
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" |bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="2" style="margin-left:5px;" align="center"| XIV Olympic Winter Games |- |colspan=2 align=center| |- | Nations participating | 49 |- | Athletes participating | 1272 (998 men, 274 women) |- | Events | 49 in 6 sports |- | Opening ceremony | February 8, 1984 |- | Closing ceremony | February 19, 1984 |- | Officially opened by | Mika Spiljak |- | Olympic Oath | Bojan Krizaj |- | Olympic Oath | Dragan Perovic |- | Olympic Torch | Sanda Dubravcic |} The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Falun/Gothenburg, Sweden. == Highlights == * The first Winter Games held in a Communist country. * First Games under the presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. * The 20km race is added to women's Nordic skiing. * Skier Jure Franko won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal; a silver in the giant slalom. * Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen won all three individual cross-country skiing races for women. * Gaétan Boucher and Karin Enke each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East Germany women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport. * Biathlete Eirik Kvalfoss earned a complete set of medals. * Twin brothers Phil Mahre and Steve Mahre took first and second place in the Slalom skiing. * Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean earned across-the-board perfect scores for artistic impression in the free dance figure skating competition. * Handicapped Ski was the demo event. See also: 1984 Winter Paralympics == Medals awarded == See the medal winners, ordered by sport: * Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics == Medal count == Top medal-collecting nations:
''(for the full table, see 1984 Winter Olympics medal count)'' {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=5 style="border-right:0px;";| 1984 Winter Olympics 1984 Winter Olympics medal count | style="border-left:0px"; | |- bgcolor="#efefef" |Pos || Country ||bgcolor="gold"| Gold ||bgcolor="silver"| Silver ||bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze || Total |- | 1 || East Germany || 9 || 9 || 6 || 24 |- | 2 || USSR at the Winter Olympics || 6 || 10 || 9 || 25 |- | 3 || United States || 4 || 4 || 0 || 8 |- | 4 || Finland || 4 || 3 || 6 || 13 |- | 5 || Sweden || 4 || 2 || 2 ||8 |- | 6 || Norway || 3 || 2 || 4 || 9 |- | 7 || Switzerland || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5 |- | 8 || Canada || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 9 || West Germany || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 10 || || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |} == References == === Internal links === *Olympic Games *Summer Olympic Games *International Olympic Committee *IOC country codes === External links === * [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1984 IOC Site on 1984 Winter Olympics] === Bibliography === 1984 Winter Olympics
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1984 Winter Olympics
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="right" |bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="2" style="margin-left:5px;" align="center"| XIV Olympic Winter Games |- |colspan=2 align=center| |- | Nations participating | 49 |- | Athletes participating | 1272 (998 men, 274 women) |- | Events | 49 in 6 sports |- | Opening ceremony | February 8, 1984 |- | Closing ceremony | February 19, 1984 |- | Officially opened by | Mika Spiljak |- | Olympic Oath | Bojan Krizaj |- | Olympic Oath | Dragan Perovic |- | Olympic Torch | Sanda Dubravcic |} The XIV Olympic Winter Games were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Falun/Gothenburg, Sweden. == Highlights == * The first Winter Games held in a Communist country. * First Games under the presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. * The 20km race is added to women's Nordic skiing. * Skier Jure Franko won Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal; a silver in the giant slalom. * Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen won all three individual cross-country skiing races for women. * Gaétan Boucher and Karin Enke each won two gold medals in speed skating, while East Germany women win all but 3 of the 12 medals in the sport. * Biathlete Eirik Kvalfoss earned a complete set of medals. * Twin brothers Phil Mahre and Steve Mahre took first and second place in the Slalom skiing. * Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean earned across-the-board perfect scores for artistic impression in the free dance figure skating competition. * Handicapped Ski was the demo event. See also: 1984 Winter Paralympics == Medals awarded == See the medal winners, ordered by sport: * Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics * Skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics == Medal count == Top medal-collecting nations:
''(for the full table, see 1984 Winter Olympics medal count)'' {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=5 style="border-right:0px;";| 1984 Winter Olympics 1984 Winter Olympics medal count | style="border-left:0px"; | |- bgcolor="#efefef" |Pos || Country ||bgcolor="gold"| Gold ||bgcolor="silver"| Silver ||bgcolor="cc9966"| Bronze || Total |- | 1 || East Germany || 9 || 9 || 6 || 24 |- | 2 || USSR at the Winter Olympics || 6 || 10 || 9 || 25 |- | 3 || United States || 4 || 4 || 0 || 8 |- | 4 || Finland || 4 || 3 || 6 || 13 |- | 5 || Sweden || 4 || 2 || 2 ||8 |- | 6 || Norway || 3 || 2 || 4 || 9 |- | 7 || Switzerland || 2 || 2 || 1 || 5 |- | 8 || Canada || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 9 || West Germany || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 |- | 10 || || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 |} == References == === Internal links === *Olympic Games *Summer Olympic Games *International Olympic Committee *IOC country codes === External links === * [http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=2&OLGY=1984 IOC Site on 1984 Winter Olympics] === Bibliography === 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
Winter Olympic Games 1984 in sports Sarajevo Yugoslav sport
1984 Winter Olympics
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