Is Ancient Greece. In a distinctive and rich state, these competitions were part of a religious cult. More than two thousand years have passed since then, but the tradition of holding the Olympic Games every four years has not died out. Each time the number of countries wishing to participate in these competitions is growing.
Venue of the competition
In 2014, winter events were held in Russian city Sochi. Eighty-eight countries took part in this event. This is almost twice as much as it was in Sarajevo, where the Winter Olympics 1984. At that time, this city was the capital of Yugoslavia. Sarajevo could hardly be called a modern metropolis. Rather, it was a huge village with narrow streets, the houses in which were comfortably located on the hills and hills. Until that time, the capital of Yugoslavia was famous for only one event: it was here that the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was killed. This event was a turning point in the tense relations of the West, and as a result - the First World War began.
The first Winter Olympics on the territory of a socialist country
Then, until the end of the 70s of the 20th century, this city did not manifest itself in any way. In 1978, at the regular session, it was decided that the 1984 Winter Olympics would be held in Sarajevo. In order to carry out the opening and closing ceremonies of the games, as well as for some competitions, the largest sports stadium "Asim Ferhatovich-Khase" was reconstructed on the territory of the city. It is noteworthy that the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first event of this magnitude held on the territory of a socialist country.
Start of games
The opening ceremony of the competition took place on a frosty day in February on the eighth day. Some think otherwise. According to a small number of people, the start of the separate species sports and was the day when the 1984 Winter Olympics actually started. Hockey was the first game of the fourteenth games. It happened on the seventh of February. On that day, the USSR national team successfully advanced to the next stage, brilliantly beating Poland. Team Soviet Union became the champion of that year. In second place was the national team of Czechoslovakia.
Ten sports disciplines were offered to the attention of spectators and athletes by the 1984 Winter Olympics: figure skating, hockey, ski jumping, luge, biathlon, ski race, Nordic combined, bobsleigh, speed skating and skiing. In total, thirty-nine sets of medals were played.
medal standings
It is noteworthy that it was at these competitions that many new names were discovered. Alpine skiers especially excelled. The delight and joy of the residents of hospitable Yugoslavia knew no bounds when their compatriot, twenty-two-year-old Jure Franko, took a silver medal in the giant slalom competition. As the newspaper "Oslobodzhene" later noted, this victory was a worthy reward over the years hard work and preparation for the "white" games.
On February 19, the 1984 Winter Olympics were officially closed. The medal standings of the competition is as follows. In terms of the number of valuable prizes, the first step of the podium is occupied by the USSR. In total, the athletes of the national team won 25 awards. However, in terms of the number of gold medals, the largest socialist country lost to the GDR. won three more "yellow" awards. The 1984 Winter Olympics gave the United States only eight prizes. Norway received 9 medals, and Finland - 13. It is noteworthy that this time the Austrian team performed absolutely unsuccessfully. As a rule, this country has always achieved excellent results in winter activities sports. But not at this time. Austrian athletes took away only one bronze medal.
Boycott by the countries of the socialist camp
In 1980, the Olympics were held in Moscow. 1984 gave the world (apart from the "white" games) also the summer games. They were held in the United States of America - in Los Angeles. It is noteworthy, but these competitions were boycotted by the socialist states. The reason for this lies in the tense relations between NATO and the countries of the socialist bloc. It is worth noting that initially in 1980, the republics with a democratic system boycotted the Olympics in Moscow. Thus, the absence of the national teams of the USSR and other countries at the 1984 Summer Games was a reciprocal move by America.
Of course, good reasons are needed to boycott such an event. Formally, the socialist cell of countries refused to participate in the 1984 competitions due to the refusal of the leadership organizing committee games to provide athletes with security guarantees.
It should also be noted that the boycott of the 1984 Olympics is a kind of step against the "Carter Doctrine". That, in turn, implies assistance to anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan.
Aeroflot does not fly, Georgia does not go ...
Back in the fall of 1983, the government of the Soviet Union sent a sports delegation to the United States to determine the state of sports facilities and places for future guests. Having revealed a huge number of shortcomings, the leadership of the countries of the socialist camp expressed concern about this. The greatest excitement was caused by the refusal of the US government to moor the ship "Georgia" off the coast of the city. It was planned that a delegation of the USSR would live on board the ship. The second negative point was the ban on the landing of Soviet aircraft of the Aeroflot company.
