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Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games edit

  • Book[1]
  • Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the United States Congress.
  • List of Congressional Gold Medal recipients This is a list of recipients of the Congressional Gold Medal which states....To recognize the athletes of the 1980 US Summer Olympic team, who forfeited the Moscow games due to the United States boycott to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Because of the high volume of medals needed, Congress authorized the U.S. Mint to forge gold-plated medals in lieu of standard solid gold medals. The medals' status as official Congressional Gold Medals was unclear until confirmed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives in 2007.'

461 edit

  • The # of athletes that received a medal
  • does not include other personnel such as coaches and managers, maybe 650 medals in all. (pg 240)

Todd Tiahrt (R-Kansas) edit

PUBLIC LAW 96-306—JULY 8, 1980 94 STAT. 937 edit

Athletes edit

30 edit

Basketball players edit

Boxing edit

Canoe & Kayak edit

Cycling edit

7-Eleven (cycling team) edit

Diving edit

Equestrian edit

Fencing edit

Field Hockey edit

Gymnastics edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Judo edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Modern Pentathlon edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Rowing edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Shooting edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Soccer edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Swimming edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Volleyball edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Water Polo edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Weightlifting edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Wrestling edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Yachting edit

  • Fields qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. He did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially to recognize the sacrifice of the athletes who forfeited the Moscow games in order to protest the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union.

Bibliography edit

  • Caraccioli, Jerry, & Tom Caraccioli, Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, New Chapter Press, Washington, D.C. (2009). ISBN 978-0-942257-54-0.

References edit

  1. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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  3. ^ a b c Exposrip, "Geo-Politics and American Athletes Denied Olympic Opportunities Profiled" Archived 2010-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Sports Perspectives website, July 9, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Eldridge, L., "Olympic Trials: Long on Drama, Short on Rewards", Christian Science Monitor, July 1, 1980.
  5. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  6. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  7. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  8. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  9. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  10. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.
  11. ^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.

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