2004 Summer Olympic bids
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| 2004 Summer Olympic bids | |
| Overview · Athens (winner) Rome · Cape Town · Stockholm · Buenos Aires |
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 2004 Summer Olympics |
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| Details | |
| Election venue | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Committee | International Olympic Committee |
| Important dates | |
| Shortlist | N/A |
| Decision | September 5, 1997 |
| Decision | |
| Winning bid | Athens 2004 |
| Runner-up | Rome 2004 |
Five cities made the shortlist to host the 2004 Summer Olympics which were awarded to Athens, Greece on September 5, 1997. The other cities were Rome (Italy), Cape Town (South Africa), Stockholm (Sweden) and Buenos Aires (Argentina).
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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 Stadi Olimpici 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 Summer Olympics bidding results | ||||||
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| City | NOC Name | 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 | - | - | - |
[edit] Logos of the four failed bids
[edit] Other cities
Did not make short-list