A few months later, a resolution of the Politburo was issued, which contained clauses describing the inappropriateness of the presence of the USSR team at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in the USA. The pages of the document also contained measures aimed at suppressing discontent among the people and creating a favorable image of the Soviet Union (in comparison with the countries of the democratic bloc). Neighboring socialist countries were also invited to take part in the boycott. Instead of Summer Olympics In 1984, the Friendship-84 competition was held in Moscow. If we compare the performance of the two events, then the Soviet counterpart gave the world several times more world records than the games in the USA.
After the boycott of the 1984 Olympics, he issued a decree on sanctions against states that decided to continue to interfere with this kind of competition.
The Olympic Games are always an event of enormous proportions. Every Olympiad is a story. Each of them is remembered for something different. The 1980 Olympics was no exception, the medal count of which deserves special attention, since the USSR team then pulled ahead by 12 awards.
Event Features
The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in the capital of the USSR, in the city of Moscow. It is worth noting that the 1980 Olympics, the medal count of which deserves special attention, is a very relevant topic. But it should also be remembered that these were the first games in the entire history that took place on the territory of Eastern Europe. It was also the first Olympics held in
It is also worth noting that some of these competitions were held in other cities of the USSR. Sailing regattas, for example, started in Tallinn, and the preliminary games of the football tournament, as well as the quarterfinals, were held in Minsk, Leningrad and Kyiv. Competitions were held in Mytishchi at the shooting range called "Dynamo".
These games are also known for the fact that more than fifty countries boycotted this Olympics, since the year before, Afghanistan was introduced Soviet troops. But some athletes from these states came to the capital of the USSR to compete under this boycott - one of the reasons for the Soviet Union's protest in response, which took place at the next Summer Olympics in 1984, held in Los Angeles. These features are one of the aspects that made the 1980 Olympics memorable. medal standings tops the list of memorable events as it was truly unique.
Capital of the Olympics
The decision on where this important event will take place was made in Vienna in 1974. The idea to hold the games in Moscow first came from Sergei Pavlov, chairman of the USSR Sports Committee, in 1969. But at that time, the voting results indicated that the Olympics would be held in Montreal. A few years later, Pavlov managed to convince the country's leadership to nominate the capital of the USSR again. And at that time, the victory remained with Moscow. The choice was between her and Los Angeles. But with a margin of 19 votes, the capital of the USSR won. For the first time they took place in a socialist country.
Path of the Olympic Flame
On June 21st, the fire moved out of Greece (Athens) and five days later was in Bulgaria, in Sofia. After that he went to Bucharest, where he arrived on the 1st of July. Then, on the 5th, he ended up in the Moldavian SSR, where he crossed the border of the USSR, ending up in Chisinau on July 6th. July 11th olympic fire passed through Kyiv, from where he went to Kharkov. Then his path lay through Tula and Podolsk directly to Moscow, the capital of the 1980 Olympic Games.
Results of the 1980 Olympics: medals, table
As mentioned before, the games of that year distinguished themselves in many ways. The 1980 Olympics shocked everyone. The medal standings of that year were really memorable. But there were also some interesting features. For example, the youngest participant was 13 years old (Jorge Lima), and the oldest was 70 years old! 80 countries participated, from which 5253 participants came in total. Among them - 1120 women and 4133 men. The athlete-winner of that Olympics was the gymnast Alexander Dityatin, who then received eight awards.
Now about Most awards received the USSR - 41 medals, of which 15 gold, 14 silver and 12 bronze. Next comes the GDR, which won less - 29 pieces. Of these, 11 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze. Next, with a huge margin of 19 medals, is Great Britain, which received 4 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. It is worth noting that these Summer Olympic Games were remembered for this medal count, since such a large gap in the number of awards won is rare. Thanks to this, these Games entered the history of world sports.
