2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

The 2000 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony was held on 1 October 2000 in Stadium Australia. As with the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony was directed by Ric Birch as Director of Ceremonies while David Atkins was the Artistic Director and Producer. The Closing Ceremony was attended by 114,714 people, the largest attendance in modern Olympic Games history. The ceremony celebrated Australiana; Australian cultural celebrities, icons, media, and music, with floats designed in the style of Reg Mombassa. Around 2.4 billion watched the telecast of the closing ceremony.

2000 Summer Olympics
closing ceremony
Date1 October 2000
Time19:00 to 22:01 AEST (UTC+11)
VenueStadium Australia
LocationSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates33°50′50″S 151°03′48″E
Also known asLet's Party!
Filmed bySydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation (SOBO)
Participants114,714 in attendance
FootageSydney 2000 Closing Ceremony - Full Length on YouTube

Then IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch declared in his concluding remarks (and his last remarks at an Olympic Games) that the 2000 Olympic games were the best Summer Olympics ever.

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