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Last Updated: Friday, 3 December, 2004, 10:03 GMT

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Timeline: Athens Olympics

14 August, 2004

Phelps powers to first win
Great Britain pick up a first medal silver in the diving on an opening day overshadowed by the ongoing furore of Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou and their missed drugs test. But the focus was on the swimming pool where Michael Phelps and rival Ian Thorpe begin their gold rushes with a win apiece.

15 August, 2004

Brits endure bad day
A miserable day for Team GB sees Nicole Cooke miss out on the medals in cycling's road race Tim Henman crash out of the tennis at the first hurdle and Sarah Price leave the pool in tears. Elsewhere Michael Phelps' chances of eight golds are destroyed by South Africa's world record swim in the 4x100m free.

16 August, 2004

Thorpe lights up the pool
Ian Thorpe wins what is dubbed the 'Race of the Century' with an Olympic record in the 200m freestyle beating defending champion Pieter van den Hoogenband and Michael Phelps. And after a poor return on Sunday Great Britain enjoy a better reward as the team's sailors and threeday eventers prosper.

17 August, 2004

Phelps doublesup in 60 minutes
After four days of action swimmer Stephen Parry doubles Great Britain's medal haul with a bronze in the 200m butterfly. But as ever all eyes are on the phenomenon that is Michael Phelps who wins the 200m fly before taking to the water an hour later to help himself and the USA to another gold in the 4x200m freestyle.

18 August, 2004

Medal haulboosts Britain
A day of high drama at the equestrian centre ends with Leslie Law taking silver and Team GB bronze in the threeday eventing...or does it Protests and counterprotests cause ongoing confusion. A further brace of bronze medals from canoeist Helen Reeves and archer Alison Williamson takes Team GB's total haul to six.

19 August, 2004

Golden dayfor Brit sailors
Team GB claim a first gold of the Games when Shirley Robertson Sarah Webb and Sarah Ayton wrap up victory in the Yngling class. And Britain goes badminton barmy as Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson take silver after a dingdong mixed doubles final. While Britain celebrates a first gold Michael Phelps wins a fourth.

20 August, 2004

Hoy shinesfor Britain
Like buses Britain waits almost a week for gold and then within 24 hours another comes along as cyclist Chris Hoy powers to victory in the 1km time trial. The athletics meet starts but all eyes remain on the pool and on one man in particular as United States hero Michael Phelps makes it five golds.

21 August, 2004

Pinsents crewlead gold rush
Team GB enjoy their best Olympic day in years as they scoop four golds on top of the Yngling sailing crew being confirmed as winners. Matthew Pinsent's coxless four sailor Ben Ainslie and cyclist Bradley Wiggins win titles and Leslie Law's eventing silver is upgraded. Michael Phelps takes his personal tally to six on swimming's final day.

22 August, 2004

Radcliffe run ragged on road
Instead of finishing the marathon with a muchanticipated gold medal around her neck Paula Radcliffe's hopes end in tears on the roadside. Back in the Olympic Stadium Justin Gatlin takes the honours in the blueriband 100m beating Francis Obikwelu and Maurice Greene while Sweden's Christian Olsson leaps to the triple jump title.

23 August, 2004

Holmes lightsup track
Following Paula Radcliffe's marathon failure Kelly Holmes takes the mantle of Britain's golden girl with victory in the 800m having come round the outside with an awesome late burst for a memorable win. Team GB's cyclists add another medal to their collection with silver in the 4000m team pursuit behind a classy Australian outfit.

24 August, 2004

El Guerrouj sprints to gold
In athletics Hicham El Guerrouj ends his Olympic hoodoo with an emotional win in the 1500m after missing out in Atlanta and Sydney and Yelena Isinbayeva wins pole vault gold with a new world record. There is no decathlon medal for Britain's Dean Macey but boxer Amir Khan and and Team GB's 49er sailors are assured gongs.

25 August, 2004

Wiggins claims clean sweep
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins becomes Britain's most successful Olympian in a single Games since 1964 adding a madison bronze with Rob Hayles to his individual pursuit gold and team pursuit silver. Team GB bag bronze in sailing's mistral class and Greece's Fani Halkia sends the home crowd wild with victory in the 400m hurdles.

26 August, 2004

Crowd mars sprint showdown
The 200m is delayed as locals hail disgraced absent sprinter Kostas Kenteris before Shawn Crawford leads home an American 123. Britain's Kelly Holmes begins her bid for 1500m gold and Paula Radcliffe enters the 10000m. Elsewhere sailors Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks win bronze in the 49er class.

27 August, 2004

Radcliffe run out of 10000m
Paula Radcliffe misses out on a second medal chance in the 10000m in a race won by Xing Huina. It is China's second athletics gold after Xiang Liu wins their first ever athletics title in the 110m hurdles. Britain are buoyed by another Amir Khan win in the boxing and Georgina Harland's againsttheodds modern pentathlon bronze.

28 August, 2004

Athletics bids dramatic farwell
An absorbing end to the athletics meeting sees Kelly Holmes add the 1500m gold to her 800m title. Hicham El Guerrouj follows suit by landing an historic double of his own when he wins the 5000m but the most dramatic race sees Britian beat USA in the 4x100m relay. Argentina also celebrate a double in the men's basketball and football.

29 August, 2004

Khan closes Games with a silver
Cuba's Mario Kindelan ends Amir Khan's dreams of winning gold in the ring but the 17yearold Briton's silver assures him of hero status. There is a wealth of drama including a fight in the wrestling. And in the marathon leader Vanderlei de Lima is pushed into the crowd by a protestor before Stefano Baldini passes him to win.

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