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  2. Venues of the 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (pictured in 2005) served as the main stadium for the 1984 Summer Olympics. For the 1984 Summer Olympics, a total of thirty-one venues were used. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and the Rose Bowl, two venues previously used for the 1932 Summer Olympics, were used for the 1984 Games. Between the 1932 and the ...

  3. Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport.It would become an official sport 8 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Although single exhibition games had been played in conjunction with five previous Olympics, it was the first time that the sport was officially included in the program, and also the first time that the sport was played in Olympics held in the United States.

  4. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics, and the Coliseum became the first stadium to host the Summer Olympic Games twice, again serving as the primary track and field venue and as the site of the opening and closing ceremonies. [69] The Coliseum played host to the California World Music Festival on April 7–8, 1979. [70]

  5. Elliott: Peter Ueberroth is the 'Man Who Saved the Olympics ...

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    Nobody but Tehran, Iran, and Los Angeles bid for the 1984 Games. Ueberroth, supported by then-mayor Tom Bradley, created a private financing plan that relied on media rights and corporations.

  6. 1984 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 1984 Summer Olympics was preceded by the 10-week-long adjunct Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, which opened on June 2 and ended on August 12. It provided more than 400 performances by 146 theater, dance and music companies, representing every continent and 18 countries.

  7. List of Olympic venues in athletics - Wikipedia

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    1984 Los Angeles: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Ceremonies (opening/ closing) 92,516 [70] Santa Monica College (Marathon start) None: Not listed. [71] Streets of Los Angeles (Marathon, walks) None: Not listed. [71] Streets of Santa Monica (Marathon) None: Not listed. [71] 1988 Seoul: Olympic Stadium: Equestrian (jumping individual final ...

  8. As the Olympic flame heads for Los Angeles, what can we ...

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    Los Angeles has already hosted two Olympics, in 1932 and 1984, leaving enough infrastructure in place that there won’t be any new permanent venues built for 2028, and athletes will be housed at ...

  9. 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games took place on the afternoon of Saturday, July 28, in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles.As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes) with an artistic spectacle to ...