||||
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City | Country (NOC) | Round 1 | Run-off | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
Athens | Greece | 32 | - | 38 | 52 | 66 |
Rome | Italy | 23 | - | 28 | 35 | 41 |
Cape Town | South Africa | 16 | 62 | 22 | 20 | - |
Stockholm | Sweden | 20 | - | 19 | - | - |
Buenos Aires | Argentina | 16 | 44 | - | - | - |
Logo | City | Country | National Olympic Committee | Result |
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Athens | Greece | Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) | Winner | |
The city of Athens, Greece, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and won the election in the final round of voting, defeating Rome. Athens previously hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and bid for the 1944 Summer Olympics (which were awarded to London, but cancelled due to World War II) and the 1996 Summer Olympics. It also bid for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but its bid was not shortlisted. [1] Athens' campaign logo is represented by a watercolor version of an Olympic cauldron, with the flame shaped as capital "A". | ||||
Rome | Italy | Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) | First runner-up | |
The capital of Italy, Rome submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and lost the election in the final round of voting, being defeated by Athens. Rome was previously awarded the 1908 Summer Olympics, but the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius forced the Italians to return the Games to the IOC and passed the honors to London.Italy last hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina D'Ampezzo. It would have been the second time Rome hosted the games, after the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome also bid for the 1924, 1936, the cancelled 1944 Games, and was recently a candidate city for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but withdrew its bid. The city of Florence bid for the 1976 Summer Olympics, but withdrew its bid. Two years after Rome lost their 2004 bid, Turin was awarded the 2006 Winter Olympics. Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo are scheduled to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. [1] Rome's campaign logo depicts a stylized version of Colosseum, backgrounded by the sun. | ||||
Cape Town | South Africa | South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) | Second runner-up | |
The city of Cape Town, South Africa, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and received the third most votes, tying with Buenos Aires in the first round of voting and winning the run-off. Cape Town never hosted the Summer Olympics or bid before. It was Africa's first bid since Alexandria, Egypt failed its bids to host the cancelled 1916 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics, both of which were awarded to Berlin. [1] Had Cape Town won the rights to host the 2004 Olympic Games, it would have been the first Olympic Games in the continent of Africa. South Africa was awarded the 2010 FIFA World Cup on 15 May 2004 and Cape Town was one of the host cities. Cape Town's campaign logo consists of a stylized map of Africa colored with the colors of the Olympic rings, which is formed around the location of Cape Town, in the south of the continent. | ||||
Stockholm | Sweden | Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) | Third runner-up | |
The city of Stockholm, Sweden, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and was eliminated in the third round of voting. Stockholm previously hosted the 1912 Summer Olympics, as well as co-hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics with Melbourne. [1] Stockholm's campaign logo depicts the statue Man and Pegasus, located at Millesgården, just outside Stockholm. Its hopes were ruined when sports arenas in Stockholm and Göteborg were damaged by explosive bombs and arson attacks by Mats Hinze. [2] [3] | ||||
Buenos Aires | Argentina | Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) | Fourth runner-up | |
The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and was eliminated in a run-off against Cape Town, since both cities tied in the first round of voting. Buenos Aires never hosted the Summer Olympics, but bid for the 1936, 1956, 1968 Games to become the first South American Olympic host city. [1] Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics and became the first city in the continent to host the games. Buenos Aires' campaign logo displays an Andean condor with open wings in blue, recalling the Argentine national colors and its flag. Buenos Aires hosted the 125th IOC Session on September 7, 2013 and hosted the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. |
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