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The Denver Winter Olympics referendum was held in November 1972 following the awarding to Denver of the 1976 Winter Olympics. [1] [2]The selection process for the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Denver, Colorado, United States, selected ahead of Sion, Switzerland; Tampere, Finland; and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (German: XII. Olympische Winterspiele , French : XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver ) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( Austro-Bavarian : Innschbruck 1976 ), were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Innsbruck , Austria, from February 4 to 15, 1976.
Later that year on 7 November, Colorado voters rejected partially funding the games in a referendum, [8] [9] and for the first time a city awarded an Olympics rejected them. [10] Denver officially withdrew on 15 November, [ 11 ] and the IOC then offered the Olympics to Whistler, British Columbia , Canada, but they declined, owing to a change of ...
The prestigious alpine downhill race, the showcase event of the Winter Olympics, was planned for Beaver Creek by the Denver Olympic Organizing Committee. After state voters handily passed a referendum in 1972 to stop state funding for the Olympics, [ 3 ] the 1976 games were reassigned to Innsbruck , Austria , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] which had hosted in 1964 .
A turn toward extravagance. Forty years ago, the Olympics were also at a crossroads. After the 1968 Mexico City Games and 1972 Munich games were marked by deadly violence and the 1976 Montreal ...
South Korean air pistol competitor Kim Yeji went viral for looking like a movie star during her turn at the Olympics. ... //t.co/GjMtJ1dRVN — bri (@bribrisimps) July 31, 2024.
NBC, which holds the U.S. broadcasting rights through 2032, is trying to turn around that trend by enlisting a slew of entertainers and non-Olympian athletes in its coverage.
Denver withdraws its offer to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, the first and only host city to reject an awarded Olympic Games. November 7: Colorado voters reject a $5 million bond issue to fund the 1976 Winter Olympics. September 10: Frank Shorter of Boulder wins the Men's Marathon at the Games of the XX Olympiad in Munich. 1971: October 3