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Topic: Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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1980 Summer Olympics Women's field hockey is Olympic for the first time, but all major nations boycott the tournament, leaving only the Soviet team. The boycott severely affects a great number of events, and even in events where the top athletes are present, the fields are small. Moscow won the bid to organise the Games by defeating Los Angeles, which would host the next Olympics. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/1/19/1980_summer_olympics.html

1980 Olympics Boycott of 1980 Olympics ruined dreams of many U.S. athletes.(The Orlando Sentinel) (Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service) In track and field, Miruts Yifter of Ethiopia won at 5,000 and 10,000 meters, but the most thrilling moment of the Games came in the last lap of the 1,500 meters where Sebastian Coe of Great Britain outran countryman Steve Ovett and Jurgen Straub of East Germany for the gold. Four years after 32 nations walked out of the Montreal Games, twice that many chose to stay away from Moscow–many in support of an American-led boycott to protest the December 1979, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0114780.html

0LYMPIC GAMES 2004 ATHENS GREECE-THE MODERN OLYMPICS The standard events are archery, basketball, boxing, canoeing and kayaking, cycling, equestrian arts, fencing, field hockey, gymnastics, handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, shooting, soccer, swimming and diving and synchronized swimming, track and field, volleyball, water polo, weight lifting, wrestling (both freestyle and Greco-Roman), and yachting. Beginning in 1924 a Winter Olympics was included--to be held at a separate cold-weather sports site in the same year as the Summer Games--the first held at Chamonix, France. Olympic Games were held in 1900 and 1904, and by 1908 the number of competitors more than quadrupled the number at Athens--from 311 to 2,082. athens2004-greece.tripod.com /history/pericles.htm

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football (soccer) tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, and Minsk. Further information: 1980 Summer Olympics medal count, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]], and [[]] Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (539 words)

Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman). The Olympic flag was first used in the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun. www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics   (1298 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Another candidate in the bid to organise the Olympics was Los Angeles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (1298 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. Stockholm, Sweden hosted the equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics while the rest of it was in Melbourne, Australia. Moscow won out over Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (1298 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. IOC Site on 1980 Summer Olympics ( http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1andOLGY=1980) Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (1298 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

Encyclopedia: 1980 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by ten events (all — mens individual), held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park (eastern part of Moscow). The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan, as the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Although approximately a half of the countries, which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics, participated in these ones, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in a protest to the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1980-Summer-Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. It was the first the Olympics were held in a socialist country. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman). Print a short book about the Olympics, with pages on the ancient Olympics, the Olympic flame, the Olympic flag, the Summer and Winter Games, Olympic awards, and recent Olympic locations. The Olympic flag is paraded during the opening ceremony of each Olympic Games. www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. The yachting events were held in Tallinn ; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The yachting events were held in Tallinn; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk. Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. The yachting events were held in Tallinn ; preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held, besides Moscow, at the stadiums of Leningrad, Kiev, Minsk. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. IOC Site on 1980 Summer Olympics ( http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1andOLGY=1980) Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

Encyclopedia: 1980 Summer Olympics Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by ten events (all — mens individual), held between July 20 and July 30 at the Izmailovo Sports Palace, situated alongside the Izmailovo Park (eastern part of Moscow). The Judo competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first time that the medal count was not dominated by Japan, as the country joined the boycott of the games because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/1980-Summer-Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stockholm, Sweden hosted the equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics while the rest of it was in Melbourne, Australia. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately half of the countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Although approximately a half of the countries, which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics, participated in these ones, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in a protest to the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 64 other countries in protest at the 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. NBC, which was thought to be another major one, canceled its coverage in response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, and became a minor broadcaster as the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. In response to the U.S.-boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, NBC, which was slated to provide coverage of the games, canceled its coverage, but the network did air highlights and recaps of the games on a regular basis. Another candidate in the bid to organise the Olympics was Los Angeles. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. It was the first the Olympics were held in a socialist country. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia IOC Site on 1980 Summer Olympics ( http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1andOLGY=1980) Women's field hockey was an Olympic sport for the first time. Los Angeles for the right to host the games, though L.A. was to host the next Olympics. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics   (445 words)

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