Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Athletes during the 400 metres event
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.
Medal summary
Men
| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
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Women
* Athletes who ran in preliminary round and also received medals.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 16 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
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