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KEY FACTS

Opening date: 19 July 198

Closing date: 03 August 1980

The Host City: Moscow (URS)

Sports: 21

MOSCOW  1980 Games of the XXII Olympiad

A U.S.-led boycott reduced the number of participating nations to 80, the lowest number since 1956. Aleksandr Dityatin earned medals in every men's gymnastics event to become the only athlete ever to win eight medals in one Olympics. Super-heavyweight Teófilo Stevenson became the first boxer to win the same division three times. Gerd Wessig became the first male high jumper to break the world record at the Olympics and swimmer Vladimir Salnikov broke the 15-minute barrier for the 1,500m. In adramatic confrontation, runners Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe split the 800 and 1,500m.

Do You Know? 奥运会第一次在社会主义国家举办

The Olympic Games are held in a socialist country for the first time ever.