# Canonical recap data for Athens Olympics Host Modern Games (2004)
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slug: athens-olympics-2004
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2004/athens-olympics-2004"
title: Athens Olympics Host Modern Games
subtitle: Greece returns Olympic hosting to its spiritual birthplace after 108 years, delivering the largest summer games by athlete count and setting new security benchmarks.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2004-08-13
endDate: 2004-08-29
datePrecision: day
year: 2004
decade: 2000
country:
name: Greece
slug: greece
summaryShort: 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.
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Aerial_view_of_Olympic_complex_in_Athens_2004_DSC06793.jpg/330px-Aerial_view_of_Olympic_complex_in_Athens_2004_DSC06793.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Athens Olympic Sports Complex"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics"
  title: Athens Olympics 2004
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: "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 "
wikidataQid: Q8558
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20040710083957/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics"
  capturedAt: 2004-07-10
  label: Athens Olympics 2004
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics"
