2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

The 2000 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony took place on 1 October 2000 in Stadium Australia. The Closing Ceremony attracted 114,714 people, the largest attendance in modern Olympic Games history. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declared that the 2000 Olympic games were best Olympic Games ever.

2000 Summer Olympics
closing ceremony
Date1 October 2000
Time19:00 AEST (UTC+11)
VenueStadium Australia
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°50′50″S 151°03′48″E
Filmed bySeven Network and SOBO
Participants114,714 in attendance
FootageSydney 2000 Closing Ceremony - Full Length on YouTube
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Attending heads of state and heads of government

Host nation :

Segments

Countdown
  • ‘Countdown Fanfare’ – Composed by Richard Mills performed by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • ‘Games 2000 Fanfare’ – Composed by David Stanhope, performed by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • ‘My Island Home (Earth Beat mix)’ – Written by Neil Murray, performed by Christine Anu

Countdown

The ceremony began with a countdown at the screen coming from 60 to 1. Starting at 23, footage from previous games appeared with Let's Party! at the end complete with an image of fireworks with numbers between 23 and 1 being from previous games until 0 from currents games

Entry of the Flagbearers and the Athletes
  • 'Games 2000 Fanfare' – Composed by David Stanhope, performed by Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • 'Olympic Fireworks' – Composed by David Stanhope
  • 'Journey of Angels' – Performed by Chong Lim
  • 'Affirmation' – Performed by Savage Garden

National Anthems of Greece and Australia
  • The National Anthem of Greece – Performed by The Millennium Children's Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia
  • The National Anthem of Australia – Music & Lyrics by Peter Dodds McCormick, performed by Sing 2001 Choir and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

The Olympic Order and Cup Awarding

Michael Knight, President of the President of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Organizing Committee (SOCOG) was awarded the Gold Olympic Order as an expression of gratitude for a perfect organisation. In addition, the International Olympic Committee has decided to award the Olympic Cup to the people of Sydney for their enthusiastic and unpartisan support of athletes from all countries.

The New Member Athletes of the International Olympic Committee

The eight athlete members who were elected are:

1) Sergei Bubka (athletics, Ukraine)

2) Charmaine Crooks (athletics, Canada)

3) Bob Ctvrtlik (volleyball, United States of America)

4) Manuel Estiarte (water polo, Spain)

5) Susan O'Neill (swimming, Australia)

6) Alexander Popov (swimming, Russian Federation)

7) Jan Železný (athletics, Czech Republic)

8) Roland Baar (rowing, Germany).

The 'Welcome Home, Olympics: Athens 2004' Handover

Dimitris Avramopoulos, Mayor of Athens and Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, President of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games Committee were entering to the stadium. After that, the priestesses of Olympia, from Greece, were entering to do a traditional rite in preparation for the Olympic flag Handover Ceremony. After the performance, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Frank Sartor comes with the Olympic flag and handed over to the Avramopoulos by the IOC President, Juan Antonio Samaranch. After the handover ceremony, the traditional rite has come to the end: The priestesses were looking around the flag, they take off the flag, put laurel branches and they carried the flag to Athens, the next Olympic host city and the birthplace of the competition in the modern era.

Olympic Flag and Hymn
  • ‘Olympic Hymn’ – Composed by Spiros Samara, lyrics by Costas Palamas, performed by Yvonne Kenny
  • ‘Journey of Angels’ – Composed by Chong Lim

The flag bearers of the Olympic flag were:

1) Lori Munz (swimming)

2) Melissa Rippon (water polo)

3) Anna Mcllwaine (diving)

4) Mathew Belcher (sailing)

5) Neil Dennis (rowing)

6) Stefan Szscurowski (rowing)

7) Kerrie Meares (cycling)

8) Mark Renshaw (cycling)

We'll Be One

Let's Party!

Closing Night Harbour Spectacular
Olympic colours on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

The 'Closing Night Harbour Spectacular' marked the end of the ceremony, with a 25-minute fireworks display over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It was the largest fireworks display staged in the world at that time, and required the work of five different pyrotechnic companies.

Soundtrack:

  • Olympic Fireworks - David Stanhope
  • Tannhauser Overture - Richard Wagner
  • Arrivals: Movements I to V - Pee Wee Ferris
  • Symphony Of A Thousand - Gustav Mahler

Television coverage

Australia - Seven Network on Channel 7; United States - NBC

See also
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