The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, in what was then Yugoslavia, the first Winter Games held in a communist country and the first held in a predominantly Muslim city. British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold with a perfect set of scores for their free dance performance to Ravel's Bolero, widely regarded as one of the most memorable performances in figure skating history. Sarajevo's Olympic venues were heavily damaged years later during the Bosnian War.
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The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, in what was then Yugoslavia, the first Winter Games held in a communist country and the first held in a predominantly Muslim city. British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold with a perfect set of scores for their free dance perform
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a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice
3. Wikipedia, 1984 Winter Olympics
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were a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, was the 15th Olympic Championship.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics took place at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held from 9 to 18 February.
Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events, held 13-19 February in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 12 February to 18 February, taking place at Igman Olympic Jumps.
Maria Walliser (Olympedia)
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1984 Winter Olympics
Brian Orser (Wikipedia)
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1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medallist
Gunde Svan (Wikipedia)
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He won two golds (15 km and relay), one bronze (30 km) and one silver (50 km) at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
Thomas Wassberg (Wikipedia)
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At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Wassberg beat out fellow Swede Gunde Svan by 4.9 seconds in the 50 km
Nikolay Zimyatov (Wikipedia)
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He also won the 30 km event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo
Tomas Gustafson (Wikipedia)
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his focus shifted from the World Allround Championships to the 1984 Winter Olympics at Sarajevo
Yvonne van Gennip (Wikipedia)
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Van Gennip participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo and in the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville as well
Eirik Kvalfoss (Wikipedia)
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Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Peter Angerer (Wikipedia)
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Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Frank-Peter Roetsch (Wikipedia)
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Biathletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Olympedia: Jochen Behle
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He competed in a total of six consecutive Olympic Games from 1980-98
Christian Poirot (Olympedia)
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1984 Winter Olympics
Gaétan Boucher (Wikipedia)
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recovered for the 1984 Olympics, where he was the Canadian flag bearer and won three medals
Vladislav Tretiak (Wikipedia)
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helping them win gold medals in the 1976 Winter Olympics, and again in the 1984 Winter Olympics
Sergei Makarov (ice hockey) (Wikipedia)
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At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a silver in 1980.
Sandra Cariboni (Wikipedia)
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finished 11th at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Juha Mieto (Wikipedia)
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He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics
Marjo Matikainen-Kallström (Wikipedia)
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At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Matikainen-Kallström won a bronze medal in the relay aged just 19.
Tom Sandberg (Wikipedia)
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he became Olympic champion and won the World Cup
Olympedia: Harri Kirvesniemi at Olympedia
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1984 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing
Wikipedia: Jayne Torvill
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The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, becoming one of the oldest figure skating Olympic medalists.
Wikipedia, Scott Hamilton (figure skater)
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He won a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981-84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981-84).
Christopher Dean - Wikipedia
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The pair won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Milan Chalupa (Wikipedia)
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Internationally he played for the Czechoslovak national team at several World Championships and at three Winter Olympics, winning silver at the 1976 and 1984 Winter Olympics.
Wikipedia, Dan Jansen
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He set a junior world record in the 500-meter race at age 16, and finished 16th in the 1,000 meters and fourth in the 500 meters at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
Karin Enke, Wikipedia
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Dominant on all distances (being reigning World Allround Champion and World Sprint Champion, and having won German Single Distance Championships titles on all five distances in 1983), Enke was the favourite for all four distances at the 1984 Winter Olympics of Sarajevo, but she won "only" two gold and two silver medals.
Ute Oberhoffner (Wikipedia)
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with a silver in 1988 and a bronze in 1984
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