2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
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| Date | 19:00, 1 October 2000 (AEDST (UTC+11:00)) |
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| Venue | Stadium Australia |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Filmed by | Seven Network and SOBO |
| Participants | 114,714 in attendance |
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.
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 eight athlete members who were elected are:
1) Sergei Bubka (athletics, Ukraine)
2) Charmaine Crooks (athletics, Canada)
3) Robert 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 Zelezny (athletics, Czech Republic)
8) Roland Baar (rowing, Germany).
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