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Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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	United States Olympic Committee - U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Class of 2004
		At the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, Biondi won gold medals in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle relay, 400m medley relay and the 800m medley relay.
		At the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, Canada she won gold in the 500 meters, bronze in the 1000 meters and was fourth in the 1500 meters.
		Evans returned to the Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain defending her gold medal in the 800m freestyle and winning the silver medal in the 400m freestyle for the USA.
	www.usolympicteam.com /62_19122.htm (1806 words)

	Highlights of individual Olympic Games
		The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin, but were canceled because of what came to be known as World War I. The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honor the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the war.
		At the 1924 Paris Games, the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius", (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) was introduced, as was the Closing Ceremony ritual of raising three flags: the flag of the International Olympic Committee, the flag of the host nation and the flag of the next host nation.
		The 1932 Olympic Games saw the introduction of automatic timing to one hundredth of a second and of the photo finish, as well as the appearance of the national anthems and the raising of flags in honour of the victors during the medal ceremonies.
	www.mapsofworld.com /olympic-trivia/olympic-games-highlights.html (5199 words)

	Milestones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The International Olympic Committee is established, with the goal of contributing to a peaceful future for humankind through the educational value of sport.
		After coordinated diplomatic efforts, the Olympic Truce is observed, giving the opportunity to an International Olympic Committee delegation headed by its president to visit the city and extend its solidarity to the population.
		During the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney in 2000, the South and North Korean delegations walk in the stadium together, under the same flag.
	www.olympictruce.org /html/milestones.html (417 words)

	USA Basketball: Womens Olympic History -- 1984
		The 1984 Olympic women's basketball competition began with some disappointment, as the eagerly awaited Olympic showdown between the United States and Soviet Union women was once again prevented by politics, this time it was the Soviet team that did not compete.
		However, by the time the 1984 competition ended, the U.S. women had plenty to celebrate as the Americans cruised to their first Olympic gold medal with a perfect 6-0 slate, and in the process had outscored their opponents by an average of 32.7 points-per-game.
		The gold medal game was no different for the American women than their first five games.
	www.usabasketball.com /history/woly_1984.html (525 words)

	HeraldNet: Olympic Generations 1984 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In 1984, when the Los Angeles Summer Games brought together the United States for 16 days of glitz and athletic competition, tiny little Edmonds nearly stole the show.
		There were three medal-winning athletes from Edmonds at the 1984 Games, two others who did not place, and four more who later moved to the area.
		Four years later, she was at the Games again, in the less prestigious four-oar boat.
	heraldnet.com /stories/04/08/12/spo_oly1001.cfm (2110 words)

	Modern Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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)

	Coca-Cola - Press Center - Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games
		The Berlin 1936 Olympic Games marked the debut of the modern Olympic Torch Relay, with the Olympic Flame being delivered from Olympia, Greece, to Germany.
		Olympic Pin Trading Center in nearby Courchevel, allowed disc jockeys from nearly 30 major U.S. cities to deliver live reports about the athletic events, special activities and the spectacle of the Olympic Games to a daily listening audience of approximately 5 million.
		Olympic City attraction in Atlanta provided fans an opportunity to test their Olympic Games abilities in virtual reality challenges, a place to receive tips from coaching legends, and a chance to meet and greet Olympians.
	www2.coca-cola.com /presscenter/presskit_torino_olympics_history.html (2796 words)

	Olympic Interview: Peter Westbrook
		It was quite an accomplishment for a multi-ethnic kid raised in a single-parent household in the projects of Newark, N.J. Westbrook was 22 years old when he made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976.
		In 1984, he finally got his chance and was rewarded with a bronze medal in the men's sabre competition.
		All that changed in 1984 when Peter Ueberroth was in charge of organizing the world's first privately-funded Games.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/ol-westbrook.html (764 words)

