2004 Summer Olympics medal table

The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital city of Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004.^[1] A total of 10,625 athletes from a record 201 countries represented by National Olympic Committees (NOC) participated in these games.^[2] The games featured featured 301 events in 28 sports and 39 disciplines,^[3][4] including the Olympic debuts of women's wrestling and women's sabre.^[5] Kiribati and Timor Leste competed for the first time in these Olympic Games.^[5] It was the second time after 1896 that Athens had hosted the Summer Olympics in the modern era.^[6]

Athletes from 74 countries won at least one medal and 56 of them won at least one gold medal.^[7] The United States led the medal table both in number of gold medals won and in overall medals, winning 36 and 101 respectively.^[8] It was the third consecutive Summer Olympic Games that the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals.^[9] The United Arab Emirates,^[10] Paraguay^[11] and Eritrea won their first ever Olympic medals.^[12] Israel,^[13] Chile,^[14] Dominican Republic,^[15] Georgia,^[16] Chinese Taipei^[17] and the United Arab Emirates won their first Olympic gold medals.^[18] American swimmer Michael Phelps won the most gold medals among individual participants with six and the most total medals with eight (six gold and two bronze),^[19] equalling the record held by Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin in 1980 for the most medals won at an Olympic Games.^[20]

During and after the Games, some athletes who were caught doping, or tested positive for banned substances, were disqualified from competition and had their medals rescinded.^[21][22]