39 sets of medals
Key facts about Sarajevo 1984
The first Olympics in a socialist country and the first Games for Juan Antonio Samaranch as IOC President. It was at the closing ceremony in Sarajevo that he said that this best Olympics in history. Subsequently, the phrase became traditional.
To Sarajevo on Winter Games black Africa debuted. The Senegalese skier caused surprise and affection. Samaranch promised to sponsor a trip to Sarajevo for one athlete from any country. So, in addition to Senegal, Mexico and Egypt appeared.
The USSR national hockey team won the Olympics for the sixth time (out of eight). Vladislav Tretyak became a three-time champion and ended his career in the national team.
After the war, the Igman springboard turned into a concrete ruin - executions and mass shootings were carried out here
Vladislav Tretyak on his last Olympics
Jure Franko gave a gift to Yugoslavia by winning the country's first medal at the Winter Games. Giant slalom, silver
Little Wolf Vuchko - mascot of Sarajevo 1984
Katharina Witt - socialist beauty No. 1
Playboy top 5
In Sarajevo, figure skater from the GDR Katarina Witt won the first olympic gold. Four years later in Calgary - the second.
She was very fond of blood red suits. When her mother bought her a blue outfit for training, she cut it in the toilet with nail scissors. When the coach slapped her, her father told Katarina to stop playing sports, but she couldn’t - she was drawn to the ice.
In the 1980s, Witt was the epitome of the beauty of winter sports. Time magazine called her "the most beautiful face of socialism." Playboy magazine with Witt's erotic photo shoot entered the top 5 best-selling in history.
After finishing amateur career she participated in ice shows, starred in films, and hosted television programs. Witt is one of the best figure skaters in history and perhaps the most popular.
Medal classification Sarajevo 1984
1. GDR 9+9+6=24
2. USSR 6+10+9=25
3. USA 4+4+0=8
4. Finland 4+3+6=13
5. Sweden 4+2+2=8
…14. Yugoslavia 0+1+0=1
Sports represented
Biathlon
Bobsled
Skiing
Skating
Nordic combined
Ski race
Ski jumping
Luge
Figure skating
Hockey
On Winter Olympic Games In 1984, 1,581 athletes, including 368 women from 49 countries, competed for 39 sets of Olympic medals in Sarajevo.
In cross-country skiing, Scandinavian athletes had a traditional advantage: the Finnish team received 8 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze; Sweden 5 medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. The USSR athletes also had 5 medals - 1 gold and 4 silver. The Finnish athlete Hämälainen was recognized as the heroine of the Olympics, winning all three individual distances and receiving a bronze medal for participating in the relay. Among the men, the greatest success was achieved by the Swede Gunde Svan, who won the 15 km race and also won the second gold medal in the relay and prizes in the 30 and 50 km races. Gold medals went to representatives of four countries: Finland - 3, Sweden - 3, USSR - 1, Norway - 1.
Speed skating competitions were also characterized by intense rivalry. Medals of varying denominations went to representatives of six countries. However, the GDR athletes clearly dominated, winning 11 medals, with the main contribution women's team- victory in all four distances - a full East German podium at a distance of 3000 m. The best results in speed skating competitions were achieved by Karl Encke from the GDR - 2 gold and 2 silver medals, and Canadian Gaetan Boucher - two gold and one bronze. Two gold medals were awarded to: Fokichev at a distance of 500 m and Malkov at a distance of 10,000 m. What was unusual was the absence of representatives from the Netherlands among the winners. The winners in speed skating were athletes from four countries: East Germany - 4 gold medals, USSR - 2, Canada - 2, Sweden - 1.
In ski jumping, gold and silver medals went to two athletes: Jens Weisflog from the GDR, who won the 70-meter and took second place on the 90-meter springboard, and Matti Nykänen from Finland, who won the 90-meter and took second place on the 90-meter springboard. 70-meter springboard.
