2004 Summer Olympics bids
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| 2004 Summer Olympics bids | |
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Overview · Athens | |
| Image:Athens2004 bid.png 2004 Summer Olympics | |
| Details | |
| Committee | International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
| Election venue | Image:Flag of Switzerland.svg Lausanne 106th IOC Session |
| Important dates | |
| Decision | September 5, 1997 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Athens (66 votes) |
| Runner-up | Rome (41 votes) |
Five cities made the shortlist with their bids to host the 2004 Summer Olympics (formally known as Games of the XXVIII Olympiad), which were awarded to Athens, on September 5, 1997. The other shortlisted cities were Rome, Cape Town, Stockholm and Buenos Aires.
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[edit] Final selection
In the first round of voting, there was a tie between Buenos Aires and Cape Town with both cities having the least amount of vote, So there was a tie-breaker between the two cities with Buenos Aires being eliminated. Stockholm was the next city to be eliminated followed by Cape Town. The final round was between the top two cities and saw Athens received enough votes to win the 2004 Summer Olympics Games. Athen's stadium was Spyros Louis, Rome's Stadio Olimpico and Stockholm's proposed stadium Victoria Arena.
[edit] Official Voting Results
Athens was the leader in all rounds of voting, except in Round 2, when a tie between Cape Town and Buenos Aires lead to a tie-break vote. Cape Town won over Buenos Aires, before losing out in the 4th round.
| 2004 Host City Election — ballot results | ||||||
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| City | Country (NOC) | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
| Athens | Image:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 32 | ... | 38 | 52 | 66 |
| Rome | Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 23 | ... | 28 | 35 | 41 |
| Cape Town | Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 16 | 62 | 22 | 20 | — |
| Stockholm | Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 20 | ... | 19 | — | — |
| Buenos Aires | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 16 | 44 | — | — | — |
[edit] Logos of the four failed bids
Image:Roma2004.gifImage:Cape town2004.gifImage:Stockholm2004.gifImage:Buenos aires2004.gif
[edit] Other cities
[edit] Did not make short-list
- Image:Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Image:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Image:Flag of Turkey.svg Istanbul, Turkey
- Image:Flag of France.svg Lille, France
- Image:Flag of Russia.svg St. Petersburg, Russia
- Image:Flag of Spain.svg Seville, Spain
| Bids for the Olympic Games | ||
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| Summer Olympic Games | ||
| 18961 • 19001 • 19041 • 1908 • 19122 • 19163 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 19322 • 1936 • 19403 • 19443 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 19842 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016 | ||
| Winter Olympic Games | ||
| 19241 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 19404 • 19443 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 19802 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018 | ||
| Youth Olympic Games | ||
| 2010 • 2012 | ||
| 1 – Games handed without bids submitted; 2 – Only one bid submitted; 3 – Bids submitted but no Games celebration; 4 – No bids submitted and no Games celebration | ||
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