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The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932.
Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year. Since 1994, summer and winter Games have been held in staggered even years. The last Olympic games were held at Paris in July-Aug 2024.
The Coliseum last hosted the event in 1998. [65] On August 20, 1972, Wattstax, also known as "Black-Woodstock", took place in the Coliseum. Over 100,000 black residents of Los Angeles attended this concert for African-American pride. Later in 1973, a documentary was released about the concert.
Seoul erected a number of parks, hotels and stadiums for the 1988 Summer Olympics, including the Jamsil Sports Complex, which houses the 100,000-capacity main stadium, a baseball stadium, two ...
Los Angeles Olympics may refer to three different Olympic Games held or to be held in Los Angeles: ... This page was last edited on 13 August 2024, at 07:03 (UTC).
At the Summer Olympics, there have been eight Olympic sports that have been discontinued. For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, long-discontinued sports in golf (last competed in 1904) and rugby (last competed in 1924) were reinstated as Olympic sports, though rugby was as rugby sevens (having previously been rugby union).
As Paris passes the torch to Los Angeles as the host of the 2028 Summer Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has already adjusted the event schedule. In 2023, the IOC approved ...
Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympics, which were the last Summer Games held in the United States. The third edition of the modern Games were held in St. Louis in 1904. ... 2028 Olympics in LA is going ...