1984 Summer Olympics / Participant (Great Britain)
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The United Kingdom took as always under the name of Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in part. The British athletes have participated in all the summer games since the beginning. 337 participants, 229 men and 108 women, took part in 190 competitions in 20 sports.
Medals
medal | Surname | Sports | sport |
---|---|---|---|
Sebastian Coe | athletics | 1500 m | |
Daley Thompson | athletics | Decathlon | |
Tessa Sanderson | athletics | Javelin throw | |
Richard Budgett , Martin Cross , Adrian Ellison , Andrew Holmes , Steven Redgrave | rowing | Foursome with the helmsman of the men | |
Malcolm Cooper | shoot | Small caliber men, three-position fight | |
Sebastian Coe | athletics | 800 m of the men | |
Steve Cram | athletics | 1500 m | |
Mike McLeod | athletics | 10,000 m of men | |
Kriss Akabusi , Todd Bennett , Philip Brown , Garry Cook | athletics | 4 × 400 m relay of men | |
David Ottley | athletics | Javelin throw | |
Wendy Smith-Sly | athletics | 3000 m | |
Shirley Strong | athletics | 100 m hurdles | |
Diana Clapham , Lucinda Green , Virginia Holgate-Leng , Ian Stark | horse riding | Versatility team | |
Timothy Grubb , Steven Smith , John Whitaker , Michael Whitaker | horse riding | Jump team | |
Neil Adams | Judo | Light middleweight | |
Sarah Hardcastle | swim | 400 m freestyle | |
Charlie Spedding | athletics | marathon | |
Keith Connor | athletics | Triple jump | |
Kathy Smallwood-Cook | athletics | 400 m | |
Beverley Goddard-Callender , Heather Hunte , Simmone Jacobs , Kathy Smallwood-Cook | athletics | 4 × 100 m relay of women | |
Susan Hearnshaw | athletics | Long jump | |
Fatima Whitbread | athletics | Javelin throw | |
Robert Wells | Boxing | Super heavyweight for men | |
Virginia Holgate Ling | horse riding | Versatility single | |
Ian Taylor , Stephen Martin , Paul Barber , Robert Cattrall , Jon Potter , Richard Dodds , William McConnell , Norman Hughes , David Westcott , Richard Leman , Stephen Batchelor , Sean Kerly , James Duthie , Kulbir Bhaura , Mark Precious | hockey | Men's | |
Neil Eckersley | Judo | Light flyweight | |
Kerrith Brown | Judo | Flyweight | |
Michael Sullivan | shoot | Small caliber of men, launched | |
Alister Allan | shoot | Small caliber men, three-position fight | |
Barry Dagger | shoot | Men's air rifle | |
Neil Cochran | swim | 200 m layers | |
Andrew Astbury , Neil Cochran , Paul Easter , Paul Howe | swim | 4 × 200 m freestyle | |
June Croft | swim | 400 m freestyle | |
Sarah Hardcastle | swim | 800 m freestyle | |
David Mercer | Weightlifting | Light heavyweight | |
Noel Loban | Wrestling | Freestyle light heavyweight | |
Peter Allam and Jonathan Richards | sailing | Men's Flying Dutchman |
Archery
In the fourth appearance of Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, the country was represented by three men and three women.
