AOC Media Centre - 2004 Athens

Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening CeremonyFlag bearer Colin Beashel leads team Australia during opening ceremonies for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Athens 2004 Australian Olympic Party Official Welcoming Colin Beashel of the Australian Sailing team is announced as the team Flag Bearer for the Opening Ceremonies during the Australian Olympic Party Official Welcoming Party.

Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening CeremonyFlag bearer Colin Beashel leads team Australia onto the field during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Athens 2004 Olympic Games Opening CeremonyFlag bearer Colin Beashel leads team Australia during opening ceremonies for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Remote schools chat with Mark KnowlesThree time Olympian Mark Knowles chatted with students from Derby District School, WA and Murrpurtiyanuwu Catholic Primary School, NT chat

Michael Rogers receives Athens bronze medalMichael Rogers receives his Athens 2004 bronze medal at a ceremony in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Friends of Rio 2016 - Mascots from Moscow, Athens, Beijing and London Olympic Games Visit the Sugarloaf MountainFu Niu Lele, the mascot from the Beijing Olympic Games, Mandeville, the mascot from the London Olympic Games, Misha, the mascot from the Moscow Olympic Games, Wenlock, the mascot from the London Olympic Games and Athene, the mascot from the Athens Olympic Games, meet children from the Vila Olímpica de Pedra de Guaratiba project atop Morro da Urca on November 21, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Friends of Rio 2016 - Mascots from Moscow, Athens, Beijing and London Olympic Games Visit the Sugarloaf MountainFu Niu Lele, the mascot from the Beijing Olympic Games, Mandeville, the mascot from the London Olympic Games, Misha, the mascot from the Moscow Olympic Games, Wenlock, the mascot from the London Olympic Games and Athene, the mascot from the Athens Olympic Games, pose for a picture after meeting the children from the Vila Olímpica de Pedra de Guaratiba project atop Morro da Urca on November 21, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Greek statues Athens 2004 Performers dressed as ancient greek statues acts out a scene representing a period of Greek culture and art during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

2004 Athens Olympic Games Opening CeremonyNikos Kaklamanakis, Greek gold medalist in boardsailing lights the Olympic Flame during the opening ceremony for the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

Athens 2004 Opening CeremonyFlag bearer Colin Beashel leads team Australia during opening ceremonies for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games on August 13, 2004 at the Sports Complex Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece.

Shipard chats to CarindaPrimary students from Carinda Public in regional NSW chat to Olympic footballer Sally Shipard

Suzy Balogh - How to win GoldSuzy Balogh relives her golden performance in Athens and explains her drive to compete at the Olympics again in 2012. Photos: Andreas Rentz/ Bongarts/ Getty Images & Clive Mason/ Getty Images.

Olympian Shipard takes on AthensAustralian footballer Saly Shipard competes at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

Olympic HomecomingDrew Ginn of the Australian Olympic team signs autographs during the the Australian Olympic team parade through Melbourne in 2004.

Grecian GoldDrew Ginn (L) and James Tomkins celebrate with their Gold medals after the men's pair rowing final during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Talk to a Champ in TASOlympic gold medallists Scott Brennan and David Crawshay participate in the AOC's Talk to a Champ program at the Scotch College in Tasmania.

Brennan in LauncestonOlympic gold medallist Scott Brennan with students from Scotch College, Tasmania in the AOC's Talk to a Champ.

Halliday returns for Olympic DayOlympian Amber Halliday (Rowing 2004, 2008) returned to her old school, Pembroke, just five months after a cycling crash in which she sustained a serious brain injury. A former crew mate Sally Martin, nee Causby, (also pictured) is now a teacher at the school and was also there to hear Amber talk of how her 'sporty' skills are helping her now.

Ian Thorpe

Grant Hackett

Pool CelebrationsIan Thorpe (R) embraces Grant Hackett after Thorpe won the gold in the men's swimming 400 metre freestyle final during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games.

Torch RelayTorchbearer Zali Steggall (R) passes the Olympic Flame to Kieren Perkins atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay in Sydney, Australia. The Olympic Flame travelled to 34 cities in 27 countries en route to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

James Tomkins