homeland of origin of the modern Olympic games is Ancient Greece.The identity and data-rich state competitions were part of a religious cult.Since then, more than two thousand years, but the tradition to hold the Olympic Games every four years is not extinguished.Each time the number of countries willing to participate in these competitions is increasing.
Competition venue
In 2014 the Winter Olympics were held in the Russian city of Sochi.This event was attended by eighty-eight countries.This is almost two times more than it was in Sarajevo, where the Winter Olympics was held in 1984.At that time, the city was the capital of the country's socialist Yugoslavia.Sarajevo could hardly be called a modern metropolis.Rather, it was a huge village with narrow street, where houses are conveniently located on the hills and highlands.Until that time, the capital of Yugoslavia was famous for a single event: it was here that killed the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.This event was a turning point in the confrontation between Western countries and as a result - the First World War.
first Winter Olympics in the territory of the socialist countries
then until the end of the 70s of the 20th century, the city does not manifest itself.In 1978, the International Olympic Committee at the regular session decided that the 1984 Winter Olympics will be held in Sarajevo.In order to implement the opening and closing of the games, as well as some of the competition in the city was reconstructed the biggest sports stadium, "Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium."It is noteworthy that the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first event of this scale, conducted in the territory of the socialist countries.
Home Games Opening Ceremony held on a frosty February day of the eighth.Some believe otherwise.According to the small numbers of people, the start of the competition on a separate sport and was a day when actually started the 1984 Winter Olympics.Hockey was the first game of the fourteenth games.This was the seventh of February.On that day, the USSR national team to success in the next stage, brilliantly beating Poland.The team became the champion of the Soviet Union that year.In second place was the team of Czechoslovakia.
Ten sports disciplines for the attention of spectators and athletes Winter Olympics 1984: figure skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, luge, biathlon, cross country skiing, Nordic combined, bobsleigh, ice skating and skiing.Total has been played thirty-nine sets of medals.
medal standings
is noteworthy that in these competitions has opened many new names.Especially distinguished athletes, skiers.Delight and joy of residents welcoming Yugoslavia knew no bounds when their compatriot - twenty-two Jure Franko - took the silver medal in giant slalom.As noted later, the newspaper "Oslobodjenje", this victory was deserved reward for years of hard work and preparation for the "white" games.
February 19 was officially closed the 1984 Winter Olympics.The medal standings of the competition is as follows.By the number of prizes takes the first step of the podium of the USSR.Total athletes team had won 25 awards.However, the number of gold medals is the largest socialist country has given way to the GDR.The German Democratic Republic has won three "yellow" award more.Winter Olympics 1984 gave the United States only eight prizes.Norway won 9 medals and Finland - 13. It is noteworthy that this time is absolutely unsuccessfully made the Austrian national team.As a rule, the country has always achieved excellent results in winter sports.But not at this time.Austrian athletes were taken only one bronze medal.
boycott by the countries of the socialist camp
In 1980, the Olympic Games held in Moscow.1984 minutes gave the world (except for the "white" games) and also the summer games.They were held in the United States - in Los Angeles.It is remarkable, but these events were boycotted by the socialist state.The reason for this lies in the deterioration of relations between NATO and the countries of the socialist bloc.It is worth noting that in 1980, initially with the democratic system of the Republic boycotted the Olympics in Moscow.Thus, the absence at the Summer Games in 1984 between the USSR and other countries is the return stroke America.
course, to boycott this event, needed a good reason.Formally cell socialist countries refused to participate in the competition in 1984 due to management's refusal to provide the organizing committee of the games the athletes security guarantees.
should also be noted that a boycott of the Olympics in 1984 - a kind of a step against the "Carter Doctrine".That, in turn, means helping anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan.
not flying "Aeroflot" does not go "Georgia» ...
In the autumn of 1983 the government of the Soviet Union in the US sports delegation was sent to determine the state of sports facilities and places of the future location of the guests.Having identified a huge number of shortcomings, managers will take the socialist countries expressed concern on the matter.The greatest excitement caused the failure of the US government to moor the ship "Georgia" off the coast of the city.It was planned that on board the vessel will be living the Soviet delegation.Another negative point was the ban on the landing of Soviet aircraft of "Aeroflot".
A few months later there was a decision of the Politburo, which contained items describing unreasonableness presence at the Summer Olympics in 1984, conducted in the United States, the USSR national team.On the pages of the document also contained measures aimed at suppressing the discontent of the people and the creation of a favorable image of the Soviet Union (in comparison with the countries of the democratic bloc).Neighboring socialist countries are also invited to participate in the boycott.Instead, the summer Olympic Games in 1984 were held in Moscow competition "Druzhba-84".If you compare the effectiveness of two events, the Soviet equivalent gave the world several times more world records than the games in the United States.
After the boycott of the Olympics in 1984, the International Olympic Committee issued a decree on sanctions against countries who decided to continue to interfere with this kind of competition.