Women
- Eileen Robinson - 2408 points (→ 29th place)
- Angela Goodall - 2401 points (→ 30th place)
- Susan Wilcox - 2398 points (→ 31st place)
Men
- Steven Hallard - 2473 points (→ 21st place)
- Peter Gillam - 2435 points (→ 30th place)
- Richard Priestman - 2339 points (→ 48th place)
athletics
Men
100 m
- Final - 10.27 (→ 5th place)
- Final - 10.32 (→ 7th place)
200 m
- Forward - 21.02
- Quarterfinals - 20.55
- Semi-finals - 20.54
- Final - 20.98 (→ 8th place)
400 m
- Forward - 45.64
- Quarterfinals - 45.43
- Semi-finals - 45.69 (→ eliminated)
- Forward - 46.26
- Quarterfinals - 46.63 (→ eliminated)
- Forward - 46.09
- Quarterfinals - 45.51 (→ eliminated)
5000 m
- Forward - 13:46.01
- Semi-finals - 13: 28.60
- Final - 13:11.50 (→ 4th place)
- Preroll - 13:46, 16
- Semi-finals - 13:41.70
- Final - 13: 53.34 (→ 13th place)
- Preroll - 13: 51.40
- Semi-finals - 13:28.44
- Final - 14: 16.61 (→ 14th place)
10,000 m
- Qualification preliminary - 28: 15.22
- Final - 28: 28.08 (→ 8th place)
- Qualification preliminary - 28: 31.13
- Final - 28: 31.73 (→ 12th place)
marathon
- 2:13:57 (→ 12th place)
- DNF
110 m hurdles
- Forward (→ eliminated)
- Forward (→ eliminated)
- Forward (→ eliminated)
400 m hurdles
- Forward (→ eliminated)
- Forward (→ eliminated)
- Forward (→ eliminated)
high jump
- Geoff Parsons
- Qualification - 2.21 m (→ eliminated)
- Mark Naylor
- Qualification - no mark (→ eliminated)
Triple jump
- Eric McCalla
- Final - 16.66 m (→ 8th place)
Javelin throw
- Roald Bradstock
- Qualification - 83.06 m
- Final - 81.22 m (→ 7th place)
Hammer throw
- Qualification - 73.04 m
- Final - 72.62 m (→ 8th place)
- Martin Girvan
- Qualification - 72.66 m
- Final - 72.32 m (→ 9th place)
- Matthew Mileham
- Qualification - 71.80 m
- Finale - no mark (→ no result)
Pole vault
- Jeff Gutteridge
- Qualification round - 5.30 m
- Final - 5.10 m (→ 11th place)
- Keith Stock
- Qualification Round - 5.20 m (→ eliminated)
Decathlon
- Brad McStravick
- Final result - 7890 points (→ 11th place)
- Colin Boreham
- Final result - 7485 points (→ 20th place)
20 km walking
- Philip Vesty
- Final - 1:27:28 (→ 13th place)
- Ian McCombie
- Final - 1:28:53 (→ 19th place)
- Final - 1:30:46 (→ 24th place)
50 km of walking
- Chris Maddocks
- Final - 4:26:33 (→ 16th place)
- Women
1500 m
- Christine Benning
- Forward - 4: 10.48
- Final - 4: 04.70 (→ 5th place)
- Christina Boxer
- Preroll - 4: 07.40
- Final - 4: 05.53 (→ 6th place)
- Lynne MacDougall
- Preroll - 4:09:08
- Final - 4: 10.58 (→ 11th place)
3000 m
- Forward - 8: 44.62
- Final - 8: 48.80 (→ 7th place)
- Jane Furniss
- Preroll - 8: 44.62 (→ eliminated)
marathon
- Final - 2:28:54 (→ 6th place)
- Final - 2:32:48 (→ 11th place)
- Sarah Rowell
- Final - 2:34:08 (→ 14th place)
400 m hurdles
- Susan Morley
- Forward - 58.71
- Semi-finals - 56.67 (→ eliminated)
- Gladys Taylor
- Forward - 57.64
- Semi-finals - 56.72 (→ eliminated)
high jump
- Diana Davies
- Qualification - 1.90 m
- Final - 1.88 m (→ 9th place)
- Judy Simpson
- Qualification - 1.84 m (→ eliminated, 19th place)
Long jump
Discus throw
- Meg Ritchie
- Qualification - 56.00 m
- Final - 62.58 m (→ 5th place)
- Venissa Head
- Qualification - 55.24 m
- Final - 58.18 m (→ 7th place)
Shot put
- Judy Oakes
- Final - 18.14 m (→ 4th place)
- Venissa Head
- Final - 17.90 m (→ 6th place)
Javelin throw
- Sharon Gibson
- Qualification - 60.88 m
- Final - 59.66 m (→ 9th place)
Heptathlon
- Judy Simpson
- Final result - 6280 points (→ 5th place)
- Kim Hagger
- Final result - 6127 points (→ 8th place)
Boxing
Half fly weight (<48 kg)
- John Lyon
- Round 1 - Victory against Alego Akomi (SUD), 5-0
- Round 2 - win against Yehuda Ben Haim (ISR), 5-0
- Quarter-finals - defeat to Paul Gonzales (USA), 1: 4
Bantam weight (<54 kg)
- John Hyland
- Round 1 BYE
- Round 2 - Loss to Moon Sung-Kil (South Korea), eliminated in the third round
Heavy weight (<91 kg)
- Douglas Young
- Round 1 BYE
- Round 2 - loss to Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE), KO-2
Super heavyweight (over 91 kg)
-
Robert Wells → Bronze
- Round 1 BYE
- Quarterfinals - Beating William Pulu (TNG), KO-1
- Semi-finals - loss to Francesco Damiani (ITA), RSC-3
fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and five women represented Great Britain in 1984.
