1984 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)

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The United States hosted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , California . A total of 522 athletes entered the race for the USA, 339 men and 183 women of them, and they took part in 217 competitions in all 25 sports. The flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Ed Burke . In the medal table, the United States took first place. A record that is still valid today was set with a total of 83 gold medals won. The athlete Carl Lewis alone won gold four times. The gymnast Mary Lou Retton was able to collect the most medals overall , she won five precious metals.

Participants by sport

basketball basketball

  • Men's tournament
    gold gold
  • Women's tournament
    gold gold

Archery Archery

Boxing Boxing

fencing fencing

  • Jana Angelakis
    Women, foil, singles: 28th place
    Women, foil, team: 6th place
  • Vincent Bradford
    Women, foil, singles: 23rd place
    Women, foil, team: 6th place
  • Peter Lewison
    Men, foil, singles: 11th place
    Men, foil, team: 5th place
  • Mike Lofton
    Men, sabers, singles: 17th place
    Men, sabers, team: 6th place
  • Robert Marx
    Men, swords, singles: 18th place
    Men, swords, team: 10th place
  • Greg Massialas
    Men, foil, singles: 28th place
    Men, foil, team: 5th place
  • Mike McCahey
    Men, foil, singles: 30th place
    Men, foil, team: 5th place
  • Steve Mormando
    Men, sabers, singles: 12th place
    Men, sabers, team: 6th place
  • Lee Shelley
    Men, swords, singles: 38th place
    Men, swords, team: 10th place
  • Stephen Trevor
    Men, swords, singles: 17th place
    Men, swords, team: 10th place
  • Debra Waples
    Women, foil, singles: 20th place
    Women, foil, team: 6th place
  • Peter Westbrook
    Men, sabers, singles: bronze bronze
    Men, sabers, team: 6th place

Soccer Soccer

  • Men's tournament
    Preliminary round

Weightlifting Weightlifting

Handball Handball

  • Men's tournament
    9th place
  • Women's tournament
    5th place

hockey hockey

  • Men's tournament
    12th place
  • Women's tournament
    bronze bronze

Judo Judo

  • Leo White
    Men, light heavyweight: 11th place

canoe canoe

  • Sheila Conover
    Women, single kayak, 500 meters: 6th place
    Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
  • Shirley Dery-Batlik
    Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: 5th place
    Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
  • David Gilman
    Men, four-person kayak, 1000 meters: hope run
  • Terry Kent
    Men, two-man kayak, 500 meters: semi-finals
    Men, two-person kayak, 1000 meters: 4th place
  • Leslie Klein
    Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: 5th place
    Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
  • Rod McLain
    Men, two-man Canadians, 1000 meters: 5th place
  • Bruce Merritt
    Men, single-canoes, 1000 meters: 7th place
    Men, two-man Canadians, 500 meters: 9th place
  • Rob Plankenhorn
    Men, Canadians, 500 meters: semi-finals
    Men, two-man Canadians, 1000 meters: 5th place
  • Ann Turner
    Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
  • Terry White
    Men, single kayak, 500 meters: semifinals
    Men, two-person kayak, 1000 meters: 4th place

athletics athletics

  • Jeanette Bolden
    Women, 100 meters: 4th place
    Women, 4 × 100 meters: gold gold
  • Alice Brown
    Women, 100 meters: silver silver
    Women, 4 × 100 meters: gold gold
  • Ron Brown
    Men, 100 meters: 4th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meters: gold gold
  • Ed Burke
    Men, hammer throw: 18th place in qualification
  • Chandra Cheeseborough
    Women, 400 meters: silver silver
    Women, 4 × 100 meters: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 400 meters: gold gold
  • Marco Evoniuk
    Men, 20 kilometers walking: 7th place
    Men, walking 50 kilometers: DNF
  • Milton Goode
    Men, high jump: no valid attempt in the final
  • Sam Graddy
    Men, 100 meters: silver silver
    Men, 4 × 100 meters: gold gold
  • Lorna Griffin
    Women, shot put: 9th place
    Women, discus throw: 12th place
  • Carl Lewis
    Men, 100 meters: gold gold
    Men, 200 meters: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 100 meters: gold gold
    Men, long jump: gold gold
  • Jud Logan
    Men, hammer throw: 13th place in qualification
  • Antonio McKay
    Men, 400 meters: bronze bronze
    Men, 4 × 400 meters: gold gold
  • Sunder Nothing
    Men, 400 meters: 5th place
    Men, 4 × 400 meters: gold gold
  • Pam Page
    Women, 100 meter hurdles: 8th place
  • Steve Roller
    Men, javelin throw: 18th place in qualification
  • Ruth Wysocki
    Women, 800 meters: 6th place
    Women, 1500 meters: 8th place

Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon

  • Greg Losey
    Men, singles: 13th place
    Men, team: silver silver
  • Mike Storm
    Men, singles: 5th place
    Men, team: silver silver

Cycling Cycling

  • Steve Hegg
    Men, one's pursuit: gold gold
    Men, team pursuit: silver silver
  • Ron Kiefel
    Men, road races: 9th place
    Men, 100 kilometers team time trial: bronze bronze
  • Leonard Nitz
    Men, One Pursuit: Bronze bronze
    Men, team pursuit: silver silver
  • Davis Phinney
    Men, road races: 5th place
    Men, 100 kilometers team time trial: bronze bronze

horse riding horse riding

  • Bruce Davidson
    Versatility, singles: 13th place
    Versatility, team: gold gold
  • Robert Dover
    Dressage, individual: 17th place
    Dressage, team: 6th place
  • Joe Fargis
    Jumping, singles: gold gold
    Jumping, team: gold gold
  • Hilda Gurney
    Dressage, individual: 14th place
    Dressage, team: 6th place
  • Sandy Pflueger
    Dressage, individual: 16th place
    Dressage, team: 6th place
  • Karen Stives
    Versatility, Singles: Silver silver
    Versatility, team: gold gold

Rhythmic sports gymnastics Rhythmic sports gymnastics

Wrestling Wrestling

  • Ed Banach
    Men, light heavyweight, freestyle: gold gold
  • Mark Fuller
    Men, light flyweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round

rowing rowing

shoot shoot

  • Glenn Dubis
    Men, air rifle: 15th place
    Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 6th place
  • Kim Dyer
    Women, sport pistol: 13th place
  • Edward Etzel
    Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 15th place
    Men, small caliber, lying: gold gold
  • Wanda Jewell
    Women, small caliber, three-position battle: bronze bronze

swim swim

  • Theresa Andrews
    Women, 100 meters back: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Rick Carey
    Men, 100 meters back: gold gold
    Men, 200 meters back: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Tracy Caulkins
    Women, 100 meters chest: 4th place
    Women, 200 meter medley: gold gold
    Women, 400 meter individual medley: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Tiffany Cohen
    Women, 400 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 800 meters freestyle: gold gold
  • George DiCarlo
    Men, 400 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Men, 1500 meters freestyle: silver silver
  • Jeff Float
    Men, 200 meters freestyle: 4th place
    Men, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: gold gold
  • Rowdy Gaines
    Men, 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Mike Heath
    Men, 100 meters freestyle: 4th place
    Men, 200 meters freestyle: silver silver
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 200 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Sue Heon
    Women, 400 meter medley: 4th place
  • Nancy Hogshead
    Women, 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 200 meters butterfly: 4th place
    Women, 200 meter medley: silver silver
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Tom Jager
    Men, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Jenna Johnson
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 100 meters butterfly: silver silver
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Steve Lundquist
    Men, 100 meters chest: gold gold
    Men, 200 meter medley: 5th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Mary T. Meagher
    Women, 100 meters butterfly: gold gold
    Women, 200 meters butterfly: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Betsy Mitchell
    Women, 100 meters back: silver silver
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Pablo Morales
    Men, 100 meters butterfly: silver silver
    Men, 200 meters butterfly: 4th place
    Men, 200 meter medley: silver silver
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Susan Rapp
    Women, 100 meters chest: 7th place
    Women, 200 meters chest: silver silver
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Rich Schroeder
    Men, 200 meters chest: 4th place
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Carrie Steinseifer
    Women, 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold
  • Jesse Vassallo
    Men, 200 meters back: 17th place
    Men, 400 meter medley: 4th place
  • Mary Wayte
    Women, 200 meters freestyle: gold gold
    Women, 4 × 100 meters freestyle: gold gold
  • Dave Wilson
    Men, 100 meters back: silver silver
    Men, 4 × 100 meter medley: gold gold

