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In addition, another 16 participants have died at the Olympics from other causes; 11 of these deaths were from the Munich massacre. Several incidents related to the Olympics have caused the death of non-participants. Large numbers were killed during the Lima football riot of 1964 and the Tlatelolco massacre in Mexico City in 1968
During a Major League Baseball Yankees-Blue Jays game at Toronto's Exhibition Stadium, Yankees right fielder Dave Winfield threw a warm-up ball which hit a seagull, killing it. After the game, Toronto police charged Winfield with causing "unnecessary suffering of an animal". The charges were dropped the following day. [11] [12] Cocaine Bear: 1985
Olympic marmots lose 50% of their body mass over the seven to eight months of winter hibernation. [2] Hibernation is the most dangerous time for them as, in years of light snowfall, as many as 50% of the young born that year will die from the cold because of the lack of insulation that is provided by good snow cover. [2]
The Lake Placid Winter Olympics brought together 1,072 athletes from 37 countries to take part in six sports and 10 disciplines comprising a total of 38 official events (one more than in 1976). People's Republic of China , Cyprus and Costa Rica participated in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time.
The weather conditions for the 1988 Winter Olympics were a significant problem, with temperatures ranging from −30 to 22 °C (−22 to 72 °F). [4] Of the 176 events scheduled for the 1988 Games, 30 were postponed and rescheduled due to inclement weather. [5]
A close-up of the Olympic Flame during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. The Italian city of Turin hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was the second time that Italy had hosted the Winter Olympic Games. South Korean athletes won 10 medals, including 6 gold in the short-track speed skating events.
Roni is the Olympic mascot of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, created by Don Moss.The mascot is a raccoon, which is a familiar animal from the mountainous region of the Adirondacks where Lake Placid is situated.
Smoky (1931 or 1932 – April 1934), occasionally spelled Smokey, was a dog who became the mascot of the 1932 Summer Olympic Village and later the event as a whole. [2] He is often considered the first Olympic mascot.