Ellen Rogers & Korey Decker
Introduction
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Cold War
11 Olympic Games
Statistics
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59 countries
4099 athletes
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385 women
17 sports
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136 events
“Victory Over Dark Times”
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World War II halts Olympic Games
London rose to the challenge
Progress
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First Games to be shown on home
television
Starting blocks
Empire Pool
Absentees
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Germany
Japan
Soviet Union
Statistics
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69 countries
4,925 athletes
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518 women
17 sports
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149 events
New Countries
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Israel
Soviet Union
Notable Performances
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United States
Soviet Union
Hungary
Emil Zatopek
Cold War Influence
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Sport remained at the top of the agenda
Statistics
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67 countries
3184 athletes
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371 women
16 sports
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145 events
Outside Influence
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Suez Crisis
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Egyptian-Israeli Conflict
Invasion of Hungary
Violence in North Africa
Boycotts
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Egypt
Lebanon
Iraq
The Netherlands
Spain
Switzerland
Statistics
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93 countries
5140 athletes
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683 women
19 sports
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163 events
Progress
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Mondovision
Computers
Pictograms
Judo and volleyball
Japan’s enthusiasm
South Africa
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Banned from the Games after failing to
condemn apartheid
Statistics
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112 countries
5330 athletes
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781 women
18 sports
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172 events
Progress
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German athletes
Drug tests
Tartan
Official timing
Worldwide Events
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Assassinations
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert Kennedy
Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia
Plaza of the Three Cultures shooting
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Hundred of protesting students wounded
African Americans
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“Jet” Smith
John Carlos
Waldi the Daschund
Statistics
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121 countries
7123 athletes
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1058 women
21 sports
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195 events
Black September
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Palestinian terrorist group
9 Israeli athletes taken hostage
Demanded release of 234 Palestinian
prisoners in Israeli prisons and two in
German prisons
Germany attacked the terrorists
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Terrorists killed all hostages and one German
police officer
Amik the Beaver
Statistics
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92 countries
6028 athletes
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1247 women
21 sports
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198 events
Obstacles for Montreal
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IOC hoped to restore all events
Stadium and other facilities under
construction
Delays
Increase in gas prices
Progress
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Women’s events
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Nadia Comaneci
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Basketball
Rowing
Handball
Romanian gymnast
Torch
Boycotts
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Africa
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22 countries
Taiwan
Cameroon
Egypt
Morocco
Tunisia
Misha the Bear
Statistics
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80 countries
5217 athletes
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1125 women
21 sports
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203 events
Boycotts
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United States
Japan
West Germany
China
Philippines
Argentina
Canada
The IOC’s Response
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Opposed the boycott
Felt that the games should be more than
politics
Biased Competition
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Soviets took control of the games
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197 overall medals
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80 gold
Irregularities
Sam the Eagle
Statistics
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140 countries
6797 athletes
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1567 women
21 sports
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221 events
Boycott
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Soviet Union
Cuba
East Germany
Funding
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No government financing
Strictly private funding
Progress
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Neroli Fairhall
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Paraplegic archer
Women’s marathon
Women’s cycling
Blueprint for future Olympic Games
Hodori the Baby Tiger
Statistics
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159 countries
8465 athletes
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2186 women
23 sports
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237 events
Protests
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Soviet Union
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Still participated
Cuba
Ethiopia
North Korea
Achievements
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$288 million profit
Encouraged the West to explore South
Korea’s history and culture
Increased trade and commerce
Progress
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Women sweep equestrian medals
Kerstin Palm
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7 Olympic Games
Table tennis
Tennis returned
Open to professionals
Doping
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Ben Johnson
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100m dash
Tested positive for steroids
Cobi the Little Dog
Statistics
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169 countries
9367 athletes
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2708 women
25 sports
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257 events
Boycott Free
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First time since 1972
Apartheid abolished in South Africa
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Reunification of East and West Germany
End of Communism in the Soviet Union
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15 separate countries that participated as a
“unified team”
Progress
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Baseball achieves medal status
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Baseball had appeared as an exhibition sport
at six Olympic Games
Badminton
Women’s judo
Conclusion
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Sport remained most important
Olympic “spirit” was present in almost all
of the games
Sources
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Primary Sources
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