Introduction

The Athens Olympics of 2004 was one of the best Olympics. Athens was organized the Olympic Games for the second time in the history.

The Olympic Games of 2004 The Olympic Games 2004 took place from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens (Greece).

Now, you will see a video of Athens.

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony was a pageant of traditional Greek culture and history hearkening back to its mythological beginnings.

The program began as a young Greek boy sailed into the stadium on a paper-ship waving the host nation's flag to music…

Now, you can see a video of the Opening Ceremony.

Stadium

The Olympic Stadium of Athens “Spyros Louis” is in Greece (Athens) and has a maximum capacity of 65.000 spectators.

The opening ceremony and closing ceremony of the Olympic Games of Athens were conducted in this stadium. You can see some images of the Stadium of Athens.

Olympic Torch

Now, you will see a image and a video of the Olympic torch.

Participating Nations

Now you will see a picture of some participating countries in the Olympic Games in 2004 for example, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Great Britain… and others.

Different Events

In this picture you can see the different events of the Olympic Games of Athens for example cycling, swimming, boxing, gymnastics… and more.

Highlights

MICHAEL PHELPS

The swimmer Michael Phelps won four gold medals and two bronze medals.                                                                                                 Now you can see a video of Michael Phelps in the Olympic Games of Athens 2004.

LEONTIEN ZIJLAARD-VAN MOORSEL

Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel Van Moorsel comped at Athens in 2004 and she won a gold medal in the individual time trial and a bronze medal in the individual pursuit.

She retired from professional cycling after the 2004 Olympics.

Now, some images of Leontien Zijlaard in 2004.