| Overview | |
|---|---|
| XIV Olympic Winter Games | |
| Winner: Sarajevo Runner-up: Sapporo Shortlist: Gothenburg | |
| Details | |
| Committee | IOC |
| Election venue | 80th IOC Session, Athens |
| Map of the bidding cities | |
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| Important dates | |
| Decision | 18 May 1978 |
| Decision | |
| Winner | Sarajevo (39 votes) |
| Runner-up | Sapporo (36 votes) |
The selection process for the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of three bids, and saw Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (in current-day Bosnia and Herzegovina), be selected ahead of Sapporo, Japan, and Gothenburg, Sweden. The selection was made at the 80th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Athens on 18 May 1978.[1][2][3]
- ^ "Past Olympic host city election results". GamesBids. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ "Face-saving mood give LA Games 'conditionally'". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire reports. May 18, 1978. p. 1C.
- ^ "LA is given 1984 Games". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 18, 1978. p. 57.