Greece At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Greece was the host nation for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The delegation of 426 athletes, 215 men and 211 women, was represented by the Hellenic Olympic Committee. It was the largest Greek Olympic team since the first modern Olympic Games in Athens, Greece in 1896, where 176 Greek athletes competed.
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