Bids for the 2004 Summer Olympics

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Bids for the
2004 (2004) Summer Olympics and Paralympics
Overview
IOC Session
Map
Missing location of the bidding cities.
Missing location of the bidding cities.

Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
DecisionSeptember 5, 1997
Decision
WinnerAthens (66 votes)
Runner-upRome (41 votes)
Olympic rings
Part of a series on
2004 Summer Olympics
Paralympic agitos
Part of a series on
2004 Summer Paralympics

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.

Final selection

In the first round of voting, Buenos Aires and Cape Town tied with the lowest number of votes. Round two was therefore a tie-breaker round between the two cities, with Buenos Aires being eliminated. Stockholm was the next city to be eliminated followed by Cape Town. The final round saw Athens receive enough votes to defeat Rome and win the right to host the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Official voting results

Athens was the leader in all rounds of voting, except in Round 2, which was a tie-breaker due to a first round tie between Cape Town and Buenos Aires. Cape Town won that round over Buenos Aires, before losing out in the 4th round.

2004 Host City Election — ballot results
City Country (NOC) Round 1 Run-off Round 3 Round 4 Round 5
Athens  Greece 32 - 38 52 66
Rome  Italy 23 - 28 35 41
Cape Town  South Africa 16 62 22 20 -
Stockholm  Sweden 20 - 19 - -
Buenos Aires  Argentina 16 44 - - -

Bidding cities

Candidate cities

Logo
 City Country National Olympic Committee Result
Athens  Greece Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) Winner
The city of Athens, Greece, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and won the election in the final round of voting, defeating Rome. Athens previously hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and bid for the 1944 Summer Olympics (which were awarded to London, but cancelled due to World War II) and the 1996 Summer Olympics. It also bid for the 1988 Summer Olympics, but its bid wasn't shortlisted.[1] Athens' campaign logo is represented by a watercolor version of an Olympic cauldron, with the flame shaped as capital "A".
Rome  Italy Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) First runner-up
The capital of
Cortina D'Ampezzo. It would have been the second time Rome hosted the games, after the 1960 Summer Olympics. Rome also bid for the 1924, 1936, the cancelled 1944 Games, and was recently a candidate city for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but withdrew its bid. The city of Florence bid for the 1976 Summer Olympics, but withdrew its bid. Two years after Rome lost their 2004 bid, Turin was awarded the 2006 Winter Olympics. Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo are scheduled to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.[1] Rome's campaign logo depicts a stylized version of Colosseum
, backgrounded by the sun.
Cape Town  South Africa South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) Second runner-up
The city of
Olympic rings
, which is formed around the location of Cape Town, in the south of the continent.
Stockholm  Sweden Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK) Third runner-up
The city of
Göteborg were damaged by explosive bombs and arson attacks by Mats Hinze.[2][3]
Buenos Aires  Argentina Argentine Olympic Committee (COA) Fourth runner-up
The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, submitted a bid for the 2004 Games and was eliminated in a run-off against Cape Town, since both cities tied in the first round of voting. Buenos Aires never hosted the Summer Olympics, but bid for the 1936, 1956, 1968 Games to become the first South American Olympic host city.[1] Rio de Janeiro hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics and became the first city in the continent to host the games. Buenos Aires' campaign logo displays an Andean condor with open wings in blue, recalling the Argentine national colors and its flag. Buenos Aires hosted the 125th IOC Session on September 7, 2013 and hosted the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Applicant cities

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Past Olympic Host City Election Results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "CNN - Survey: Many Swedes oppose bid to host 2004 Olympics - August 30, 1997".
  3. ^ "Swedish police arrest Olympic bomb suspect". 23 October 2011.
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