2004 Summer Paralympics

Multi-parasport event in Athens, Greece February 2020 2004 Summer Paralympics 2004 Summer Paralympics logo.svg Athens, Greece Great Athletes. Great Performances.(el Μεγάλοι Αθλητές. Μεγάλες Επιδόσεις.) 135 3,808 517 in 19 sports 17 September 2004 28 September 2004 President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos IPC President Philip Craven Georgios Toptsis Olympic Stadium Sydney 2000 Beijing 2008 Salt Lake City 2002 Torino 2006 The 2004 Summer Paralympics (el Θερινοί Παραολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004), the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece, from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,749 athletes (2,600 Men and 1,149 Women) from 135 countries participated. During these games 304 World Records were broken with 448 Paralympic Games Records being broken across 19 different sports.Sydney 2000 https://www.paralympic.org/sydney-2000 International Paralympic Committee 11 October 2017 8,863 volunteers worked along the Organizing Committee. Athens 2004 Paralympics - Ceremonies, Medals, Torch Relay https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004 www.paralympic.org 2015-10-26Athens 2004 https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004 10 October 2017Sport ARCHIVE Athens 2004 Paralympics - ISB/AOB Broadcast Opening Sequence (HD Re-Upload) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU8d08vj-Fw YouTube 2025-03-12 Four new events were introduced to the Paralympics in Athens; 5-a-side football for the blind, quads wheelchair tennis, and women's competitions in judo and sitting volleyball. Following a scandal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, in which the Spanish intellectually-disabled basketball team was stripped of their gold medal after it was found that multiple players had not met the eligibility requirements, ID-class events were suspended.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/8323369.stm Intellectual disability ban ends BBC Sport 21 November 2009 23 August 2012https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7613787.stm Paralympics set to alter entry policy BBC News 13 September 2008 13 August 2012 It was also the last time that the old Paralympic symbol was used. The new Paralympic symbol was introduced in 2006. Host City Bid Process Bids for the 1996 Summer Olympics Bids for the 2004 Summer Olympics Athens was chosen as the host city during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne, Switzerland on 5 September 1997. The Greek capital had lost its bid to organize the 1996 Summer Olympics to the American city of Atlanta nearly seven years before, during the 96th IOC Session in Tokyo, Japan on 18 September 1990. Under the direction of Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, Athens pursued another bid, this time for the right to host the Summer Olympics in 2004. The success of Athens in securing the 2004 Games was based largely on the bid's appeal to human values, the history of the Games from the ancient to modern periods and the emphasis that Athens is placed at the pivotal role that Greece and Athens could play in promoting the Modern Olympism and the Olympic Movement.https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/19/sports/atlanta-selected-over-athens-for-1996-olympics.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=2&pagewanted=print Atlanta Selected Over Athens for 1996 Olympics Weisman Steven R. 19 September 1990 The New York Times 23 September 2008 Unlike the 1996 bid committee that was seen arrogant when the city was bidding, the 2004 bid was lauded for its low scale, humility, honest and earnestness, its focused message, and a more real e a detailed bid concept.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athens-wins-2004-olympics-1237761.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/athens-wins-2004-olympics-1237761.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Athens wins 2004 Olympics 6 September 1997 Mike Rowbottom The Independent London 25 May 2010 Unlike, nine years before where concerns and criticisms are raised during the unsuccessful 1996 bid – primarily when was talked in critical subjects about the city's infrastructural readiness, its air pollution, its budget and politicization of the Games events and their preparations.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/06/sports/athens-wins-a-vote-for-tradition-and-the-2004-olympics.html?pagewanted=print Athens Wins a Vote for Tradition, and the 2004 Olympics 6 September 1997 Jere Longman The New York Times 25 May 2010 Along a successful organization of another events as the 1991 Mediterranean Games, the 1994 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, 1994 World Fencing Championships and the successful 1997 World Championships in Athletics, one month before the Olympic host city election was crucial in allaying lingering fears and concerns among the sporting community and some IOC members about the Greek ability to host international sporting events.