歷屆奧運會回顧：2004年雅典奧運會

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

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? 中國隊取得奧運最好成績

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年的奧運會，中國在本屆奧運會上取得了空前出色的戰(zhàn)

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