The Swimming Pool at the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex was a covered swimming centre in Moscow, Russia. Construction took place from 1977 until the summer of 1980. The facility was built for the 1980 Sum
Olimpiysky Pool, Moscow, as seen in 2013
During the 1980 Summer Olympics
View of the pool in 1991
During the 2013 FINA Diving World Series
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The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The games were the first
Swimming Pool at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex
…Complex was a covered swimming centre in Moscow, Russia. Construction took place from 1977 until the summer of 1980. The facility was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and made up the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex architectural ensemble together with the Olimpiyskiy Arena. During the Olympics, it hosted the swimming…
At Moscow's Lenin Stadium, a lit Olympic cauldron towers over spectators in the opening ceremony of the 1980 Olympics. The cauldron overlooks a "human mosaic" displaying Misha, the bear mascot of the Games. The text on the sides of the mosaic is, in Russian, the words "I wish you success!"
Olympic Village in February 2004
150-rubles platinum coin (reverse)
Marathon in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral. The athlete 563 in the foreground is Koh Chun-son from North Korea