The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sarajevo '84, were a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the first Winter Olympic Games held in a Slavic language-speaking country, as well as the only Winter Olympics held in a communist country before the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. It was the second consecutive Olympic Games held in a communist country, after the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
Sarajevo in 1982
Chair of the Organizing Committee Branko Mikulić
Olympic torch, Sarajevo 1984
Panoramic view of Koševo Stadium during the 1984 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe.
Image: Sarajevo City Panorama
Image: Sarajevo Gazi Husrevbegova (49090843347)
Image: Katedrála srdce Ježíšova v Sarajevu
Image: Saborna crkva u Sarajevu
