Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Canada at the Olympic Games

Flag of Canada
IOC code  CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (English) (French)
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors 407 in 23 sports
Flag bearer Alex Baumann
Medals
Rank: 6
Gold
10
Silver
18
Bronze
16
Total
44
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Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Canada returned to the Summer Games after having participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 407 competitors, 256 men and 151 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.[1]

Primarily due to the Soviet Union-led boycott of these Games, Canada enjoyed its best-ever results at the Summer Games, coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won, and fourth place in the total medals won - double their second best total in 1996.

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Women's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

Men's 800 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's Marathon

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Men's 400 metres Hurdles

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Men's 4×100 metres Relay

Men's 4×400 metres Relay

Men's High Jump

Men's Shot Put

Men's Discus Throw

Men's Javelin Throw

Men's Decathlon

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk

Women's Competition

Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's 400 metres

Women's 800 metres

Women's 1,500 metres

Women's 3,000 metres

Women's Marathon

Women's 100m Hurdles

Women's 400m Hurdles

Women's 4×100 metres Relay

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

Women's High Jump

Women's Shot Put

Women's Discus Throw

Women's Heptathlon

Baseball

Canada competed in the Baseball tournament that was held as a demonstration sport. They finished 3rd in their pool, equivalent to 5th overall (tie).

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Boxing

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)


Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)


Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)


Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)


Men's Light Welterweight ( 63.5 kg)


Men's Welterweight ( 67 kg)


Men's Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)


Men's Middleweight ( 75 kg)


Men's Heavyweight ( 91 kg)


Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Canoeing

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

Women's Individual Road Race

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Fencing

15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1984.

Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

Men's Team Competition

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Judo

Men's Extra-Lightweight ( 60 kg)

Men's Half-Lightweight ( 66 kg)

Men's Lightweight ( 73 kg)

Men's Half-Middleweight ( 81 kg)

Men's Middleweight ( 90 kg)

Men's Half-Heavyweight ( 100 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 100 kg)

Men's Open Class

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 400m Freestyle

Men's 1500m Freestyle

Men's 100m Backstroke

Men's 200m Backstroke

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly

Men's 200m Individual Medley

Men's 400m Individual Medley

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

Women's Competition

Women's 100m Freestyle

Women's 200m Freestyle

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

Women's 200m Butterfly

Women's 200m Individual Medley

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Synchronized swimming

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Canada at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-04-27.