38-585: MGL may refer to: the International Olympic Committee code for Mongolia, see Mongolia at the Olympics Missionaries of God's Love , a Roman Catholic religious congregation IATA airport code for Mönchengladbach Airport ICAO code for MIAT Mongolian Airlines General Laws of Massachusetts , also known as Massachusetts General Laws Monoacylglycerol lipase ,
76-670: A boycott of the Los Angeles Olympics, in retaliation for the U.S.-led boycott of the Moscow Olympics four years earlier (over the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 ). The pretexts for the 1984 Soviet-led boycott were concerns over security, "chauvinistic sentiments" and "an anti-Soviet hysteria ... being whipped up" in the United States. However, a handful of communist countries disregarded
114-689: A human protein Multiple grenade launcher, such as the Milkor MGL Multiple granularity locking , a method for locking in databases Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title MGL . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MGL&oldid=952277043 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
152-464: A lap around the track, then handed it off to the final runner, Rafer Johnson , winner of the decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics . With the torch, he touched off the flame which passed through a specially designed flammable Olympic logo, igniting all five rings. Johnson became the first person of African descent to light the cauldron in Olympic history. The flame then passed up to the cauldron atop
190-542: A medal in that event, then they would be given a free menu item: a Big Mac for a gold medal, an order of french fries for a silver medal, and a Coca-Cola for a bronze medal. The promotion became more popular than expected due to the Soviet boycott which led to the U.S. winning far more Olympic medals than expected. This promotion was parodied in The Simpsons episode " Lisa's First Word ", where Krusty Burger runs
228-504: A re-enactment of the lighting of the Olympic cauldron. Los Angeles will host the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2028 . After the terrorist attack at the 1972 Summer Olympics , the significant financial debts of Montreal (1976) , and various boycotts by National Olympic Committees, few cities by the late 1970s were willing to bid for the Summer Olympics. Only two cities ( Tehran and Los Angeles) made serious bids for
266-523: A similar offer. The promotion was intended to be rigged so that prizes would only be offered in events dominated by the Eastern Bloc , but the Soviet-led boycott causes Krusty to personally lose $ 44 million. He vehemently promises "to spit in every fiftieth burger," to which Homer retorts "I like those odds!" Chief Wiggum also exclaims that he could kiss Carl Lewis , who won four gold medals at
304-469: A song to inspire the weightlifters called "Power". An album, The Official Music of the XXIII Olympiad—Los Angeles 1984 , featured those three tracks along with sports themes written for the occasion by popular musical artists including Foreigner , Toto , Loverboy , Herbie Hancock , Quincy Jones , Christopher Cross , Philip Glass , Paul Engemann and Giorgio Moroder . " Reach Out " was
342-710: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mongolia at the Olympics Mongolia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1964, and has sent athletes to compete in all but one Summer Olympic Games since then, being part of the boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics led by the Soviet Union. Mongolia has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games since 1964, missing only
380-519: The 1976 Winter Games . Mongolian athletes have won a total of 31 medals, all in Summer Olympics competitions, in freestyle wrestling , boxing , shooting , and judo . Prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics , Mongolia had won more silver and bronze medals without winning any gold medals than any other nation. Mongolia won their first ever gold medal in Judo , with Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar winning in
418-593: The LA84 Foundation for promoting youth sports in Southern California, educating coaches and maintaining a sports library. The games were the subject of the 1983–84 United States commemorative coin series . American fast food chain McDonald's ran a promotion titled, "When the U.S. Wins, You Win" where customers scratched off a ticket with the name of an Olympic event on it. If the U.S. won
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#1732775550969456-858: The Mexico City Olympics in 1968 . As a result of the U.S.-led boycott in 1980 , Mongolia joined the boycott led by the Soviet Union at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics . The nation won its first two gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in judo and boxing. 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984 ) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles , California , United States. It marked
494-602: The United Arab Emirates . Zaire had previously competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics as Congo-Kinshasa . The People's Republic of China made its first appearance in a Summer Olympics since 1952 , while for the first time the Republic of China team participated under the politically contrived name of Chinese Taipei . The Soviet Union led the Warsaw Pact members and other Communist countries in
