1984 Los Angeles Olympics

The 23rd Olympic Games held in Los Angeles in 1984
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Modern history, the United States California Los Angeles has hosted it twice Summer Olympics It was the 10th Olympic Games in 1932 and the 23rd Olympic Games in 1984.
The year 1978 International Olympic Committee Athens Conference decided by the only applicant city America Los Angeles hosted the XXIII Summer Olympics in 1984. The convention was held in Los Angeles during the Golden Quarter from July 28 to August 12. At that time, there were 159 members of the International Olympic Committee, and 140 countries and regions participated, far exceeding the scale of previous countries. There were 19 countries and regions that boycotted or did not participate for some reason. On 28 July 1984, at 16:15 local time, the General Assembly was convened Los Angeles Memorial Stadium The official opening.
It is worth noting that the Chinese mainland delegation won 15 gold, 8 silver and 9 bronze MEDALS at one stroke, ranking fourth in the medal table.
Chinese name
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Foreign name
The 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games
Holding time
July 28 - August 12, 1984
Race type
general
Participating countries and regions
140
Number of participants
6829
session
23
Next session
1988 Seoul Olympics
Special meaning
Olympic marketing mode; China has made zero medal breakthroughs
Port number
Participate in history and grow together with the Olympic Games
mascot
Sam
event
21 major items 221 minor items
Number of volunteers
28742
Number of media
9190

Bidding and preparation

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Bidding process

Due to the increasing cost and political interference of the recent Olympic Games, fewer and fewer cities are discouraged from bidding for the Olympic Games. There were originally two bidders for the Games, in addition to Los Angeles and Tehran, Iran, but for all these reasons, Teheran Quit halfway. So, in 1978 International Olympic Committee At the annual meeting in Athens, Los Angeles won the right to host the Games, running unopposed. In 1932, Los Angeles hosted the 10th Olympic Games, and 52 years later, the Olympic flame was lit here again, making it the third city after Paris and London to hold two Summer Olympics. [1]

Preparatory work

Ueberroth rescues Olympic crisis [3]
Originally, in" Olympic charter The host city of the Olympic Games and its organizing committee must guarantee to the IOC that they "assume full financial responsibility for the organization of the Olympic Games." But, in November 1978, the city of Los Angeles California A law was passed that no public funds could be used to host the Olympic Games. As a result, the Los Angeles Olympics faced two fates in the absence of financial assistance from the city of Los Angeles: either the Games were canceled or they were handed over to the private sector. In negotiations with the city of Los Angeles, the International Olympic Committee was forced to make a major concession, agreeing to an unprecedented exception that would allow the Los Angeles Olympics to be run by a private, commercial enterprise. [1]
After the Athens Conference, the city of Los Angeles began a comprehensive planning work, first set up a preparatory committee, in 1979 invited financial professionals, 45 years old Peter Ueberroth He chaired the Preparatory Committee. This sports unknown, visionary, in this preparation and organization work, especially in the financial management, has shown outstanding talent, thus becoming world-famous. The cost of the Olympics is enormous, especially in recent years, such as 1972, Munich Spent a billion dollars; In 1976, Montreal Spent over 2 billion; And in 1980, Moscow It cost more than $9 billion. The first difficulty Ueberroth faced as chairman was funding. The Los Angeles Olympic Games is the first private games since the founding of the Olympic Games in 1896, neither government subsidies, and can not increase the burden of taxpayers, coupled with the law of the United States also prohibits the issuance of lottery, all funds have to raise their own. Ueberroth led the committee from scratch, using the following key measures: grant agreements with business groups; Sale of television broadcasting rights and match tickets ( American broadcasting company (ABC bought the TV rights for $225 million); Reduce all expenses, make full use of existing facilities, and try not to build stadiums; A surname Olympic village Renting two university dormitories in California for athletes and officials to live in; Recruitment of volunteers to work for the conference.
The total budget for the Games is $450 million, and Ueberroth originally planned to make a surplus of $150 million after breaking even with his way of operating. On December 19, 1984, the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee reported a surplus of $250 million (215 million). Ueberroth became famous and was praised by the people as the god of Olympic management. Ueberroth has been awarded the Olympic Gold Medal by the International Olympic Committee for his exceptional business style and his contribution to the smooth passage of the Olympic Games through difficult times. Ueberroth set a precedent for private Olympic hosting, although some of his practices (such as charging fees for the torch relay) were criticized. The torch relay in the United States, participants per mile to pay $3,000), but this in the way of business enterprises, the full use of commercial means, not only to many economically underdeveloped countries to host the Olympic Games inspiration, but also to the development of the Olympic movement has brought vitality. [1-5]

