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The closing ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics was held on August 29, 2004, at 21:15 EEST at the Olympic Stadium, in Marousi, Greece, a suburb of Athens.
The 2004 Summer Olympics (Greek: Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, romanized: Theriní Olympiakí Agónes 2004), [b] officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 28is Olympiádas), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in ...
An example of this is the prominence of Greece in both the opening and closing ceremonies. During the 2004 Summer Olympics, the medal winners received a crown of olive branches, which was a direct reference to the ancient games, in which the victor's prize was an olive wreath. The various elements of ceremonies are mandated by the Olympic ...
In 2004, Cruise participated in the Olympics' opening ceremonies, helping carry the Olympic torch through Los Angeles as it made its way around the world before resting in Athens, Greece, where ...
Ralph Rose became the first competitor to have the honor when he led the team out at the 1908 Summer Games, [2] the first official Olympic Games to feature a parade of nations. [4] The first woman to represent the United States was fencer Janice Romary in 1968, her sixth consecutive Summer Olympics. [ 5 ]
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After 16 days of spectacular competition, the 2024 Olympic Games came to an end on Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony.. The Olympic flame was extinguished at Paris's Stade de France ...
Traditional moments of the Olympic closing ceremony—including the flags of the nations, the athletes’ parade, and the handover of the Olympic flag to the next city hosting the Summer Games, in ...