2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
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 2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony | |
| Date | 29 August 2004 |
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| Time | 21:15 - 0:00 EEST (UTC+3)[1] |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Location | Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Coordinates | 38°2′10″N 23°47′15″E / 38.03611°N 23.78750°E |
| Filmed by | OBS on behalf of ERT and AOB[2] |
| Footage | Athens 2004 Closing Ceremony - Full Length on YouTube |
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The closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on 29 August 2004 21:15 EEST (UTC+3) at the Olympic Stadium, in Marousi, Greece, a suburb of Athens.[1][3]
Ceremony
Opening
- 28-second countdown to start
- State Orchestra of Greek Music; Conductor: Stavros Xarchakos
Attending heads of state and heads of government
International organizations:
President of the IOC Jacques Rogge, IOC Vice Presidents Thomas Bach and James L. Easton, IOC Member Sergey Bubka, Former IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and Members of the International Olympic Committee
Host nation:
President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, President's Adjutant Hellenic Air Force Colonel Georgios Dritsakos, ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki & husband Theodore Angelopoulos, Prime Minister of Greece Kostas Karamanlis & wife Natasa Pazaïti, Ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis, and Mayor Dora Bakoyannis
Foreign dignitaries:
H.R.H. Prince Philippe and H.R.H. Princess Mathilde
Queen Sofía of Spain, H.R.H. Crown Prince Felipe and wife Princess Letizia[4]
Wang Qishan, mayor of Beijing, represents the government of the People's Republic of China and the 2008 Olympics committee members
Victory Ceremony
The final victory ceremony was held to the three Men's marathon medallists :
Stefano Baldini - Gold
Mebrahtom Keflezighi - Silver
Vanderlei de Lima* - Bronze
- During the men's marathon, De Lima was actually lead the race to gift the final gold medal for Brazil. However, at the middle, he was attacked by Irish priest Cornelius Horan. Following that incident, he was fell to third, allowing him to receive bronze medal, the first for Brazil in this event. Afterwards, he misses Beijing 2008 four years later. 12 years later in 2016, when Brazil was the host nation, in the opening ceremony, in honour of his brave against Horan's assault, he was awarded as the final torchbearer to lit up the Olympics' cauldron in Rio de Janeiro.
Parade of Nations
The flag bearers of 202 National Olympic Committees arrived into the stadium. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in a single file, ordered by order of the Greek alphabet, and behind them marched all the athletes. They were led by Greek weightlifter Pyrros Dimas and Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, with the latter represents China as the next host nation of the games.
Speeches and Games declares closed
ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki deliver a speech, concluded and thank everyone.
Followed by IOC President Jacques Rogge deliver a speech in Greek, French, and English, as he called them "unforgettable, dream games". IOC President Rogge declare closed the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, and accordance with tradition, and call upon the youth of the world to assemble 4 years from now in Beijing, to celebrate the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. He concluded in Greek. IOC President Jacques Rogge awards the Olympic Order in Gold to Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalki, President of the Athens Organizing Committee.
Newly elected athlete members of the International Olympic Committee
The four athlete members who were elected are:
- Frankie Fredericks (athletics, Namibia)
- Jan Železný (athletics, Czech Republic)
- Hicham El Guerrouj (athletics, Morocco)
- Rania Elwani (swimming, Egypt)
Handover of the Olympic flag
Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyannis handed over the Olympic flag as the representative of Athens 2004 to the IOC President Jacques Rogge and then passed to the Mayor of Beijing Wang Qishan. He represents the committee members of the next host city, Beijing 2008, led by Liu Qi.
Lowering the Olympic flag
Lowering of the Olympic flag and singing of the Olympic Anthem which the Greek choirs sang in Greek. The flag was raised again two years later in Turin, Italy.
Extinguishing of the Olympic flame
The cauldron of the Olympic flame is to be lowered. A young Greek girl, 10-year-old Fotini Padaleonidopoulou[5] from SOS Children's Villages will take a lit a symbolic lantern with the Olympic flame, accompanied by the Gold Medalists from sailing Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa. And she passed it on to the other children. Before "extinguishing" the flame in the cauldron by blowing a puff of air.
Anthems
- National Anthem of Greece
- National Anthem of the People's Republic of China
- Olympic Hymn (Greek)
National Anthem of Italy[a]
Notes
- ^ Anthem played as part of the Men's marathon victory ceremony.
References
- ^ a b "Closing Ceremony Under a Full Moon". International Olympic Committee. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Official website of Athens Olympic Broadcasting
- ^ "On This Day - Athens 2004 Closing Ceremony". Greek City Times. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "Los Príncipes de Asturias asistieron junto a outpost gignatarios en la ceremonially de clausura de las Olimpiadas" [The Prince and Princess of Asturias attended the closing ceremony of the Olympics together with other giants]. hola.com. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "SOS child takes part in Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Games". SOS Children's Villages. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
External links
| Opening ceremonies |
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| Closing ceremonies |
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