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The 1980 [[Summer Olympic Games]], officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, in Moscow, Russia in 1980.
  
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The 1980 [[Summer Olympic Games]], officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow, Russia.
   
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The United States of America and a number of other countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet Union invasion of Afganistan. This led to the Soviet led boycott of the Summer Olympic Games of [[Los Angeles 1984]]
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The United States of America and a number of other countries boycotted the games because of the 1979 Soviet Union invasion of [[Afghanistan]]. This led to the Soviet led boycott of the Summer Olympic Games of [[Los Angeles 1984|1984]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Moscow 1980/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
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*[[Moscow 1980/Mascots|Mascots]] - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
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*[[Moscow 1980/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
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==Links==
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{{Succession box| title=Olympics| before= [[Lake Placid 1980]]| years=1980| after=[[Sarajevo 1984]]}}
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{{Succession box| title=Summer Olympics| before= [[Montreal 1976]]| years=1980| after=[[Los Angeles 1984]]}}
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Revision as of 21:19, 13 February 2014

The 1980 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow, Russia.

The United States of America and a number of other countries boycotted the games because of the 1979 Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan. This led to the Soviet led boycott of the Summer Olympic Games of 1984.

See Also

  • Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
  • Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
  • Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.

Links

Preceded by
Lake Placid 1980 		Olympics
1980 		Succeeded by
Sarajevo 1984
Preceded by
Montreal 1976 		Summer Olympics
1980 		Succeeded by
Los Angeles 1984


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