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2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Coordinates: 38°2′10″N 23°47′15″E / 38.03611°N 23.78750°E / 38.03611; 23.78750
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2004 Summer Olympics
closing ceremony
2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Date29 August 2004; 19 years ago (2004-08-29)
Time21:15 - 0:00 EEST (UTC+3)[1]
VenueOlympic Stadium
LocationMaroussi, Athens, Greece
Coordinates38°2′10″N 23°47′15″E / 38.03611°N 23.78750°E / 38.03611; 23.78750
Filmed byAthens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB)[2]
FootageAthens 2004 Closing Ceremony - Full Length on YouTube
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2004 Summer Olympics

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][4][5]

Proceedings

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Victory Ceremony

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The medals for the competition were presented by Jacques Rogge, IOC President; Belgium, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Lamine Diack, IAAF President; Senegal.

The final victory ceremony was held to the three Men's marathon medallists :

Stefano Baldini - Gold
Mebrahtom Keflezighi - Silver
Vanderlei de Lima - Bronze

Parade of Nations

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Greek weightlifer Pyrros Dimas (left) and Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang leading the flagbearers during the closing ceremony

The flag bearers of 202 National Olympic Committees entered the stadium in a single file in Greek alphabetical order, followed by the athletes. The Greek and Chinese flag bearers, weightlifter Pyrros Dimas and Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, entered first as they were the current and next host nation.[6]

Speeches and Games declares closed

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ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, IOC President Jacques Rogge delivered speeches, the latter in Greek, French, and English. IOC President Rogge declared the closing of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, thanking Athens ("Ευχαριστούμε, Αθήνα. Ευχαριστούμε, Ελλάδα." - "Thank you, Athens. Thank you, Greece.")[7] and calling upon the youth of the world to assemble 4 years from now in Beijing in accordance with tradition. He also awarded the Olympic Order in Gold to Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalki, President of the Athens Organizing Committee.

Newly elected athlete members of the International Olympic Committee

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The four athlete members who were elected are:

  1. Frankie Fredericks (athletics, Namibia)
  2. Jan Železný (athletics, Czech Republic)
  3. Hicham El Guerrouj (athletics, Morocco)
  4. Rania Elwani (swimming, Egypt)

Handover of the Olympic flag

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Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyannis handed over the Olympic flag as the representative of Athens 2004 to the IOC President Jacques Rogge. The flag was then passed to the Mayor of Beijing Wang Qishan, who represents the committee members of the next host city, Beijing 2008, led by Liu Qi.

Both Greek and Chinese flags were raised following the handover.

Lowering the Olympic flag

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The Olympic flag was lowered, while the Greek choirs sang the Olympic Anthem in Greek. The flag was raised again in Turin, Italy during the opening ceremony at Stadio Olimpico on the evening of 10 February, 2006.

Extinguishing of the Olympic flame

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The cauldron of the Olympic flame was lowered, followed by the Greek 10-year-old girl Fotini Papaleonidopoulou[8] from SOS Children's Villages lighting a lantern with the Olympic flame with the help of sailing gold medalists Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa. The lantern was then passed onto other children from around the world, before the flame in the cauldron was blew out.

Dignitaries in attendance

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Dignitaries from International organizations

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Host country dignitaries

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Foreign Dignitaries from abroad

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Anthems

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Victory ceremonies

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Music performances

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Various music performances by Greek singers were featured in the Athens Olympic Stadium:

Other Greek singers featured include:

Notes

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  1. ^ Anthem played as part of the Men's marathon victory ceremony.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Closing Ceremony Under a Full Moon". International Olympic Committee. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Official website of Athens Olympic Broadcasting
  3. ^ "Hughly successful Athens Olympics close". Chron. 29 August 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Sachs, Susan (30 August 2004). "SUMMER 2004 GAMES: CLOSING CEREMONY; For Greece, Olympics Leave Pride, Relief and a Huge Bill". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "On This Day - Athens 2004 Closing Ceremony". Greek City Times. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  6. ^ "Athletes, fans enjoy Closing Ceremony". ESPN. Associated Press. 29 August 2004. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "IOC President's Speech at the Closing Ceremony of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad". Olympic Games. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "SOS child takes part in Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Games". SOS Children's Villages. Archived from the original on 26 October 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Το χρυσό μετάλλιο ανήκει σε όλους τους Έλληνες, είπαν Γ.Αγγελοπούλου και Ζ.Ρογκ [The gold medal belongs to all Greeks, said G. Angelopoulou and Z. Rog] (in Greek). In.gr. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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