XXVIII. Summer Olympics 2004 - was held on August 13 to 29 in Athens, Greece. Competition was attended by around 11,000 athletes from over two hundred countries around the world.

inaugural ceremony, which was held in the spirit of ancient Greek mythology and traditions of the sport, are taken into account in the stadium eighty thousand visitors. Olympic flame lit successful Greek sailor Nikolaos Kaklamanakis. The head of the Czech delegation walked with the national flag swimmer Kv�toslav Svoboda.

In the final balancing occupied the forefront of traditional sporting superpower. A total of 102 medals, including 36 gold, won the United States, which thus became the most prosperous country in the Athens Olympics. In second place was China with thirty-two gold medals, ahead of Russia third with twenty-seven.

Czech athletes won eight medals: one gold won the decathlon Roman �ebrle, which was then at the official closure of the Games was honored to carry the Czech flag. The first ever medal for the Czech team won K�rkov� Catherine, was a bronze for airgun shooting ten meters.