	USA Basketball: Men's Olympic History - 1984
		It was the first time in Olympic basketball history that a single nation won the men's and women's tournaments in the same Olympiad.
		Regardless, the 1984 American men, coached by Indiana's Bob Knight, dominated and drew favorable comparisons to the 1960 USA team which many believe was the best USA Olympic team ever.
		Ewing was the tournament's leading shot blocker with 18, and Leon Wood dished-out 63 assists to lead the 1984 Olympics in assists.
	www.usabasketball.com /history/moly_1984.html (565 words)

	SI Flashback
		That slim margin of victory was achieved only when she thrust her bike forward by the handlebars at the finish line, much in the manner of a youngster clearing a curb.
		At 14, and with minimal experience, she competed on the U.S. speed skating team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, finishing seventh in the 1,500 meters.
		She won two national championships, road race and pursuit, in her first year on the bike, but she quit the circuit for a year after the 1979 season out of frustration over the lack of competition and opportunities for women in the sport.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /events/1996/olympics/daily/july21/flashback.html (673 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
		Olympic soccer was unexpectedly played before massive crowds throughout America, with several sell-outs at the 100,000+ seat Rose Bowl.
		The Olympic Velodrome and the Olympic Swim Stadium, funded largely by the 7-Eleven and McDonald's corporations respectively, were the only two new venues constructed specifically for the L.A. Games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics (1599 words)

	Michael Jordan at the Olympic Games
		Michael Jordan was an olympic athlete two times in his career, once when he was about to became a NBA player in 1984 and the other after the first of his 6 NBA championships in 1992, as a member of the best basketball team ever, the original "Dream Team"...
		The U.S. team averaged an Olympic record of 117.3 points a game, and won by an average of 43.8 points.
		Croatia was the opponent that came closest with a final deficit of 32 point in the gold medal game (117-85).
	www.michaeljordansworld.com /olympic_games.htm (515 words)

	Tour of the Hall
		Actual uniform worn by Bart Conner during the Opening Ceremonies of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
		Actual leotard worn by Tracee Talavera during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
		This is the actual pommel horse used in competition at the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.
	www.ighof.com /tour_memorabilia.html (468 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)

	Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games - 1984 Olympic Games
		Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games - 1984 Olympic Games
		Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and IOC President Lord Killanin sign the 1984 Olympic contract at the White House in 1978.
		To show Los Angeles’ commitment to a private sector Olympic Games which would not use tax payer dollars, a blue ribbon committee was tasked with developing an acceptable contract with the IOC.
	www.sccog.org /webapp/servlet/content/view/9/16/1/3 (215 words)

	Olympic Games - 1984:Olympic thaw - Eurosport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Never in the history of the Games had the host nation not won a medal, but the passing of that record was a distinct possibility in 1984.
		An international star was born in Katarina Witt during the 1984 Games, as she took the first of her two Olympic golds in women's figure skating for East Germany.
		The highlight of the 1984 Games came surprisingly, however, in the form of the ice dancing competition.
	www.eurosport.com /olympicgames/torino/2006/sport_sto828100.shtml (802 words)

	Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games - LOS ANGELES’ BID FOR THE 2012 Olympic Games
		In 2002, the United States Olympic Committee ultimately chose New York City for the honor; in the international bid competition, the IOC selected London as the 2012 host city, in July 2005.
		At the time, the USOC was considering fielding a candidate for the 2008 Olympic Games but upon reflection decided it would be prudent to wait to bid until the conclusion of the then-pending 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.
		Although the Games had grown substantially since 1984 (for example, from 21 sports to 28), the SCCOG was able to assemble a bid which proposed minimal construction costs, using existing or temporary facilities for every sport except shooting.
	www.sccog.org /webapp/servlet/content/view/11/18 (370 words)

	2000 Olympic Games
		This is the latest in a long line of Olympic and World Championship experiences for me, beginning when I spent untold hours investigating how Munich and Montreal had organized their Games while we were preparing for Los Angeles 1984, the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad.
		One of the many beauties of the Olympics (and the World Championships) is that the essence of international sport is giving many different cultures the opportunity of bringing their particular perspectives to the organization and conduct of our top sporting events.
		I ran into Wayne Roycroft almost immediately; he is an Australian leader on these Olympic matters, and I have been reminded a number of times of the lessons in sportsmanship he taught me in 1984.
	www.equestrian.org /olympics/personal1.html (751 words)

	kiat.net: Winter Olympic Games Sarajevo 1984
		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.
		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.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/history/winter/w14sarajevo.html (256 words)