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/03/sports/athens-pins-olympic-bid-to-world-meet.html?pagewanted=print Athens Pins Olympic Bid to World Meet Longman Jere 3 August 1997 The New York Times 23 September 2008 Another factor that contributed to the Greek capital's selection was a growing sentiment among some IOC members to restore some original values of the Olympics to the Modern Games, a component which they felt was lost during the 1996 Summer Olympics.https://www.nytimes.com/1997/09/07/sports/athens-can-thank-atlanta-for-2004-games.html Athens Can Thank Atlanta for 2004 Games 7 September 1997 Dave Anderson The New York Times 25 May 2010 New rules applied to the Paralympics This was the last edition of the Summer Paralympics in which cities could make the decision whether or not to host the Games. As they were still seen as an optional and second-tier event. International Olympic Committee (IOC) was motivated after the high number of problems concerning the 1996 Summer Paralympics held in Atlanta with a different organization started a strategic partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and demanded from all 11 applicant cities their plans regarding the Paralympics for the first time. All the 11 bidding cities agreed to accept these requirements, but only three proposed different organizations.Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Summer Games Stoke Mandeville Paralympic Heritage 2019 https://www.paralympicheritage.org.uk/atlanta-1996-paralympic-summer-games 2022-05-23 Torch relay Hephaestus The same torch design used for the Olympics was used for the Paralympic Games. The flame was lit in a ritual carried out at dusk on September 9, 2004, in the Temple of Hephaestus, at the foot of the Acropolis and resulted in the fire raised from a forge and a reenactment of one of the founding myths of the city of Athens. The first torchbearer was the swimmer Kostantinos Fykas who won 2 gold medals in Sydney, 4 years earlier and 1 silver in Atlanta. The relay took it throughout Athens metropolitan area, and its route wanted to contrast with that of the Olympic torch, by demonstrating the modern side of Greece, passing through 54 municipalities and covering a distance of 410 km. The journey began from the heart of Athens, in Thiseio.https://www.aei.org/pethokoukis/ancient-greece-was-tech-obsessed-and-they-have-a-lot-to-tell-us-a-long-read-qa-with-adrienne-mayor/ Ancient Greece Was Tech-obsessed, and They Have a Lot to Tell Us: A Long-read Q&A with Adrienne Mayor American Enterprise Institute 5 September 2019 6 January 2025 After the forge ceremony, the Paralympic Torch stopped at Odeon of Herodes Atticus. The route also passed by the Temple of Poseidon, Sounion and Brauron, as well as through the cities of Megara and Elefsina, before continuing along the coast towards Sounio and the Marathon Dam. On September 17, the Paralympic Flame arrived in the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony.The Experience Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympics Organizing Committee 2004 http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/venues?lang=en&cid=960d470429149f00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD 6 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20041209003456/http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicTorchRelayInfo 9 December 2004 bot: unknown A total of 680 torchbearers took part in the relay. Medal count 2004 Summer Paralympics medal table A total of 1567 medals were awarded during the Athens games: 519 gold, 516 silver, and 532 bronze. China topped the medal count for the first time with more gold medals, more silver medals, and more medals overall than any other nation. In the table below, the ranking sorts by the number of gold medals earned by a nation (in this context a nation is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). Flaglink at the 2004 Summer Paralympics 63 46 32 35 30 29 28 19 25 27 22 39 26 39 36 24 12 19 20 27 24 19 28 31 18 26 30 17 17 20 Among the top individual medal winners was Mayumi Narita of Japan, who took seven golds and one bronze medal in swimming, setting six world records in the process and bringing her overall Paralympic gold medal total to fifteen. Chantal Petitclerc of Canada won five golds and set three world records in wheelchair racing, while Swedish shooter Jonas Jacobsson took four gold medals.Athens 2004 – General Information International Paralympic Committee 2008 https://www.paralympic.org/Paralympic_Games/Past_Games/Athens_2004/ 2011-07-12 France's Béatrice Hess won her nineteenth and twentieth Paralympic gold medals in