Boycott : stolen dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games

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Boycott : stolen dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
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stolen dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
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Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli ; foreword by Vice President Walter F. Mondale
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Stolen dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
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eng
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CaPaEBR
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GV722 1980
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.C37 2008eb
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  • With a thorough exploration of the political climate of the time and the Soviet Unions invasion of Afghanistan, this book describes the repercussions of Jimmy Carters American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite missing the games they had trained relentlessly to compete in, many U.S. athletes went on to achieve remarkable successes in sports and overcame the bitter disappointment of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity dashed by geopolitics
  • With a thorough exploration of the political climate of the time and Russia's invasion of Afghanistan, this book describes the repercussions of Jimmy Carter's American boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite missing the games they had trained relentlessly to compete in, many U.S. athletes went on to achieve remarkable successes in sports and overcame the bitter disappointment of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity dashed by geopolitics

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