1984 Summer Olympics / Participant (United States)
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
- Squad
- Trainer
- Squad
Archery
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Benita Edds
- Women, singles: 34th place
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Trena King
- Women, singles: 7th place
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Glenn Meyers
- Men, singles: 12th place
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Ruth Rowe
- Women, singles: 12th place
Boxing
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Robert Shannon
- Men, bantamweight: 9th place
fencing
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Jana Angelakis
- Women, foil, singles: 28th place
- Women, foil, team: 6th place
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Sue Badders
- Women, foil, team: 6th place
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Vincent Bradford
- Women, foil, singles: 23rd place
- Women, foil, team: 6th place
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Joel Glucksman
- Men, sabers, team: 6th place
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Peter Lewison
- Men, foil, singles: 11th place
- Men, foil, team: 5th place
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Mike Lofton
- Men, sabers, singles: 17th place
- Men, sabers, team: 6th place
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Mike Marx
- Men, foil, team: 5th place
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Robert Marx
- Men, swords, singles: 18th place
- Men, swords, team: 10th place
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Greg Massialas
- Men, foil, singles: 28th place
- Men, foil, team: 5th place
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Mike McCahey
- Men, foil, singles: 30th place
- Men, foil, team: 5th place
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Sharon Monplaisir
- Women, foil, team: 6th place
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John Moreau
- Men, swords, team: 10th place
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Steve Mormando
- Men, sabers, singles: 12th place
- Men, sabers, team: 6th place
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Phil Reilly
- Men, sabers, team: 6th place
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Peter Schifrin
- Men, swords, team: 10th place
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Lee Shelley
- Men, swords, singles: 38th place
- Men, swords, team: 10th place
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Mark Smith
- Men, foil, team: 5th place
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Stephen Trevor
- Men, swords, singles: 17th place
- Men, swords, team: 10th place
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Debra Waples
- Women, foil, singles: 20th place
- Women, foil, team: 6th place
Soccer
- Men's tournament
- Preliminary round
- Squad
- 1 David Brcic
- 2 Bruce Savage
- 3 Gregg Thompson
- 4 Jeff Durgan
- 5 Kazbek Tambi
- 6 Angelo DiBernardo
- 7 Erhardt Kapp
- 8 Chico Borja
- 9 Steve Moyers
- 10 Rick Davis
- 11 Hugo Perez
- 12 Kevin Crow
- 13 Jean Willrich
- 14 Mike Fox
- 15 Jamie Swanner
- 16 Jeff Hooker
- 17 Amr Aly
- Trainer
Weightlifting
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Donald Abrahamson
- Men, lightweight: 13th place
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Tommy Calandro
- Men, middleweight: 19th place
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Ken Clark
- Men, I. Heavyweight: 5th place
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Derrick Crass
- Men, Middle Heavyweight: DNF
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Ric Eaton
- Men, II. Heavyweight: 6th place
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Albert Hood
- Men, bantamweight: 8th place
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Arn Kritsky
- Men, light heavyweight: 9th place
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Rich Shanko
- Men, I. Heavyweight: 7th place
Handball
- Men's tournament
- 9th place
- Squad
- Trainer
- Women's tournament
- 5th place
- Squad
- Trainer:
hockey
- Men's tournament
- 12th place
- Squad
- Squad
Judo
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Craig Agena
- Men, half light weight: 20th place
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Brett Barron
- Men, light middleweight: 9th place
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Dewey Mitchell
- Men, Open Class: 11th place
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Doug Nelson
- Men, heavyweight: 5th place
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Mike Swain
- Men, lightweight: 11th place
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Leo White
- Men, light heavyweight: 11th place
canoe
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Norman Bellingham
- Men, four-person kayak, 1000 meters: hope run
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Sheila Conover
- Women, single kayak, 500 meters: 6th place
- Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
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Shirley Dery-Batlik
- Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: 5th place
- Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
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David Gilman
- Men, four-person kayak, 1000 meters: hope run
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David Halpern
- Men, two-man kayak, 500 meters: semi-finals
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Terry Kent
- Men, two-man kayak, 500 meters: semi-finals
- Men, two-person kayak, 1000 meters: 4th place
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Leslie Klein
- Women, two-person kayak, 500 meters: 5th place
- Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
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Rod McLain
- Men, two-man Canadians, 1000 meters: 5th place
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Bruce Merritt
- Men, single-canoes, 1000 meters: 7th place
- Men, two-man Canadians, 500 meters: 9th place
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Rob Plankenhorn
- Men, Canadians, 500 meters: semi-finals
- Men, two-man Canadians, 1000 meters: 5th place
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Dan Schnurrenberger
- Men, four-person kayak, 1000 meters: hope run
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Chris Spelius
- Men, four-person kayak, 1000 meters: hope run
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Ann Turner
- Women, four-person kayak, 500 meters: 4th place
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Terry White
