United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics 1715148 225932314 2008-07-16T02:11:00Z 71.81.58.4 /* Gymnastics */ {{Infobox Olympics United States |games=1984 Summer |competitors= |sports= |flagbearer=[[Edward Burke (athlete)|Edward Burke]] |gold=83 |silver=61 |bronze=30 |total=174 |rank=1 }} The '''[[United States]]''' was the host nation of the '''[[1984 Summer Olympics]]''' in [[Los Angeles, California]]. It was the nineteenth time that ''Team USA'' participated, having boycotted the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]. These Olympic Games were unique for the United States; not only were the athletes were competing not only in their home country, but also in the [[California|home state]] of their [[President of the United States|president]], [[Ronald Reagan]], who himself opened the Games, [http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/launchvideo.asp?name=otab3_losangeles84_win_high.wmv] becoming the first American president to open a Summer Olympics in the United States. However, it was not until the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]] that an American president opened a [[Winter Olympics]] in the United States. ==Medals== The United States finished in first position in the final medal rankings, with 83 gold, 61 silver, and 30 bronze medals, for a total of 174 medals. ===[[Image:Med_1.png]] Gold=== =====Archery===== * [[Darrell Pace]] &mdash; Archery, Men's Individual Competition =====Athletics===== * [[Carl Lewis]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres * [[Carl Lewis]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres * [[Alonzo Babers]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 metres * [[Roger Kingdom]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * [[Edwin Moses]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles * [[Sam Graddy]], [[Carl Lewis]], [[Ron Brown]], and [[Calvin Smith]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 4x100 m Relay * [[Ray Armstead]], [[Alonzo Babers]], [[Antonio McKay]], and [[Sunder Nix]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 4x400 m Relay * [[Carl Lewis]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Long Jump * [[Al Joyner]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Triple Jump * [[Evelyn Ashford]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 metres * [[Valerie Brisco-Hooks]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 200 metres * [[Valerie Brisco-Hooks]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 400 metres * [[Joan Benoit]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's Marathon * [[Benita Fitzgerald-Brown]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles * [[Evelyn Ashford]], [[Jeanette Bolden]], [[Alice Brown]], and [[Chandra Cheeseborough]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay * [[Valerie Brisco-Hooks]], [[Chandra Cheeseborough]], [[Sherri Howard]], and [[Lillie Leatherwood]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4x400 m Relay =====Basketball===== * [[Steve Alford]], [[Patrick Ewing]], [[Vern Fleming]], [[Michael Jordan]], [[Joe Kleine]], [[Jon Koncak]], [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]], [[Sam Perkins]], [[Alvin Robertson]], [[Wayman Tisdale]], [[Jeffrey Turner]], and [[Leon Wood]] &mdash; Basketball, Men's Team Competition * [[Cathy Boswell]], [[Denise Curry]], [[Anne Donovan]], [[Teresa Edwards]], [[Lea Henry]], [[Janice Lawrence]], [[Pamela McGee]], [[Carol Menken-Schaudt]], [[Cheryl Miller]], [[Kim Mulkey]], [[Cindy Noble]], and [[Lynette Woodard]] &mdash; Basketball, Women's Team Competition =====Boxing===== * [[Paul Gonzales]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Light Flyweight * [[Steve McCrory]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Flyweight * [[Meldrick Taylor]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Featherweight * [[Pernell Whitaker]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Lightweight * [[Jerry Page]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Light Welterweight * [[Mark Breland]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Welterweight * [[Frank Tate (boxer)|Frank Tate]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Light Middleweight * [[Henry Tillman]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Heavyweight * [[Tyrell Biggs]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Super Heavyweight =====Cycling===== * [[Mark Gorski]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) * [[Steve Hegg]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit * [[Alexi Grewal]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race * [[Connie Carpenter-Phinney]] &mdash; Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race =====Diving===== * [[Greg Louganis]] &mdash; Diving, Men's Springboard * [[Greg Louganis]] &mdash; Diving, Men's Platform =====Equestrian===== * [[Bruce Davidson (equestrian)|Bruce Davidson]], [[Michael Plumb]], [[Karen Stives]] and [[Torrance Watkins-Fleischmann]] &mdash; Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team * [[Joseph Fargis]] &mdash; Equestrian, Jumping