sailing sailing

Synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming

  • Candy Costie
    Women, singles: preliminary round
    Women, duet: gold gold

do gymnastics do gymnastics

  • Pam Bileck
    Women, individual all-around: 17th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around: silver silver
    Women, floor: 7th place in qualification
    Women, horse: 16th place in the qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 33rd place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 10th place in qualification
  • Bart Conner
    Men, individual all-around: 6th place
    Men, team all-around competition: gold gold
    Men, floor: 5th place
    Men, horse: 10th place
    Men, bars: gold gold
    Men, horizontal bar: 8th place in the qualification
    Men, rings: 12th place in qualification
    Men, pommel horse: 7th place in qualification
  • Tim Daggett
    Men, individual all-around: 8th place in the qualification
    Men, team all-around competition: gold gold
    Men, floor: 30th place in qualification
    Men, horse: 32nd place in qualification
    Men, parallel bars: 9th place in qualification
    Men, horizontal bar: 4th place
    Men, rings: 6th place in qualification
    Men, pommel horse: bronze bronze
  • Michelle Dusserre
    Women, individual all-around: 12th place in the qualification
    Women, team all-around: silver silver
    Women, floor: 5th place in qualification
    Women, horse: 13th place in the qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 4th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 24th place in qualification
  • Mitch Gaylord
    Men, individual all-around: 5th place
    Men, team all-around competition: gold gold
    Men, floor: 16th place in qualification
    Men, horse: silver silver
    Men, bars: bronze bronze
    Men, horizontal bar: 20th place in qualification
    Men, rings: bronze bronze
    Men, pommel horse: 4th place in qualification
  • Jim Hartung
    Men, individual all-around: 9th place in qualification
    Men, team all-around competition: gold gold
    Men, floor: 9th place in qualification
    Men, horse: 6th place
    Men, parallel bars: 10th place in qualification
    Men, horizontal bar: 20th place in the qualification
    Men, rings: 9th place in qualification
    Men, pommel horse: 9th place in the qualification
  • Kathy Johnson
    Women, individual all-around: 10th place
    Women, team all-around: silver silver
    Women, floor: 10th place in qualification
    Women, horse: 5th place in the qualification
    Women, uneven bars: 8th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: bronze bronze
  • Scott Johnson
    Men, individual all-around: 16th place in qualification
    Men, team all-around competition: gold gold
    Men, floor: 14th place in qualification
    Men, horse: 6th place in the qualification
    Men, parallel bars: 17th place in qualification
    Men, horizontal bar: 51st place in qualification
    Men, rings: 15th place in qualification
    Men, pommel horse: 17th place in qualification
  • Julianne McNamara
    Women, individual all-around: 4th place
    Women, team all-around: silver silver
    Women, bottom: silver silver
    Women, horse: 11th place in the qualification
    Women, uneven bars: gold gold
    Women, balance beam: 17th place in qualification
  • Mary Lou Retton
    Women, individual all-around: gold gold
    Women, team all-around: silver silver
    Women, bottom: bronze bronze
    Women, horse: silver silver
    Women, uneven bars: bronze bronze
    Women, balance beam: 4th place
  • Tracee Talavera
    Women, individual all-around: 16th place in qualification
    Women, team all-around: silver silver
    Women, floor: 15th place in qualification
    Women, horse: 4th place
    Women, uneven bars: 13th place in qualification
    Women, balance beam: 24th place in qualification
  • Peter Vidmar
    Men, individual all-around: silver silver
    Men, team all-around competition: gold gold
    Men, floor: 7th place
    Men, horse: 10th place in the qualification
    Men, parallel bars: 4th place in qualification
    Men, horizontal bar: 4th place
    Men, rings: 4th place
    Men, pommel horse: gold gold

volleyball volleyball

  • Men's tournament
    gold gold
  • Women's tournament
    silver silver

Water polo Water polo

  • Men's tournament
    silver silver

Diving Diving

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