- Men, single kayak, 500 meters: semifinals
- Men, two-person kayak, 1000 meters: 4th place
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J. Bret Young
- Men, two-man Canadians, 500 meters: 9th place
athletics
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Jodi Anderson
- Women, heptathlon: DNF
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Duncan Atwood
- Men, javelin: 11th place
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Willie Banks
- Men, triple jump: 6th place
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Sharrieffa Barksdale
- Women, 400 meter hurdles: semi-finals
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Cindy Brakeman
- Women, 3000 meters: 4th place
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Tim Bright
- Men, decathlon: 12th place
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Julie Brown
- Women, marathon: 36th place
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Ed Burke
- Men, hammer throw: 18th place in qualification
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Art Burns
- Men, discus throw: 5th place
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Carol Cady
- Women, shot put: 7th place
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Robin Campbell
- Women, 800 meters: semi-finals
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Tonie Campbell
- Men, 110 meter hurdles: 5th place
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Don Clary
- Men, 5000 meters: semi-finals
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John Crist
- Men, decathlon: 6th place
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Paul Cummings
- Men, 10,000 meters: heats
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Mary Decker-Slaney
- Women, 3000 meters: DNF
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Laura DeSnoo
- Women, discus throw: 10th place
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Marco Evoniuk
- Men, 20 kilometers walking: 7th place
- Men, walking 50 kilometers: DNF
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Randy Givens
- Women, 200 meters: 6th place
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Milton Goode
- Men, high jump: no valid attempt in the final
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Johnny Gray
- Men, 800 meters: 7th place
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Cindy Greiner
- Women, heptathlon: 4th place
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Bill Green
- Men, hammer throw: 5th place
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John Gregorek
- Men, 3000 meter obstacle: semi-finals
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Lorna Griffin
- Women, shot put: 9th place
- Women, discus throw: 12th place
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Joan Hansen
- Women, 3000 meters: 8th place
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Tranel Hawkins
- Men, 400 meter hurdles: 6th place
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Jim Heiring
- Men, 20 kilometers walking: 23rd place
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Julie Isphording
- Women, marathon: DNF
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Missy Kane
- Women, 1500 meters: heats
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Steve Lacy
- Men, 5000 meters: semi-finals
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Carol Lewis
- Women, long jump: 9th place
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Jud Logan
- Men, hammer throw: 13th place in qualification
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Doug Lytle
- Men, pole vault: 6th place
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Henry Marsh
- Men, 3000 meter obstacle: 4th place
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John Marshall
- Men, 800 meters: quarter-finals
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Mike McRae
- Men, long jump: 11th place
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Larry Myricks
- Men, long jump: 4th place
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Doug Nordquist
- Men, high jump: 5th place
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Dan O'Connor
- Men, 20 kilometers walking: 33rd place
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Vince O'Sullivan
- Men, 50 kilometers walking: 14th place
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Doug Padilla
- Men, 5000 meters: 7th place
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Pam Page
- Women, 100 meter hurdles: 8th place
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Ramona Pagel
- Women, shot put: 11th place
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Tom Petranoff
- Men, javelin: 10th place
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Pete Pfitzinger
- Men, marathon: 11th place
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Pat Porter
- Men, 10,000 meters: 15th place
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Diana Richburg
- Men, 1500 meters: heats
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Louise Ritter
- Women, high jump: 8th place
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Steve Roller
- Men, javelin throw: 18th place in qualification
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Alberto Salazar
- Men, marathon: 15th place
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Carl Schueler
- Men, 50 kilometers walking: 6th place
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Steve Scott
- Men, 1500 meters: 10th place
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Karin Smith
- Women, javelin: 8th place
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Pam Spencer
- Women, high jump: 11th place
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Jim Spivey
- Men, 1500 meters: 5th place
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Dwight Stones
- Men, high jump: 4th place
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Cathy Sulinski
- Women, javelin: 10th place
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Lynda Sutfin
- Women, javelin: 18th place in qualification
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Angie Thacker
- Women, long jump: 4th place
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John Tuttle
- Men, marathon: DNF
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Craig Virgin
- Men, 10,000 meters: heats
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August Wolf
- Men, shot put: 4th place
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Jim Wooding
- Men, decathlon: 7th place
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Angela Wright-Scott
