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Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
XIVth WINTER GAMES |
February 8 -
19, 1984 |
Mascot - Vucko
the Wolf |
49 countries,
1274 athletes (274 women) |
6 sports, 39 events |
Opening -
President Mika Spiljak |
Torch lit by -
Sandra Dubravcic |
Candidates:
Goteborg (SWE), Sapporo |
For the first time, an Olympic
Games came to the Balkans. Although the Soviet Union would finish the
Sarajevo Games with the most medals, 25, it was the East Germans who
would strike gold the most, with individuals and teams finishing first
in ski jumping, women's figure skating, women's speedskating, women's
luge, and the two-man and four-man bobsled for a total of nine gold
medals.
Looking back on the Sarajevo
Games, one can say that some of Yugoslavia's more heartwarming moments
came during these Games. Instead of the bloodshed that haunted the
country for much of the 1990s, the Sarajevo Games gave the people of
Yugoslavia a chance to come together and celebrate in the Olympic
spirit.
These Games also saw American
dominance on snow and ice. Bill Johnson won the men's downhill, while
American Phil Mahre took gold and his brother Steve took silver in the
men's slalom. Three-time defending world champion Scott Hamilton won
gold in men's figure skating, and East German Katarina Witt won gold on
the ladies' side. The British ice dancing team of Jayne Torvill and
Christopher Dean amazed crowds and judges with nine perfect sixes to
take the gold.
In what turned out to be a total
letdown, the U.S. hockey team did not medal, and the gold returned to
the Soviet Union. In something of a surprise, East
Germany won more golds than the Soviet Union, but the Soviet Union took
home the most medals with 25.
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1984
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2006
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6
sports, 39 events |
G
D
R |
U
R
S |
U
S
A |
F
I
N |
S
W
E |
N
O
R |
S
U
I |
C
A
N |
F
R
G |
I
T
A |
G
B
R |
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BIATHLON |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
BOBSLEIGH |
2 |
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2 |
ICE HOCKEY |
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1 |
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1 |
LUGE |
1 |
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1 |
1 |
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3 |
SKATING |
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Figure Skating |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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1 |
4 |
Speed Skating |
4 |
2 |
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1 |
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2 |
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9 |
SKIING |
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Alpine Skiing |
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3 |
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2 |
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1 |
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6 |
Cross-Country Skiing |
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1 |
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3 |
3 |
1 |
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8 |
Nordic Combined |
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1 |
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1 |
Ski Jumping |
1 |
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1 |
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2 |
TOTAL |
9 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
39 |
GOLD MEDAL
WINNERS
(1 event added)
(24 Men, 13 Women, 2 Combined Events)
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BIATHLON
M\10km: Eirik Kvalfoss, Norway
M\20km: Peter Angerer, West Germany
M\4x7.5km Relay: Soviet Union
BOBSLEIGH
M\Two-Man: Wolfgang Hoppe/Dietmar Schauerhammer, East Germany
M\Four-Man: East Germany
ICE HOCKEY
Men's Team: Soviet Union
LUGE
M\Single: Paul Hildegartner, Italy
M\Double: Hans Stanggassinger/Franz Wembacher, West Germany
W\Single: Steffi Walter, East Germany |
SKIING
ALPINE SKIING
M\Downhill: William Johnson, United States
M\Slalom: Phillip Mahre, United States
M\Giant Slalom: Max Julen, Switzerland
W\Downhill: Michela Figini, Switzerland
W\Slalom: Paoletta Magoni, Italy
W\Giant Slalom: Debbie Armstrong, United States
CROSS-COUNTRY
SKIING
M\15km Classical: Gunde Anders Svan, Sweden
M\30km Classical: Nikolay Zimyatov, USSR
M\50km Classical: Thomas Wassberg, Sweden
M\4x10km Relay: Sweden
W\5km Classical: Marja-Lissa Hamalainen, FIN
W\10km Classical: Marja-Lissa Hamalainen, FIN
W\20km Freestyle: Marja-Lissa Hamalainen, FIN
W\4x5km Relay: Norway
NORDIC COMBINED
M\Individual: Tom Sandberg, Norway
SKI JUMPING
M\K-90 Individual: Jens Weissflog, East Germany
M\K-120 Individual: Matti Nykanen, Finland
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SKATING
FIGURE SKATING
M\Singles: Scott Hamilton, United States
W\Singles: Katarina Witt, East Germany
Pairs: Yelena Valova/Oleg Vasilyev, USSR
Ice-Dancing: Jayne Torvill/Christopher Dean, GBR
SPEED SKATING
M\500m: Sergei Fokichev, USSR
M\1000m: Gaetan Boucher, Canada
M\1500m: Gaetan Boucher, Canada
M\5000m: S. Tomas Gustafson, Sweden
M\10000m: Igor Malkov, USSR
W\500m: Christa Rothenburger, East Germany
W\1000m: Karin Enke, East Germany
W\1500m: Karin Enke, East Germany
W\3000m: Andrea Schone, East Germany |
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Country
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G
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S |
B |
TTL |
East
Germany |
9 |
9 |
6 |
24 |
USSR |
6 |
10 |
9 |
25 |
United
States |
4 |
4 |
0 |
8 |
Finland |
4 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
Sweden |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
Norway |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
Switzerland |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
Canada |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
West
Germany |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Italy |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Great
Britain |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Czechoslovakia |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
France |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Japan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Yugoslavia |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Liechtenstein |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Austria |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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TOTAL
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39 |
39 |
39 |
117 |
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