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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.
The map shows the torch relay route from Olympia, Greece, the site of the ancient Olympic Games, to Moscow, Russian SFSR. It also depicts the number of gold, silver and bronze medals (80, 69, 46) won by the Soviet athletes at the Games. The only two cities to bid for the 1980 Summer Olympics were Moscow and Los Angeles.
The documentary showed the opening and closing ceremonies, and sporting events of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow. The director was awarded the State Prize of the USSR in 1982. The film was selected as the Soviet entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but did not reach the finals. [1]
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.
A short clip of the 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony of Misha's departure was shown in the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, afterward the giant animatronic polar bear Mishka blew out the 2014 Games Olympic torch and sheds a tear (in a nod to Misha's tears during the end of the 1980 Games). [7] [8] [9]
1980 Summer Olympics; IOC code: AUS: NOC: Australian Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympics.com.au: in Moscow; Competitors: 120 (92 men and 28 women) in 17 sports: Flag bearers : Denise Boyd (opening) Max Metzker (opening) John Sumegi (closing) Medals Ranked 15th: Gold 2 Silver 2 Bronze 5 Total 9: Summer Olympics appearances
It was performed during the mass gymnastic composition (2000 athletes) at the opening of the Olympic Games in 1980; [87] it was also used in the scene of the first ball of Natasha Postova at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. [88] Ronald Reagan called it "the waltz of the century" when he visited Moscow. [89]
1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony; B. Baba Yaga is against! ... Olympic Village (Moscow) T. 1980 Summer Olympics torch relay; U. USGF International Invitational 1980