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The 55 pages that link to 2004 Summer Olympics, each with the reason it gives.

• 2012 Summer OlympicsCompared with: Athens provides an earlier European host-city comparison for London.

• 2008 Summer OlympicsCompared with: Athens was the previous Summer Games and the last host city before Beijing.

• 2000 Summer OlympicsCompared with: Athens followed Sydney and faced a different debate over venues and long-term use.

• Mia HammBroader topic: Hamm's final major tournament ended with her second Olympic gold medal.

• Michael PhelpsBroader topic: His first Olympic appearance established him as a leading swimmer.

• Lisa LeslieRelated: Leslie earned her third consecutive Olympic gold medal in Athens.

• Abby WambachRelated: Wambach scored the extra-time winner in the gold-medal match.

• Kenenisa BekeleRelated: His first Olympic gold established him as the leading track distance runner of his era.

• Dawn StaleyBroader topic: Staley captained the U.S. team to her third Olympic gold medal as a player.

• Tirunesh DibabaRelated: Her first Olympic medal came in Athens at age 19.

• Alexei NemovRelated: Nemov's high-bar score controversy became one of the Games' most visible judging disputes.

• Misty May-TreanorRelated: May-Treanor and Walsh won their first Olympic beach volleyball gold in Athens.

• Kerri Walsh JenningsRelated: Walsh and Misty May-Treanor won their first Olympic gold in Athens.

• Manu GinóbiliBroader topic: Ginóbili led Argentina to its first Olympic men’s basketball gold medal in Athens.

• Yelena IsinbayevaRelated: She won her first Olympic gold medal in Athens.

• Birgit FischerRelated: Fischer won her final two Olympic golds and became the first woman to win gold at six Games.

• Gao LingBroader topic: Gao Ling defended her mixed doubles title at these Games.

• Ian ThorpeRelated: His 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle victories capped his Olympic career.

• Kaori IchoBroader topic: Her first Olympic title began an unprecedented four-Games winning streak.

• Kim RhodeRelated: Rhode won bronze in double trap, extending her Olympic medal streak to three Games.

• Natalie CoughlinRelated: Coughlin won five medals in Athens, including gold in the 100-meter backstroke.

• Ralf SchumannRelated: Schumann's third Olympic medal, a silver, came in Athens.

• Saori YoshidaBroader topic: Yoshida won her first Olympic gold when women’s wrestling made its Olympic debut.

• Chris HoyRelated: Hoy won his first Olympic gold in the one-kilometre time trial in Athens.

• Grant HackettRelated: Hackett defended his 1,500-metre freestyle title in Athens.

• Hicham El GuerroujBroader topic: El Guerrouj won the 1,500 metres and 5,000 metres, completing his Olympic redemption.

• Jenny ThompsonBroader topic: At her fifth and final Games, she won two relay gold medals.

• Jin Jong-ohRelated: Jin won the first of his four Olympic medals, a silver in the 50-metre pistol.

• Lisa FernandezBroader topic: Fernandez earned her third Olympic gold medal in Athens.

• Pyrros DimasRelated: Dimas won bronze at his home Games, his fourth Olympic medal.

• Ryan LochteRelated: Lochte won his first Olympic medals in Athens, including gold in the 4 × 200-meter freestyle relay.

• Saif Saaeed ShaheenRelated: Shaheen missed the Athens steeplechase after Qatar did not enter him in the event.

• Tamika CatchingsBroader topic: Catchings won her first Olympic gold medal as part of the U.S. women's basketball team.

• Allyson FelixRelated: Her breakthrough Olympic appearance made her the youngest 200-metre Olympic medalist since 1968.

• Amir KhanRelated: Khan won lightweight silver there at age 17.

• Anastasia DavydovaBroader topic: Davydova won Olympic duet gold with Anastasia Ermakova at her first Games.

• Andrey LavrovRelated: Lavrov competed in his fifth Olympics as Russia finished second.

• Brenda VillaRelated: Villa and the United States won silver in the women’s tournament.

• Buvaisar SaitievRelated: Saitiev regained Olympic gold eight years after his first title.

• Carly PattersonNarrower topic: Patterson’s defining achievement came in the women’s artistic gymnastics competition at these Games.

• Elena ZamolodchikovaRelated: She returned to Olympic competition and helped Russia win team bronze.

• Elisabeta LipăRelated: She won her fifth Olympic gold as part of Romania's women's eight.

• Ezekiel KemboiRelated: Kemboi won his first Olympic steeplechase gold in Athens.

• Hadi SaeiRelated: Saei won his first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo here.

• Hossein RezazadehNarrower topic: His second Olympic gold came at the Games' super-heavyweight event.

• Ivano BalićBroader topic: Balić helped Croatia win the men’s handball tournament and Olympic gold.

• Jamie DwyerBroader topic: Dwyer won his first Olympic gold medal with Australia in Athens.

• Leontien van MoorselRelated: She won a second consecutive Olympic time-trial gold before retiring from competition.

• Michal MartikánBroader topic: His Athens silver made him a three-time Olympic medalist.

• Pavel KolobkovRelated: Kolobkov earned team épée bronze with Russia.