2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

none Athens 2004 closing ceremony the Paralympics closing ceremony 2004 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony November 2019 2004 Summer Olympicsclosing ceremony Athens 2004 Olympics Closing ceremony.jpg 2004 Summer Olympics 2004 Summer Olympics closing ceremony 2004 08 29 y 21:15 - 0:00 EEST (UTC+3)https://www.olympic.org/news/closing-ceremony-under-a-full-moon Closing Ceremony Under a Full Moon 25 August 2004 International Olympic Committee 27 April 2021 Olympic Stadium Maroussi, Athens, Greece 38 2 10 N 23 47 15 E region:GR_type:event inline,title May The Dances Last Forever Athens Olympic Broadcasting (AOB)Official website of Athens Olympic Broadcasting a5yg3XHae_0&t Athens 2004 Closing Ceremony - Full Length The closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 29, 2004, at 21:15 EEST (UTC+3) at the Olympic Stadium, in Marousi, Greece, a suburb of Athens.https://www.chron.com/sports/olympics/article/Hugely-successful-Athens-Olympics-close-1981182.php Hughly successful Athens Olympics close Chron 29 August 2004 January 6, 2023https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/30/sports/summer-2004-games-closing-ceremony-for-greece-olympics-leave-pride-relief-huge.html SUMMER 2004 GAMES: CLOSING CEREMONY; For Greece, Olympics Leave Pride, Relief and a Huge Bill The New York Times 30 August 2004 January 6, 2023 Sachs Susan On This Day - Athens 2004 Closing Ceremony https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/08/29/on-this-day-athens-2004-closing-ceremony/ 2020-10-25 Greek City Times Proceedings Victory ceremony 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 : ITA 2003 Stefano Baldini - GoldUSA Mebrahtom Keflezighi - SilverBRA Vanderlei de Lima - Bronze Parade of Nations 2/2/2 Piros dimas in dion.jpg Liu Xiang Doha 2010 cropped.jpg 300 Greek weightlifter 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.https://www.espn.com/olympics/summer04/gen/news/story?id=1870696 Athletes, fans enjoy Closing Ceremony ESPN 29 August 2004 January 6, 2023 Associated Press Speeches and Games declares closed ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, IOC President Jacques Rogge delivered their 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.")IOC President's Speech at the Closing Ceremony of the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad http://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-president-s-speech-at-the-closing-ceremony-of-the-games-of-the-xxviii-olympiad January 3, 2023 Olympic Games 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 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. The flag was then passed to the Mayor of Beijing Wang Qishan, who represented 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 The Olympic flag was lowered,2004-08-29 Greece bids Games farewell http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/3607622.stm 2025-11-05 en-GB 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 Grande Torino on the evening of 10 February 2006. Extinguishing of the Olympic flame The cauldron of the Olympic flame was lowered, followed by the Greek 10-year-old girl Fotini PapaleonidopoulouSOS child takes part in Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Games https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/news/sos-child-takes-part-in-closing-ceremony-at-the-ol October 25, 2022 SOS Children's Villages dead https://web.archive.org/web/20221026103216/https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/news/sos-child-takes-part-in-closing-ceremony-at-the-ol 26 October 2022 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 blown out. Dignitaries in attendance Dignitaries from International organizations IOC 1986 International Olympic Committee – IOC President Jacques Rogge and wife Anne Rogge IOC Vice-President Thomas Bach and wife Claudia Bach IOC Vice-President James L. Easton and wife Phyllis Easton IOC Member Sergey Bubka and wife Lilia Tutunik Honorary IOC President for Life Juan Antonio Samaranch and Members of the International Olympic Committee Host country dignitaries Greece Greece – President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Adjutant to the President of the Hellenic Republic Air Force Colonel Georgios Dritsakos ATHOC President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalakiel:Το χρυσό μετάλλιο ανήκει σε όλους τους Έλληνες, είπαν Γ.Αγγελοπούλου και Ζ.Ρογκ el The gold medal belongs to all Greeks, said G. Angelopoulou and Z. Rog https://www.in.gr/2004/08/29/greece/to-xryso-metallio-anikei-se-oloys-toys-ellines-eipan-g-aggelopoyloy-kai-z-rogk In.gr 29 August 2004 19 October 2023 & husband Theodore Angelopoulos ATHOC Vice-President and former president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Lambis Nikolaou and wife Tonia Nikolaou Prime Minister of Greece and Minister for Culture Kostas Karamanlis & wife Natasa Pazaïti Ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis Ex-Prime Minister of Greece Konstantinos Mitsotakis President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement and Leader of the Opposition George Papandreou Mayor Dora Bakoyannis Foreign Dignitaries from abroad Spain Spain – Queen Sofía of Spain Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo Infanta Cristina of Spain Crown Prince Felipe and wife Princess Letizia Belgium Belgium – Prince Philippe and wife Princess Mathilde Sweden Sweden – King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and wife Queen Silvia of SwedenJune 2023 Estonia Estonia – President of Estonia Arnold Rüütel and First Lady of Estonia Ingrid Rüütel DEN Denmark – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik of Denmark CHN China – Wang Qishan, mayor of Beijing, represents the government of the People's Republic of China and the 2008 Olympics committee members Anthems GRE National Anthem of Greece CHN National Anthem of the People's Republic of China IOC 1986 Olympic Hymn (Greek) Victory ceremonies ITA 2003 National Anthem of ItalyAnthem played as part of the Men's marathon victory ceremony. Music performances Various music performances by Greek singers were featured in the Athens Olympic Stadium: Dinata — Elefteria Arvanitaki San ton Karagiozi — Dionysis Savvopoulos Other Greek singers featured include: Antonis Remos Alkistis Protopsalti Mihalis Hatzigiannis Giannis Parios Anna Vissi Sakis Rouvas Notes References External links Closing ceremony media guide : Games of the XXVIII Olympiad Olympics Greece Closing Ceremony Category:Ceremonies in Greece Category:Olympics closing ceremonies