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	Olympic Games - History
		Prior to the formation of the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council in 1953 and its subsequent recognition by the IOC in 1954, some Malayans may have participated in the Olympic Games, representing their countries of origin, such as China and India.
		After receiving the recognition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1954, the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council, as it was then known, sent a contingent of 33 athletes from 6 sports to participate in the Olympic Games in 1956 in Melbourne.
		The Malaysian Contingent to the 1972 Munich Olympic Games was 57 strong and is the second largest Olympic contingent to-date.
	www.olympic.org.my /web/gamesrecords/olympicg/history.htm (1150 words)

	1980 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
		The second time the Games were held in Lake Placid.
		Although they didn't get any medals, the People's Republic of China returned to the Olympics Games after the IOC agreed to designate the ROC " Chinese Taipei ".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Winter_Olympic_Games (273 words)

	Modern Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Since the Games were not well publicized internationally, contestants were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense.
		The 1980 Olympic Summer Games in Moscow were most notable for the largest boycott of an Olympics in history.
		The Soviets, in retaliation for the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games, boycotted the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles.
	www.wam.umd.edu /~kabrown/modern.html (336 words)

	1980 olympic hockey games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		US-Soviet 1980 Olympic Hockey, Miracle on Ice - CDI RW 11 March 2005 - was no question at the 1980 Olympics as to which was the better hockey team.
		The modern comeback of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of entrants who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /1980-olympic-hockey-games.htm (979 words)

	Jews in Sports from P to Y
		Keith Peache of England won a Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1974, and Victor Zilberman of the U.S.S.R. was a silver medalist at the European championship.
		Seras and Borodow competed in the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992.
		In Olympic Games competition Valentin Mankin of the U.S.S.R. won gold (1972, 1980) and silver (1976) medals, and Daniel Cohan of the United States was a bronze medal winner in 1972.
	www.jewishsports.com /jewsin/history/p2yhistory.htm (2707 words)

	kiat.net: Olympic Games Moscow 1980
		While chosen to host the 1980 Summer Games of the XXII Olympiad on October 23, 1974, the IOC was all too aware of the difficulties that such a choice may incur.
		The Olympic movement still fell prey to politics when the Games were held in Moscow, the first Eastern European city to host an Olympiad.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that the Games should not be concerned with politics and looked down upon the United States' actions.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/22moscow.html (522 words)

	boycott of 1980 olympic games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Olympics During the Cold War (1980 and 1984) - 1980 and 1984 Olympics - After announcing its boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, the United States government made every effort to persuade its allies to join the -
		Reaction to the 1980 Olympic Boycott Decision-Apr1980 - In 1980, Americas political leaders made the decision to boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
		The current comeback of the Olympic games is due in a large measure to the efforts of Pierre, baron de Coubertin, of France.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /boycott-of-1980-olympic-games.htm (916 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Gerd Wessig became the first male high jumper to break the world record at the Olympics and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov broke the 15-minute barrier for the 1,500m.
		In adramatic confrontation, runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe split the 800 and 1,500m.
		During the closing ceremony, Misha the bear, Olympic mascot of the 1980 Moscow Games appears with a tear in it's eye.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1980 (195 words)

	USA Basketball: Womens Olympic History -- 1980 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In protest of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan, the United States, along with Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, China and Argentina did not participate in the 1980 Olympic Games that were hos ted by the USSR and held in Moscow.
		Trials for the 1980 Olympic Team were held March 24-28 in Colorado Springs in two stages.
		Traveling on to Varna, Bulgaria for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 22 countries participated in the tourney that would determine the five countries that would qualify for the 1980 Olympics.
	www.usabasketball.com /history/woly_1980.html (625 words)

	Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		At the Olympic Games, the horse Over and Over broke a leg in cross country eventing, and had to be euthanized after it was determined that surgery would not be successful.
		Prior to her Olympic and Commonwealth achievements, Ottey won silver medals in the 100 and 200 meters in the 1979 CARIFTA Games (behind 100m winner Raymonde Naigré of Guadeloupe, and 200m winner Oralee Fowler of the Bahamas) and the 1979 Pan American Games 200 meter bronze.
		PanPan, a panda, was the mascot of the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, a rooster, Dongdong the mascot of the 1993 East Asian Games in Shanghai.
	www.internationalgames.net /olympic.htm (8105 words)

	1980 MOSCOW OLYMPIC GAMES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		They put pressure on their local Olympic federations to boycott the Moscow Olympics, the first to be held behind the so-called Iron Curtain.
		The Australian Olympic Federation was split down the middle.
		Herb Elliott, the hero of the 1960 Rome Olympics, urged for Australia to stay away.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics_1996/game1980.htm (577 words)

	Moscow Olympic Games 1980 \| Moscow Life
		The 1980 Moscow Olympics are perhaps most famous for the US-led boycott that saw only 80 out of 147 nations compete, the lowest number since the 1956 Melbourne Games.
		The games turned out to be a tremendous showcase for the Soviet athletes who, with the help of their home soil and partisan crowd, raked in a staggering 195 medals, 80 of which glittered gold.
		Worthy of note is that Merlene Ottey, the great Jamaican and latterly Slovenian sprinter (Ottey now lives in Ljubljana), won the first medal of her Olympic career at the Moscow 1980 Games - a bronze in the 200m.
	www.moscow-life.com /moscow/olympic-games (374 words)

	eBay Store - HOUSEOFCOLLECTORS: PIN 1980 OLYMPIC GAMES: RUSSIA USSR SOVIET UNION MOSCOW 1980 OLYMPIC GAMES PIN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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	USA Basketball: Men's Olympic History - 1980 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow were tainted by the political repercussions of the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
		The 1980 USA men's basketball team, coached by Dave Gavitt, was the youngest team in the history of men's Olympic basketball.
		In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the favored Soviet Union squad was upended twice in the semifinal round and was eliminated from the hunt for the gold medal.
	www.usabasketball.com /history/moly_1980.html (449 words)

	Goodwill Games -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		As a result of the United States boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and the Soviet Union not attending the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., athletes from these countries were deprived of the opportunity to face one another in sports competition.
		The Summer Olympic Games were at the centre of attention in the world of sports in 2000, but in non-Olympic sports, standouts such as golfers Tiger Woods and Karrie Webb and football quarterback Kurt Warner also attracted worldwide interest.
		The major festivals were the Olympic Games, held at Olympia; the Pythian Games, at Delphi; the Nemean Games, at Nemea; and the Isthmian Games, at Corinth.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article?tocId=9324860 (752 words)

	Olympic Mascot, Summer Olympic Games Mascots
		Since the first mascot in Olympic history made its appearance at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games, mascots have become a main element of the Olympic image.
		As a unique and popular image full of vitality, a mascot is able to materialize the Olympic spirit, communicate the concepts of each Olympic Games, promote the history and culture of the host city and create a festive atmosphere for the Games.
		For the 1988 Olympic Games, which was held in an Oriental country, a little tiger designed by Kim Hyun with typical Oriental color was chosen as the mascot, who was named Hodori.
	www.mapsofworld.com /olympic-trivia/olympic-mascot.html (636 words)

	Attractions/Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Lake Placid's 1980 Olympic Arena is best known for the USA Hockey upset of the Soviet Union in the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.
		This game became known as the so-called “Miracle on Ice.” Since that time the Olympic Center continues to be known as a hockey mecca hosting countless local and high school leagues, CanAm tournaments, USA Hockey Men’s and Women’s training camps and international events.
		The Olympic Center is also home for the USA Hockey Women’s National Team (the silver medal winners in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and gold medalists in Nagano, Japan in 1998).
	www.lakeplacid.com /dbsearch/attractPop.cfm?id=1182&paidDisplay=W (551 words)

	1980 olympic winter games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		1980 Winter Olympics: Information From Answers.com 1980 Winter Olympics The XIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America.
		Goodwill Games - the 20th anniversary of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in 2000.
		The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets and enforces Olympic policy, has struggled with the licensing and commercialization of the games, the need to schedule events to accommodate American television networks (whose broadcasting fees help underwrite the games), and the monitoring of athletes who seek illegal competitive advantages, often through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
	www.olympic-headquarters.net /1980-olympic-winter-games.htm (866 words)

	International Games News December 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Belgrade was bidding for the games after having to give up the 1975 games after the nations political and economic reorganization in 1974.
		In 1973 Moscow hosted the World University Games, hoping to impress the IOC and to be awarded the 1980 Olympic Games.
		When the time came to award the 1980 Olympic Games there were no other bidders and Moscow was given the games.
	www.internationalgames.net /December98.htm (752 words)

	Goodwill Games
		"On the 20th anniversary of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, ORDA is thrilled to partner with the Goodwill Games," said Charles Gargano.
		ORDA was established in 1981 under legislation enacted by the State of New York to operate, maintain and promote the 1980 Winter Olympic facilities in the Lake Placid region, host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
		The Goodwill Games began in 1986, in response to the Cold War boycotts of the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Summer Games.
	www.goodwillgames.com /2000/2000_newsArt1.html (992 words)