	Olympic Bibliography / NRS Information Service. SLA News Division Web Site.
		History of the Olympic Games from 1896 to the present.
		The Politics of the Olympic Games: With an Epilogue, 1976-1980.
		Discusses the Olympic doctrine and its proponents: Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Movement; Carl Diem, organizer of the 1936 Olympiad; and Avery Brundage, long-time IOC president.
	www.ibiblio.org /slanews/intranets/ajc/OLYBIB.HTM (2197 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The number of athletes participating in the Summer Paralympic Games has increased from 400 athletes in Rome in 1960 to 3,806 athletes from 136 countries in Athens in 2004.
		The Olympic Games as we know them today have a long history that dates back to Antiquity.
		The Organising Committees of the Olympic Games (OCOGs) organise the Olympic Games in collaboration with their National Olympic Committee and the host city.
	www.olympic.org.cob-web.org:8888 /uk/games/index_uk.asp (184 words)

	1984 summer olympic games / All Summer Things
		1984 Summer Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles, California...
		Olympic Games memorabilia and collectibles auction with medals, torches, tickets, programs, posters, postcards, phonecards, mascots, philately, badges, buttons and pins.
		The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised...
	www.camplaforet.org /summer-olympic/1984-summer-olympic-games.html (165 words)

	1984 Olympics — Infoplease.com
		In 1980, the Soviet Union and East Germany finished the Winter Games in a virtual tie for the unofficial team championship.
		In 1984, the East Germans edged into the lead in the battle of state-controlled athletic programs, winning three more golds (9–6), while the Soviets won one more overall medal (25–24).
		Now the good news: no Olympics, no fair; operators predict modest rise in domestic motorcoach tours after diasppointing year.
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0300771.html (364 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - OLYMPIC GAMES
		Official opening of the Games by: President of the United States of America Ronald Reagan
		For his third Olympics, Daley Thompson (GBR-athletics) faced Jürgen Hingsen (GER) in the decathlon.
		It was a close battle over the first seven events, but then Thompson pulled away with strong performances in the pole vault and the javelin throw.
	www.olympic.org /uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1984 (219 words)

	Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games - Home
		Los Angeles, California - November 13, 2006--San Francisco withdrew from the competition to be the United States' official candidate to host the 2016 Olympic Games, leaving Los Angeles and Chicago as the two remaining finalists.
		The United States Olympic Committee will decide by the end of the year whether it will enter a city in the international race to be the host for the Games, in which case the USOC will choose either Los Angeles or Chicago in April of 2007.
		Founded in 1939, the mission of the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games is to promote the Olympic movement in the Los Angeles area.
	www.sccog.org (289 words)

	CNN Interactive: Video Almanac - 1984
		The 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles suffer when the Soviet Union and several East Bloc countries boycot the event, citing security concerns.
		The Soviet Union announces May 7 it will pull out of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles.
		The United States had boycotted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
	www.cnn.com /resources/video.almanac/1984/index.html (398 words)

	1984 LA Olympics Coins
		During 1983 and 1984, the USA issued special commemorative silver dollars to mark the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California.
		Although the USA has produced a long series of commemorative half dollars, it did not produce commemorative dollars until this issue, so that these are the first American silver commemorative dollars.
		There were only two different designs, one in 1983 showing a discuss thrower, and another in 1984 showing a classical scene of a podium on an arch.
	www.24carat.co.uk /usa1984losangelesolympicsilverdollars.html (237 words)

	Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Games attracted a record-number 140 nations, despite a boycott by the Soviet Union and several of its political allies.
		Three Olympic Villages, two in Los Angeles and one in Santa Barbara, were needed to house the athletes.
		Sixty percent of the money was given to the United States Olympic Committee.
	www.aafla.com /6oic/OlympicPrimer/la1984.htm (113 words)

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