歷屆奧運(yùn)會回顧：2004年雅典奧運(yùn)會

第28屆夏季奧運(yùn)會于2004年8月13日至29日在希臘首都雅典舉行。奧運(yùn)會開幕前的圣火傳遞開創(chuàng)了多項(xiàng)第一。為了紀(jì)念奧運(yùn)會重新回到故鄉(xiāng)，組委會對火炬?zhèn)鬟f路線進(jìn)行了精心設(shè)計(jì)。本次奧運(yùn)會火炬首次傳遍了全世界的五大洲，并首次到達(dá)了非洲和南美洲，使世界各地的.人們都有機(jī)會參與并體驗(yàn)這一盛大活動。圣火傳遍歷史上舉辦過夏季奧運(yùn)會的所有城市，使這些城市有機(jī)會再次親眼目睹奧運(yùn)圣火，再次體驗(yàn)到奧運(yùn)會帶來的快樂。

KEY FACTS

Opening date: 13 August 2004

Closing date: 29 August 2004

Country of the host city:Athens (GRE)

Sports: 30

ATHENS 2004 Games of the XXVIII Olympiad

In 2004 the Olympic Games returned to Greece, the home of both the ancient Olympics and the first modern Olympics. For the first time ever a record 201 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the Olympic Games. The overall tally for events on the programme was 301 (one more than in Sydney 2000). Popularity in the Games reached soared to new highs as 3.9 billion people had access to the television coverage compared to 3.6 billion for Sydney 2000. Women's wrestling was included in the program for the first time. Swimmer Michael Phelps won 6 gold medals and set a single-Games record with 8 total medals. Leontien Ziljaard-van Moorsel became the first female cyclist to earn 4 career gold medals and 6 total medals, while canoeist Birgit Fischer became the first athlete in any sport to win two medals in each of 5 Olympics. Runner Hicham El Guerrouj won both the 1,500m and the 5,000m, while on the women's side Kelly Holmes triumphed in both the 800m and the 1,500m. In team play, Argentina won the men's football tournament without giving up a goal, and the U.S. softball team won by outscoring their opponents 51-1.

Do You Know? 中國隊(duì)取得奧運(yùn)最好成績

In preparation for hosting the 2008 Games, China had its most successful Olympics ever, with Chinese athletes winning 63 medals including 32 gold medals. (They won 59 total and 28 gold in 2000). Their victories came in 14 sports and included first-time championships in tennis, men's athletics, wrestling and canoeing.

為了備戰(zhàn)2008年的奧運(yùn)會，中國在本屆奧運(yùn)會上取得了空前出色的戰(zhàn)