	Alphabetilately: Collins FDCs - Olympics
		The 1984 Summer Games were held in Los Angeles, and the USPS went berserk, with six separate issues of four setenant stamps each.
		The pane of twenty stamps the USPS issued for the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta was the focus of a major controversy between the USPS and the Olympic Committee.
		The USPS had chosen NOT to be official sponsors of these Games, and for a while it appeared they would not even be permitted to use the Olympic rings and the text "Centennial Olympic Games" on the stamps.
	alphabetilately.com /collins-olympics.html (643 words)

	1980 Summer Olympic Torch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The XXII Summer Olympic Games, Moscow, 1980 by: Gale Brennan 1979.
		The last time the Olympic flame was in the Russian capital was 1980, when Moscow hosted the Summer Games in...
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	www.justsport.info /browse/1980-summer-olympic-torch.html (156 words)

	Moscow Olympics
		Olympics 1980 Numismatically, one of the most important events of this period was the...
		While sports fans across the globe are looking forward to August's Olympic Games in Athens, the race to host the event in 2012 is already on.
		Olympics smiles wearing a cap with the Russian bid logo during a festival of Moskovsky Komsomolets daily newspaper...
	www.futuregate.co.uk /moscow_olympics.html (340 words)

	Olympic Games -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to amateurs, but since that time many events have been opened to professional athletes.
		Founded mainly by writers, educators, scientists, and scholars, the Olympic Movement's understanding of “culture” has shifted over the years among the fine-arts conception, the idea of general moral cultivation,...
		The national spirit of those playing for the gold and silver in medals, rather than in purses, is embodied in such international competitions as the Olympic Games, the Pan American Games, the Commonwealth...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9108519 (934 words)

	ORDA News Release: September 20: Winter National Senior Games Coming to Lake Placid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) announced that two current employees and two former employees will be working at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
		It was during the 1980 Olympic Winter Games held in Lake Placid that, while still in the timing and scoring department, he built a relationship with Swatch and Swiss Timing, a consortium of watch and timing companies.
		His work during the 1980 Olympic Games led to the Chief D’Equipe of beach volleyball during the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta.
	www.whiteface.com /ordapublic/cnewsdetail.cfm?id=79 (636 words)

	BEST 1980 Winter Olympic Hockey Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Before the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States Olympic hockey team was not expected to compete for a medal.
		Against all odds, the U.S. Olympic hockey team won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake...
		Against all odds, the U.S. Olympic hockey team won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid.
	www.seekreallycool.info /hockey/1980-Winter-Olympic-Hockey-Team.html (337 words)

	News 10 Now \| 24 Hour Local News \| ALL NEWS
		The 1980 Olympic Games were played right here in New York, at Lake Placid.
		But it was the 1980 games which put Lake Placid on the map.
		The Lake Placid Olympic Museum has memorabilia from both the 32 games and of course a special, Miracle on Ice Display.
	news10now.com /content/all_news?ArID=9493&SecID=83 (369 words)

	kiat.net: Winter Olympic Games Lake Placid 1980
		As the Winter Games reconvened for the second time in Lake Placid, N.Y., relations between East and West were in a deep freeze, after the December 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviets.
		The joy of their win spread throughout America, and made for one of the most lively and memorable Games.
		Coming into the Games he was the four-time world sprint champion and three-time world overall champion.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/winter/w13lakeplacid.html (336 words)

	Capital News 9 \| 24 Hour Local News \| Olympic Gold \| Silver Anniversary celebrations wind down
		Just as the 1980 Olympic Games were ending 25 years ago, the Silver Anniversary celebrations are slowly wrapping up after a memorable evening.
		The governor announced the renaming of the Olympic Center to The Herb Brooks Arena.
		Before the tribute, Governor Pataki said, "The athletes who competed here in 1980, not just those who went home with a gold medal but everyone had what the olympic experience is supposed to be about.
	www.capitalnews9.com /content/special_coverage/olympic_gold?ArID=119235 (251 words)

	1980 Summer Olympic Games
		Issued September 5, 1979, to salute the coming 1980 Summer Olympics Games.
		Issued September 28,1979, as a prelude to the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.
		issued November 1,1979, to honor the future 1980 Summer Olympic Games.
	members.aol.com /efirpo/olymp80.html (35 words)

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