- Women, 400 meter hurdles: prelims
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Ruth Wysocki
- Women, 800 meters: 6th place
- Women, 1500 meters: 8th place
Modern pentathlon
Cycling
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Rory O'Reilly
- Men, 1000 meters time trial: 8th place
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Janelle Parks
- Women, road races: 10th place
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Thurlow Rogers
- Men, road races: 6th place
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Inga Thompson
- Women, road races: 21st place
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Danny Van Haute
- Men, points race: preliminary round
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Mark Whitehead
- Men, points race: preliminary round
horse riding
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Robert Dover
- Dressage, individual: 17th place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
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Hilda Gurney
- Dressage, individual: 14th place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
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Sandy Pflueger
- Dressage, individual: 16th place
- Dressage, team: 6th place
Rhythmic sports gymnastics
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Michelle Berube
- Women, singles: 14th place
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Valerie Zimring
- Women, singles: 11th place
Wrestling
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Chris Catalfo
- Men, welterweight, Greco-Roman: 7th place
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Dan Chandler
- Men, Middleweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round
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Frank Famiano
- Men, bantamweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round
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Mark Fuller
- Men, light flyweight, Greco-Roman: 2nd round
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Joe Gonzales
- Men, flyweight, freestyle: 3rd round
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Abdurrahim Kuzu
- Men, featherweight, Greco-Roman: 4th place
rowing
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John Biglow
- Men, one: 4th place
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Dave De Ruff & John Strotbeck
- Men, twos without a helmsman: 6th place
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Bruce Beall , Curtis Fleming , Ridgely Johnson & Greg Montesi
- Men, double fours: 7th place
- Fred Borchelt , Charles Clapp , Tom Darling , Bruce Ibbetson , Bob Jaugstetter , Chip Lubsen , Chris Penny , Andrew Sudduth & John Terwilliger
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Judy Geer & Cathy Thaxton-Tippett
- Women, double sculls: 6th place
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Barbara Kirch & Chari Towne
- Women, twos without helmsman: 5th place
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Jan Harville , Valerie McClain-Ward , Liz Miles , Abby Peck & Patricia Spratlin
- Women, foursome with helmsman: 4th place
- Betsy Beard , Carol Bower , Jeanne Flanagan , Carie Graves , Kathy Keeler , Holly Metcalf , Kristine Norelius , Shyril O'Steen & Kristen Thorsness
shoot
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Todd Bensley
- Men, running target: 13th place
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Erich Buljung
- Men, Free Pistol: 9th place
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Glenn Dubis
- Men, air rifle: 15th place
- Men, small caliber, three-position fight: 6th place
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Donald Durbin
- Men, small caliber, lying: 13th place
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Kim Dyer
- Women, sport pistol: 13th place
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Allyn Johnson
- Men, rapid fire pistol: 20th place
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John McNally
- Men, rapid fire pistol: 26th place
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Don Nygord
- Men, Free Pistol: 14th place
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Gloria Parmentier
- Women, small caliber, three-position fight: 4th place
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John Rost
- Men, air rifle: 6th place
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Mary Anne Schweitzer
- Women, air rifle: 18th place
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Randy Stewart
- Men, running target: 9th place
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Michael Thompson
- Skeet: 38th place
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Walter Zobell
- Trap: 22nd place
swim
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Matt Gribble
- Men, 100 meters butterfly: 16th place
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Sue Heon
- Women, 400 meter medley: 4th place
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Pat Kennedy
- Men, 200 meters butterfly: 8th place
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Jeff Kostoff
- Men, 400 meter medley: 6th place
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Kim Linehan
- Women, 400 meters freestyle: 4th place
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John Moffet
- Men, 100 meters chest: 5th place
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Kim Rhodenbaugh
- Women, 200 meters chest: 8th place
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Tori Trees
- Women, 200 meters back: 5th place
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Jesse Vassallo
- Men, 200 meters back: 17th place
- Men, 400 meter medley: 4th place
sailing
Synchronized swimming
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Sarah Josephson
- Women, singles: preliminary round
do gymnastics
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Tim Daggett
- Men, individual all-around: 8th place in the qualification
- Men, team all-around competition: 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
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Jim Hartung
- Men, individual all-around: 9th place in qualification
- Men, team all-around competition: 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
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Scott Johnson
- Men, individual all-around: 16th place in qualification
- Men, team all-around competition: 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
volleyball
- Squad
- Squad
Water polo
- Squad
Diving
Web links
- US Olympic team from 1984 in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )