2004 Summer Paralympics
Venue: |
Athens , Greece |
Opening ceremony: | September 17, 2004 |
Closing ceremony: | September 28, 2004 |
Opened by: | Konstantinos Stefanopoulos (President of Greece) |
Competitions: | 550 competitions in 18 sports |
Countries: | 144 |
Athletes: | 3808 (2643 men, 1165 women) |
← Sydney 2000 | |
Beijing 2008 → |
Medal table | |||||
space | country | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 63 | 46 | 32 | 141 |
2 | United Kingdom | 35 | 30th | 29 | 94 |
3 | Canada | 28 | 19th | 25th | 72 |
4th | United States | 27 | 22nd | 39 | 88 |
5 | Australia | 26th | 38 | 36 | 100 |
6th | Ukraine | 24 | 12 | 19th | 55 |
7th | Spain | 20th | 27 | 24 | 71 |
8th | Germany | 19th | 28 | 32 | 79 |
9 | France | 18th | 26th | 30th | 74 |
10 | Japan | 17th | 15th | 20th | 52 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
20th | Austria | 8th | 11 | 4th | 23 |
... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
40 | Switzerland | 2 | 6th | 8th | 16 |
Complete medal table |
The 12th Summer Paralympics took place from September 17th to 28th, 2004 in the Greek capital Athens . 3808 Paralympic athletes from 144 countries were expected. In addition to the athletes about 2000 official team coaches, 1,000 worked referees and judges , as well as 15,000 volunteers with, 3,103 media representatives were accredited.
For the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games , athletes did not have to pay anything to participate. The athletes were accommodated in the so-called Paralympic Village, which was functionally adapted to the needs of disabled people. After the end of the Paralympics, it was to be converted into a housing estate and thus be available as a handicapped-accessible residential complex.
The Olympic torch
The Olympic torch for the 2004 Summer Paralympics was opened on September 9, 2004 at the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens in the presence of the Greek President Konstantinos Stefanopoulos , the Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis , the President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Philip Craven and the President of the Organizing Committee ignited for the Athens Games Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki . The igniting spark came about when a blacksmith hammer hit an anvil .
The first torchbearer was the gold medalist Konstantinos Fykas , the first night the flame spent in the Herrod Atticus Theater . The following Friday morning, Phil Craven took over the torch. In total, around 700 torchbearers carried the flame over a distance of 410 kilometers until it reached the Athens Olympic Stadium on September 17, 2004.
sports
- Boccia - September 23-28.
- Archery - September 22-26.
- 5-a-side football - September 18-28
- 7-a-side football - 19-27 September
- Goalball - September 20-26
- Judo - September 18-20
- Athletics - 19–27 September
- Powerlifting (bench press) - September 20-27.
- Cycling - September 24-27
- Riding - 21-26 September
- Wheelchair basketball - September 18-28
- Wheelchair fencing - September 18-23
- Wheelchair rugby - September 19-25
- Wheelchair tennis - 19–26 September
- Shooting - September 18-23.
- Swimming - 19-27 September
- Sailing - September 18-23 (in the Olympic sailing center Agios Kosmas )
- Sitting volleyball - 19–26 September
- Table tennis - September 18-27
Participating Nations
The 3,808 athletes came from 144 nations:
Web links
- Paralympics Athens 2004 on the website of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- Paralympics 2004 Swiss Paralympic Committee , German