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Bids for the
2004 (2004) Summer Olympics
Overview
Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Athens 2004 bid logo
Winner: Athens
Runner-up: Rome
Shortlist: Cape Town · Stockholm · Buenos Aires
Details
Previous Games hosted
Decision
Result{{{result}}}

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 Round 2 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 — — —

Logos of the four failed bids

File:Roma2004.pngFile:Cape town2004.pngFile:Stockholm2004.pngFile:Buenos aires2004.png

Other cities

Did not make short-list

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