Individual * [[Leslie Burr]], [[Joseph Fargis]], [[Conrad Homfeld]], and [[Melanie Smith]] &mdash; Equestrian, Jumping Team =====Gymnastics===== * [[Bart Conner]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars * [[Peter Vidmar]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Pommel Horse * [[Bart Conner]], [[Timothy Daggett]], [[Mitchell Gaylord]], [[James Hartung]], [[Scott Johnson (gymnast)|Scott Johnson]], and [[Peter Vidmar]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises * [[Mary Lou Retton]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's All-Around Individual * [[Julianne McNamara]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars =====Rowing===== * [[Paul Enquist]] and [[Bradley Lewis]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Double Sculls * [[Betsy Beard]], [[Carol Bower]], [[Jeanne Flanagan]], [[Carie Graves]], [[Kathryn Keeler]], [[Harriet Metcalf]], [[Kristine Norelius]], [[Shyril O'Steen]], and [[Kristen Thorsness]] &mdash; Rowing, Women's Eights =====Sailing===== * [[Jonathan McKee]] and [[Carl Buchan]] &mdash; Sailing, Flying Dutchman * [[Robbie Haines]], [[Ed Trevalyan]] and [[Rod Davis (sailor)|Rod Davis]] &mdash; Sailing, Soling * [[Bill Buchan]] and [[Steven Erickson]] &mdash; Sailing, Star =====Shooting===== * [[Ed Etzel]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle * [[Matthew Dryke]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Skeet Shooting * [[Pat Spurgin]] &mdash; Shooting, Women's Air Rifle =====Swimming===== * [[Rowdy Gaines]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle * [[George DiCarlo]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle * [[Michael O'Brien (swimmer)|Mike O'Brien]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle * [[Rick Carey]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke * [[Rick Carey]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Backstroke * [[Steve Lundquist]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke * [[Matt Biondi]], [[Chris Cavanaugh]], [[Rowdy Gaines]], and [[Mike Heath]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay * [[Jeffrey Float]], [[Geoffrey Gaberino]], [[Bruce Hayes]], [[David Larson]] and [[Mike Heath]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m 4x200 m Freestyle Relay * [[Rick Carey]], [[Rowdy Gaines]], [[Steve Lundquist]] and [[Pablo Morales]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m 4x100 m Medley Relay * [[Nancy Hogshead]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle * [[Carrie Steinseifer]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Freestyle * [[Mary Wayte]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle * [[Tiffany Cohen]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle * [[Tiffany Cohen]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle * [[Theresa Andrews]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke * [[Mary T Meagher]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly * [[Mary T Meagher]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly * [[Tracy Caulkins]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley * [[Tracy Caulkins]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley * [[Nancy Hogshead]], [[Jenna Johnson]], [[Carrie Steinseifer]], and [[Dara Torres]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay * [[Theresa Andrews]], [[Tracey Caulkins]], [[Nancy Hogshead]], and [[Mary T Meagher]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay =====Synchronized Swimming===== * [[Tracie Ruiz]] &mdash; Synchronized Swimming, Women's Solo * [[Candy Costie]] and [[Tracie Ruiz]] &mdash; Synchronized Swimming, Women's Duet =====Volleyball===== *[[Dusty Dvorak]], [[Dave Saunders (volleyball)|Dave Saunders]], [[Steven Salmons]], [[Paul Sunderland]], [[Rich Duwelius]], [[Steve Timmons]], [[Craig Buck]], [[Marc Waldie]], [[Chris Marlowe]], [[Aldis Berzins]], [[Patrick Powers (volleyball)|Patrick Powers]] and [[Karch Kiraly]] &mdash; Volleyball, Men's team competition =====Wrestling===== * [[Bobby Weaver]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Light Flyweight * [[Randy Lewis (wrestler)|Randy Lewis]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Featherweight * [[Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler)|David Schultz]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Welterweight * [[Mark Schultz (amateur wrestler)|Mark Schultz]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Middleweight * [[Ed Banach]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Light Heavyweight * [[Lou Banach]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Heavyweight * [[Bruce Baumgartner]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Super Heavyweight * [[Steve Fraser]] &mdash; Greco-Roman wrestling, Men's Light Heavyweight * [[Jeff Blatnick]] &mdash; Greco-Roman wrestling, Men's Super Heavyweight ===[[Image:Med_2.png]] Silver=== =====Archery===== * [[Richard McKinney]] &mdash; Archery, Men's Individual Competition =====Athletics===== * [[Sam Graddy]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres * [[Kirk Baptiste]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres * [[Greg Foster]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 110 m Hurdles * [[Danny Harris]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles * [[Mike Tully]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * [[Mike Conley, Sr.