532-483: The 1976 and 1980 Olympics were entirely government-funded. Unlike Montreal and Moscow, Los Angeles 1984 was privately funded, with strict controls imposed on expenditure; rather than constructing new venues with overly ambitious designs, the organizers chose instead to utilize existing venues and facilities wherever possible. The main example of this was the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , which
570-631: The 1984 Olympics host city. In this case, the Los Angeles bid received 55 votes compared with New York's 39 votes – this is the closest that the city of New York has ever come to being selected to host the Olympic Games, coming closer in 1984 than they did in their 2012 bid (when they lost to London). Ambitious construction projects for the two previous Summer Olympics, Montreal 1976 and Moscow 1980, had burdened organizers with substantial debts as expenses greatly exceeded revenues. Furthermore,
608-618: The 1984 Summer Games, but before the final selection of a winning city in 1978, the bid from Tehran was withdrawn in June 1975. Hence, the selection process for the 1984 Summer Olympics consisted of a single finalized bid from Los Angeles, which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) accepted. The selection was officially made at the 80th IOC Session in Athens on May 18, 1978. Los Angeles had unsuccessfully bid for
646-649: The District of Columbia. Unlike later torch relays, the torch was continuously carried by runners on foot. The route covered more than 9,320 mi (15,000 km) and involved 3,636 runners. Noted athlete O. J. Simpson was among the runners, carrying the torch up the California Incline in Santa Monica . Gina Hemphill, a granddaughter of Jesse Owens , carried the torch into the Coliseum, completed
684-705: The Games, the document detailed the existing steroids operations of the program, along with suggestions for further enhancements. The communication, directed to the Soviet Union's head of track and field, was prepared by Dr. Sergei Portugalov of the Institute for Physical Culture. Portugalov was also one of the main figures involved in the implementation of the Russian doping program prior to the 2016 Summer Olympics. Filmmaker and director of 2017 movie Icarus Bryan Fogel has said that stricter doping controls might have been
722-420: The Games. On NCIS , Tim McGee has an obsession with jet packs, stemming from having attended the 1984 Olympic ceremony as a child and having Bill Suitor fly over his head in his jet pack. This storyline is based on the real experience of executive producer and writer Jesse Stern. Pop-punk band Bowling for Soup references the games in the song " I Can't Stand LA ". During a section showing appreciation for
760-428: The Los Angeles Olympics, citing political reasons, but these countries were not a part of the Soviet-led boycott. Albania and Iran were the only two countries to boycott both the 1980 and 1984 Summer Games. Documents obtained in 2016 revealed the Soviet Union's plans for a statewide doping system in track and field in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Dated prior to the country's decision to boycott
798-676: The Men's half heavyweight. The first successful international-level athlete from Mongolia is the wrestler Jigjidiin Mönkhbat , his records: in 1967 he won a bronze medal at the world championships , next year he won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics (win - 4, draw - 2, loss - 0) . The Mongolian National Olympic Committee was created in 1956 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1962. Mongolia first participated in competition at both winter and Summer Olympics in 1964 . The next four years saw Mongolia win their first medals at
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#1732775550969836-676: The Saints Go Marching In " at the Opening Ceremony. Vicki McClure, along with the International Children's Choir of Long Beach, sang " Reach Out and Touch ". Alongside Williams and the house orchestra, 84 pianists performed an abridged version of George Gershwin 's composition Rhapsody in Blue . Lionel Richie performed a special extended 9-minute version of his hit single " All Night Long " at
874-567: The Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , Russia , in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ; Romania was the only Soviet-aligned state that opted to attend the Games. Albania, Iran and Libya also chose to boycott the Games, but for unrelated reasons. Despite the field being depleted in certain sports due to
912-528: The boycott and attended the Games anyway, among them Yugoslavia (host of the 1984 Winter Olympics ), the People's Republic of China , and Romania (the only Warsaw Pact country that had opted to ignore the Soviet demands). The Romanian team received a particularly warm reception from the United States; when the Romanian athletes entered during the opening ceremonies, they were greeted by a standing ovation from
950-411: The boycott, 140 National Olympic Committees took part in the 1984 Games, a record number at the time. The United States won the most gold and overall medals, followed by Romania and West Germany . The 1984 Summer Olympics are widely considered to be the most financially successful modern Olympics, serving as an example on how to run an Olympic Games. As a result of low construction costs, due to
988-503: The city, the song states, "thank you for hair metal and the '84 Olympics." Jilly Cooper 's novel Riders has a storyline set at the show jumping event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. In the Seinfeld episode "The Gymnast", Jerry dates a woman who competed in the 1984 Olympics and won a silver medal for Romania. In American Horror Story: 1984 , the characters watch it together on the TV in
