Alexjc Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 1936...Great fun to be had wearing light brown shirt!!! 1976...Just so I could hear my homeland, New Zealand, being boo'd as the team entered the stadium... 1980...Just to flip the bird at the USA - telling us we can't go... 1984...Just to flip the bird at the USA - this time for our No Nukes policy! 2012...What a PAARTAAAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runningrings Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 NZ was booed at Montreal? Obviously I know that it was New Zealand's participation that caused organisers a lot of grief with African nations, but I didn't realise the crowed booed NZ's arrival... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinleeds Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Hi i am doing my dissertation at uni on London 2012 and the legacies please could you spare 5 minutes to answer my questionnaire. many thanks http://stellarsurvey.com/s.aspx?u=2C617B2C-4C89-4257-B66B-B508EEF2D572 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcelica Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Sarajevo 1984 Sydney 2000 Athens 2004 Beijing 2008 Vancouver 2010 and would like to attend Rio 2016, believe that Brazilians will make the best games so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I dont think we were booed... 1936...Great fun to be had wearing light brown shirt!!! 1976...Just so I could hear my homeland, New Zealand, being boo'd as the team entered the stadium... 1980...Just to flip the bird at the USA - telling us we can't go... 1984...Just to flip the bird at the USA - this time for our No Nukes policy! 2012...What a PAARTAAAY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4gamesandcounting Posted April 25, 2013 Report Share Posted April 25, 2013 I've been lucky to attend athens, torino, Beijing, vancouver, and of course london. So my list would be: Lillehammer Sydney Barcelona Atlanta Salt lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trylon Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 This is my first post. I have checked this site for a long time but have never joined partly because I am far from an expert on the Oympic movement. I am a member of a world's fair forum and I find the history of these great international events to be endlessly fascinating. I find the social, political and economic history of the Olympic movement as interesting as the actual competitions. In any event, this thread caught my eye. And if I could witness five Olympic games, my choices would be: Berlin, 1936--simply because it was, in many ways, the first Olympic summer games as we know them today. It was a propaganda spectacle, of course, but it must have been remarkable event. And I would have loved to see Jesse Owens compete. Lake Placid, 1932--because I would have enjoyed watching Sonja Heine skate. Montreal, 1976--because I had the chance to attend some of the events of that Olympiad and would like to go back in time. It is a wonderful city. Grenoble, 1968--just to see Peggy Fleming skate to gold Calgary, 1988--to see Eddie the Eagle jump! And a sixth: Lake Placid, 1980, to watch Eric Heiden skate, and because it was the last "small town" Olympic games. Today, I live near Lake Placid and I am charmed and impressed with the manner this Adirondack village has preserved its Olympic history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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