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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]

Ceremony[edit]

Synopsis[edit]

Joining the evening for the closing ceremony, His Excellency the President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos. Accompanied by the Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Air Force Colonel Georgios Dritsakos. With Anne Rogge, wife of the IOC President Jacques Rogge. IOC Vice-President James L. Easton and wife Phyllis Easton of the United States sitting.

Victory Ceremony[edit]

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

  • At the men's marathon, De Lima lead the other marathoners to final kilometers of the event in his hope to give Brazil the last gold medal. During such an event, Neil Horan suddenly appears at the middle and tugs him to the crowd while try to physically assaulting him. After released by Polyvios Kossivas, Baldini and Keflezighi overpasses him, allowing him to receive bronze and receive Pierre de Coubertin medal for his sportsmanship and being awarded as the final torchbearer during the 2016 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony in Maracanã Stadium, when Brazil was the host.

Parade of Nations[edit]

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 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.[6]

Speeches and Games declares closed[edit]

ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki deliver a speech, concluded and thank everyone. Followed by IOC President Jacques Rogge delivering 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 called 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, "Ευχαριστούμε, Αθήνα. Ευχαριστούμε, Ελλάδα." - "Thank you, Athens. Thank you, Greece."[7] 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Then, both Greek and Chinese flags were raised after the handover was completed.

Lowering the Olympic flag[edit]

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[edit]

The cauldron of the Olympic flame is to be lowered. A young Greek girl, 10-year-old Fotini Padaleonidopoulou[8] 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.

Dignitaries in attendance[edit]

Dignitaries from International organizations[edit]

Host country dignitaries[edit]

Foreign Dignitaries from abroad[edit]

Anthems[edit]

Victory ceremonies[edit]

Music performances[edit]

Notes[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. 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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