1984 Winter Olympics
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| XIV Olympic Winter Games | |
 The emblem symbolizes a stylized snowflake, |
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| Host city | Sarajevo, Yugoslavia |
| Nations participating | 49 |
| Athletes participating | 1272 (998 men, 274 women) |
| Events | 49 in 6 sports |
| Opening ceremony | February 8, 1984 |
| Closing ceremony | February 19, 1984 |
| Officially opened by | Mika Špiljak |
| Athlete's Oath | Bojan Križaj |
| Judge's Oath | Dragan Perović |
| Olympic Torch | Sanda Dubravčić |
| Stadium | Asim Ferhatović Stadion |
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which at the time was part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Falun/Gothenburg, Sweden.
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[edit] Highlights
- The first, and so far only, Winter Games held in a Socialist country.
- First Games under the presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch.
- The 20 km race was added to women's Nordic skiing.
- Skier Jure Franko won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal; a silver in the giant slalom.
- Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen won all three individual cross-country races for women.
- Gaétan Boucher and Karin Enke each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East German women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport.
- Biathlete Eirik Kvalfoss earned a complete set of medals.
- Twin brothers Phil and Steve Mahre took first and second place in the slalom.
- Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean earned across-the-board perfect scores for artistic impression in the free dance figure skating competition.
- Disabled skiing was a demonstration sport for the first time.
- Bill Johnson became the first American to win an Olympic downhill event.
- The closing ceremony was held indoors in the figure skating venue. This would be the last time the closing ceremony for the Winter Games was held indoors.
- See also: 1984 Winter Paralympics
[edit] Official Mascot
- Readers of Yugoslav newspapers were asked to choose the mascot for the 1984 Winter Olympics from a list of six finalists. The winner was Vučko, the little wolf, designed by Slovenian designer and illustrator Jože Trobec. The other finalists were a chipmunk, a lamb, a mountain goat, a porcupine, and a snowball.
[edit] Venues
[edit] City venues
- Koševo Olympic Stadium - opening ceremonies
- Zetra Ice Hall - figure skating, ice hockey, closing ceremonies
- Zetra Ice Rink - speed skating
- Skenderija II Hall - ice hockey
[edit] Mountain venues
- Mount Bjelašnica - men's alpine skiing
- Mount Jahorina - women's alpine skiing
- Igman, Veliko Polje - cross-country skiing, nordic combined, biathlon
- Igman, Malo Polje - ski jumping
- Trebević - bobsled, luge
[edit] Other facilities
- Olympic Village, Mojmilo
- Press Village, Dobrinja
- Hotels: Igman (Igman), Famos (Bjelašnica), Smuk (Bjelašnica), Bistrica (Jahorina)
[edit] Medals awarded
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
[edit] Medal count
(Greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) |
9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) |
4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 |  Norway (NOR) |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 West Germany (FRG) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- Further information: 1984 Winter Olympics medal count
[edit] Participants
A record of 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) entered athletes at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Report from the Organizing Committee on the AAFLA website
| Sports • Medal counts • NOCs Medalists • Symbols |
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