2004 Summer Olympics
"Athens 2004" redirects here. For the video game, see Athens 2004 (video game). For the Summer Paralympics, see 2004 Summer Paralympics. Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Host city Athens , Greece Motto Welcome Home (Greek: Καλώς ήλθατε σπίτι, Kalós ílthate spíti ) Nations participating 201 [1] Athletes participating 10,625 (6,296 men, 4,329 women) [2] Events 301 in 28 sports (40 disciplines) Opening ceremony August 13 Closing ceremony August 29 Officially opened by Konstantinos Stephanopoulos President of the Hellenic Republic Athlete's Oath Zoi Dimoschaki Judge's Oath Lazaros Voreadis Olympic Torch Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Stadium Olympic Stadium Summer < Sydney 2000 Beijing 2008 > Winter < Salt Lake 2002 Turin 2006 > Part of a series on 2004 Summer Olympics Bid process (bid details) Venues Marketing (mascots) Broadcasters Torch relay Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Medal table (medalists) Closing ceremony Event calendar World and Olympic records Paralympic...