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Competition situation

A total of 6,829 athletes participated in the games, including 5,263 men and 1,566 women. [5] The host country has the most players, 622 in total; Canada Followed by 483; Federal Republic of Germany In third place, 444. Chinese Olympic Committee A large sports delegation was sent to the event. Fifty-two years ago, the 10th Olympic Games in which old China participated for the first time was also held in Los Angeles. At that time the athletes were only Liu Changchun All alone. This time, 225 athletes participated in 16 sports except football, hockey, boxing, equestrian and modern pentathlon. The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee also sent 67 athletes to compete in track and field, swimming, weightlifting and other events, which is the first time that Chinese sons and daughters on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have competed in the Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Meet on the last. [3]

Resistance wave

When the preparatory organization work was basically ready and the General Conference was about to be held two months before, 16 countries and regions such as the Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Germany successively announced that they would not participate in the Olympic Games under various excuses. In spite of menstruation Samaranch They lobbied and talked with government leaders, but ultimately failed to change the decision of the Soviet Union and other countries. The actual reason for the Soviet Union's security concerns was nothing more than revenge for the US boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The Soviet Olympic Committee explained that its reason was because it foresaw the kind of anti-Soviet protests that the United States had indulged in in Los Angeles. The Soviet Olympic Committee said: "There are people in the United States who are stirring up chauvinist sentiments and anti-Soviet hysteria." Others, including Cuba and Vietnam, are expected Socialist camp The state will also participate in the boycott. The United States and 62 other countries boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. There is no denying that the absence of the Soviet Union, the GDR, and Bulgaria gave this session some items, such as Track and field , Swimming , weightlifting Wait for the game to take its toll. The impact of complex international political struggles makes the Olympic movement face a severe test.
The number of countries and regions that boycotted or did not participate for some reason was 19: Afghanistan , Albania , Bulgaria , North Korea , Cuba , Ethiopia , Hungary , Iran , Laos , Mongolia , Poland , German Democratic Republic , Czechoslovakia , The Soviet Union , Vietnam , Democratic People's Republic of Yemen , Libya , Angola , Upper Volta .