In alpine skiing, the Americans, who were awarded the largest number medals - 5, respectively 3 gold and 2 silver. Johnson won the men's downhill skiing, Mare won the slalom, and in the giant slalom, Americans Armstrong and Cooper took the first two places on the podium. Gold olympic medals won by representatives of three countries: USA - 3, Switzerland - 2, Italy - 2.
In biathlon, a clear advantage was shown by representatives of Norway and Germany, who received three medals, one of each value. Norwegian Kvalfoss won the 10 km race, Angerer from Germany won the 20 km race, and the USSR team was first in the relay.
In bobsleigh, no one could resist the representatives of the GDR, who won the first two places, both in the two-man and in the four-man races. Wolfgang Hoppe and Dietmar Schauerhammer especially distinguished themselves, becoming two-time Olympic champions.
In figure skating, all four gold medals went to representatives of different countries - Katharina Witt from the GDR, Scott Hamilton from the USA - in single skating, Joan Torvill and Christopher Dean from Great Britain - in ice dancing, Elena Valova and Oleg Vasiliev from the USSR - in pair skating. USSR athletes traditionally won in pair skating, but the unique talent of the outstanding English dance couple pushed the USSR representatives to second and third places.
In the luge competitions, the representatives of the GDR also achieved the largest number of medals - 4, respectively 1 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze. The USSR national team has 3 medals - 2 silver and 1 bronze, one medal each - gold, and athletes from Italy and Germany.
In Nordic combined, the podium was “Scandinavian”. The winner was Tom Sandberg from Norway.
In the final match hockey tournament The USSR national team, in a bitter struggle, won with a result of 2:0 over the athletes of Czechoslovakia.
In the unofficial team competition, the USSR athletes were first, winning 167 points. The GDR team took second place with 165 points. Finnish athletes who performed successfully took third place. The USSR athletes received the largest number of medals - 25, respectively 6 gold, 10 silver, 9 bronze, the GDR team had one less medal - 24, respectively 9 gold, 9 silver, 6 bronze. However, the GDR team won the largest number of gold medals. The Finnish team received 13 medals - 4 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze.
Another example of the uselessness and abandonment of Olympic venues is Sarajevo, where the 1984 Winter Olympics took place. But unlike Athens, there is a completely different story and reasons. Less than ten years after the end of the games, war broke out in Yugoslavia, and the territory went to Bosnia. During the fighting, many Olympic venues were completely destroyed or abandoned and fell into deep disrepair. You can see what’s wrong with them now in this post.
The symbol of the Olympics was chosen in an open competition, in which the Slovenian illustrator Josef Trobec won, and the wolf cub Vuchko became the symbol.
Another symbol of the Olympics is the angular snowflake, which still adorns the urban landscape of Sarajevo. The wolf cub and the snowflake are still in high demand among tourists; in souvenir and antique shops you can even now buy paraphernalia with these symbols. For example, I bought a magnet from Vuchko. I have never seen anything like this in Athens, although the Olympics took place there not so long ago relative to Sarajevo.
The Olympic Games venues are scattered throughout different parts of the city and beyond, so to see everything you need to travel around and spend a lot of time. Considering that we were in our own car, it took almost the entire day. For those tourists who are going to Sarajevo without a car, please note that there is no access to these objects public transport. There is an option to buy the services of a guide, which will cost a pretty penny, take a taxi or hitch a ride. The most easily accessible facility is the stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies of the games took place, located in the very center of Sarajevo. Nearby is a pillar with the symbols of the Olympic Games, which is now used to advertise McDonald's, whose logo is placed on the side.
The park and the area near the stadium turned into a cemetery during the war.
Another wartime photo, with the Kosevo stadium in the background, where all the ceremonies took place.
Now this area looks like this.
The stadium was finally restored in 1998. But, unfortunately, not all Olympic venues were restored new life.