swimming. Swimmer Trischa Zorn of the United States won just one medal, a bronze, but it was her 55th ever Paralympic medal. She retained her position as the most successful Paralympian of all times."Times Square Honors Athletes", International Paralympic Committee, January 5, 2005 Opening ceremony thumb|300px|The parade of nations during the Paralympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony for the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place on the evening of 17 September 2004 in the Athens Olympic Stadium. The protagonist of the ceremony was a 26 meter high plane tree (with more than 195,000 leaves) acting also as the Tree of Life mounted in the center of the Olympic Stadium which symbolized the force of life and all positive forms of energy.This tree acted as a timeline between antiquity and modernity, contrasting with the symbolism of the olive tree, used during the Olympic Games opening ceremonies.http://www.china.org.cn/english/2004/Sep/107427.htm Athens 2004 Paralympic Games opens Xinhua 7 January 2025 The plane is an important part of the literary scenery of Plato's dialogue Phaedrus and group of children raised lights to the sky in a visualization of Hippocrates passing on knowledge to future generations, alluding to the father of medicine Hippocrates.It was followed by a unique performance of ancient Greek philosophic concept of basic elements-fire, water, earth and air, in a concept based "a journey to the sun". The formal part of the ceremony began with the Hymn to Liberty sung by the Games ambassador, the Greek singer Vicky Leandros. Using an allegory with theatrical parts as well as light and music, the show featured the story of human achievement and perseverance in the face of adversity, always falling back to the motif of human achievement and the strength of life being a considerable force in the world. Afterwards, the Parade of Nations started and was accompanied by the music of French composers Yves Stepping and Jean Christophe. The music featured throughout this parade told the story of Hephaestos, a Greek god and son of Zeus and Hera. Being unusually small, he was cast from Mount Olympus and left to die by his mother, but was nursed back to health by Thetis and Eurynome, who also taught him how to work a foundry. Despite all adversities and the impairments he incurred as a result of being cast down, Hephaestos grew up to become the god of Fire and Metallurgy, tying his myth into the topic of overcoming adversity through perseverance and the strength of life.After that, fireworks erupted at the stadium. There were 150 local support staff involved and 400 volunteers. The children were from ages 8 to 17, coming from Australia, France, Spain, Greece and Germany. The actors Afroditi Simiti, Giannis Zouganelis and the interpreter Sophia Roboli were the Masters of Ceremonies.At the end of the ceremony, Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis performed alongside Kalli Georgelli a special song composed to the event.http://www.paralympic.org/results/results.htm Paralympic Games Schedule - Results Athens 2004 Official Website 13 July 2023 15 December 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20041215043149/http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicOpeningCeremony livemedic During the speeches, Sir Philip Craven, the President of the International Paralympic Committee, was accompanied by the head of the organizing committee Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, who told the athletes and the audience: "The Olympic flame illuminates athletes. Many of you will leave Athens with medals, but all of you will leave as champions." Phil Craven quoted Democritus in his speech: "Two thousand years ago, Democritus said "To win oneself is the first and best of all victories." This holds true for all athletes, but especially for Paralympians. Recognising and cultivating your unique abilities and mastering challenges – you set standards and give expression for many people, young and old, around the world." The Games were officially declared opened by the President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos in Greek, accompanied by the Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Army Lieutenant Colonel Dimitrios Reskos. "Κηρύσσω την έναρξη των Παραολυμπιακών Αγώνων της Αθήνας." – "I declare open the Athens Paralympic Games." Constantinos Stephanopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic The paralympic flame was lit by Georgios Toptsis, a pioneer athlete in Greece. Toptsis was won three medals (one silver and two bronze) between the 1988 and 1996 Games.https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004/opening-ceremony#:~:text=Taking%20place%20on%20September%2017,energy%20inherent%20in%20the%20universe. Athens 2004 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony International Paralympic Committee 7 January 2025 Closing ceremony The closing ceremony for the 2004 Summer Paralympics took place on 28 September 2004. The traditional cultural display was removed from the ceremony as a mark of respect for the deaths of seven teenagers from Farkadona, travelling to Athens, whose bus collided with a truck near the town of Kamena Vourla.