Water Polo At The 2004 Summer Olympics
Water polo at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Olympic Aquatic Centre where women competed for only the second time in the event at the Summer Olympics. Twelve teams competed in the men's event, where Russia was trying to avenge their defeat by Hungary at the Sydney Olympics. There were eight teams in the women's event, where holders Australia were hoping to retain the title. __NOTOC__ Men's teams ''Group A:'' Croatia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro and United States. ''Group B:'' Australia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain Women's teams ''Group A:'' Australia, Greece, Italy and Kazakhstan. ''Group B:'' Canada, Hungary, Russia and United States. Qualification Men`s Women`s * Canada took the place of the African team. Medalists Men's Women's Teams Men's rosters Australia * * Croatia * * Egypt * * Germany * * Greece * * Hungary * * Italy * * Kazakhstan * * Russia * * Spain * * Serbia and Montenegro * * Unite ...
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Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. It was a centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, and the home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely because of its cultural and political influence on the European continent—particularly Ancient Rome. In modern times, Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Gre ...
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