Next interesting object- bobsleigh and luge tracks in Mount Trebevic. At the entrance to them you can see elements of the gutter, which apparently served as a demonstration.
Interestingly, luge and bobsleigh never existed in Yugoslavia, so the track was built from scratch, and team members were recruited from representatives of other sports.
The track, built in just a year, became the pride of Yugoslavia. Encircling Mount Trebevich, it repeated its natural landscape.
A then-record $10 million was spent on construction, which met all international standards. In the future, it was planned to create on its basis sports school and continue to train Yugoslav athletes for the next competitions. By the way, World Cup competitions and national championships were also held on this luge and bobsleigh track.
But 1991 came. And during the war, the military used the steep modern track with comfortable sides to organize artillery firing points.
Now it has turned into a favorite place for adventure seekers, as well as creativity and street art lovers. I'm not a fan of this kind of art, but in some places it's very beautiful.
Acceleration location
To be honest, before I met this track, I had never been interested in bobsleigh and did not even think that the chute was designed in such a way as to be able to change the configuration of the track.
This is what systems that provide this capability look like:
We managed to walk along the entire route.
It is advised not to leave the concrete chute; you can still find mines in the forest.
During our walks, we met one man with a metal detector, who, apparently, was searching for them. This is the only treasure you can find in these places.
By the way, from the very top of Mount Trebevich there is a stunning view of the entire city.
The most distant object is the ski jumps in the town of Malo Pole on Mount Igman.
On the way to the ski jumps you can see the Igman Hotel, built for the Olympic Games. The building is huge and has unusual architecture. During the war it was used by Muslim Bosniaks as a prison for Serbian soldiers. As a result, in 1993 the building, used for less than 8 years, was burned down. After the end of the war, the government tried many times to sell the hotel. In 2004 the price was 2.5 million euros. No buyers were found, which is not surprising.
A little more from the hotel and you are already near the ski jumps.
The most interesting thing can be seen if you climb to the very top.
Along crumbling and overgrown steps
Symbol of the Olympics
The view from the top is amazing
I don't know about you, but I always feel creepy when looking from above the diving board. What metal should the eggs of athletes who jump from here be made of?
Igor decided to experience this feeling
And got ready to jump :)
The building where the judge and the media were located
Nowadays only the landing area is used; there are sports attractions for children here, but the place is not very popular
There have been no spectators for a long time and, most likely, there never will be again.
There is a cafe
Game logos are everywhere
Pedestal where the winners were awarded.
And finally, Olimpic village, which has been preserved on the outskirts of Sarajevo.
Refugees and those left homeless after the war received apartments here.
Is Ancient Greece. In an original and rich state, these competitions were part of a religious cult. More than two thousand years have passed since then, but the tradition of holding the Olympic Games every four years has not died out. Each time the number of countries wishing to participate in these competitions is growing.
Venue of the competition
In 2014, winter ones were held in the Russian city of Sochi. Eighty-eight countries took part in this event. This is almost twice as much as it was in Sarajevo, where the Winter Olympics 1984. At that time, this city was the capital of Yugoslavia. Sarajevo could hardly be called a modern metropolis. Rather, it was a huge village with narrow streets, the houses of which were comfortably located on the hills and mounds. Until this time, the capital of Yugoslavia was famous for only one event: it was here that the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was killed. This event became a turning point in the tense relations of the West, and as a result, the First World War began.
The first Winter Olympics on the territory of a socialist country
Then, until the end of the 70s of the 20th century, this city did not manifest itself in any way. In 1978, at the next session, he decided that the 1984 Winter Olympics would be held in Sarajevo. In order to carry out the opening and closing ceremonies of the games, as well as for some competitions, the largest sports stadium"Asim Ferhatovic-Hase." It is noteworthy that the 1984 Winter Olympics was the first event of this scale held on the territory of a socialist country.