- Foil single
- Bill Gosbee
- Pierre Harper
- Nick Bell
- Foil team
- Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Nick Bell, Rob Bruniges, Graham Paul
- Epee single
- Steven Paul
- John Llewellyn
- Jonathan Stanbury
- Epee team
- Ralph Johnson , John Llewellyn, Neal Mallett, Steven Paul, Jonathan Stanbury
- Saber single
- Mark Slade
- Richard Cohen
- John Zarno
- Saber crew
- Richard Cohen , Paul Klenerman, Jim Philbin, Mark Slade, John Zarno
- Foil single
- Linda Ann Martin
- Liz Thurley
- Fiona McIntosh
- Foil team
- Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Liz Thurley, Katie Arup
Wrestling
- Men
- Freestyle, Flyweight: Gary Moores
- Freestyle, Bantamweight: Brian Aspen
- Freestyle, featherweight: Mark Dunbar
- Freestyle, lightweight: Steve Bayliss
- Freestyle, Welterweight: Fitz Walker
- Freestyle, middleweight: Stefan Kurpas
- Freestyle, light heavyweight: Noel Loban , bronze
hockey
- Men's
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Great Britain - Kenya 2-1
- Great Britain - Canada 3-1
- Great Britain - New Zealand 1-0
- Great Britain - Netherlands 4-3
- Great Britain - Pakistan 0-0
- Semifinals
- Great Britain - Federal Republic of Germany 0-1
- Bronze game
- Team line-up
- (2.) Veryan Pappin (gk)
- (3.) Stephen Martin
- (4.) Paul Barber
- (5.) Robert Cattrall
- (6.) Jon Potter
- (7.) Richard Dodds
- (8.) William McConnell
- (9.) Norman Hughes
- (10.) David Westcott
- (11.) Richard Leman
- (12.) Stephen Batchelor
- (13.) Sean Kerly
- (14.) James Duthie
- (15.) Kulbir Bhaura
- (16.) Mark Precious
- Coach : David Whitaker
canoe
- Men
- Kayak One 500 m: David Upson , 5.
- Kayak One 1000 m: Stephen Jackson , 8.
- Two-person kayak 500 m: Andrew Sheriff , Jeremy West , 8.
- Two-man kayak 1000 m: Christopher Canham , Jan Raciborski
- Kayak foursome 1000 m: Grayson Bourne , Andrew Sheriff, Kevin Smith , Jeremy West, 5.
- Canadian One 500m: Steve Train ,
- Canadian One 1000 m: Steve Train, 6.
- Canadian twos 500 m: Eric Jamieson , Andrew Train , 7.
- Canadian twos 1000 m: Andrew Train, Steve Train, 9.
- Women
- Kayak One 500m: Lesley Smither , 9.
- Two- person kayak 500 m: Lucy Perrett , Lesley Smither, 8.
- Kayak foursome 500 m: Janine Lawler , Lucy Perrett, Lesley Smither, Deborah Watson , 7.
Judo
- Extra lightweight: Neil Eckersley , bronze
- Half light weight: Stephen Gawthorpe , 5.
