Where was the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo held?

Where was the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo held?

zimske olimpijske igre / XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; Macedonian: XIV Зимски олимписки игри; Slovene: XIV olimpijske zimske igre), was a winter multi-sport event which took place from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

What was the weather like in Sarajevo in 1984?

The day before the Games in Sarajevo, on February 7 th, 1984, the weather was spring-ish. Not one snowflake in sight. I felt like crying, it felt like a real injustice.

Where did the ski jumping take place in Sarajevo?

Mount Igman was home to the alpine, Nordic and ski jumping events of the XIV Winter Olympics. Courtesy of Flickr user aidaweb101 Igman Olympic Jumps from the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics on Mount Igman. Xe0us via Wikimedia

When did the bobsleigh track in Sarajevo crumble?

Of course Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track isn’t the first Olympic venue to fade away and crumble into disrepair after their respective games.

How much did it cost to build Sarajevo in 1984?

From 1982 to the end of 1984, a deduction made from citizens’ salaries (0.2% for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 0.3% for those of Sarajevo) brought in 1.21 billion. Building the facilities and purchasing the equipment for the Games cost a total of 8.63 billion dinars.

What did Yugoslavia win in the Winter Olympics?

Yugoslavia won the first medal in its history at the Winter Games after skier Jure Franko came second in the giant slalom. East Germany, which won all gold and silver medals in women’s speed skating and bobsleigh, finished first on the medal table with twenty-four awards, nine of which were gold.

Where was the first Olympics held in the Balkans?

Furthermore, it was the first Olympics held in the Balkans after the first modern Games in Athens. The Sarajevo games have also been the only Olympics so far to be hosted by a Non-Aligned Movement member and by a Muslim -majority city.