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The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; Macedonian: XIV Зимски олимписки игри, romanized: XIV Zimski olimpiski igri) and commonly known as Sarajevo '84 (Cyrillic: Сарајево '84; Macedonian: Сараево '84), were a ...
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, from 8 to 19 February 1984. A total of 1,272 athletes representing 49 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 39 events from 10 different sports and disciplines. [1]
Karin Enke, an East German speed skater, was one of three athletes who won four medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics.. The 1984 Winter Olympics – officially known by the International Olympic Committee as the XIV Olympic Winter Games – were a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (currently Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Zetra Olympic Hall was constructed specifically for the 1984 Winter Olympics, hosted in Sarajevo, and was completed in 1982. Its first major event was the 1983 World Junior Speed Skating Championships. It was described as an "ultramodern, angular edifice" [3] with a copper roof.
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events, held 13–19 February in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The men's races were at Bjelašnica and the women's at Jahorina. [1] Due to weather delays (a blizzard), both downhill races were postponed several days and run after the giant slalom races. [2]
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The Sarajevo International Airport is located 30 km (19 mi) away from ski resort, making Jahorina one of the most reachable ski resorts in Europe via plane. [ citation needed ] The ski resort is located 15 km (9.3 mi) from the municipality of Pale and 25 km (16 mi) from the capital city of Sarajevo , making it well-connected with all main ...