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Lillehammer bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics

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signatures by 2 June 1982, when the municipal council was to evaluate the planning. The opposition created The Committee For Information About the Olympics in Lillehammer 1992. The municipal committee published a report on 28 January 1983, presenting a draft of the Olympic bidding plans. On 2 June 1983, Lillehammer Municipal Council voted with 42 against 13 to actively support and work for bringing the games to Lillehammer. The
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In May 1985, Petter Rønningen took over as director of the company, by which time it had five full-time employees. The final plans were approved by the municipal council on 7 November. The formal bid was three volumes totaling 500-page, presented in English and French. The bid sent a delegation of 58
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a public reception was held where Lillehammer's bidding for the 1992 Winter Olympics was launched. A major focus for the committee was to distribute information about Norway and very unknown Lillehammer among IOC members. This action led the visits to the 70 IOC members in their home countries, with
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following up. Representatives attended 37 international sports events. During 1985, a government guarantee was secured, establishing the games' financial foundation. The Information Committee published a white book in 1984, which was critical to both the application process and the impact of the
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On 1 October 1983, the limited company Lillehammer-OL 1992 AS was established to make the plans. Its director was Arild Sletten and its chair was Ole Sjetne. Financing for the planning was secured through NOK 15 million from the private sector and NOK 10 million from the public sector.
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In a secret meeting with the Lillehammer Executive Council on 22 January 1982, they were informed about the plans, and they decided to create a committee, led by Ole Sjetne, to plan the games. A petition was started in 1982 to stop the town from hosting the games, which gathered about a thousand
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games on the town, warning that the city would change character. Arne Skouen stated that "he best way to bulldoze over and leave the city behind looking like a battlefield is to organize an Olympics."
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was an unsuccessful campaign launched in 1984. It bid ended fourth of seven at the
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A few months earlier already the choice of Lillehammer was proposed by
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had been experiencing an economic slump, and on 21 August 1981, the
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was split, and both sides promised demonstrations and actions.
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Svarstad, Asbjørn (3 June 1983). "Lillehammer sa ja til OL".
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suggested an Oslo Olympic bid during the successfully staged
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had appointed a government committee, led by the politician
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Lillehammer bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics
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Hove-Ødegård, Arne; Celius, Sten; Brun, Ivar Ole (2004).
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Index

Overview
XVI Olympic Winter Games
V Paralympic Winter Games

Albertville
Sofia
Falun
Lillehammer
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Anchorage
Lillehammer
Norway
NOC
Norwegian Olympic Committee
91st IOC Session
1992 Winter Olympics
Albertville
1994 Winter Olympics
Juan Antonio Samaranch
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1982
Swedish bid
Falun
Östersund
1988 Winter Olympics
Arne B. Mollén
Norwegian Olympic Committee
Oppland
Hedmark
Government of Norway
Odvar Nordli

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