- Lightweight: Kerrith Brown , bronze
- Light Middleweight: Neil Adams , silver
- Middleweight: Densign White , 5th
- Light Heavyweight: Nicholas Kokotaylo , 11.
- Heavyweight: Elvis Gordon , 11.
- Open class: Paul Radburn , 11.
Modern pentathlon
- Richard Phelps , 4th
- Michael Mumford , 24.
- Stephen Sowerby , 37.
Cycling
- Mark Bell - eliminated (→ no result)
- Neil Martin - eliminated (→ no result)
- Peter Sanders - eliminated (→ no result)
- Darryl Webster - eliminated (→ no result)
- Catherine Swinnerton - 2:13:28 (→ 13th place)
- Linda Gornall - 2:13:28 (→ 17th place)
- Maria Blower - 2:22:03 (→ 29th place)
- Muriel Sharp - 2:22:03 (→ 30th place)
horse riding
- Dressage : Christopher Bartle , individual: 6th, team: 8th
- Dressage: Jane Bartle-Wilson , individual: 23rd, team: 8th
- Dressage: Jennie Loriston-Clarke , individual: 30th, team: 8th
- Jumping : Tim Grubb , individual: 13th, team: silver
- Jumping: John Whitaker , individual: 14th, team: silver
- Jumping: Michael Whitaker , individual: 24th, team: silver
- Jumping: Steven Smith , team: silver
- Eventing : Virginia Holgate-Leng , individual: 3rd, team: silver
- Versatility: Lucinda Prior-Palmer-Green , individual: 6th, team: silver
- Versatility: Ian Stark , Individual: 9th, Team: Silver
- Versatility: Diana Clapham , individual: 32nd, team: silver
rowing
- John Beattie, Richard Stanhope
- (→ 12th place)
- TO Genziani, WJ Lang, AF Inns
- (→ 8th place)
- JL Bland, MJ Clift, M Knight, John Garrett
- (→ 9th place)
- Richard Budgett, Martin Cross, Andy Holmes, Steven Redgrave , Adrian Ellison,
- (→ gold)
- CG Roberts, DA Clift, Sal Hassan, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, John Pritchard , Allan Whitwell, Colin Moynihan
- (→ 5th place)
- B Mitchell
- (→ 6th place)
- N Ray, S Bloomfield
- (→ 8th place)
- K Painter, R Howe
- (→ 6th place)
Foursome with a helmsman
- T Millar, J Genchi, J Toch, K Ball, K Talbot
- (→ 7th place)
- A Forbes, K McNicol, K Holroyd, B Holmes, S Hunter-Jones. A Ayling, A Callaway, G Hodges, S Bailey
- (→ 5th place)
shoot
- Men
- Rapid fire pistol 25 m
- Graham Harvey , 23.
- John Cooke , 23.
- Gun 50 m
- Arthur Spencer , 27.
- Geoffrey Robinson , 46.
- Air rifle 10 m
- Barry Dagger , bronze
- Malcolm Cooper , 15.
- Small caliber three-position fight 50 m
- Malcolm Cooper , gold
- Alister Allan , bronze
- Small bore, lying 50 m
- Michael Sullivan , bronze
- Alister Allan , 4th
- Running target 50 m
- David Chapman , 15.
- Michael Meggison , 22.
- Mixed
- Trap
- Peter Boden , 14.
- Peter Croft , 17th
- Skeet
- Wallace Sykes , Jan.
- Paul Bentley , 24.
- Women
- Sports pistol 25 m
- Carol Bartlett-Page , 12.
- Adrienne Bennett , 27.
- Air rifle 10 m
- Irene Daw , 20.
- Sarah Cooper, 25.
