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In Sarajevo, she first won the 10 kilometers almost 19 seconds ahead of the Soviet Raisa Smetanina, the Olympic champion in 1976. The Norwegian Brit Pettersen won the bronze medal. Hämäläinen then won the 5 kilometers, 10 seconds ahead of the Norwegian Berit Aunli and 14 seconds ahead of the Czechoslovak Květoslava Jeriová-Pecková .
Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1984 winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
Sarajevo 1984 Olympic Winter Games, athletic festival held in Sarajevo, Yugos., that took place Feb. 8–19, 1984. The Sarajevo Games were the 14th occurrence of the Winter Olympic Games.
Feb 12, 2024 · The bobsleigh track area was a Bosnian-Serb artillery stronghold during the war 1992-1995 Bosnian war. Sarajevo is paying tribute this week to one of its most glorious moments: the two weeks of February in 1984 when it staged an impeccable Winter Olympic Games.
Apr 27, 2024 · Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, hosted the Winter Olympics in 1984. Not even a decade later, the city was ground zero in the war for Bosnian independence. Forty years after...
Sarajevo staged an impeccable Olympic Winter Games in 1984 – but eight years later, the city was torn apart by war. The Olympic spirit and a global outpour of support – including a significant contribution from the International Olympic Committee – helped the capital get back on its feet.
Feb 10, 2024 · The 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo was a festival of joy, unity and sport. Seven years later, the eyes of the world were on the Bosnian capital again as war broke out in Yugoslavia and the...
Less than a decade after welcoming 1,272 athletes from 49 National Olympic Committees, Sarajevo stood witness to terrible destruction, as it found itself at the heart of the Bosnian War.
10 disciplines. 39 events. 1,272 competitors. 998 male competitors and 274 female competitors. 49 countries. These numbers reflected the global reach and importance of the event, solidifying its place in sports history. Event Destinations and Gold Medal Winners:
The first Winter Games held in a communist country, Sarajevo also marked the first Olympic confrontation of Soviet and American athletes since the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. And the competitions themselves were spectacular and memorable.
