---
title: "Athens Olympics Host Modern Games"
year: 2004
country: "Greece"
canonical: "https://recap.at/2004/athens-olympics-2004"
slug: "athens-olympics-2004"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "2004-08-13"
endDate: "2004-08-29"
---

# Athens Olympics Host Modern Games

> Greece returns Olympic hosting to its spiritual birthplace after 108 years, delivering the largest summer games by athlete count and setting new security benchmarks.

## Summary

The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, and officially branded as Athens 2004, were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.

## Sources

- [Athens Olympics 2004](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/2004/athens-olympics-2004