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Wikipedia: The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held in Leningrad, Kiev, and Minsk. The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe.
![[Olympic Velodrome in Krylatskoye]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Krylatsky_Olympic_Velodrome_s.jpg "Olympic Velodrome in Krylatskoye")
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![[A bronze medal from the 1980 Summer Olympics]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1980_Summer_Olympics_bronze_medal_s.jpg "A bronze medal from the 1980 Summer Olympics")
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![[Olympic Village as it appeared in February 2004]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Moscow_Olymp_vil_winter_s.jpg "Olympic Village as it appeared in February 2004")
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![[1977 USSR commemorative stamp issued for the event]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/USSR_stamp_1977_6k_s.jpg "1977 USSR commemorative stamp issued for the event")
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![[150-rubles platinum coin (reverse)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Platinum_coin_150r_USSR_1978_s.jpg "150-rubles platinum coin (reverse)")
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![[1980 Summer Olympics Torch]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Moscow_torch_s.jpg "1980 Summer Olympics Torch")
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![[150-rubles platinum coin (averse)]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Platinum_coin_150r_USSR_1978R_s.jpg "150-rubles platinum coin (averse)")
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