Start of the games
The opening ceremony of the competition took place on a frosty February day on the eighth. Some people think differently. According to a small number of people, the beginning of competitions in a particular sport was the day when the 1984 Winter Olympics actually started. Hockey was the first game of the fourteenth games. This happened on the seventh of February. That day, the USSR national team successfully advanced to the next stage, brilliantly defeating Poland. The Soviet Union team became the champion that year. The Czechoslovakian team took second place.
Ten sports disciplines were offered to spectators and athletes at the 1984 Winter Olympics: figure skating, hockey, ski jumping, luge, biathlon, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, bobsleigh, speed skating and skiing. A total of thirty-nine sets of medals were awarded.
Medal count
It is noteworthy that it was at these competitions that many new names were discovered. The alpine skiers especially distinguished themselves. The delight and joy of the residents of hospitable Yugoslavia knew no bounds when their compatriot, twenty-two-year-old Jure Franko, took a silver medal in the giant slalom competition. As the Oslobodzhene newspaper later noted, this victory was a worthy reward for years of hard work and preparation for the “white” games.
On February 19, the 1984 Winter Olympics was officially closed. The medal standings for the competition are as follows. In terms of the number of valuable prizes, the USSR occupies the first step of the podium. In total, the team's athletes won 25 awards. However, in terms of the number of gold medals, the largest socialist country was inferior to the GDR. won three more “yellow” awards. The 1984 Winter Olympics gave the United States only eight medals. Norway received 9 medals, and Finland - 13. It is noteworthy that this time the Austrian team performed absolutely poorly. As a rule, this country has always sought excellent results in winter sports. But not at this time. Austrian athletes took home only one bronze medal.
Boycott by socialist countries
In 1980, the Olympics were held in Moscow. 1984 gave the world (in addition to the “white” games) also summer games. They were held in the United States of America - in Los Angeles. It is noteworthy that these competitions were boycotted by socialist states. The reason for this lies in the strained relations between NATO and the countries of the socialist bloc. It is worth noting that initially, in 1980, democratic republics boycotted the Olympics in Moscow. Thus, the absence of summer games 1984 of the national teams of the USSR and other countries was a retaliatory move to America.
Of course, in order to boycott such an event, compelling reasons are needed. Formally, the socialist cell of the countries refused to participate in the 1984 competitions due to the refusal of the leadership of the organizing committee of the games to provide safety guarantees to the athletes.
It should also be noted that the boycott of the 1984 Olympics is a kind of step against the “Carter Doctrine.” That, in turn, implies assistance to anti-Soviet rebels in Afghanistan.
Aeroflot doesn’t fly, Georgia doesn’t fly...
Back in the fall of 1983, the government of the Soviet Union sent a sports delegation to the United States to determine the state of sports facilities and future locations of guests. Having identified a huge number of shortcomings, the leadership of the countries of the socialist camp expressed concern about on this occasion. The greatest concern was caused by the US government's refusal to moor the Georgian ship off the coast of the city. It was planned that the USSR delegation would live on board the ship. The second negative point was the ban on the landing of Soviet aircraft by Aeroflot.
A few months later, a Politburo resolution was issued, which contained clauses describing the inappropriateness of the presence of the USSR national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in the USA. The pages of the document also contained measures aimed at suppressing discontent among the people and creating a favorable image of the Soviet Union (in comparison with the countries of the democratic bloc). Neighboring socialist countries were also invited to take part in the boycott. Instead of the 1984 Summer Olympics, the Friendship-84 competition was held in Moscow. If we compare the performance of the two events, the Soviet analogue gave the world several times more world records than the games in the USA.
After the boycott of the 1984 Olympics, he issued a decree on sanctions against states that decided to continue to interfere with this kind of competition.
Was played out 39 sets of awards in six types of sports.
