Why you applied as a volunteer at Athens 2004?
It was my dream ever since I was little to be a part of Olympic Games. I wanted to have a great experience by meeting and working with a lot of people from all over the world. Olympic Games is the best place to do this.

What are your first impressions?
I really feel that Olympics "came back home" to Greece. I was a little worried whether all the venues would be finished in time, however, all are completed and there is no problem! The organization of the Games is very nice and I am surpised with the secutiry measures.
Because this is my first visit to Greece, I also had to learn the differences between Greece and Japan.

Ms Kayo Matsumoto is from Tokyo and works as Systems Administrator

Why you applied as a volunteer at Athens 2004?
Athens Olympic Games are more close to the original Games. The slogan of the games, "Welcome home" is really right. I wanted to see it and participate in it.

What are your first impressions?
Athens means of Public Transport are modern, frequent, without delays. The athletic venues are impressive. Greeks are really kind, Athens is a safe city.

Masaharu Mori is graduate student of Sociology at Êïmazawa University

Greece

MEDALS TABLE

Japan

Gold
Diving - Men's Synchr 3m Springboard Nikolaos Siranidis, Thomas Bimis	1	Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw MUROFUSHI Koji
Judo - Men's -81 kg ILIADIS Ilias	2	Athletics - Women's Marathon NOGUCHI Mizuki
Sailing - Women's 470 GREECE	3	Gymnastics Artistic - Men's Team JPN
Gymnastics Artistic - Men's Rings TAMPAKOS Dimosthenis	4	Judo - Men's -60 kg NOMURA Tadahiro
Athletics - Women's 20km Walk TSOUMELEKA Athanasia	5	Judo - Men's -66 kg UCHISHIBA Masato
Athletics - Women's 400m Hurdles HALKIA Fani	6	Judo - Men's +100 kg SUZUKI Keiji
	7	Judo - Women's -48 kg TANI Ryoko
	8	Judo - Women's -63 kg TANIMOTO Ayumi
	9	Judo - Women's -70 kg UENO Masae
	10	Judo - Women's -78 kg ANNO Noriko
	11	Judo - Women's +78 kg TSUKADA Maki
	12	Swimming - Women's 800m Freestyle SHIBATA Ai
	13	Swimming - Men's 100m Breaststroke KITAJIMA Kosuke
	14	Swimming - Men's 200m Breaststroke KITAJIMA Kosuke
	15	Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 55kg YOSHIDA Saori
	16	Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 63kg ICHO Kaori
Silver
Athletics - Women's Discus Throw KELESIDOU Anastasia	1	Archery - Men's Individual YAMAMOTO Hiroshi
Athletics - Women's Triple Jump DEVETZI Hrysopiyi	2	Cycling Track - Men's Team Sprint JPN
Sailing - Men's Mistral GREECE	3	Gymnastics Artistic - Men's Parallel Bars TOMITA Hiroyuki
Water Polo - Women GREECE	4	Judo - Men's -90 kg IZUMI Hiroshi
TaekWondo - Women's Under 67kg MYSTAKIDOU Elisavet	5	Judo - Women's -52 kg YOKOSAWA Yuki
TaekWondo - Men's Over 80kg NIKOLAIDIS Alexandros	6	Swimming - Men's 200m Butterfly YAMAMOTO Takashi
	7	Synchronised Swimming - Duet JPN
	8	Synchronised Swimming - Team Event JPN
	9	Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 48kg ICHO Chiharu
Bronze
Weightlifling - Men's 85kg DIMAS Pyrros	1	Baseball - Men JPN
Rowing - Men's Lightweight Dbl Sculls GREECE	2	Gymnastics Artistic - Men's Pommel Horse KASHIMA Takehiro
WR - Men's Greco-Roman 55kg KIOUREGKIAN Artiom	3	Gymnastics Artistic - Men's Horizontal Bar YONEDA Isao
Athletics - Women's Javelin Throw MANJANI Mirela	4	Sailing - Men's 470 JPN
	5	Softball - Women's Team JPN
	6	Swimming - Women's 200m Backstroke NAKAMURA Reiko
	7	Swimming - Women's 200m Butterfly NAKANISHI Yuko
	8	Swimming - Men's 100m Backstroke MORITA Tomomi
	9	Swimming - Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay JPN
	10	Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 55kg TANABE Chikara
	11	Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 60kg INOUE Kenji
	12	Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 72kg HAMAGUCHI Kyoko

 

 

6 June ATHENS 2004 Olympic Torch Relay / TOKYO photo-reportage by Kyoko Yamamoto

 

 

ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES "One Year After"

 

 

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