The 2004 Summer Olympics,officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and also known as Athens 2004,were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens,Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes compete,some 600 more than expected,accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries,with 301 medal events in 28 different sports. The 2004 Games marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance,and also marked the first time Athens hosted the Games since their first modern incarnation in 1896 as well as the return of the Olympic games to its birthplace. Athens became one of only four cities at the time to have hosted the Summer Olympic Games on two occasions. A new medal obverse was introduced at these Games,replacing the design by Giuseppe Cassioli that had been used since 1928. The new design features the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens rectifying the long-running mistake of using a depiction of the Roman Colosseum rather than a Greek venue. The 2004 Games was the first of two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Southern Europe since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,Spain,and was followed by the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin,Italy.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics,the 12th Summer Paralympic Games,were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee,held in Athens,Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,808 athletes from 136 countries participated. During these games 304 World Records were broken with 448 Paralympic Games Records being broken across 19 different sports. 8,863 volunteers worked along the Organizing Committee.
The opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 13,2004 starting at 20:45 EEST (UTC+3) at the Olympic Stadium in Marousi,Greece,a suburb of Athens. As mandated by the Olympic Charter,the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event,including welcoming speeches,hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes,with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture and history. 72,000 spectators attended the event,with approximately 15,000 athletes from 202 countries participating in the ceremony as well. It marked the first-ever international broadcast of high-definition television,undertaken by the U.S. broadcaster NBC and the Japanese broadcaster NHK. The Games were officially opened by President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos at 23:46 EEST (UTC+3).
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad in Athens,Greece. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics,sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1968 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 14 October 1968 to 21 October 1968 off the coast of Acapulco in the Bay of Acapulco. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
The 117th International Olympic Committee Session was held for the first time in Singapore from 2 to 9 July 2005. Two important decisions were made through voting during the session –namely the selection of the hosting city for the 2012 Summer Olympics,and a review of the 28 sports currently represented in the summer games.
The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympics was held on 10 February 2006 beginning at 20:00 CET (UTC+1) at the Stadio Olimpico in Turin,Italy.
Seiko Hashimoto is a Japanese politician,former speed skater and track cyclist. She has the most Olympic appearances of any Japanese athlete except Noriaki Kasai,representing her native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics from 1984 to 1994 and in three consecutive Summer Olympics from 1988 to 1996,making her a seven time Olympian. On top of her Olympic career,she is the mother of six children while working in politics and other leadership positions. She is currently a member of the House of Councillors from the Liberal Democratic Party,and serves as the President of the Japan Skating Federation.
Around the Rings (ATR) is an Internet-based publication covering the business and politics of the Olympic Movement,as well as a wide array of issues in international sports.
The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event for athletes between 15 and 18 years old,organized by the International Olympic Committee. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format,though in reverse order with the Olympic Winter Games held in leap years instead of the Summer Olympic Games. The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first winter version was held in Innsbruck,Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012.
Theodore P. Angelopoulos is a Greek shipping and steel magnate.
Dimitrios Diathessopoulos is a Greek lawyer specializing in sports law,a politician and an important figure in the Greek Sports and International Swimming society. He is called the father of Greek water polo and he is the presently the longest serving president of an athletic federation in Europe.
The closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on 29 August 2004 21:15 EEST (UTC+3) at the Olympic Stadium,in Marousi,Greece,a suburb of Athens.
The president of the International Olympic Committee is head of the executive board that assumes the general overall responsibility for the administration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the management of its affairs. The IOC Executive Board consists of the president,four vice-presidents,and ten other IOC members;all of the board members are elected by the IOC Session,using a secret ballot,by a majority vote.
The Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is considered one of the most prestigious Greek law schools. It is ranked first among the Greek law schools and is considered one of the 200 best law schools in the world.
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (TOCOG) was the organisation responsible for overseeing the planning and development of the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The 2000 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony was held on 1 October 2000 in Stadium Australia. As with the opening ceremony,the closing ceremony was directed by Ric Birch as Director of Ceremonies while David Atkins was the Artistic Director and Producer. The Closing Ceremony was attended by 114,714 people,the largest attendance in modern Olympic Games history. The ceremony celebrated Australiana;Australian cultural celebrities,icons,media,and music,with floats designed in the style of Reg Mombassa. Around 2.4 billion watched the telecast of the closing ceremony.
Events in the year 2004 in Greece.
The Athens Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad,or ATHOC,also known as the Athens Organizing Committee,was an informal name for the Athens Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad. It was also the organizing committee for the Games of the XII Paralympiad. The President of ATHOC was Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.
Events in the year 2000 in Greece.
Giorgos Sabanis is a Greek singer-songwriter and athlete. He was the runner in the segment honouring of all previous Olympiads,at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Giorgos Sabanis is an athletics national champion at 100 m,with 14 Pan-Hellenic gold medals and other individual distinctions. After leaving his career as an athlete,he became one of the most famous Greek performers.
