1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

The athletes entering the stadium. RIAN photo.
Fireworks above the stadium. RIAN photo.

The Closing Ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics was officially closing ceremony in held night at 19:00 Moscow Time (UTC+3) on 3 August 1980 at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium. It was attended by the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Leonid Brezhnev. IOC President Lord Killanin closed the Games for the final time and passed the position on to Juan Antonio Samaranch.

Sequence of events

Anthems

Legacy

Both the opening and closing ceremonies were shown in Yuri Ozerov's 1981 film O, Sport, You - the Peace! (Russian: О спорт, ты - мир!) covering the highlights of that Olympiad.

A short clip of the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony of Misha's departure was shown in the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, afterward the polar bear mascot blew out the 2014 Games Olympic torch and sheds a tear (in a nod to Misha's tears during the end of the 1980 Games).[1][2]

References

  1. "Olympic News - Official Source of Olympic News - Olympic.org". Sochi2014.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. "Sochi Bear mascot 'blows out' Olympic flame to cap off a great Olympics for bears". Yahoo Sports. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.

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