1988 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

Part of 1988 Summer Olympics
Fireworks at the closing ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Games
Date	2 October 1988 (1988-10-02)
Time	19:00 - 20:45 KDT (UTC+10).
Venue	Seoul Olympic Stadium
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates	37°30′57.1″N 127°04′22.1″E / 37.515861°N 127.072806°E / 37.515861; 127.072806
Filmed by	Seoul Olympic Radio and Television Organization (SORTO)

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The closing ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Seoul Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, on 2 October 1988 at 19:00 -20:45 KDT (UTC+10).^[1][2]

The flag bearers of 159 National Olympic Committees arrived into the Seoul Olympic Stadium. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, ordered by ganada order of the Korean alphabet, and behind them marched all the athletes, without any distinction or grouping by nationality.^{[citation needed]}

Barcelona, the host city of the 1992 Summer Olympic Games

SLOOG President Park Seh-jik deliver a speech in Korean, concluded and thank everyone. IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch deliver a speech in English, French, awards the Olympic Order in Gold to Park Seh-jik, President of the Seoul Organizing Committee and IOC President declare closed the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, and accordance with tradition, and call upon the youth of the world to assemble 4 years from now in Barcelona, to celebrate the Games of the XXV Olympiad. He concluded in Korean. The Mayor of Seoul Kim Yong-rae handover the Olympic flag to IOC President, Juan Antonio Samaranch, who then handed it over to the Mayor of Barcelona, Pasqual Maragall. The flag was raised again on 8 February 1992 in Albertville for the opening ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics.^{[citation needed]}

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• International Olympic Committee – President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch and Members of the IOC

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• South Korea –
  • President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee Park Seh-jik
  • President of the Republic of Korea Roh Tae-woo
  • First Lady of the Republic of Korea Kim Ok-suk
  • Mayor of Seoul Kim Yong-rae

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• Spain – President of the Barcelona'92 Olympic Organising Committee and Mayor of Barcelona Pasqual Maragall

• National Anthem of Greece - U S. Army Band (1984 recording)
• National Anthem of South Korea
• National Anthem of Spain
• Olympic Hymn

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