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Several cities claimed to host the 1996 Olympic Games: Athens, Belgrade, Manchester, Melbourne, Toronto and Atlanta. The favorites, of course, were Athens - the 100th anniversary of the first Olympics was planned and they wanted to hold it in Greece. But the members of the Atlanta bid committee were able to convince the IOC of the city's excellent and highest readiness for Summer Games. As a result, on September 18, 1990, at the 96th session of the IOC, Atlanta was declared the capital of the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Mascot of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta
It was decided to generate it on a computer. As a result, the creature came out strange: barefoot without a nose and mouth. The designers tried to give Izzy more attractive appearance: a big mouth, a tail studded with Olympic rings, funny boots and white gloves. Then I added sparkle-star eyes. The creature's name Izzy is short for Whatisit? ("What it is?"). He is considered one of the worst mascots of the Olympics.
Opening of the 1996 Olympics
The ceremony took place on July 19, 1996 at Olympic Stadium in Atlanta. The broadcast was carried out by 170 television companies, and about 3.5 billion viewers watched it. The main themes of the presentation were the history of Atlanta and South America, as well as the 100th anniversary of the Olympic Movement. 
The parade was attended by 10,700 athletes from 197 participating countries. The Russian Flag was carried at the ceremony by wrestler Alexander Karelin, who later won his third Olympic gold medal in Atlanta.
After a speech by IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch and Games Organizing Committee President Billy Payne, US President Bill Clinton declared the 1996 Olympics open. The Olympic flag was raised and the Fire was lit, the torch was brought by swimmer Janet Evans and a boxer Evander Holyfield, and lit former boxer Muhammad Ali.
The culmination was the song "The Power of Dreams" performed by famous singer Celine Dion and then colorful fireworks.
Russia at the 1996 Olympics
The Russian team at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta for the first time performed as a separate country. According to the results of the medal count of the 1996 Olympics, the Russian team won second place after the US team. The Russians received 63 medals: 26 gold, 21 silver and 16 bronze.
Most of the winners were among swimmers, wrestlers, fencers and athletes. Swimmer Alexander Popov was able to win 4 medals: 2 gold and 2 silver, and became a four-time Olympic champion.
Criticism of the organization of the 1996 Olympics
Athletes, journalists and officials were very dissatisfied with the organization of the Games. Lots of problems from traffic, numerous failures in the operation of information systems, unpreparedness of volunteers, too strong commercialization of the Olympics in Atlanta.
But the most serious incident was the explosion in Olympic park On July 27, at night, during which 2 people died during mass celebrations, 111 people were injured of varying severity. After many assurances from the organizers of increased security measures, the 1996 Summer Olympics decided to continue.
The offender was detained only a year later after several more terrorist attacks and was given four life sentences with deprivation of the right to parole.
Closing of the 1996 Summer Olympics
At the ceremony, Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the IOC, the first and last time did not say the phrase "These Games were the best in history."
The closing ceremony took place at the Olympic Stadium on August 4 and was attended by more than 85,000 people. Many American musicians took part in it. At the ceremony, the last awards of the Summer Olympics were presented to the winners in the men's marathon.
The final parade showed Olympic unity - all athletes walked together without separation by country.
In his speech, Juan Antonio Samaranch called to remember the victims of the Atlanta park bombing and the Israeli athletes who died in Munich in 1972.
The Olympic flag was lowered, and the banner was presented with the measure of Sydney, the capital next Games. It all ended with a magnificent fireworks display.
Doping scandal at the 1996 Games
On 28 July, IOC representatives announced that the tests Russian athletes: Swimmer Andrei Korneev, cyclist Rita Razmayte and wrestler Zafar Guliyev tested positive for the banned drug bromantane.
Then bromantane was found: at the swimmer Nina Zhivanevskaya - on July 30, at the runner Marina Trandenkova - on August 1. All caught athletes were disqualified and the won medals were taken away. But after arbitration court in Lausanne, when it was found out that the drug was banned during the Games, but not blacklisted, the results of the athletes were restored and the medals returned.
