1984 Winter Olympics (Sarajevo)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:endDate 1984-02-19
gptkbp:firstWinterOlympicsInBalkans true
gptkbp:firstWinterOlympicsInCommunistCountry true
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1988_Winter_Olympics_(Calgary)
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Sarajevo
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:Yugoslavia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1984 Winter Olympics (Sarajevo)
gptkbp:IOCPresident gptkb:Juan_Antonio_Samaranch
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Koševo_Stadium
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Vučko
gptkbp:memberState 49
gptkbp:motto gptkb:A_Time_to_Remember
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Scott_Hamilton
gptkb:East_German_women's_speed_skating_team
gptkb:Gaétan_Boucher
gptkb:Gunde_Svan
gptkb:Jure_Franko
gptkb:Marja-Liisa_Hämäläinen
gptkb:Torvill_and_Dean
gptkb:Katarina_Witt
gptkbp:notableEvent First time China participated in Winter Olympics
Katarina Witt wins gold in figure skating
Marja-Liisa Hämäläinen wins three gold medals
Torvill and Dean's perfect score in ice dancing
Jure Franko wins Yugoslavia's first Winter Olympic medal
East German women win all speed skating events
First Olympic Games held in a socialist state
First time British ice dancers won gold
Games remembered for friendly atmosphere
Gaétan Boucher wins three medals in speed skating
Many venues damaged during Bosnian War
No boycotts by major countries
Scott Hamilton wins gold in men's figure skating
Yugoslavia's only Winter Olympics as host
Gunde Svan wins four medals in cross-country skiing
Vučko the wolf mascot became a symbol of the Games
First time Egypt, Monaco, Puerto Rico, Senegal, and the Virgin Islands participated in Winter Olympics
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 1272
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 39
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
Serbo-Croatian
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:XIV_Olympic_Winter_Games
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Mika_Špiljak
gptkbp:precededBy 1980 Winter Olympics (Lake Placid)
gptkbp:sport 6
gptkbp:startDate 1984-02-08
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1988_Winter_Olympics_(Calgary)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8