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Olympic Games Scandals Information

Both the Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games have been marred by various incidents and scandals. They include:

Contents

Summer Olympics

1912 Summer Olympics

1932 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

Main article: Blood in the Water match

1968 Summer Olympics

1972 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

Winter Olympics

1968 Winter Olympics

1972 Winter Olympics

1994 Winter Olympics

1998 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

Further information: 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal

2006 Winter Olympics

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Olympic Games scandals and controversies
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