1. Summer Olympics 1980Summer Olympics 1980
MOSCOWMOSCOW

2. Host city Moscow, Soviet Union
Nations participating 80
Athletes participating 5,179
(4,064 men, 1,115
women)
Events 203 in 21 sports
Opening ceremony 19 July
Closing ceremony 3 August
Officially opened by Chairman of the
Supreme Soviet -
Leonid Brezhnev
Stadium Grand Arena of the
Central Lenin Stadium

3. Emblem
Made by Vladimir Arsentiev
Symbol “Misha”
Made by Victor Chizicov

4. “Vigri”
Second, less well-known mascot
was a seal, who represented
the yachting events in Tallin

5. Facts:Facts:
• The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern
Europe
• Led by the United States, 65 countries boycotted the
games because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan
• This prompted the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984
Summer Olympics.
• Mass funeral of Vladimir Vysotsky

6. USA, CANADA, TURKEY,USA, CANADA, TURKEY,
SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN,SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN,
GERMANY, CHINA etcGERMANY, CHINA etc

9. 80
69
46
ALL - 195

10. POSITIVE EFFECTS NEGATIVE EFFECTS
74 new Olympic
records
Political scandal
36 world records
Development of
infrastructure
First place for Russia
New 6 sportive
centers