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Senegal At The 1984 Winter Olympics
Senegal competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The country's participation at the Games marked its Winter Olympics debut, although it had competed in the Summer Olympics since 1964. The delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, Lamine Guèye, who did not win any medals. This was the first time a black African competed at the Winter Olympics, and Guèye would later return to the Winter Games twice more in 1992 and 1994. Background Senegal first competed in the Summer Olympics at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. They participated on five occasions prior to the 1984 Winter Olympics, where they made their Winter Games debut in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. They sent a single alpine skier, Lamine Guèye. Several other countries made their Winter Olympic debut in 1984; Puerto Rico, Monaco, the United States Virgin Islands and fellow African nation Egypt. Guèye had arranged for the creation of the Senegalese Ski Federation in 1979, and had initially expected to be un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area with its surrounding municipalities has a population of 592,714 people. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social, and cultural centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent centre of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion, and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is one of a few major Europea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egypt At The 1984 Winter Olympics
Egypt competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first, and only, time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Its only participant was alpine skier Jamil El Reedy, who competed in three disciplines, but did not win a medal. Background Prior to 1984, Egypt had sent athletes to eleven editions of the Summer Olympic Games (three times as the United Arab Republic), the 1906 Intercalated Games, and equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics.Th1912 Olympic report lists Egypt as having sent a fencer to those Games, but there iuncertaintyas to whether he actually competed. The 1984 Winter Games were Egypt's first, and only, appearance at the Winter Olympics. The nation entered one athlete, Jamil El-Reedy, to the alpine skiing tournament, where he competed in three disciplines, but failed to win a medal. Alpine skiing El-Reedy was born in Cairo, to an Egyptian father and an American mother who taught English at the American University in Cairo. He moved to Plattsbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the most recent time that two consecutive Olympic Games were hosted in North America (with the 1984 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Los Angeles, California, United States). It was the first Winter Olympic Games to be held for 15 days, like the counterpart Summer Olympic Games. The majority of the events took place in Calgary itself. However, the snow events were shared by Nakiska ski resort in Kananaskis Country at the west of the city and the Canmore Nordic Centre Provincial Park in the town of Canmore, Alberta, Canmore. In 1988, a record 57 National Olympic Committees (NOC) sent a total of 1,424 athletes to these Games. These Winter Olympics would be the last attended for both the Soviet Union at the Olympics, Soviet Union and East Germany at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union At The 1984 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay Figure skating ;Men ;Women ;Pairs ;Ice Dancing Ice hockey First round Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round. *USSR 12-1 Poland *USSR 5-1 Italy *USSR 9-1 Yugoslavia *USSR 6-1 West Germany *USSR 10-1 Sweden Medal round *USSR 4-0 Canada *USSR 2-0 Czechoslovakia Carried over group match: *USSR 10-1 Sweden Luge ;Men (Men's) Doubles ;Women Nordic combined Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ;Women Medals by republic In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States At The 1984 Winter Olympics
The United States competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Medalists The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , width="78%" align="left" valign="top" , Alpine skiing Men Women Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Men Women Figure skating Individual Mixed Ice hockey Summary Roster * Marc Behrend * Scott Bjugstad *Bob Brooke *Chris Chelios *Mark Fusco *Scott Fusco * Steven Griffith *Paul Guay * John Harrington * Tom Hirsch *Al Iafrate * David A. Jensen * David H. Jensen *Mark Kumpel *Pat LaFontaine *Bob Mason *Corey Millen *Ed Olczyk * Gary Sampson *Phil Verchota Head coaches: Lou Vairo & Tim Taylor First round ---- ---- ---- ---- 7th place game Luge Men Women Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating Men Women ReferencesOfficial Olympic ReportsOlympic Winter Games 1984, full results by sports-refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disneyland
Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It was the first theme park opened by the Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney, and opened on July 17, 1955. Disney initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his Walt Disney Studios (Burbank), studios in Burbank, California, Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small for the ideas that he had. After hiring the Stanford Research Institute to perform a feasibility study determining an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a site near Anaheim in 1953. The park was designed by a creative team hand-picked by Walt from internal and outside talent. They founded WED Enterprises, the precursor to today's Walt Disney Imagineering. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's Giant Slalom
The Men's giant slalom competition of the Sarajevo 1984 Olympics was held at Bjelašnica. The defending world champion was Steve Mahre of the United States, while his brother, Phil Mahre, was the defending World Cup giant slalom champion, and Switzerland's Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Alpine skiing ... was the leader of the 1984 World Cup. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics - Men's giant slalom Men's giant slalom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Skiing At The 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's Downhill
The Men's downhill competition of the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at Bjelašnica, Yugoslavia. Due to weather delays, it was run on Thursday, February 16, a full week after originally scheduled. The reigning world champion was Harti Weirather of Austria, while teammate Franz Klammer was the reigning World Cup downhill champion and Switzerland's Urs Räber led the current season. Similar to 1980, the defending Olympic downhill champion was from Austria and did not compete; Leonhard Stock was injured a month earlier in early January. In order to meet the minimum vertical drop requirement of , the starting gate was in a newly constructed summit lodge and restaurant, with a connecting ramp to the mountain proper. Bill Johnson of the United States became the first from outside the Alps to win an Olympic downhill. In his first full World Cup season, he was a top "glider" and made up time on the flatter lower third of the course. The previous best finishes for an American man i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartheid
Apartheid ( , especially South African English: , ; , ) was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. It was characterised by an authoritarian political culture based on ''baasskap'' ( 'boss-ship' or 'boss-hood'), which ensured that South Africa was dominated politically, socially, and economically by the nation's minority White South Africans, white population. Under this minoritarianism, minoritarian system, white citizens held the highest status, followed by Indian South Africans, Indians, Coloureds and Ethnic groups in South Africa#Black South Africans, black Africans, in that order. The economic legacy and social effects of apartheid continue to the present day, particularly Inequality in post-apartheid South Africa, inequality. Broadly speaking, apartheid was delineated into ''petty apartheid'', which entailed the segregation of public facilities and social ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) were a winter multi-sport event held from February 18 to 28, 1960, at the Squaw Valley Resort (now known as Palisades Tahoe) in Squaw Valley (now known as Olympic Valley, California, Olympic Valley), California, United States. The resort was chosen to host the Games at the 1956 meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Squaw Valley was an undeveloped resort in 1955, so the infrastructure and all of the venues were built between 1956 and 1960 at a cost of . The layout was designed to be intimate, allowing spectators and competitors to reach most of the venues on foot. The 1960 Winter Games hosted athletes from 30 nations, competing in four sports and 27 events. Biathlon and women's speed skating made their Olympic debuts. Bobsled was not on the Winter Olympic program for the only time; the organizers had decided the events did not warrant the cost of building a bobs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa At The 1960 Winter Olympics
South Africa competed at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, United States. It was the first time that the nation competed at the Winter Olympic Games, and the last time until 1994. Figure skating ;Women ;Pairs ReferencesVIII Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley, California 1960 Final ReportOlympic Winter Games 1960, full results by sports-reference.com {{Nations at the 1960 Winter Olympics Nations at the 1960 Winter Olympics 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ... 1960 in South African sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