History of development winter species sport in Yugoslavia dates back to the times of the Ottoman Empire. Indeed, in this region, where the town of Sarajevo is located, surrounded by mountains, the area is covered in deep snow for more than 100 days a year. And a new life winter sport in this country received thanks to its enthusiasts, who in the period 1937 - 1968 created an excellent base: cross-country skiing tracks, Treadmills speed skating, trampolines and much more. Of course, the National Olympic Committee of Yugoslavia and the country’s sports federations subsequently took an active part in the development of the region’s sports infrastructure.
1. Official poster of the 1984 Olympics.
2. Mascot of the 1984 Olympic Games Vuchko the wolf cub.
To ensure the successful implementation of the program of the XIV Winter Olympic Games 1984 in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia), which took place from February 8 to February 16, all the necessary sports facilities were prepared:
- Skating- Ice arena “Zetra”;
- Figure skating
- Hockey- Ice Arena “Zetra” and Ice Arena “Skenderija”;
Champions and medalists of the 1984 Olympics
Men's single skating
Gold - Scott Scovell Hamilton, born 1958, USA.
Silver- Brian Ernest Orser, born 1961, Canada.
Bronze- Josef Sabovčík, born 1963, Czechoslovakia.
Women's single skating
Gold- Katarina Witt, born 1965, German Democratic Republic.
Silver- Rosalynn Diane Sumners, born 1964, USA.
Bronze- Kira Ivanova (1963 - 2001), USSR.
Sports couples
Gold- Elena Valova (born 1963) – Oleg Vasiliev (born 1959), USSR.
Silver- Kitty Carruthers (Caitlin A. “Kitty” Carruthers, born 1961) - Peter W. Carruthers, born 1959), USA.
Bronze- Larisa Selezneva (born 1963) - Oleg Makarov (born 1962), USSR.
Dancing couples
Gold- Jayne Torvill, born 1957 - Christopher Colin Dean, born 1958, UK.
Silver- Natalya Bestemyanova (born 1960) - Andrey Bukin (born 1957), USSR.
Bronze- Marina Klimova (born - 1966) - Sergey Ponomarenko (born - 1960), USSR.
- Cross-country skiing and biathlon- ski stadium in the area “Igman - Veliko polje”;
- Alpine skiing (men)- ski slopes in the Bjelasnica area;
- Alpine skiing (women)- ski slopes in the Jahorina area;
- Ski jumping- reconstructed jumps in the area “Igman - Malo polje”;
- Bobsleigh and Luge- on the bobsleigh track in the Trebevic area;
- Nordic combined- ski stadium and jumping hill in the area “Igman - Veliko polje”.
In the suburbs of Sarajevo, the Olympic Village was built in 1982, which consisted of two complexes - the main "Mojmilo" and auxiliary "Dobrinja" for 2750 apartments.
The main facilities providing preparation and holding of the XIV Winter Olympic Games in 1984 were Olympic complex"Zetra" and cultural sports Complex"Skenderija".
One of the notable aspects of the opening ceremony of the 1984 Winter Olympics was that the event took place during the 60th anniversary of the 1st Winter Olympics, which took place in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
In figure skating, all four gold medals went to representatives of different countries: Katharina Witt (GDR), Scott Hamilton (USA) - in single skating, Jane Torvill And Christopher Dean (Great Britain) - in ice dancing, Elena Valova And Oleg Vasiliev (USSR) - in pair skating. USSR athletes traditionally won in pair skating, but the unique talent of the outstanding English dance couple pushed the USSR representatives to second and third places.
Jane Torvill And Christopher Colin Dean- famous British couple, Olympic champions in 1984, four-time world champions (1981 – 1984).
Jayne Torvill began skating playing hockey after school at the age of eight. Then she started figure skating. At the age of 14 she won the British Junior Pair Skating Championships with Michael Hutchinson. After the breakup of this couple, Jane performed in single skating for three years, and then, in 1975, she teamed up with Christopher Dean and the new couple took up ice dancing.
