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Monaco At The 1984 Winter Olympics
Monaco sent a delegation to compete in the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984. This was the first time the principality had participated in a Winter Olympic Games, The Monégasque delegation consisted of a single alpine skier, David Lajoux. He failed to finish the men's slalom, and came in 47th place in the men's downhill. Background Monaco first participated in Olympic competition at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, and have participated in most Summer Olympic Games since. The Comité Olympique Monégasque (the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Monaco) was not recognised by the International Olympic Committee until 1 January 1953. Despite their history of Olympic participation, these Sarajevo Olympics were the principality's first time entering a Winter Olympic Games. The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia from 8–19 February 1984; a total of 1,272 athletes represented 49 NOCs. Monaco sent a single athlete to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Johnson (skier)
William Dean Johnson (March 30, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was an American World Cup alpine ski racer. By winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, Johnson became the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing and the first racer not from an Alpine country to win an Olympic downhill race. Olympic triumph Bill Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, on March 30, 1960, and moved with his family to Boise, Idaho, when he was seven. He learned to ski at Bogus Basin in the late 1960s. Two years later, they moved to Brightwood, Oregon, near Mount Hood, and Johnson later attended Sandy Union High School in Sandy. He was a troubled youth who began competitive skiing on nearby Mount Hood as a means of harnessing his energy. After a run-in with the law at age 17, the juvenile defendant was given the choice between six months in jail or attending the Mission Ridge ski academy in central Washington state, and he chose the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nations At The 1984 Winter Olympics
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those features. Some nations are equated with ethnic groups (see ethnic nationalism) and some are equated with affiliation to a social and political constitution (see civic nationalism and multiculturalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group. A nation has also been defined as a cultural-political community that has become conscious of its autonomy, unity and particular interests. The consensus among scholars is that nations are socially constructed and historically contingent. Throughout history, people have had an attachment to their kin group and traditions, territorial authorities and their homeland, but nationalism – the belief that state and nation should align as a nation state – did not become a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monaco At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Monaco competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Eight competitors, all men, took part in seven events in five sports. Archery * Gilles Cresto — 2389 points (→ 39th place) Fencing One fencer represented Monaco in 1984. ; Men's sabre * Olivier Martini Judo Shooting Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle * Jean-Luc Adomo :* Heat — 56.38 (→ did not advance, 56th place) References External linksOfficial Olympic Reports Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ... 1984 in Monégasque sport {{1984-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France At The 1984 Winter Olympics
France competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men Figure skating ;Men ;Women ;Ice Dancing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1984, full results by sports-reference.com {{Nations at the 1984 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Bouvet
Didier Bouvet (born 6 March 1961) is a French former alpine skier who competed in the 1984 Winter Olympics and in the 1988 Winter Olympics. Olympics results In 1984 he won the bronze medal in the slalom To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It may refer to: Sports ;Alpine skiing and/or snowboarding * Slalom skiing, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Giant slalom, an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline * Super-G ... event. In the giant slalom competition he finished 14th. Four years later he participated in the 1988 slalom competition but did not finished the race. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouvet, Didier 1961 births Living people French male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for France Alpine skiers at the 1984 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Thonon-les-B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Mahre
Steven Irving Mahre (born May 10, 1957 in Yakima, Washington) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer and younger twin brother (by four minutes) of ski racer Phil Mahre. Career Mahre won the silver medal in slalom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, 0.21 seconds behind his brother. He won the gold medal in giant slalom at the 1982 World Championships in Schladming, Austria. His best finish in the overall standings was third in 1982 and fourth in 1981 (brother Phil was the overall World Cup champion in 1981, 1982, and 1983). After nine seasons, the Mahre twins retired from the World Cup circuit following the 1984 season. Steve finished his career with 9 World Cup victories and 21 podiums. The book ''No Hill Too Fast'', written by the Mahre brothers, was published in 1985. World Cup results Season standings Race victories *9 wins: 2 GS, 6 SL, 1 K *21 podiums: 3 GS 14 SL, 4 K World championship results From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Mahre
Phillip Ferdinand Mahre (born May 10, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time. His total of 27 World Cup race wins is fourth among Americans, only behind Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Bode Miller. Biography Born in Yakima, Washington, Phil and his twin brother Steve (four minutes younger) were both world class ski racers and competed on the World Cup circuit from 1976 to 1984. Starting with the 1978 season, Mahre finished in the top three in the World Cup overall standings for six consecutive seasons, winning the title in the final three (1981, 1982, and 1983). The Mahre twins retired from World Cup racing in March 1984 at age 26. On February 9, 2010, Mahre was the U.S. torch bearer to carry the 2010 Vancouver torch across the border at the Blaine-Surrey Peace Arch. Early years Despite their very similar appearance and according to the delivering physician, the Mahre twins are fraternal rather t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria At The 1984 Winter Olympics
Austria competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Medalists Alpine skiing Anton "Jimmy" Steiner was the only Austrian competitor to win an olympic medal (bronze) in the 1984 Winter Olympics. ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men ;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay Ice hockey Group B Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round. *Finland 4-3 Austria *Canada 8-1 Austria *Czechoslovakia 13-0 Austria *USA 7-3 Austria *Austria 6-5 Norway Luge ;Men (Men's) Doubles ;Women Nordic combined Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Men ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Steiner
Anton "Jimmy" Steiner (born 20 September 1958) is an Austrian former alpine skier. Biography He was born in Lienz, Osttirol. He had 2 World Cup race victories at Downhill in 1986 when he finished eighth in the 1986 Downhill World Cup and 3 World Cup victories at Combined. Winter Olympics results 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid: * seventh place at Slalom 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo: *Bronze at Downhill 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary: * seventh place at Downhill World Championships results FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen: * fourth place at Slalom * fourteenth place at Giant slalom FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1982 in Schladming: *Bronze at Combined FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1987 were held in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, from 27 January to 8 February 1987. The alpine world championships included Super-G for the first time; it was first run on the World Cup level four s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland At The 1984 Winter Olympics
Switzerland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Medalists Alpine skiing ;Men ;Women Biathlon ;Men : 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. : 2 One minute added per missed target. Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing ;Men ;Men's 4 × 10 km relay ;Women ;Women's 4 × 5 km relay Figure skating ;Women Nordic combined Events: * normal hill ski jumping * 15 km cross-country skiing Ski jumping Speed skating ;Women ReferencesOfficial Olympic Reports [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Müller (skier)
Peter Müller (born 6 October 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Career A world champion in 1987 in the downhill, Müller was a silver medalist the downhill in two world championships (1985 and 1989) and two Olympic games (1984 and 1988). Müller won the World Cup season title in the downhill in 1979, 1980, and 1982 (tied with Steve Podborski of Canada). Müller finished second in the World Cup downhill standings in 1985, 1986, and 1987. His best finish in the overall standings was fourth, which he achieved three times. Müller retired from international competition following the 1992 season with 24 World Cup victories (19 downhill, 2 Super-G, 3 combined). Afterwards he competed in orienteering. World Cup results Season standings Season titles ^ tie with Steve Podborski of Canada Individual races * 24 wins – (19 DH, 2 SG, 3 K) * 51 podiums – (41 DH, 3 SG, 7 K) See also * List of FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's race winners Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