Basic situation

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event

current Olympic event There are still 21 major events, but the number of individual events has increased from 203 in the previous session to 221, and 18 new events have been added, including athletics: women's 400-meter hurdles, 3,000 meters, marathon, and pentathlon to heptathlon; Boxing: Super heavyweight, that is, the original 81 kg to the upper 90 kg class, and add a 90 kg to the upper level; Canoeing: Women's four-person kayak 500 m; Cycling: women's 1 event, road cycling team event, men's 1 event, velodrome event; Gymnastics: Women's artistic gymnastics (individual all-around); Shooting: Men's air rifle (60 rounds), women's Air rifle (40 rounds), women's small caliber rifle (3×20), women's pistol (80 rounds); Swimming: Men's and women's 200m individual medley, men's 4× 100m freestyle relay, women's synchronised swimming; Sailing: Olympic style "windsurfing". Among them, all the events of skeet, multiple UFO, sailing (7) and equestrian (6), women can participate in the competition together with men. There are 221 minor events in 20 major events, and the total number of gold MEDALS is 226. [1]
Due to the development of science and technology, for women Body function With further understanding, plus Women's sports In many countries has been more and more extensive development, making the Olympic Games in the women's event has a historic breakthrough. Some of the new women's events had long been considered unsuitable for women marathon Running, there has been only a men's event since 1896 Shoot and bicycle There are also all-women's events included for the first time: Synchronized swimming and Rhythmic gymnastics . Judging from the development trend, the women's event will be further expanded. [3]
Track and field
This year's track and field events, for the first time, added women's 400-meter hurdles, 3,000 meters and marathon running. The total number of events for men and women reached 41. Also, the women's pentathlon has been changed heptathlon . On August 3, 1984, the track and field competition was held Memorial Stadium The battle begins and ends on the closing day of the convention. There are 1,377 male and female athletes from 115 countries and regions participating in the competition. Only one world record was broken in each competition, which is extremely rare in Olympic history. But it is still a high-level competition.
Edwin Moses is in the game
The United States has done well, and the top news story is Carl Lewis . I'm a 23-year-old black American athlete Lewis She was the darling of the field at that time. It was first launched in 1983 World Athletics Championships He won three gold MEDALS in the 100 m (10.07 SEC), long jump (8.55 m) and 4x100 m relay (37.86 SEC, world record). On the eve of the Los Angeles Olympics, he won four gold MEDALS at a press conference. In the past Owens Lewis also won the gold medal in each event. Ran the 100m in 9.86 seconds; 19.80 seconds in 200 meters, an Olympic record; Long jump project on the first attempt to 8.54 meters to win, the second attempt to foul, after the four attempts to give up all did not jump, people failed to impact for him Beamon The world record of 8.90 m is deeply regrettable; In the relay race, he ran the last leg and made an outstanding contribution to setting a world record of 37.83 seconds. male Track and field meet Another magical figure is the African-American hurdler Edwin Moses . He won it in 1976 400m hurdles After the Olympic gold medal, in addition to 1977 in an international competition lost to the Federal Germany Schmid, won all the rest of the game, known as the "ever-victorious general" and "King of hurdles." He set the world record four times (47.64 seconds in 1976; In 1977, 47.45 seconds; In 1980, 47 seconds 13; 1983, 47.02 seconds), 3 times World Cup And one World Championship. His 13-step hurdling method became a model for many athletes to imitate. This time, he easily defeated all his opponents, winning his second Olympic gold medal in 47.75 seconds.
Britain A decathlon athlete Daley Thompson It has also made remarkable achievements. It was his third Olympics, having placed only 18th in 1976, but four years later Moscow Olympic Games On won the gold medal, the current champion, became the second United States Marseille Erth was the second athlete to achieve this feat after winning gold MEDALS in 1948 and 1952. Britain's other two reigning champions, 27-year-old Sebastian Coe And a 28-year-old Steve Ovett Both took part in the competition. Coe qualified for the tournament after a long period of poor results. But he performed well, winning the 1500m title for a second time and qualifying for the race. But he performed well, winning the 1500m title and the 800m Silver medal . And Ovett because of illness and poor competitive condition, only in the last time he had won the 800 meters in the eighth place, the gold medal Brazil It was also Brazil's only victory at the Games.
Men's high jump, a total of 3 players in our country, in addition to the then world record holder Zhu Jianhua In addition, the other two are Liu Yunpeng, CAI Shufen 7th and 8th place. Zhu Jianhua won the bronze medal, too Asia The only one in this track meet medal It shows that there is a clear gap between Asian track and field and other continents.
