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In the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, Ovett and Coe won each other's speciality ; Ovett the 800 metres, and Coe the 1500 metres ( Coe came in second in the 800 after running what he described as " the worst tactical race of my life ", while Ovett took third in the 1500 ).
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1980 and Olympic
It took until 1982 for the two bodies to merge, but this allowed the introduction of women's field hockey to the Olympic games from 1980 where, as in the men's game, The Netherlands, Germany, and Australia have been consistently strong.
* 1980 – Michail Mouroutsos, Greek Olympic taekwondo gold medalist
* 1980 – The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
Men's field hockey has been played at each summer Olympic Games since 1908 ( except 1912 and 1924 ), while women's field hockey has been played at the Summer Olympic Games since 1980.
* 1980 – The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the event at Olympic level.
* Mariné Russo ( born 1980 ), Olympic medal-winning hockey player from Argentina
* 1980 – Alfred Plé, French Olympic rower ( b. 1888 )
Rowing at the Olympic Games on an East German Stamp for the 1980 Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee recognized the WTF and taekwondo sparring in 1980.
Yugoslavia becomes the second communist country to host the Olympic Games, but unlike the Soviet Union in 1980, there were no boycotts of the Games by western countries.
Along with his father, Jim Shea Sr., he passed the Olympic Torch to the 1980 U. S. Men's Hockey Team, who then ignited the Olympic Cauldron.
The first artificial American track was completed in that year for use in the 1980 XIII Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid, New York.
Pirita Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics | Olympic Centre.
In 1980, he also took part in the Olympic Winter Games as a runner for the American bobsleigh team.
In the USA, the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 required that each Olympic or potential Olympic sport must have its own national governing body by November 1980.
* The Official Films Of The Olympic Games: Moskow 1980 ( Volume 7 )
He became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the USA boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
At the start of the 1980 season, Wells won the AAA's 100 metres, then went to the Côte d ' Azur to finish preparing for the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.
Crawford went on to compete in a total of four Olympic Games as he also represented T & T at both the Moscow and Los Angeles editions in 1980 and 1984, but was unable to qualify for another final.
Stanisława Walasiewicz, also known as Stefania Walasiewicz, Stanisława Walasiewiczówna ( see Polish name ) and Stella Walsh ( 3 April 1911 – 4 December 1980 ) was a Polish athlete, who became a women's Olympic champion.
1980 and Games
Meier admits to " borrowing " many of the technology tree ideas from a board game also called Civilization, published in the United Kingdom in 1980 by Hartland Trefoil ( later by Gibson Games ), and in the United States in 1981 by Avalon Hill.
In 1980, Mr. T was spotted by Sylvester Stallone while taking part in NBC's " America's Toughest Bouncer " competition, a segment of NBC's Games People Play.
Steve Jackson Games ( SJG ) is a game company, founded in 1980 by Steve Jackson, that creates and publishes role-playing, board, and card games, and the gaming magazine Pyramid.
After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Turner founded the Goodwill Games as a statement for peace through sports.
* Ace of Aces-( Nova Games, 1980 )-this flip-book system has long been considered one of the best simulations of aerial dogfighting.
In 1980, Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone attended a Games Day, and after meeting with a Penguin editor decided to create a series of single-player gamebooks.
* Goodwill Games, held first in 1986, held as an alternative after the boycotted Olympics of 1980 and 1984.
After beating the World Record holders in the 100 m and 200 m in 1979, Ashford was one of the potential medalists for the 1980 Summer Olympics, but these Games were boycotted by the United States.
Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and Los Angeles, which later hosted the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games respectively.
The number of torches made has varied from, for example, 22 for Helsinki in 1952, 6, 200 for the 1980 Moscow Games and 8, 000 for the London 2012 Games.
In 1980 he played the Funny Uncle in a dramatisation of the John Betjeman poem " Indoor Games Near Newbury ", part of an ITV special titled Betjeman's Britain that also starred Peter Cook and Susannah York.
1980 and Moscow
But far from being concerned about whether or not Russia will have achieved Utopia by 1980, the world is watching Moscow today primarily for clues as to whether or not there will be nuclear Armageddon in the immediate future.
The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, retaliating for the United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
* Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears ( 1979 ) won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1980.
In 1980, the U. S. had boycotted the Summer Olympics held in Moscow in protest at the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Fraser was a strong supporter of the United States and supported the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
* 1980 – US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
The West responded to the Soviet military actions by boycotting the Moscow Olympics of 1980 and providing clandestine support to the Mujahadeen, including Osama bin Laden, as a means to challenge the Soviet Union.
* The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow were disrupted by a boycott led by the United States and 64 other countries in protest of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
* The 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles were boycotted by the Soviet Union and most of the communist world ( China, Romania, and Yugoslavia participated in the games ) in retaliation for the boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
** U. S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
* July 19 – August 3 – The 1980 Summer Olympics are held in Moscow, Soviet Union.
In 1980, Powell described the boycott of the Moscow Olympics, following the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, as ' pathetic to the point of farce '.
* 1979-After Afghanistan, President Carter agrees détente has failed ; calls for boycott of Moscow Summer Olympics in 1980
Wells's personal best for the 100 metres is 10. 11, and for the 200 metres is 20. 21, run at the Moscow 1980 games, and both are still Scottish records.
File: Moscow_torch. jpg | Moscow 1980 torch
He was appointed Spanish ambassador to the Soviet Union and Mongolia in 1977, immediately after the restoration of diplomatic relations between the countries: this post helped him to gain the support of the Soviet bloc countries in the election to the presidency of the IOC, held in Moscow in 1980.
Samaranch was elected President of the IOC at the 83rd IOC Session, held in Moscow prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics – between 15 and 18 July 1980.
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