WINNERS GAMES OF THE 23 OLYMPIAD
Start:
28 Jul 1984
End:
12 Aug 1984
Countries:
140
Athletes:
6829
Sports:
26
Events:
221
City:
Los Angeles, USA
LOS ANGELES 1984 - Bid History
- Since June 1978, there have been a lot of meetings between Los Angeles and the IOC officials, the purpose of which was to convince the IOC that a private group could organize the Olympic Games.
- And on 20 October 1978, at the White House, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and IOC President Lord Killanin signed the Olympic contract, and the 1984 Olympics were awarded to Los Angeles, USA.
Games of the 23 Olympiad,1984 - Interesting Facts
- The President of the USA, Ronald Reagan, officially opened the Games of the 23 Olympiad at the renovated Colisium stadium.
- The Soviet Union and 16 of its allies boycotted Olympic Games 1984 in retaliation for the previous US boycott, and 125 World champions didn't compete at the Games 1984.
- For the first time, Olympic games were organized without government funding.
- China participated in the Games for the first time since 1932.
- American athlete Carl LEWIS repeated Jesse OWENS 1936 record, and won four gold medals in the 100, 200m, 4x100m relay and long jump.
- Wrestler of the USA Jeff BLATNICK overcame cancer and won a gold medal in Classic wrestling.
Summer Olympics 1984 - Medal Table
LOS ANGELES 1984 - Top Medalists
ROU
4
1
0
USA
4
0
0
USA
3
1
0
NZL
3
0
0
3
0
0
USA
3
0
0
USA
3
0
0
USA
3
0
0
USA
3
0
0