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During the parade of nations portion of the 1984 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.
The replacement flag is a white-colored cloth with the words “B. Djevičanska Ostrva” in blue color and the Olympic Rings on it. The organizers were unable to create the flag and created the replacement flag for the opening ceremony. [1]
74.34 m (1984) [1] [2] Edward Andrew Burke (born March 4, 1940) is an American hammer thrower best known for carrying the flag of the United States at the Olympics in Los Angeles 1984 . He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1984 Olympics and placed 7th, 12th and 18th, respectively.
1984 Summer Olympics; Bid process (bid details) Boycott; Development; Venues; Torch relay (route) Marketing ; Broadcasters; Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Chronological summary; Medal table ; World and Olympic records; Concerns and controversies; Closing ceremony (flag bearers) Paralympics
The official poster of the 1984 Winter Olympics. The Olympic flag was raised upside down during the opening ceremony by mistake, [22] a gaffe that was repeated at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Paris. First Games under the presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch. The 20 kilometre race was added to women's Nordic skiing.
Flag of South Korea alongside an Olympic Flag in Olympic Park, Seoul. As a successor to the Antwerp Flag, [33] the Seoul flag was presented to the IOC at the 1988 Summer Olympics by the city of Seoul, South Korea, and was passed on to the next organizing cities of the Summer Olympics [34] between 1988 and 2012.
Henry, Bill (1984). An Approved History of the Olympic Games. Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games. ISBN 0-88284-243-9. Llewellyn, Matthew, John Gleaves, and Wayne Wilson. "The Historical Legacy of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games." International Journal of the History of Sport 32#1 (2015) : 1–8.
Sam the Olympic Eagle was the mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics which were held in Los Angeles. He is a bald eagle , the national bird of the host nation, the United States . The United States originally intended to use a bear mascot to represent California , but the Soviet Union had used a bear mascot named Misha at the preceding 1980 Summer ...