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became the first
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Politics of the Olympic Games: With an Epilogue, 1976–1980
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208:. The delegation consisted of a single
200:debut, although it had competed in the
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375:Senegalese Skier Seeks Olympic Spirit
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670:"The Eagle has landed - how dare he"
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1109:Nations at the 1984 Winter Olympics
668:Pearson, Harry (11 December 2009).
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264:. They sent a single
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906:South Korea
901:North Korea
865:Puerto Rico
576:(in French)
573:Paris Match
274:Puerto Rico
70:Competitors
1103:Categories
1067:Yugoslavia
1037:San Marino
855:Costa Rica
790:Yugoslavia
721:References
709:17 October
681:17 October
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608:16 October
580:16 October
544:17 October
518:17 October
336:Disneyland
262:Yugoslavia
242:1964 Games
232:Background
194:Yugoslavia
1083:Australia
830:Argentina
623:Espy 1981
504:"Senegal"
310:apartheid
256:debut in
171:2014–2022
156:1998–2002
947:Bulgaria
916:Mongolia
786:Sarajevo
602:BBC News
481:3:28.67
475:1:46.04
469:1:42.63
456:1:59.64
447:1:59.64
443:Downhill
400:Athlete
342:and the
258:Sarajevo
190:Sarajevo
125:overview
63:Sarajevo
41:IOC code
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1032:Romania
997:Iceland
992:Hungary
962:Finland
942:Belgium
937:Austria
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823:America
814:Senegal
809:Morocco
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240:at the
182:Senegal
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204:since
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896:Japan
886:China
850:Chile
804:Egypt
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