WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN SARAJEVO 1984. AS PROMOTION OF YUGOSLAVIA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Cover Image

ZIMSKE OLIMPIJSKE IGRE U SARAJEVU 1984. U FUNKCIJI PROMOCIJE JUGOSLAVIJE I BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE
WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES IN SARAJEVO 1984. AS PROMOTION OF YUGOSLAVIA AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Author(s): Gašper Šmid, Žarko Štrumbl
Subject(s): Cultural history, Diplomatic history, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Recent History (1900 till today), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Arhiv Tuzlanskog kantona
Keywords: History; Winter Olympics; Sarajevo 1984; finances; winter sports facilities; Slovenes at the Olympics;

Summary/Abstract: In the paper, the authors present the biggest sporting event in the former Yugoslavia – organization of the XIV Winter Olympics in Sarajevoin 1984. They briefly outline the history of the Olympic Games and of WinterOlympics and describe the expectations of politicians and economists that wintersports infrastructure, built for this purpose through financial input of all Yugoslavrepublics and autonomous provinces, would promote and facilitate the developmentof winter sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in the entire Yugoslavia.

  • Issue Year: 2/2018
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 107-119
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
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