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Romania won the second most gold medals (20) and the third most total medals (53), marking its highest medal tally in history. [8] [9] [10] West Germany won the third most gold medals, with 17, and the second most total medals, with 59. [8] [7] Runner Carl Lewis and gymnast Ecaterina Szabo won the most gold medals at the games with four each. [11]
The first gold medal to be awarded at the Los Angeles Olympics was also the first-ever medal to be won by an athlete from China when Xu Haifeng won the 50 m Pistol event. Archer Neroli Fairhall from New Zealand was the first paraplegic Olympian at any Olympic Games, coming 35th in the Women's individual event.
Gold Silver Bronze 100 m freestyle details: Carrie Steinseifer United States: 55.92 none awarded (as there was a tie for gold) Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands: 56.08 Nancy Hogshead United States: 200 m freestyle details: Mary Wayte United States: 1:59.23 Cynthia Woodhead United States: 1:59.50 Annemarie Verstappen Netherlands: 1:59.69 400 m ...
The 1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States. The USA's senior men's team was led by coach Bob Knight, who was also the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers at the time. The team won the tournament's championship.
Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985.
At the 1980 Summer Olympics, that was impacted by an American-led boycott, Cuban boxers won 10 medals, with 6 of them being gold, and had again been expected to do well. [2] However, the nation withdrew from the games following the announcement of the Soviet boycott. [ 3 ]
The United States topped the medal count for the first time since 1968, winning a record 83 gold medals and surpassing the Soviet Union's total of 80 golds at the 1980 Summer Olympics. U.S. delegation during the opening ceremony for the 1984 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the eleventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It took place at The Forum in Inglewood, California, United States from July 29 to August 10. The United States won the