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. China - Switzerland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Canada - Norway | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. South Korea- Finland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. USA - Russia | qualification |
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| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. South Korea - China | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Finland - Switzerland | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Russia - Norway | qualification |
| 02:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Russia - Finland | qualification |
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| 02:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. China - Canada | qualification |
| 02:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. USA - Switzerland | qualification |
| 07:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Canada - Finland | qualification |
| 07:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. USA - South Korea | qualification |
| 07:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Norway | qualification |
| 07:35 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. China - Russia | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. China - USA | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Norway - Finland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Canada - Switzerland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. South Korea - Russia | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Switzerland - South Korea | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Russia - Canada | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Finland - China | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. mixed couples. Preliminary round. Norway - USA | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Canada - Italy | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. South Korea - USA | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Switzerland - UK | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Denmark - Sweden | qualification |
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| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Switzerland - China | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Japan - USA | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Russia - UK | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Norway - Japan | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Italy | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Canada - UK | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. South Korea - Sweden | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Canada - South Korea | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. UK - USA | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Denmark - Japan | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. China - Russia | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Norway - Canada | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. USA - Italy | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Denmark - Switzerland | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. UK - Japan | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. South Korea - Japan | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. China - UK | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Canada - Sweden | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. USA - Switzerland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Italy - Denmark | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Sweden - USA | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Norway - South Korea | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Sweden - Russia | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Denmark - Canada | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. South Korea - Switzerland | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Denmark - USA | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Sweden - UK | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Japan - Switzerland | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Canada - South Korea | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Sweden | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Denmark - UK | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Japan - China | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Russia - USA | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Canada - Sweden | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. South Korea - UK | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Norway | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Japan - Italy | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Russia - Japan | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. South Korea - UK | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. USA - Canada | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. China - Denmark | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Norway - Denmark | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. USA - Japan | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Canada | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Canada - Switzerland | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. China - South Korea | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. UK - Sweden | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. USA - Norway | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Denmark - South Korea | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Italy - UK | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Sweden - Japan | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. USA - Denmark | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Russia - Switzerland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Sweden - South Korea | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Japan - Canada | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. USA - Canada | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Italy - South Korea | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Sweden - Switzerland | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. UK - Denmark | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Japan - Sweden | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Denmark - Russia | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. China - USA | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. UK - Switzerland | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. UK - Norway | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Italy - Sweden | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Japan - Canada | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. South Korea - Switzerland | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Canada - China | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. USA - South Korea | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. UK - Japan | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Norway - Italy | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Japan - Denmark | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Switzerland - USA | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. South Korea - Russia | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Sweden - China | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Canada - UK | qualification |
| 03:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Denmark | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. South Korea - Japan | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Denmark - Canada | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. UK - USA | qualification |
| 08:05 | Curling. Men. Preliminary round. Sweden - Norway | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. South Korea - Denmark | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Sweden - USA | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Russia - Canada | qualification |
| 14:05 | Curling. Women. Preliminary round. Switzerland - Japan | qualification |
| 14:00 | Skating. Women. Team race. Semi-finals | semi-final |
| 14:22 | Skating. Men. Team race. Semi-finals | semi-final |
| 14:54 | Skating. Women. Team race. Consolation finals | consolation playoffs |
| 15:13 | Skating. Men. Team race. Consolation finals | consolation playoffs |
| 15:52 | Skating. Women. Team race. Small final | for 3rd place |
| 15:58 | Skating. Women. Team race. The final | the final |
| 16:11 | Skating. Men. Team race. Small final | for 3rd place |
| 16:17 | Skating. Men. Team race. The final | the final |
| 05:00 | Snowboard. Men. big air | the final |
| 06:00 | Snowboard. Women. Parallel giant slalom. 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals |
| 06:15 | Snowboard. Men. Parallel giant slalom. 1/8 finals | 1/8 finals |
| 06:30 | Snowboard. Women. Parallel giant slalom. Quarterfinals | 1/4 finals |
| 06:38 | Snowboard. Men. Parallel giant slalom. Quarterfinals | 1/4 finals |
| 06:48 | Snowboard. Women. Parallel giant slalom. Semi-finals | semi-final |
| 06:52 | Snowboard. Men. Parallel giant slalom. Semi-finals | semi-final |
| 08:28 | Snowboard. Women. Parallel giant slalom. Small final | for 3rd place |
| 08:30 | Snowboard. Women. Parallel giant slalom. The final | the final |
| 08:34 | Snowboard. Men. Parallel giant slalom. Small final | for 3rd place |
| 08:37 | Snowboard. Men. Parallel giant slalom. The final | the final |
| 09:35 | Curling. Men. The final. Sweden - USA | the final | |||
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| 12 | Russia | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | Czech | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | China | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |