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  2. 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics was the official opening ceremony held in the afternoon at 16:00 Moscow Time on 19 July 1980 in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium. It was attended by the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Leonid Brezhnev, and IOC President Lord Killanin.

  3. 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 1980 Summer Olympics (Russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, romanized: Letnije Olimpijskije igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (Russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, romanized: Igry XXII Olimpiady) and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (Russian: Москва 1980), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August ...

  4. 1980 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations - Wikipedia

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    During the parade of nations portion of the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

  5. Olympic Games ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow took place at sunset and marked the first time the opening ceremony was held in the evening. Eight years later, to facilitate a live, prime-time broadcast on Friday night in the Americas, the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, was held in the morning, a move that faced criticism from ...

  6. The Cost of the Olympics in the Year You Were Born

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    Pictured: The opening ceremony of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Anonymous/AP. 1980 -- Lake Placid, New York. $477,220,000.

  7. Category:Olympics opening ceremonies - Wikipedia

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    0–9. 1936 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

  8. List of people who have opened the Olympic Games - Wikipedia

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    Japanese emperor Hirohito opened the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was the first non-European to open more than one Olympic Games. Queen Elizabeth II opened the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. The first and only head of state to open the ...

  9. 1980 Summer Olympics boycott - Wikipedia

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    The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was the largest boycott in Olympic history and one part of a number of actions initiated ... At the opening ceremony's Parade of ...