Yugoslavia year 1984 Winter Olympic Games Sarajevo set stamps

Yugoslavia year 1984 Winter Olympic Games Sarajevo set MNH stamps

The 1984 Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, which was then part of Yugoslavia. This marked the first time the Winter Olympics were hosted in a socialist country and the first time they were held in a Slavic-speaking nation. The Games took place from February 8 to February 19, 1984.

The Sarajevo Olympics featured a variety of winter sports competitions, including alpine skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, ski jumping, and bobsleigh, among others. Notable moments from these Games include British ice dancers Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean earning perfect scores for their performance to Ravel’s “Boléro,” which remains one of the most iconic moments in figure skating history.

The Sarajevo Olympics were generally considered successful and well-organized, showcasing the city’s beauty and its ability to host a major international sporting event. However, less than a decade later, Sarajevo would be engulfed in the Bosnian War, which dramatically altered the city and the region’s trajectory.