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The Closing Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics took place on August 4, 1996 at the Centennial Olympic Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia at approximately 8:00 PM EDT (UTC -4). It was produced by Don Mischer. The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ...
Centennial Olympic Stadium, looking due north Centennial Olympic Stadium was the 85,000-seat main stadium of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. ...
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Don Mischer is an American television events producer and director. ...
Summon the Heroes The closing ceremony began after a 26-second countdown in tribute to all the past Olympic Games with the Atlanta Olympic Band, led by John Williams, performing "Summon the Heroes". The R&B group Boyz II Men sings The Star Spangled Banner. The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...
For other persons named John Williams, see John Williams (disambiguation). ...
Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...
Boyz II Men is a four-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ...
The presentation of the medals in the Men's Marathon followed. Unlike in previous closing ceremonies, the final lap of the race occurred earlier in the morning rather than part of or immediately before the gala due to the hot weather conditions of the afternoon. Josia Thugwane of South Africa, Lee Bong-Ju of South Korea, and Erick Wainaina of Morocco won the gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. The official results of the Mens Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, held on Sunday August 4, 1996. ...
Josia Thugwane (born April 15, 1971) is a South African athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
Lee Bong-Ju (born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean marathoner(167cm, 56kg), and he is still active in 2007. ...
For the musician, see Eric Wainaina (musician). ...
Reach The spectators and athletes then performed a card trick stunt which revealed a laurel wreath similar to the Quilt of Leaves pattern. Members of the Morehouse College Glee Club perform "Faster, High, Stronger". Cuban singer Gloria Estefan then joins the Glee Club and they perform the song "Reach", one of the official songs of the Atlanta Olympic Games. Morehouse College is a private, four-year, all-male, historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. ...
Gloria Estefan (born Gloria MarÃa Fajardo on September 22, 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. ...
Next a plethora of BMX bikers, skaters, and skateboarders perform a daring stunt show. As the show concludes, the 197 flags of the participating nations were carried into the stadium by athletes of each of their respective countries. The song "The Sacred Truce", written exclusively for the occasion, was performed by the Atlanta Olympic Band and the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. In keeping with tradition with the 1920 Summer Olympics, the flag of the United States was raised beside the Olympic flag that had been flying inside the stadium the past 16 days. The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ...
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Sydney 2000 In accordance with the Olympic Charter which governs the Closing Ceremony, IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch called on the youth of the world to assemble in Sydney, in four years, for the next Summer Olympics. In Samaranch's speech he denounced Centennial Olympic Park bombing stating that terrorism cannot stop the Olympic spirit. Furthermore Samaranch thanked Atlanta with the phrase "Well done, Atlanta", and calling them "most exceptional". He broke with precedent and did not say they had been the best Olympics ever, as he did at every previous Olympic closing ceremony while he was IOC president. However, 4 years later he called the Sydney Olympics the best ever, suggesting that this was an intentional omission 4 years earlier.[1] Olympic torch The Olympic Charter, last updated September 1, 2004, is a set of rules and guidelines for the organization of the Olympic Games, and for governing the Olympic Movement. ...
Juan Antonio Samaranch Don Juan Antonio Samaranch i Torelló, Marquis of Samaranch (es: Don Juan Antonio Samaranch i Torelló, marqués de Samaranch) (born July 17, 1920 in Barcelona) is a Spanish sports official and was president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001. ...
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a terrorist bombing on July 27, 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia during the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first of four committed by Eric Robert Rudolph. ...
Stamp The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894. ...
Before Samaranch declared the games officially closed, R&B singer Stevie Wonder sang a cover of John Lennon's "Imagine"[2] Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris)[1] is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. ...
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ...
Imagine is a utopian-themed song performed by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album, Imagine. ...
This part of the program culminated in the "Oslo Ceremony" (so called because the original Olympic flag, which was used for transfer of the Winter Games, was first used at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo), which is the transfer of the Olympic Flag from the mayor of Atlanta, Bill Campbell, to Jacques Rogge, and then to the mayor of Sydney, Frank Sartor. The Olympic symbols are the icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games. ...
Bill Campbell is the current Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Intuit. ...
Frank Sartor is an Australian Labor Party (ALP) politician in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...
Immediately succeeding the transition, an elaborate presentation of the host city Sydney commenced. It featured many dancers dressed up as aborigines, plants, and animals native to Australia. Four inflated balloons arose to form an imaginary Sydney Opera House while more dancers ran around to form the sea. ...
The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...
Power of the Dream After the lowering of the Olympic flag and the singing of the Olympic Hymn, some 600 children from Atlanta ranging from ages six though twelve sang a rendition of "The Power of the Dream", which was performed by Celine Dion in the opening ceremony. The segment started with ten-year old Rachel McMullin singing the first stanza. As the song progresses more children join in creating a full choir. The children line up and hold hands to from the Atlantic Olympic emblem while holding up flashlights. The spectators and athletes then sing and hold hands in unison. At the end of the song, the children shout in unison, "Y'all come back now!", a friendly gesture inviting the athletes and citizens of the world to come together at Sydney four years from that time period. The Power of the Dream is a single by Céline Dion, released on August 20, 1996 in Japan. ...
This article is about the musician. ...
Extinguishing of the Flame Highlights of the past events were once more replayed on two jumbotrons in the stadium as the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra performs "The Flame". The crowd was silenced, and Atlanta native and country singer Trisha Yearwood sang an a cappella version of the same song. Upon conclusion of the song, the flame extinguished slowly. ABC SuperSign, with the largest Sony JumboTron in existence. ...
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Musical Finale The ceremony concluded with an all-star tribute to American popular music. A New Orleans-style funeral commenced the segment which eventually turns into a celebration with elaborate swing music. The first major American popular songwriter, Stephen Foster Even before the birth of recorded music, American popular music had a profound effect on music across the world. ...
New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...
For other uses, see swing. ...
An array of performers culminated in the finale which was led by Late Show's Paul Shaffer[3] and conductor Harold Wheeler. As with most closing ceremonies, the athletes were invited onto the field below the stadium to sing and dance along with the music Among the performers were: The Late Show can refer to: The Late Show, the Australian comedy television show of 1992-93. ...
Paul Allen Wood Shaffer (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William (now Thunder Bay), Ontario, Canada) is a Jewish-Canadian-American musician, actor, voice actor, author, comedian and composer currently seen as the bandleader on the Late Show with David Letterman. ...
Harold Wheeler is a Tony-nominated composer, conductor, orchestrator, arranger, record producer, music director. ...
A fireworks display officially closed the segment, though the performers continued to play music. Gloria Estefan (born Gloria MarÃa Fajardo on September 22, 1961 in Havana, Cuba) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning Cuban American singer and songwriter. ...
Sheila Escovedo (born December 12, 1957, in Oakland, California), known by her stage name Sheila E., is an American musician, perhaps best known for her work with Prince and Ringo Starr. ...
Audrey Faith Perry McGraw, known professionally as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967), is an American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her marriage to fellow country singer Tim McGraw. ...
Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ...
Wynton Learson Marsalis (b. ...
Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5, 1932), better known by the stage name Little Richard, is an African-American singer, songwriter, and pianist, who began performing in the 1940s and was a key figure in the transition from rhythm & blues to rock and roll in the mid-1950s. ...
The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award-winning Pop/R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. ...
Tito Puente, Sr. ...
Buckwheat playing at the 2006 Festival International de Louisiane. ...
References
See also - 1996 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony
External links - Official Report Vol. 2 Digital Archive from the Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles including detailed synopsis of the closing ceremony.
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