The standout in women's track and field is 24-year-old Wabisco Hooks of the United States. She was the mother of a child at the time. The pre-competition results were not outstanding, ranking outside the top 10 in the world, but in this Olympic Games Make a splash He won three gold MEDALS (200 meters, 400 meters, 4×400 meters relay) and became the second person after Lewis. However, her remarkable achievements had a lot to do with the absence of the GDR and the Soviet Union. Evelyn Ashford, 27, of the United States, the women's 100m world record holder, also made a strong showing, winning gold in the 100m and 4x100m relay. The other two news makers in women's track and field were Vu Meffart of the Federal Republic of Germany, Morocco Na Emutawa Kiel Let's wait. Maffart was already famous in the field, 1972 Munich Olympics He tied the world high jump record (1.92 m) and won the gold medal. Twelve years later, the youngest female track and field champion at the Olympic Games of that year, cleared 2.02 meters to win the high jump again laurel And became legendary star . The 22-year-old Emutawakil's victory in the 400m hurdles was a surprise. Living in a feudal kingdom, she can break through the cage of discrimination against women to participate in sports, get rid of secular prejudices, for Africa It is rare for a woman to win the first Olympic gold medal and become the first female Olympic champion in the 400 meters hurdles. After the race, she excitedly told reporters: This gold medal will make more Arabia Women are interested in sports. It is worth mentioning that Morocco, with a small population, won in Emoutawakir shortly after her teammates Saeed Oita won another gold medal in the men's 5000 meters.
For the first time in the women's 3,000m event, people predicted that the gold medal battle would be between the 26-year-old Mary Decker of the United States and the 18-year-old British national S.Africa The athlete Zola Budd Between the expansion. However, the two collided during the course of the race, and Decker was seriously injured and carried off the field on a stretcher, while Bud was emotionally affected and only finished seventh. The champion is Romania 34-year-old veteran Mapuik acquires. The women's marathon runner is also included for the first time, 27-year-old Joan Bay of the United States Nova He finished in 2 hours 24 minutes 52 seconds, surpassing the 1956 Men's Olympic champion (2 hours 25 minutes). If you recall the scene of the women's 800m race in 1928, it is a big inspiration.
Swimming
Since 1960, swimming competitions have been held indoors. In order to make use of the existing facilities, the host has broken through previous precedents and arranged the stadium in University of California MacDonald outdoor pool on campus. The tournament took place from 29 July to 4 August. There were 494 athletes from 64 countries and regions. At the Moscow Olympics, the ratio of men and women breaking world records was 1 to 7. This time, the situation is exactly the opposite, and the 10 world records broken are all men's events. This is a stark reflection of the impact of the boycott. The United States did well in the competition, winning 21 gold MEDALS in 20 events (with one tie). The other gold MEDALS went to the Federal Republic of Germany, Canada, the Netherlands and Australia. In the men's competition, American Leigh Carey and Ann Gaines each won three gold MEDALS. Carey, 21, won the backstroke title in the 4×100 meters medley Won the third gold medal in China. Gaines, 25, is the oldest athlete to compete in the final. In 1980, he was the first to break 100 meters in 49.36 seconds freestyle The 50-second mark to become the world's fastest swimmer. This time, he won the 100 m freestyle (49.80 seconds), the 4 x 100 m freestyle and the 4 x 100 m medley. Mi Groth of the Federal Republic of Germany and Ya Bowman of Canada also made headlines in the men's race. Gross, 20, is known as the "albatross." He is 2.01 meters tall, with long arms and legs. His excellent physical condition enabled him to set several world records and win in world competitions over the years. He set world records in the 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly with a time of 1:47.44 and 53.08 respectively. He was predicted to be 200 metres Butterfly stroke The main winner, but unexpectedly lost Australia Joe Simu, 17, was the runner-up. Groth also won a silver medal in the 4×200 meters relay, two gold and two silver MEDALS, the most decorated swimmer of the year, and the first gold medal winner in swimming for the Federal Republic of Germany after participating in the Olympic Games alone. Bowman, 20, was one of the best swimmers in the competition. A dark horse ". Although he has been swimming for many years, he has made no success. This time it was 200 meters, 400 meters Individual medley She set world records of 2:01.42 and 4:17.41 respectively, becoming the first Canadian swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal in 72 years since 1912. All the women who won three or more gold MEDALS in swimming were Americans. They were Te Calkins, Ma Marr, and Nan Hogshead. Third session in 1978 World aquatics Championships At the age of 15, Calkins took part in six events, broke three world records, won five gold MEDALS and one silver medal, and became a sensation in the swimming world. Six years on, she made another big show at the Games, winning three gold MEDALS in two individual medleys and one mixed relay. Marr, 19, has been the leading female butterfly swimmer since the 1977 Pan American Games, setting multiple world records and dominating major international competitions, winning two butterfly and one medley relay gold. Hogleshead's gold MEDALS were relatively easy to win, with two coming from relay races and one shared with others. In the 100m freestyle, she finished in 55.92 seconds with teammate Ka Stanseffel, 16. It was the first time in Olympic history to tie for gold in swimming. The Netherlands also won two events, with Jos Deyroville and PE Staveren winning the 200m backstroke and the 100m respectively breaststroke Gold medal, this is Netherlands A rare achievement in swimming in recent decades.
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The athletes are in the game
dive
