1980 Simmer Olympics

The 1980 Simmer Olympics, offeecially kent as the Gemmes o the XXII Olympiad, wis an internaitional multi-sport event celebratit in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addeetion, the yachtin events wur held in Tallinn, an some o the preliminary matches an the quarter-finals o the fitbaa tournament wur held in Leningrad, Kiev, an Minsk. The 1980 Gemmes wur the first tae be staged in Eastren Europe.

XIII Olympic Winter Gemmes
Host ceetyLake Placid, New York, Unitit States
Naitions pairteecipatin80[1]
Athletes pairteecipatin5,179
(4,064 men, 1,115 weemen)[1]
Events38 in 6 sports (10 disciplines)
Appenin ceremony19 Julie
Closin ceremonyFebruar 23
Offeecially appened biChairman o the Supreme Soviet Leonid Brezhnev
Athlete's OathNikolay Andrianov
Judge's OathAleksandr Medved
Olympic TorchSergei Belov
StadiumGrand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium

References eedit

  1. a b "Moscow 1980". Olympic.org. Archived frae the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)