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/28/sport.samjones Seven children die in Paralympics bus crash The Guardian Sam Jones 28 September 2004 13 January 2012https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3693934.stm Games finale cut after bus deaths BBC News 27 September 2004 13 January 2012 "The Athens Olympics Organising Committee [ATHOC] has decided to cancel the closing ceremony of the 12th Athens Paralympics as initially planned and scheduled because of the tragic accident that cost the life of pupils. The artistic and entertainment part of the ceremony will not take place." (official statement) Flags were flown at half mast and a minute's silence was observed. In contrast with the formal nature of the opening ceremony, the athletes entered the stadium for the final time as a collective. This was followed by official matters, including the handover to Beijing, hosts of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, and a cultural presentation by the delegation (which included a presentation of the new Paralympic "agitos" emblem). A procession of young people then made their way to join the athletes in the centre of the stadium carrying paper lanterns, before the Paralympic flame was extinguished.2004-09-27 Games finale cut after bus deaths https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3693934.stm 2024-08-30 en-GB Calendar In the following calendar for the 2004 Summer Paralympics, each blue box represents an event competition. The yellow boxes represent days during which medal-awarding finals for a sport were held. The number in each yellow box represents the number of finals that were contested on that day. The dots inside each box indicate that there was competition that day.http://www.paralympic.org/results/results.htm Paralympic Games Schedule - Results Athens 2004 Official Website 13 July 2023 18 March 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060318153019/http://www.athens2004.com/en/ParalympicResults/paralympics/results livemedic + Legend for colors in events table below ●  Opening ceremony     Event competitions     Event finals ●  Closing ceremony + Competition events by sport and day September Fri17th Sat18th Sun19th Mon20th Tue21st Wed22nd Thu23rd Fri24th Sat25th Sun26th Mon27th Tue28th Goldmedals CeremoniesOC CC Archery | | | | |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |5 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | | 7 Athletics | | |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |22 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |21 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |21 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |22 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |18 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |17 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |26 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |24 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |23 | | 194 Boccia | | | | | | |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 | 7 Cycling Track | |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 | | | | | | | 16 Cycling Road | | | | | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |12 | | 15 Equestrian | | | | |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |1 | | | 9 Football 5-a-side | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |1 | 1 Football 7-a-side | | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |1 | | 1 Goalball | | | |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | | 2 Judo | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |5 | | | | | | | | | 13 Powerlifting | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | 20 Sailing | |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | | | | | 2 Shooting | |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | | | | | 12 Sitting volleyball | | | | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | 2 Swimming | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |19 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |20 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |20 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |19 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |13 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |18 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |18 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |29 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |18 | | 