male dive The dispute is mainly between China and the United States. The 24-year-old American player Lou Louganis has played in Montreal won the Olympic Games Silver medal. Prior to the competition, he competed in the World Cup, Pan American Games He won many important competitions and became the "prince" of diving. In this competition, the technology is high, double grab board, table champion. China's Tan Liangde and Li Kongzheng won the plate, Taiwan silver and bronze MEDALS. In the women's platform diving competition, the Chinese famous Chen Xiaoxia Losing, the title went to another Chinese player, Zhou Jihong, 19; China's coconut Yihua, who ranked first in the preliminary round of the women's springboard, did not play well in the final and only won the fourth place. The gold medal was won by Canadian rookie Sean Bernier.
weightlifting
Albert Gersten, July 31, 1984 gymnasium At the end of the 60 kg weightlifting competition, there was warm applause all around. On the podium stood two descendants of the dragon: one from Chinese mainland Chen Weiqiang, the other is Taipei, China CAI Wenyi. They both won the gold and bronze MEDALS in this class. Chinese sons and daughters on both sides of the Strait, though in Sarajevo Winter Olympics It was the first time we met, but it was the first time to accept the award together. Chinese athletes have won the 60kg category for the third time since the weightlifting competition began on July 29, after Zeng Guoqiang won the 52kg category and Wu Suide won the 56kg category. On August 1st, Yao Jingyuan And won the 67.5 kg division. China in this weightlifting competition, in addition to winning four gold MEDALS, but also won two silver MEDALS, is the most outstanding team in this weightlifting performance. The other six gold MEDALS in the weightlifting, two each for the Federal Republic of Germany and Romania, Italy Australia won one each. Romania's Nee Vlad set Olympic records in the 90kg category for catch (172.5kg), lift (220kg) and total (392.5kg), the only three Olympic records set at this year's Games. Due to the absence of Soviet, Bao and other countries, weightlifting is the most affected project. [3]
gymnastics
The gymnastics competition began on July 30, 1984, at Poly Pavilion. The participants are 19 countries And the district's 156 male and female athletes. male Team competition In China, the United States unexpectedly won the team championship, and China was the runner-up. 27-year-old Japanese veteran Yoshihiko Yukiji Winning the all-around gold medal fulfilled his wish for 16 years. He's also in the rings, vaulting and Horizontal bar He won one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal. The strong Chinese team, after the team and all-around losses, was not discouraged and played a level in the single event. Lining in Floor exercise , Saddle horse , Hanging rings One of them won three gold MEDALS alone.
In addition, he also won two silver MEDALS and one bronze medal, is the most decorated athlete of this year, known as the "tower of power" and "the little giant that makes people fall." Lou Yun also won the vault crown. In the women's competition, the young players of Romania, led by Ai Saab, beat the United States and China to win the team title. However, in the individual all-around competition, the 17-year-old Saab, who enjoys the title of "successor to Comaneci", lost to the American rookie Ma Leighton, who is one year younger than her, and finished second. However, Saab was still the best athlete of the tournament, winning a total of four gold MEDALS (team, vault, Balance beam And floor exercise), 1 silver medal (individual all-around), more than Comaneci's achievements in the Montreal Olympics, and 1 silver medal more than the No. 1 newsmaker Lewis. Ma Yanhong, 21, of China, is at her best Uneven bars He tied for first place with American Ju McNamara. In gymnastics, China won a total of 11 MEDALS, the most MEDALS for the country at these Games. [3]
Shoot
The shooting competition in the Prado was attended by 480 athletes from 68 countries and regions. In the past, although women were allowed to participate in shooting, it was still a men's event, and this time there were separate standard rifle, air rifle and pistol competitions for women. After Xu Haifeng won the pistol slow shooting title, Li Yuwei and Wu Xiaoxuan won one gold medal each in the "Pig Running" and women's standard rifle competition. The host country won the most MEDALS, with three gold, one silver and three bronze MEDALS. This is also the United States 1924 Paris Olympics After the best results. Lugiovanetti, 36, of Italy, won the title for a second time. Romania's Ko Jaan, the reigning gold medalist in rapid pistol shooting, had a poor finish, losing to 48-year-old Japanese veteran Momo Tsuchi, who is also the oldest athlete to win the title. [3]
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Los Angeles Olympic Games
fencing
Europe In the fencing world has always enjoyed a high reputation, in this year's fencing competition with 275 players from 37 bands, European countries have a clear advantage. Of the eight gold MEDALS, Europe took seven. Three from Italy, France Luan Jujie, 25, of China, won the women's medal after active competition against the world famous hand and the 32-year-old Ko Hanisch of the Federal Republic of Germany foil Champion. It was also the first time that Asia had won a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics.
There are 9 events for men and women. Yugoslavia Take both men and women handball Champion. The United States men's and women's basketball teams are better than other teams, won the two titles more easily. volleyball The situation is complicated. The United States has gone out of its way to be active volleyball In just a few years, both men and women have reached the world-class level. The American men's team won its first gold medal of the Olympics. In order to Hyman The U.S. women's team, led by the United States, defeated China 3-1 in the preliminary round on August 3, but in the final on August 8, the Chinese team played its best, beating the United States in straight sets, winning the gold medal and realizing its long-cherished dream of winning three consecutive championships (the 1981 World Cup and 1982 World Championship).

