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The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.
1984 Summer Olympics; Bid process (bid details) Boycott; Development; Venues; Torch relay (route) Marketing ; Broadcasters; Opening ceremony (flag bearers) Chronological summary; Medal table ; World and Olympic records; Concerns and controversies; Closing ceremony (flag bearers) Paralympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics are widely considered to be the most financially successful modern Olympics, [5] serving as an example on how to run an Olympic Games. As a result of low construction costs, due to the use of existing sport infrastructure, coupled with a reliance on private corporate funding, [ 6 ] the 1984 Games generated a profit of ...
The table does not count revoked medals (e.g., due to doping). A total of 162 current and historical NOCs have earned at least one medal. Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account.
1984 Summer Olympics; IOC code: FRA: NOC: French National Olympic and Sports Committee: Website: www.franceolympique.com (in French) in Los Angeles; Competitors: 238 (189 men and 49 women) in 21 sports: Flag bearer : Angelo Parisi: Medals Ranked 12th: Gold 5 Silver 7 Bronze 16 Total 28: Summer Olympics appearances
Medal Host Number of medal events Medals awarded Athlete(s) with the most medals (gold–silver–bronze) Athlete(s) with the most gold medals Total 1924: winners: table: Chamonix, France: 16 16 16 17 49 Clas Thunberg (3–1–1) Roald Larsen (0–2–3) Clas Thunberg (3–1–1) Thorleif Haug (3–0–0) 1928: winners: table
During the medal ceremony, Josipović pulled bronze medalist Holyfield onto the highest step of the podium and raised his hand, acknowledging that Holyfield deserved to compete in the final. [ 8 ] Due to the increasing size of heavyweight boxers (which put lighter heavyweights at a disadvantage), the Heavyweight division was split in two.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries. Women's marathon, women's 3000 meters, and women's 400 meters hurdles debuted at these Games.