166 Table tennis | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |17 | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |11 | | 28 Wheelchair basketball | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | 2 Wheelchair fencing | | | | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |4 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |1 | | | | 15 Wheelchair rugby | |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#3399ff" |● |style="background-color:#ffcc00" |1 | | | | | 1 Wheelchair tennis | | | | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#3399ff" |● | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |1 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |3 | style="background-color:#ffcc00" |2 | | | 6 Total095159705441495864706517 Media coverage controversies Although the Paralympic Games were broadcast to around 1.6 billion viewers throughout 49 countries,"International Paralympic Committee Annual report 2004" https://web.archive.org/web/20110902045158/http://www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/IPC/Reference_Documents/2004_Annual_Report_web.pdf 2011-09-02 , IPC some controversy was caused when no American television network stayed to broadcast the event."Athens advance Paralympics", BBC News Online, 2004-09-24 This resulted in some US viewers having to wait almost 2 months until the coverage was broadcast, compared with live feeds in several other countries."US TV Coverage of the Paralympics – starts November ...", paralympics.com, 2004-09-20 Paralympic Media Awards The BBC won the best broadcaster award.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/4378140.stm BBC given top Paralympic honour 22 November 2005 BBC Sports thumb|The Swedish men's goalball team at the 2004 Paralympic Games; the team won a silver medal Following a scandal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, in which the Spanish intellectually-disabled basketball team was stripped of their gold medal after it was found that multiple players had not met the eligibility requirements, ID-class events were suspended. During the IPC General Assembly held in December 2001, the IPC decided to remove events for the intellectually disabled and make several changes to other classifications of different events. In addition, the IPC also expanded the number of events for women in various sports such as judo and sitting volleyball (in which the standing event was replaced)There was also an expansion of events in wheelchair tennis with the addition of the open tournament for quads with the addition of the singles and doubles events. A new team event was also added in the program: 5-a-side football for the blind. In total, 43 fewer events were played than in Sydney. However, with 16 being played for the first time and five being replaced. As a result, 32 fewer finals were held than Sydney, totaling 519 finals. 22em 17px|class=skin-invert Archery (7) (Archery at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Athletics (194) (Athletics at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Boccia (7) (Boccia at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Paralympic cycling (Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 20px|class=skin-invert Road (15) 20px|class=skin-invert Track (16) 17px|class=skin-invert Equestrian (9) (Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Football 5-a-side (1) (Football 5-a-side at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Football 7-a-side (1) (Football 7-a-side at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Goalball (2) (Goalball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Judo (13) (Judo at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Powerlifting (20) (Powerlifting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Sailing (2) (Sailing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Shooting (12) (Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Swimming (166) (Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Table tennis (28) (Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Volleyball (2) (Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair basketball (2) (Wheelchair basketball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair fencing (15) (Wheelchair fencing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair rugby (1) (Wheelchair rugby at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) 17px|class=skin-invert Wheelchair tennis (6) (Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics) Venues In total 15 venues were used at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Unlike the Olympic Games, the swimming events were held in the Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre indoor pool.The Experience Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympics Organizing Committee 2004 