Olympic culture

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The Flame and the Opening Ceremony

On May 7, 1984, the sacred fire began Olympia Fire up and fly Athens He arrived in the United States on May 8 New York And then across 1,500 towns to Los Angeles, a journey of 19,000 kilometers. Of the 10,000 kilometers of torch relay, each kilometer must pay 3,000 US dollars to the organizing committee. The campaign raised $30 million for the Games. At the opening ceremony, the organizing committee made special arrangements Jim Thorpe Grandson and Jesse Owens Her granddaughter lit the torch together in memory of these two men who made great contributions to the Olympic movement. It is worth mentioning that this Olympic Games and 1932 Los Angeles Olympics the Main torch It's the same one. [1] [6]
On 28 July 1984, at 4:15 p.m. local time, the General Assembly was held Los Angeles Memorial Stadium The official opening, 100,000 colorful audience packed the stands, by the famous Hollywood director Dai Wolpa presided over the scenes of rich American national characteristics of song and dance, fascinating, so that the opening ceremony has become a stirring art event. 7:15 The President of the United States Ronald Wilson Reagan Declare the conference open. Although the United States has hosted the Olympic Games four times since 1904 (1932, 1980) and summer (1904, 1932), this is the first time that a president has attended the opening ceremony in person. [3]
After Reagan announced the opening, the late famous American track and field athlete Jesse Owens Granddaughter of... Gina Hanfil Hold aloft Torch Enter the meeting. This was followed by the 1960 Olympics in the United States decathlon Champion La Johnson took the torch and lit the Olympic Flame. Then American 1976 Olympic champion hurdler Al Moses took the oath on behalf of the athletes. The opening ceremony lasted for several hours, and as the sun set, colorful fireworks erupted in the twilight sky over the stadium. More than 2,000 Los Angeles residents, dressed in national costumes from around the world, accompanied Beethoven's" Ode to Joy Singing and dancing pushed the festival atmosphere of the opening ceremony to a climax again. [3]

emblem

With the development of the Olympic movement, the Olympic logo, mascot and pictograph have become indispensable propaganda materials, and gradually popular in the world. In 1980, the Los Angeles Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games also designed a set of such symbols for this convention.
The logo of the 23rd Olympic Games is "Running Star". The main body of the pattern is a five-pointed star, which is composed of three colors: red, white and blue. Designer Robert Runyon's ingenuity makes the logo unique and profound. The star is a design used in the national flags of many countries and is a symbol of the highest aspirations of mankind. The 13 horizontal dotted lines in the picture make the star show the running state, which not only means that life keeps moving and forging ahead, but also symbolizes the rise of the United States in the 13 British colonies. Red, white and blue not only symbolize the color of each ethnic group in the United States, but also American flag The three colors. [3]

medal

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The medal was painted by Florentine artist Giuseppe Cascioli 1928 Amsterdam Olympics The original design of the medal.
The obverse of the medal shows the ancient arena and the goddess of victory Niki holding a laurel crown.
The back of the medal shows the hand Palm leaf A group of joyous athletes held the winning athletes aloft with the stadium in the background.