1026-554: The closing ceremonies. The mascot was a bald eagle named Sam the Olympic Eagle . The 1984 Summer Olympics was preceded by the 10-week-long adjunct Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival, which opened on June 2 and ended on August 12. It provided more than 400 performances by 146 theater, dance and music companies, representing every continent and 18 countries. It was organized by then- CalArts President Robert Fitzpatrick . The 1984 Summer Olympic program featured 221 events in
1064-599: The financial success of the Los Angeles Games, cities began to show a renewed interest in bidding to become host again. The Los Angeles and Montreal Games are seen as examples of best and worst practice when organizing the Olympics and serve as valuable lessons to prospective host cities. Following the success of the 1984 Games, the Los Angeles OCOG, led by Peter Ueberroth , used the profits to create
1102-430: The first time these contracts would prove to be a significant source of revenue. Adjusted for inflation, the Los Angeles Games secured twice the amount of income received by the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics and four times that of the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics . The low level of interest among potential host cities for the 1984 Games had been viewed as a major threat to the future of the Olympic Games. However, after
1140-490: The following 21 sports: These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1984 Games. Athletes from 140 states competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Eighteen states made their Olympic debut: Bahrain , Bangladesh , Bhutan , British Virgin Islands , Djibouti , Equatorial Guinea , The Gambia , Grenada , Mauritania , Mauritius , North Yemen , Oman , Qatar , Rwanda , Western Samoa , Solomon Islands , Tonga , and
1178-562: The main reason for the Soviet boycott. Following the news of the massive financial losses of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , the only two cities to express a genuine interest in hosting the 1984 Games were Los Angeles and New York . Given that only one city per country is allowed to bid for any one Games, the USOC vote for the American bid city was effectively the deciding vote for
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1216-414: The main soundtrack and is the official theme song of the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Brazilian composer Sérgio Mendes also produced a special song for the 1984 Olympic Games, "Olympia," from his 1984 album Confetti . A choir of approximately one thousand voices was assembled of singers in the region. All were volunteers from nearby churches , schools and universities. Etta James performed " When
1254-527: The peristyle and remained aflame for the duration of the Games. John Williams composed the theme for the Olympiad, "Los Angeles Olympic Theme" later also known as " Olympic Fanfare and Theme ". This piece won a Grammy for Williams and became one of the most well-known musical themes of the Olympic Games, along with Leo Arnaud 's " Bugler's Dream "; the latter is sometimes attached to the beginning of Olympic Fanfare and Theme. Composer Bill Conti also wrote
1292-638: The second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932 . This was the first of two consecutive Olympic Games to be held in North America with Calgary , Alberta , Canada hosting the 1988 Winter Olympics . California was the home state of the incumbent U.S. President Ronald Reagan , who officially opened the Games. These were the first Summer Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch . The 1984 Games were boycotted by fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including
1330-443: The spectators, who were mostly U.S. citizens. This would turn out to be Romania's most successful Olympic Games – they won 53 medals, including 20 golds. In the table below, the number of athletes representing each state is shown in parentheses. Fifteen countries took part in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics: Albania , Iran , Libya and Upper Volta (changed to Burkina Faso following August 4) also missed
1368-595: The two previous Summer Olympic Games (1976 and 1980, which went to Montreal and Moscow , respectively). The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) had submitted at least one bid for every Olympics since 1944 but had not succeeded since the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932 , the previous time only a single bid had been issued for the Summer Olympics. The 1984 Olympic Torch Relay began in New York City and ended in Los Angeles, traversing 33 states and
1406-403: The use of existing sport infrastructure, coupled with a reliance on private corporate funding, the 1984 Games generated a profit of over US$ 250 million . On July 18, 2009, a 25th anniversary celebration of the 1984 Games was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . The celebration included a speech by former Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee president Peter Ueberroth , as well as
1444-639: Was also the Olympic Stadium for the 1932 Summer Olympics . The only two new venues constructed specifically for the 1984 Summer Olympics were secured with the backing of corporate sponsors: the Olympic Velodrome was largely funded by the 7-Eleven corporation and the Olympic Swim Stadium by McDonald's . In addition to corporate support, the Olympic committee also used the income from the exclusive television rights, and for
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