Open Teams
Teams representing Italy and France won five and four of the twelve Open Team Olympiad tournaments. The Italian Blue Team won three in a row 1964 to 1972, overlapping its run of ten Bermuda Bowls (1957–1969). Another Italian team won the last two Olympiads and made it three in a row in the first rendition as part of the World Mind Sports Games, 2000 to 2008, overlapping its run of seven European championships (1995–2006).
Year, Host, Entries | Medalists | |
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1960
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1. | France |
2. | Great Britain |
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3. | USA Vanderbilt 1 |
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1964
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1. | Italy |
2. | USA |
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3. | Great Britain |
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1968
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1. | Italy |
2. | USA |
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3. | Canada |
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1972
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1. | Italy |
2. | USA |
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3. | Canada |
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1976
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1. | Brazil |
2. | Italy |
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3. | Great Britain |
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1980
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1. | France |
2. | USA |
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3. | Netherlands | |
Norway | ||
1984
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1. | Poland |
2. | France |
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3. | Denmark |
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1988
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1. | USA |
2. | Austria |
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3. | Sweden |
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1992
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1. | France |
2. | USA |
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3. | Netherlands |
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1996
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1. | France |
2. | Indonesia |
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3. | Denmark |
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2000
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1. | Italy |
2. | Poland |
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3. | USA |
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2004
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1. | Italy |
2. | Netherlands |
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3. | Russia |
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2008
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1. | Italy |
2. | England |
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3. | Norway |
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