[Forum Game] Games of the Modern Olympiad

The Republic of Germany would like to announce, in association with the state government of Berlin, a bid for the city of Berlin to be the host city for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Signed,
Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany and Floris Helsington, Head of the German Olympic Committee
((Note: actual historical bid!))

Name: Thomas Wassberg
Birth: 27 March, Lennartsfors, Värmland, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Background: Former Athlete
Bio: He won the World Cup in 1977. In 1980 he received Bragdmedaljen, an award given to the best Swedish sportsman/sportswoman each year. He did however for many years refuse to accept the award in protest to an earlier decision by the award committee, but finally in 2013 he accepted the medal.

Wassberg won four gold Medals at the Winter Olympics: in 15 km (1980), 50 km (1984), and the 4 x 10 km relay (1984, 1988). At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he earned three golds (50 km: 1982, 30 km: 1987, and 4 x 10 km: 1987), three silvers (15 km: 1985, 1987; 50 km (1987), and one bronze (4 x 10 km: 1985). Additionally, Wassberg won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival three times (1980, 1982 and 1987) and the 15 km twice (1979, 1985).

At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Wassberg edged out Finland's Juha Mieto by 0.01 seconds in the 15 km, the closest cross-country skiing race in Olympic history. This incident led the FIS to change their timing to the nearest one-tenth of a second. At the 1984 Winter Olympics, Wassberg beat out fellow Swede Gunde Svan by 4.9 seconds in the 50 km, the closest margin of victory ever in that event

Swedish Olympic Committee​

The Swedish Olympic Committee, after several months of consideration, formally lodges a request that Stockholm, having previously hosted the historic 1912 Olympics, as well as the 1956 Equestrian Games, would be a superb choice for the upcoming 2000 Summer Olympics.


We sincerely hope that the International Committee will review our bid carefully and, with luck, decide in our favour.

Is it too late for joining?

nachopontmercy said:

Is it too late for joining?

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Nope actually it is never too late. Come on in!

Name: Albert Grimaldi
Birth: 14 march 1958
Nationality: Monégasque
Background: former athlete
Bio: I am lazy just click on this

czechmasaryk said:

I hate to ask this, but for fairness' sake. Would you rather get the Athlete Bonus or Political Figure bonus?

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athlete bonus! Updated

Name: Juan Antonio Samaranch
Birth: 17th July, 1920
Nationality: Spanish
Background: Idealist
Bio: After a discrete career as an athlete, Samaranch used his political cunning to get elected as Spanish Ambassador in the Soviet Union, a post he used to increase his political capital amongst the eastern nations. Elected as president of the IOC in 1980, Samaranch worked relentlessly to get Barcelona as an Olympic city, and now no one knows if he will simply remain as a silent figure, or if another Spanish city will try to get an Olympic bid.


Name: Miguel Indurain
Birth: 16th July, 1964
Ethnicity: ???
Sport(s): Cycling
Bio: Winner of 5 Tour of France in a row, Miguel Indurain is probably one of the best cycling racers in history, if not the best. Now he will try his luck in the Olympics, where the gold medal seems almost sure.

czechmasaryk said:

Okay, your stats are up!

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Also if your wondering why I chose athlete bonus see this

The Italian Hope

When Italy joins the 1996 Summer Olympics, it is with a strong trust that they will bring home gold medals in the disciplines of Fencing. And this trust is without reason, since Fencing is the Italian specialty, with the Italians bringing home more medals than any other nation, and France is the only nation that truly can challenge the italian dominance, with Hungary as a distant third.



Name: Valentina Vezzali
Birth: 14 February 1974, Iesi, Italy
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Sport(s): Fencing
Bio: Valentina Vezzali is an Italian fencer. As fencer she has won six Olympic gold medals in foil competitions. Together with the German shooter Ralf Schumann, the Slovak slalom canoeist Michal Martikán and the japanese female judoka Ryoko Tani, is one of only four athletes in the history of the Summer Olympic Games to have won five medals in the same individual event.

Vezzali is the first fencer in Olympic history to win three Individual Foil gold medals at three consecutive Olympics – Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. She also won fourteen gold medals at the World Fencing Championships, six in individual competitions (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) and another eight in team competitions (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013), plus four silver medals (two individual, 1994 and 2006, and two with Italian team, in the same years) and three bronze medals (individual, 1995, 1998 and 2012).
In European championships, she won nine gold medals (individual: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010; team: 1999, 2001, 2009, 2010), three silver medals (individual: 2003, 2007; team: 2007), two bronze medals (individual: 1993; team: 1998). (Source: Wikipedia)

(Since no one is doing France yet I am assuming I can co host with them with out having to negotiate with that fourm member)

The Principality of Monaco announces it will hold a bid in Co-Operation with the government of France and Nice that it will hold a bid to Host the 2000 summer Olympics. (If we do win the bid most of the things will be situated in Nice as, space is tight in Monaco!)

Athlete


Name: Jordan Styles
Birth: August 12th, 1973
Ethnicity: American
Sport(s): Basketball
Bio: Born in a rural town of Indiana, Jordan Styles was a sought after individual by the time he had entered high school, his athletic abilities in addition to player aptitude made him a prodigy although there was much speculation into what sport he would take interest in. The front runners were baseball, football and basketball but by sophomore year he had decided to play basketball. At Small Forward Styles was a dynamic scorer shattering his high school records in scoring, assists and rebounds all by his senior year. Declaring his eligibility for the NBA draft after two years attending the University of North Carolina which resulted in being crowned Division 1 champions, he was selected 2nd overall pick in the draft going to the Philadelphia 76ers. His skills had not gone unnoticed as he has been tapped to help anchor the US Men’s basketball team which would soon be known worldwide as simply “The Dream Team” for the summer games in Atlanta.

Name: Danko Lazar Zoric
Ethnicity: Croatian
Born: July 25th, 1975
Sport: Downhill Skiing and Swimming
Bio: Born during the days of the Yugoslavian Federation, Danko has been a champion of Croatian sports, winning championships in both Downhill Skiing and Swimming, an unusual combination. He now seeks to compete in the olympics.