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1984 Summer Olympics

See also: 1984 Summer Paralympics

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The Games of the XXIII Olympiad were held in 1984 in Los Angeles, United States. Los Angeles was the only city to bid to host the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Nations participating	140
Athletes participating	6,797 (5,230 men, 1,567 women)
Events	221 in 23 sports
Opening ceremonies	July 28, 1984
Closing ceremonies	August 12, 1984
Officially opened by	Ronald Reagan
Athlete's Oath	Edwin Moses
Judge's Oath	Sharon Weber
Olympic Torch	Rafer Johnson

Table of contents

1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 See also 5 External links

Highlights

• After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984). Notably, Romania is represented in LA and wins several medals. The boycott influenced a large number of events that were normally dominated by the absent countries.
• The organisers of the Los Angeles Olympics are able to produce a profit of over $ 200 million.
• Carl Lewis equals the performance of Jesse Owens of 1936 and wins four gold medals.
• Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
• A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit. The event is also noted because of Swiss runner Gabi Andersen-Schiess, who - suffering from heat exhaustion - stumbled through the last lap, providing dramatic images.
• Synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics debut in Los Angeles as Olympic events, as does wind surfing.
• The People's Republic of China returns to the Olympics after a long absence and wins 15 gold medals. In weightlifting, athletes from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) and PRC win a medal in the same event.
• Tennis and Baseball are demo sports.
• Steffi Graf wins her first Olympic title.
• Daley Thompson apparently misses a new world record in winning his second consecutive gold medal in the decathlon; the next year his score is retrospectively raised to 8847, giving him the record.
• Victor Davis sets a new world record in winning the gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke in swimming.

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

• Archery
• Athletics
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boxing
• Canoeing
• Cycling
• Diving
• Equestrianism
• Fencing
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Handball
• Hockey
• Judo
• Modern Pentathlon
• Rowing
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Synchronized Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling
• Yachting

Medal count

Pos

Country

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

See also

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Site on 1984 Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics

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