The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Sarajevo '84, were a winter multi-sport event held between 8 and 19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. It was the first Winter Olympic Games held in a Slavic language-speaking country, as well as the only Winter Olympics held in a communist country before the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. It was the second consecutive Olympic Games held in a communist country, after the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union.
John Cappelletti is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers.
William Joseph Cheek is an American former speed skater and inline speed skater. He specialized in the short and middle distances and won Olympic gold in 2006. Currently Cheek is a media entrepreneur.
The Philippine Olympic Committee Inc. (POC) is the National Olympic Committee of the Philippines.
Joseph Lubega is an Ugandan professional boxer. As an amateur, he participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was stopped in the first round of the middleweight division by Thailand's eventual bronze medal winner Prasathinphimai Suriya.
Nicole Lee Haislett is an American former competitive swimmer who was a three-time Olympic gold medalist, a former world and American record-holder, and an eight-time American national college champion. During her international swimming career, Haislett won twenty-two medals in major international championships, including fourteen golds.
Keiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres. Nagashima has won two World Cup races and has three Japanese domestic titles. He is a member of the Nidec Sankyo speed skating team.
Joseph Daniel Votto is a Canadian-American former professional baseball first baseman who spent his entire 17-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Cincinnati Reds from 2007 to 2023. He was the second Canadian player, following Larry Walker, to have 2,000 hits, 300 home runs, and 1,000 runs batted in (RBI) in MLB. Votto is a six-time MLB All-Star, a seven-time Tip O'Neill Award winner, and two-time Lou Marsh Trophy winner as Canada's athlete of the year. In 2010, he won the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player Award and Hank Aaron Award. Renowned for his plate discipline and ability to get on-base, Votto was first in career walks (1,365), third in on-base percentage (.409), and fourth in on-base plus slugging (.920) among all active players at the time of his retirement during the 2024 season. He is one of two Reds with at least 300 home runs, 1,000 RBI, and 2,000 hits in franchise history, the other being Johnny Bench.
Joseph Thomas Logano is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 22 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for AM Racing. He previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.
Rebecca Jasontek is an American competitor in synchronized swimming. She is the youngest daughter of Michael and Virginia Jasontek. Rebecca grew up in Loveland, Ohio and attended Mount Notre Dame High School. She has an older sister, Julie. Rebecca's mother is the head coach of the Cincinnati Synchrogator Team. Ginny Jasontek is a former synchronized swimming champion from New Jersey who started the Synchrogator team in September 1969 at the Gamble-Nippert YMCA.
Joseph Alan Hand is an American professional racing driver who competes in sports car racing as a Ford factory driver. A former champion of the Star Mazda Series, Hand is the co-winner of the 2011 24 Hours of Daytona driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, the 2012 12 Hours of Sebring GT class for BMW Team Rahal, and the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans LMGTE Pro class for Ford Chip Ganassi Team USA driving the Ford GT. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for RFK Racing.
Joey Paccagnella is an Italian female synchronized swimmer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Joseph Anthony Bosa is an American professional football linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected third overall by the Chargers in the 2016 NFL draft, where he was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Bosa has since been cited as among the best pass rushers in the NFL. He is the son of former NFL player John Bosa and the older brother of current NFL player Nick Bosa.
The following lists events that happened in 1980 in Iceland.
Joey Kilburn is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics.
Joey Meneses Ramírez is a Mexican professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes. He was the 2018 International League MVP.
Joseph Oleg Sandulo was a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Joseph Michael Frost is a British boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Events in the year 1993 in the Netherlands.
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