mascot

Subject article: Sam's Eagle
Mascots began to appear much later than symbols. The 1972 Munich Olympics featured an animal for the first time, with a beagle. Since then, various sports have followed suit, and the Olympic Games have formed a tradition. It was a sea otter in Montreal in 1976, a polar bear in Moscow in 1980, and this time it's a slightly funny and lovable Olympic Sam's Eagle. [3]
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Mascot Sam the Eagle
The eagle named Sam takes the American Stars and Stripes as the background, the red, white and blue color is the representative color of the United States, and the cartoon eagle wears the clothing representing the American legend "Uncle Sam". The mascot designed by Disney, full of American flavor, the mascot was commercialized from this time.

Heroic figure

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Xu Haifeng - won the first Olympic gold medal for China

Xu Haifeng (born 1957) Chinese male shooter, athlete, the first Chinese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal, Anhui (Province) He County The man. He likes to shoot birds with a slingshot since childhood, and with his excellent efforts, he has developed a superb shooting ability.
In 1984, in the 23rd Olympic Games, he won the gold medal of men's pistol 60 slow fire with 566 points, and won the first gold medal in the Olympic Games, which is also the first gold medal in the Olympic history of China, opening a new mile in the Olympic Games of China.
On December 18, 1999, by Chinese Olympic Committee , Fok Ying-tung Foundation and China Journalists Association He was one of the eight outstanding athletes nominated in the "Star of the Century" Chinese Best Athlete selection event.

Carl Lewis -- Surpassing an idol is not a dream

Flying Man Carl Lewis
The 23-year-old is a repeat of his predecessor Jesse Owens in 1936 Berlin Olympics He won four gold MEDALS in the 100 meters, 200 meters, long jump and 4×100 meters. Coincidentally, Jesse Owens is Carl Lewis Childhood idol and goal, but Carl Lewis's Olympic achievements far exceed Jesse Owens. The Los Angeles Games were just the beginning of Lewis's glory, and he went on to compete in three more Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996, winning the 100 meters once, the 4×100 meters once and the long jump three times. In 1992, Lewis won nine Olympic gold MEDALS International Amateur Athletic Federation The highest award given to the organization - Gold medal .

Edwin Moses - the magical and ever-victorious general

After winning an Olympic gold medal in the 400 m hurdles in 1976, he lost an international competition against the Federal Republic of Germany in 1977 Schmidt In addition, he has maintained a complete victory in more than 100 games during the decade, known as the "ever-winning general" and "the King of hurdles". This time, he easily defeated all his opponents, winning his second Olympic gold medal in 47.75 seconds.

Greg Louganis - beat China to two gold MEDALS

Greg Louganis
In this Olympic Games, he won two gold MEDALS in men's 10-meter platform and men's 3-meter springboard, and was known as the "Prince of diving".
Louganis is at his best. In the three-meter springboard final, he beat the second Chinese player Tan Liangde by 92 points. In the 10m platform final, he became the first man in history to break 700 points Platform diving An athlete. All this makes him worthy of the title of "diving prince". [3]

Overall medal tally

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rank
Country or region
Gold medal
Silver medal
Bronze medal
total
1
83
61
30
174
2
20
16
17
53
3
17
19
23
59
4
15
8
9
32
5
14
6
12
32
6
10
18
16
44
7
10
8
14
32
8
NZ
8
1
2
11
9
7
4
7
18
10
6
6
7
19
11
5
11
21
37
12
5
7
16
28
13
5
2
6
13
14
4
8
12
24
15
4
2
6
12
16
2
11
6
19
17
2
3
1
6
18
2
0
0
2
19
1
5
2
8
20
1
2
2
5
21
1
1
2
4
22
1
1
1
3
23
1
0
2
3
24
1
0
1
2
25
1
0
0
1