http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/venues?lang=en&cid=960d470429149f00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD 25 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20060318194921/http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/page/venues?lang=en&cid=960d470429149f00VgnVCMServer28130b0aRCRD 18 March 2006 bot: unknown Athens Olympic Sports Complex (OAKA) Indoor Pool of Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre – swimming Athens Olympic Tennis Centre – tennis Athens Olympic Velodrome – cycling (track) Olympic Indoor Hall – Wheelchair basketball Olympic Stadium – ceremonies (opening/ closing), athletics Hellinikon Olympic Complex (HOK) Fencing Hall – Wheelchair Fencing, Sitting Volleyball Helliniko Indoor Arena – Wheelchair Rugby Olympic Baseball Centre – archery Olympic Hockey Centre – Football 5-a-side, Football 7-a-side, Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena – goalball Markopoulo Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre – equestrian Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre – shooting Standalone Venues Ano Liossia Olympic Hall – boccia, judo Panathinaiko Stadium – marathon (finish) Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre- road cycling Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre – sailing Participating nations Athletes from 135 National Paralympic Committees competed in the Athens 2004 Paralympics.Athens 2004 Paralympics International Paralympic Committee https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004 2019-02-15 12 National Paralympic Committees made their dèbut at the Paralympic Games: Bangladesh, Botswana, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Suriname, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan competed for the first time. Five National Paralympic Committees that sent delegations to Sydney 2000 did not send delegation to Athens for various reasons and they were: Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Papua New Guinea, and Vanuatu. In Athens there was also no group of independent or neutral athletes. 22em AFG 2004 Summer 3 ALG 2004 Summer 18 ANG 2004 Summer 4 ARG 2004 Summer 55 ARM 2004 Summer 2 AUS 2004 Summer 152 AUT 2004 Summer 44 AZE 2004 Summer 9 BRN 2004 Summer 5 BAN 2004 Summer 1 BAR 2004 Summer 1 BLR 2004 Summer 33 BEL 2004 Summer 25 BEN 2004 Summer 2 BER 2004 Summer 2 BIH 2004 Summer 15 BOT 2004 Summer 1 BRA 2004 Summer 96 BUL 2004 Summer 9 CAM 2004 Summer 2 CAN 2004 Summer 146 CPV 2004 Summer 3 CAF 2004 Summer 1 CHI 2004 Summer 4 CHN 2004 Summer 198 24px Chinese Taipei (25) COL 2004 Summer 5 CRC 2004 Summer 1 CIV 2004 Summer 2 CRO 2004 Summer 17 CUB 2004 Summer 24 CYP 2004 Summer 5 CZE 2004 Summer 65 DEN 2004 Summer 32 DOM 2004 Summer 2 ECU 2004 Summer 4 EGY 2004 Summer 46 ESA 2004 Summer 2 EST 2004 Summer 6 ETH 2004 Summer 1 FRO 2004 Summer 1 FIJ 2004 Summer 2 FIN 2004 Summer 54 FRA 2004 Summer 136 GER 2004 Summer 212 GHA 2004 Summer 3 GBR 2004 Summer 167 GRE 2004 Summer 124 (host) GUA 2004 Summer 2 GUI 2004 Summer 1 HON 2004 Summer 2 HKG 2004 Summer 24 HUN 2004 Summer 37 ISL 2004 Summer 3 IND 2004 Summer 12 INA 2004 Summer 3 IRI 2004 Summer 89 IRQ 2004 Summer 8 IRL 2004 Summer 42 ISR 2004 Summer 24 ITA 2004 Summer 76 JAM 2004 Summer 4 JPN 2004 Summer 162 JOR 2004 Summer 10 KAZ 2004 Summer 8 KEN 2004 Summer 16 KUW 2004 Summer 14 KGZ 2004 Summer 3 LAT 2004 Summer 7 LES 2004 Summer 2 LBA 2004 Summer 2 LIE 2004 Summer 1 LTU 2004 Summer 20 MAC 2004 Summer 1 MKD 2004 Summer 3 MAS 2004 Summer 19 MTN 2004 Summer 1 MRI 2004 Summer 2 MEX 2004 Summer 77 MDA 2004 Summer 3 MGL 2004 Summer 3 MAR 2004 Summer 10 NAM 2004 Summer 1 NEP 2004 Summer 1 NED 2004 Summer 95 NZL 2004 Summer 36 NCA 2004 Summer 1 NIG 2004 Summer 1 NGR 2004 Summer 14 NOR 2004 Summer 34 OMA 2004 Summer 2 PAK 2004 Summer 9 PLE 2004 Summer 2 PAN 2004 Summer 2 PER 2004 Summer 5 PHI 2004 Summer 2 POL 2004 Summer 104 POR 2004 Summer 29 PUR 2004 Summer 2 QAT 2004 Summer 2 ROU 2004 Summer 2 RUS 2004 Summer 84 RWA 2004 Summer 2 SAM 2004 Summer 2 KSA 2004 Summer 6 SEN 2004 Summer 2 SCG 2004 Summer 5 SIN 2004 Summer 7 SVK 2004 Summer 37 SLO 2004 Summer 28 RSA 2004 Summer 51 KOR 2004 Summer 82 ESP 2004 Summer 158 SRI 2004 Summer 6 SUD 2004 Summer 2 SUR 2004 Summer 2 SWE 2004 Summer 41 SUI 2004 Summer 41 SYR 2004 Summer 5 TJK 2004 Summer 1 TAN 2004 Summer 1 THA 2004 Summer 43 TGA 2004 Summer 1 TUN 2004 Summer 22 TUR 2004 Summer 9 TKM 2004 Summer 4 UGA 2004 Summer 2 UKR 2004 Summer 88 UAE 2004 Summer 10 USA 2004 Summer 237 URU 2004 Summer 3 UZB 2004 Summer 1 VEN 2004 Summer 16 VIE 2004 Summer 4 ZIM 2004 Summer 2 See also Sports Summer Paralympics Paralympics International Paralympic Committee 2004 Summer Olympics References 2 External links 25 things you never knew about the Paralympics (BBC website). 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