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The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital city of Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. [1] A total of 10,625 athletes from a record 201 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated in these games. [2] The games featured ...
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games cost the Government of Greece near €9 billion to stage. [13] The Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC), responsible for the preparation and organisation of the Games, concluded its operations as a company in 2005 with a surplus of €130.6 million. The State's contribution to the total ATHOC budget was 8% of ...
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 18 to August 29, except for the marathons (run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the race walks (on the streets of Athens), and the shot put (held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium). A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 by ...
Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres details: Justin Gatlin United States Francis Obikwelu Portugal Maurice Greene United States 200 metres details: Shawn Crawford United States
The men's 200 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 26. [1] There were 54 competitors from 41 nations. [ 2 ] The event was won by 0.22 seconds by Shawn Crawford of the United States, the nation's 17th victory in the men's 200 metres after missing the podium ...
The qualification period for athletics was 1 January 2003 to 9 August 2004. For the men's 1500 metres, each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run the race in 3:36.20 or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The post Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34 appeared first on TheGrio. ... Baldini ran 2:10:57 in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Kandie was the next record holder ...
The men's 100 metres was of one of 23 track events of the athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens. It was contested at the Athens Olympic Stadium, from August 21 to 22, by a total of 82 sprinters from 62 nations. [1] [2] Each nation was limited to 3 athletes per rules in force since the 1930 Olympic Congress.