Olive wreaths were given out during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in honor of the ancient Olympic Games, wherein the winner is crowned with an olive wreath made of wild-olive leaves from a sacred tree near the temple of Zeus at Olympia, and since it was also the official emblem of Greece where the games were being held.
There was only one winner per event, crowned with an olive wreath made of wild-olive leaves from a sacred tree near the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Olive wreaths were given out during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens in honor of the ancient tradition, because the games were being held in Greece which was also used as the official emblem. 