China's record

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Fifty-two years after China first participated in the 10th Olympic Games, China has sent a strong team to participate in this Olympic Games. The 353-member Chinese sports delegation, of which 225 athletes participated in 16 events including track and field, swimming (including diving and water polo), gymnastics (including rhythmic gymnastics), basketball, volleyball, handball, archery, shooting, weightlifting, wrestling, fencing, judo, cycling, rowing, canoeing and sailing, and tennis exhibition.
China's "zero record" in Olympic history was broken at the Games by Xu Haifeng, a 27-year-old Chinese shooter Xu Haifeng He won the men's 60-shot pistol with 566 points, becoming the first gold medal of the Olympic Games and the first Olympic gold medal winner for China. Known as the "Prince of Gymnastics" Lining He won 3 gold MEDALS, 2 silver MEDALS and 1 bronze medal, and was the most decorated player in the Olympic Games. The wonderful performance of the Chinese athletes shocked the world. [1]
Gold medal tally
Prize winner
Winning project
Women's volleyball team
Women's volleyball
Men's optional pistol shooting
Man "runs pig" shooting
Women's standard rifle shooting
52 kg weight lifting
56 kg weight lifting
60 kg weight lifting
67.5 kg weight lifting
Men's floor exercise 19.925 vault 19.950 men's rings 19.850
Men's vault 19.950 points
Women's uneven bars 19.95 points
Women's foil
Women's platform diving
Silver medal ranking
Prize winner
Winning project
The men's gymnastics team
gymnastics
Lou Yun [7]
Men's floor exercise
Men's vault
Tong Fei [8]
Men's horizontal bar
Zhou Peishun
52 kg weight lifting
Lai Runming
56 kg weight lifting
Tan Liangde
Men's springboard diving
Li Lingjuan
Women's archery
Bronze Medal Leaderboard
Prize winner
Winning project
The women's gymnastics team
gymnastics
Women's basketball team
basketball
Women's handball team
handball
Wang Yifu
Men's optional pistol shooting
Huang Shiping
Man "runs pig" shooting
Wu Xiaoxuan
Women's air rifle shooting
Lining
Men's gymnastics Individual all-around
Zhu Jianhua
Men's athletics high jump
Li Kongzheng
Men's platform diving

Olympic memory

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Cross-strait athletes entrance music

At the opening ceremony of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the Chinese sports delegation entered the stadium, the People's Liberation Army song sounded Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention The melody, and come Chinese Taipei When the team entered, the accompanying music was still "Three disciplines and eight Notes". It turns out that although the "Three Disciplines and eight points of Attention" is one of the Chinese People's Liberation Army military songs that everyone is familiar with, few people know that this is not just a melody of the PLA military song, but a very old military song that has long been circulated in China. Officials on both sides of the Strait went back to check carefully, this only to know that the original name of the song "Kaiser Wilhelm training song", is a Prussian military song. As early as the 19th century when the Qing government was training the new army, Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Huguang, used this song as a queue song. After the Republic of China, all the factions of the Beiyang warlords, the National Revolutionary Army, and the new warlord Army used this song to fill in new words to become a military song, and it was widely used by the Chinese army until the Eighth Route Army and the People's Liberation Army. In the Olympic Games, when the athletes on both sides of the Strait entered, the host used this song to accompany, which can be described as well-intentioned. The two Chinese sports delegations entered with the same march, narrowing the psychological distance between the two sides.

Lewis equaled Owens in feats

American track and field athletes Carl Lewis Putting his name in the history books, he won four MEDALS in the same Olympics, thus tying compatriot Jesse Owens in the championship 1936 Berlin Olympics Lewis won gold in four events: the 100 meters, the 200 meters, the 4×100 meters relay and the long jump.

The race of a lifetime

In the women's 400m hurdles final, Morocco's Motawakol achieved the goal of her lifetime, leading from start to finish. She became the first woman to win an Olympic medal Islamic state Of the players, too Morocco The first person in history to win an Olympic gold medal.

Close to hand

In his third Olympic journey, Britain's Daley Thompson is in Men's Olympic decathlon The game faced Germany Contestant Singson's challenge. After the first seven events, the race was close, but Thompson then showed strong performances in the pole vault and javelin. He won the gold medal for the second consecutive time.

Dramatic final lap

female marathon During the game, Switzerland Sheys had staggered into the stadium, suffering from heat exhaustion. Doctors said sweating was a good sign, and they let her continue to finish the race. It took Sheys five minutes to complete the final lap and she finally fell straight to the ground after crossing the finish line. [4]