Jane worked as a clerk at an insurance company, and Christopher was a policeman. It wasn't until they finished fifth at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid that they were able to quit their jobs and devote themselves to figure skating full time work day. They developed an unusually creative original style, significantly changing the existing stereotypes in sports dances:
Opening ceremony of the 1984 Olympics.
In the 1982-83 season, the couple and coach staged a program in an eccentric style based on the musical "Barnum", introducing for the first time in history new circus movements into the program, depicting balancing on a rope, juggling, as well as new steps, lifts, flips, spins, etc. , combining amazing style with almost absolute technical purity and exciting emotionality, for the first time in the history of the European and World Championships, the judges gave all scores 6.0 for artistry.
- in the 1983/84 season, in a completely different style program to the music of M. Ravel “Bolero”, the couple was distinguished by its exceptional smoothness, purity and beauty of lines, the judges gave not only all marks of 6.0 for artistry, but also 3 marks of 6.0 for technique. However, this program caused controversy among specialists and judges, primarily because for the first 40 seconds of the program the couple performed movements in one place (and the partner did not rise from the ice), but the ISU rules at that time did not regulate this, so the scores were not reduced (then The ISU has introduced corresponding restrictions of up to 10 seconds). In total, at the Olympics - 84 Torvill - Dean received 19 ratings of 6.0 out of 63 possible.
1. Podium at the 1984 Olympics in ice dancing.
2-3. 1984 Olympic champions in ice dancing Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Speed skating competitions were characterized by intense rivalry. Medals of varying denominations went to representatives of six countries. However, the GDR athletes clearly dominated ( 11 medals) with the main contribution of the women's team ( victory in all four distances - full East German podium at 3000 m).
USSR speed skaters won 2 gold medals ( S. Fokichev at a distance of 500 m and I. Malkov at a distance of 10000 m). What was unusual was the absence of representatives from the Netherlands among the winners. The winners in speed skating were athletes from four countries - the GDR ( 4 gold medals), USSR (2), Canada (2), Sweden (1).
After these two seasons, the couple gained worldwide fame. Then Torvill and Dean turned professional, winning the professional world championships three times in a row and participating in various shows. In 1989, the names of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame.
In 1993, the ISU released rules relaxations to allow some skaters to return to the amateur sport, allowing Torvill and Dean to compete in the 1994 Olympics, where they won bronze medals. After the Olympics, Torvill and Dean returned to the professionals and won two more world championships.
The pair Torvill - Dean is deservedly considered the best dance duet in history. Perfect gliding and absolute synchronicity, impeccable clean lines of the compulsory dances and, of course, imagination in the free dance - this is the kind of memory the English dance duo Torvill - Dean left behind.
A brilliant pair from the USSR confidently won gold in pair skating - Elena Valova And Oleg Vasiliev. They are Olympic champions of 1984, silver medalists of the 1988 Olympics, three-time world champions (1983, 1985, 1988), three-time European champions (1984 - 1986), multiple champions of the USSR, Honored Masters of Sports (1983).
Valova and Vasiliev became the first sports couple to perform a triple parallel jump.
Oleg Vasiliev - coach of the 2006 Olympic champions in pair skating Tatiana Totmyanina And Maxima Marinina. Now the most successful duo training with Vasiliev are Maria Mukhortova And Maxim Trankov.
1. Silver medalists of the 1984 Olympics in ice dancing Natalya Bestemyanova and Andrey Bukin.
2. Silver medalists of the 1984 Olympics with their coach Tatyana Tarasova.
3. Bronze medalists of the 1984 Olympics Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko.
The American won the men's singles skating event. Scott Hamilton- Olympic champion in 1984, four-time world champion (1981 – 1984).
Despite the fact that he only had three triple jumps in his arsenal ( Lutz, Salchow and sheepskin coat), in contrast to a number of skaters who owned six triples ( including triple axel), he managed to become Olympic champion. Among men's singles there has always been fierce competition and champions in this event change frequently. But it was Scott Hamilton who was able to stay at the top for four years. Together with him they fought on equal terms for the highest awards. B. Orser from Canada, N. Schramm from Germany, I. Sabovchik from Czechoslovakia and our skaters Alexander Fadeev And Vladimir Kotin.