- Small caliber three-position fight
- Irene Daw , 10th
- Sarah Cooper, 25.
swim
- Men
100 m freestyle
- Forward - 51.68
- B final - 51.48 (→ 11th place)
- Paul Easter
- Prelude - 51.83 (→ eliminated, 21st place)
200 m freestyle
- Paul Easter
- Preroll - 1: 51.80
- B final - 1: 51.70 (→ 9th place)
- Andrew Astbury
- Forward - 1: 52.01
- B final - 1: 53.02 (→ 15th place)
400 m freestyle
- Andrew Astbury
- Forward - 3: 58.41
- B final - 3: 58.14 (→ 14th place)
- Paul Howe
- Preroll - 4: 04.07 (→ eliminated, 25th place)
1500 m freestyle
- David Stacey
- Preliminary run - 15: 30.10 (→ eliminated, 12th place)
- Stuart Willmott
- Preroll - 15: 57.79 (→ eliminated, 21st place)
100 m back
- Neil Harper
- Preliminary run - 58.50 (→ eliminated, 17th place)
- Ian Collins
- Preliminary run - 1: 00.08 (→ eliminated, 28th place)
200 m back
- Neil Cochran
- Preroll - 2: 05.58
- B final - 2: 05.72 (→ 14th place)
- Neil Harper
- Preroll - 2: 09.48 (→ eliminated, 24th place)
100 m chest
- Preroll - 1: 04.06
- Final - 1: 03.25 (→ 4th place)
- Iain Cambell
- Advance - 1: 04.81
- B final - 1: 05.02 (→ 14th place)
200 m chest
- Preroll - 2: 19.83
- B final - 2: 18.83 (→ 9th place)
- Iain Cambell
- Forward - 2: 20.78
- B final - 2: 20.62 (→ 11th place)
100 m butterfly
- Andy Jameson | Andrew Jameson
- Forward - 54.49
- Final - 54.28 (→ 5th place)
- Ian Collins
- Prelim - 56.41 (→ eliminated, 22nd place)
200 m butterfly
- Nick Hodgson
- Forward - 2: 01.64
- B final - 2: 01.24 (→ 11th place)
- Philip Hubble
- Preroll - 2: 02.76
- B final - 2: 03.06 (→ 16th place)
200 m layers
- Neil Cochran
- Robin Brew
- Preroll - 2: 04.13
- Final - 2: 04.52 (→ 4th place)
400 m layers
- Stephen Poulter
- Forward - 4: 25.38
- Final - 4: 25.80 (→ 7th place)
- Stuart Willmott
- Preroll - 4: 32.90
- B final - 4: 31.10 (→ 15th place)
4 × 100 m freestyle
- David Lowe , Roland Lee, Paul Easter, Richard Burrell
- Preroll - 3: 24.59
- Final - 3: 23.61 (→ 5th place)
4 × 200 m freestyle
- Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, Paul Howe, Andrew Astbury
4 × 100 m layers
- Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse , Andy Jameson, David Lowe
- Forward - 3: 49.86
- Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse , Andy Jameson, Richard Burrell
- Final - 3: 47.39 (→ 6th place)
- Women
100 m freestyle
- June Croft
- Forward - 57.12
- Final - 57.11 (→ 7th place)
- Nicola Fibbens
- Forward - 57.80
- B final - 57.36 (→ 11th place)
200 m freestyle
- June Croft
- Forward - 2:01:05
- Final - 2: 00.64 (→ 6th place)
- Annabelle Cripps
- Preroll - 2: 04.44
- B final - 2: 04.90 (→ 15th place)
400 m freestyle
- Sarah Hardcastle
- June Croft
800 m freestyle
- Sarah Hardcastle
- Annabelle Cripps
- Preroll - 8: 58.09 (→ eliminated, 14th place)
100 m back
- Beverley Rose
- Forward - 1: 03.61
- Final - 1: 04.16 (→ 7th place)
- Catherine White
- Preroll - 1: 05.03
- B final - 1: 04.99 (→ 13th place)
200 m back
- Catherine White
- Preroll - 2: 18.02
- B final - 2: 17.63 (→ 10th place)
- Katherine Read
- Forward - 2: 18.92
- B final - 2: 18.33 (→ 11th place)
200 m butterfly
- Samantha Purvis
- Forward - 2: 11.97
- Final - 2,12,33 (→ 5th place)
- Ann Osgerby
- Forward - 2: 16.31
- B final - 2: 19.10 (→ 16th place)
200 m layers
- Gaynor Stanley
- Forward - 2: 24.94
- B final - 2: 21.71 (→ 13th place)
- Zara Long
- Forward - 2: 23.89
- B final - 2: 22.25 (→ 14th place)
400 m layers
- Gaynor Stanley
- Preroll - 4: 53.70
- Final - 4: 52.83 (→ 7th place)
- Sarah Hardcastle
- Forward - 4: 55.78
- B final - 4: 51.55 (→ 9th place)
4 × 100 m freestyle
- Annabelle Cripps, Nicola Fibbens, Debra Gore, June Croft
- Forward - 3: 51.47
- Final - 3: 50.12 (→ 6th place)
4 × 100 m layer relay
- Beverley Rose, Jean Hill, Nicola Fibbens, June Croft
- Forward - 4: 16.83
- Final - 4: 14.05 (→ 4th place)
Synchronized swimming
- singles
- Caroline Holmyard , 6.
