Bids for the 2004 Summer Olympics

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

The Colosseum, one of Rome's most famous landmarks.

The Acropolis of Athens.

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.

Bidding cities

Candidate cities

Applicant cities

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• San Juan, Puerto Rico
• Istanbul, Turkey
• Lille, France
• Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Seville, Spain

References

1. "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.