Scott Hamilton was not your typical champion. He was seriously ill as a child - Shwachman syndrome ( Schwachman-Diamond Syndrome), but overcame the disease, although he remained very miniature forever. After the 1984 Games he turned professional and competed in ice show“Stars on Ice”, and also commentated on figure skating competitions on television. Despite the fact that he was diagnosed with cancer in 1997, and a brain tumor in 2004, he overcame these terrible diseases. A true fighter is a fighter in everything. One cannot help but admire this brilliant skater and courageous man!
1. Podium at the 1984 Olympics in pair skating.
2. 1984 Olympic champions in pair skating Elena Valova and Oleg Vasiliev.
3. Bronze medalists of the 1984 Olympics in pair skating Larisa Selezneva and Oleg Makarov.
In biathlon, a clear advantage was shown by representatives of Norway and Germany, who received three medals, one of each value. Norwegian E. Kvalfoss won the 10 km race, P. Angerer from Germany - in the 20 km race, and the USSR team was first in the relay.
In the luge competitions, the largest number of medals - 4 (1, 1, 2) - were also achieved by representatives of the GDR. The USSR national team has 3 medals ( 2 silver and 1 bronze), one medal each ( gold) among athletes from Italy and Germany.
In the decisive match of the hockey tournament, the USSR national team won a bitter struggle (2:0) over the athletes of Czechoslovakia.
A star shone at the 1984 Olympics Katharina Witt– outstanding figure skater from the GDR, two-time Olympic champion(1984, 1988), four-time world champion (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988), six-time European champion (1983 - 1988), eight-time champion of the GDR.
Witt trained with a famous coach from the GDR Jutta Müller in the famous sports club SK Karl-Marx-Stadt. She often performed unsuccessfully in compulsory figures, but was distinguished by exceptionally harmonious short and free programs. She was one of the first in the history of the World Championships to perform a triple flip jump (1981). In 1984-88 she owned only two triple jumps, sheepskin coat and salchow, with the exception of the 1987 World Championships, where she also conquered the triple loop. In total, Katarina Witt has won 20 international and national awards, which is a record in women's singles skating.
After leaving amateur sports, she acted in films and hosted sports television programs. In 1990, she received an Emmy award for her participation in the film Carmen on Ice. In 1995, Witt received the John Thorpe Award for her achievements in professional sports. In 1999, she was chosen as the “Favorite Athlete” in the United States and “Skater of the Century” in Germany. K. Witt pays a lot of attention to the charitable foundation she founded in 2006, which provides assistance to disabled children.
When talking about the 1984 Games, one cannot fail to mention the remarkable Soviet athlete - Kira Ivanova. She is the first Soviet figure skater to win a medal at the Olympic Games in women's single skating. In addition, Ivanova is a silver medalist at the World Championships, a four-time silver medalist at the European Championships, and the 1978 USSR champion. After graduation sports career acted in films, worked at the Ice Miniature Theater Igor Bobrin and trainer in sports club"Dynamo".
Unfortunately, the fate of Kira Ivanova is tragic - in 2001 she was found murdered, with multiple stab wounds, in her apartment.
Bronze medalist of the 1984 Olympics in women's single skating Kira Ivanova. We remember you!
In general, the 1984 Olympics was successful for Soviet figure skaters. Silver medalists among dance couples were Natalya Bestemyanova – Andrey Bukin, bronze – Marina Klimova – Sergei Ponomarenko. Won bronze in the sports pairs competition Larisa Selezneva – Oleg Makarov.
1. Olympic champion 1984 in men's singles Scott Hamilton.
2. 1984 Olympic champion in women's singles Katarina Witt.