- Carolyn Wilson , 7.
- Amanda Dodd , 10.
- duet
- Carolyn Wilson , 4th
- Caroline Holmyard , 4th
sailing
- David Hackford , Jan.
- Mike McIntyre , Jan.
- Cathy Foster , 7.
- Peter Newlands , 7.
- Iain Woolward , Jan.
- John Maddocks , 9
- David Campbell-James , 6.
- Robert White , 6.
- Chris Law , 4th
- Edward Leask , 4th
- Jeremy Richards , 4th
- Jonathan Richards , bronze
- Peter Allam , bronze
do gymnastics
- Men
Gymnast | Individual all-around |
Team all-around |
ground | Leap | Ingots | Horizontal bar | Rings | horse |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Morris | 24. | 9. | 36. | 16. | 55. | 66. | 15th | 24. |
Keith Langley | 34. | 9. | 63. | 53. | 53. | 25th | 33. | 43. |
Terry Bartlett | 36. | 9. | 25th | 10. | 43. | 37. | 46. | 57. |
Barry Winch | 54. | 9. | 59. | 32. | 59. | 48. | 30th | 48. |
Richard Benyon | 64. | 9. | 56. | 66. | 59. | 61. | 51. | 67. |
Eddie Van Hoof | 69. | 9. | 68. | 56. | 68 | 58. | 65. | 69. |
- Women
Gymnast | Individual all-around |
Team all-around |
ground | Leap | Uneven bars | Balance beam |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Natalie Davies | 19th | 7th | 26th | 48. | 30th | 36. |
Amanda Harrison | 22nd | 7th | 30th | 32. | 36. | 53. |
Kathy Williams | 25th | 7th | 39. | 28. | 44. | 39. |
Hayley Price | 43. | 7th | 35. | 28. | 52. | 39. |
Lisa Young | 43. | 7th | 33. | 55. | 25th | 61. |
Sally Larner | 48. | 7th | 33. | 21st | 53. | 59. |
Rhythmic sports gymnastics
- Lorraine Priest , 28.
- Jacquie Leavy , 31.
Weightlifting
- Geoffrey Laws : Featherweight, Dec.
- Dean Willey : lightweight, 4.
- Dave Morgan : Middleweight, 4th
- Stephen Pinsent : Middleweight, 11th
- Newton Burrowes : Light Heavyweight, 4th
- Tony Supple : light heavyweight, 12.
- David Mercer : Middle Heavyweight, Bronze
- Keith Boxell : Middle Heavyweight, 10th
- Peter Pinsent : Heavyweight I, DSQ
- Gary Taylor : Heavyweight II, DSQ
Diving
Jump 3 m
- Christopher Snode
- Preliminary round - 592.68
- Final - 609.51 (→ 5th place)
- Nigel Stanton
- Preliminary round - 521.61 (→ eliminated, 15th place)
Diving 10 m
- Preliminary round - 14th place
Web links
- ^ Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Games . In: sports-reference.com . Retrieved April 29, 2011.