|Mike Conley]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Triple Jump * [[Michael Carter]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Shot Put * [[Mac Wilkins]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Discus Throw * [[Alice Brown]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 metres * [[Florence Griffith-Joyner]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 200 metres * [[Chandra Cheeseborough]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 400 metres * [[Kim Gallagher]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 800 metres * [[Judi Brown]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 400 m Hurdles * [[Leslie Deniz]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's Discus Throw * [[Jackie Joyner-Kersee]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's Heptathlon =====Boxing===== * [[Virgil Hill]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Middleweight =====Cycling===== * [[Nelson Vails]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) * [[Rebecca Twigg]] &mdash; Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race * [[Brent Emery]], [[David Grylls]], [[Steve Hegg]], [[Patrick McDonough (cyclist)|Patrick McDonough]], and [[Leonard Nitz]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 4000 m Team Pursuit =====Diving===== * [[Bruce Kimball]] &mdash; Diving, Men's Platform * [[Kelly McCormick]] &mdash; Diving, Women's Springboard * [[Michelle Mitchell]] &mdash; Diving, Women's Platform =====Equestrian===== * [[Karen Stives]] &mdash; Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual * [[Conrad Homfeld]] &mdash; Equestrian, Jumping Individual =====Gymnastics===== * [[Peter Vidmar]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's All-around Individual * [[Mitchell Gaylord]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Vault * [[Mary Lou Retton]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault * [[Julianne McNamara]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises * [[Pamela Bileck]], [[Michelle Dusserre]], [[Kathy Johnson]], [[Julianne McNamara]], [[Mary Lou Retton]], and [[Tracee Talavera]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises =====Judo===== * [[Robert Berland]] &mdash; Judo, Men's Middleweight (86 kg) =====Modern pentathlon===== * [[Dean Glenesk]], [[Robert Losey]], and [[Michael Storm]] &mdash; Modern Pentathlon, Men's Team Competition =====Rowing===== * [[David Clark (rower)|David Clark]], [[Alan Forney]], [[Jonathan Smith (rowing)|Jonathan Smith]] and [[Philip Stekl]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours * [[Michael Bach]], [[Edward Ives]], [[Thomas Kiefer]], [[Gregory Springer]] and [[John Stillings]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours * [[Earl Borchelt]], [[Charles Clapp]], [[Thomas Darling]], [[Bruce Ibbetson]], [[Robert Jaugstetter]], [[Walter Lubsen]], [[Christopher Penny]], [[Andrew Sudduth]], and [[John Terwilliger]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Eights * [[Charlotte Geer]] &mdash; Rowing, Women's Single Sculls * [[Virginia Gilder]], [[Joan Lind]], [[Anne Marden]], [[Kelly Rickon]], and [[Lisa Rohde]] &mdash; Rowing, Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls =====Sailing===== * [[Steve Benjamin]] and [[Hans Steinfeld]] &mdash; Sailing, 470 * [[John Bertrand (usa)|John Bertrand]] &mdash; Sailing, Finn * [[Scott Steele (sailor)|Scott Steele]] &mdash; Sailing, Sailboard * [[Randy Smyth]] and [[Jay Glaser]] &mdash; Sailing, Tornado =====Shooting===== * [[Ruby Fox]] &mdash; Shooting, Women's Sport Pistol =====Swimming===== * [[Mike Heath]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Freestyle * [[John Mykkanen]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle * [[George DiCarlo]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle * [[David Wilson (swimmer)|David Wilson]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Backstroke * [[Pablo Morales]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly * [[Pablo Morales]] &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley * [[Sippy Woodhead]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Freestyle * [[Michele Richardson]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle * [[Betsy Mitchell]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Backstroke * [[Amy White]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Backstroke * [[Susan Rapp]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Breaststroke * [[Jenna Johnson]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 100 m Butterfly * [[Nancy Hogshead]] &mdash; Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley =====Volleyball===== * [[Paula Weishoff]], [[Susan Woodstra]], [[Rita Crockett]], [[Laura Flachmeier]], [[Carolyn Becker]], [[Flora Hyman]], [[Rose Magers]], [[Julie Vollertsen]], [[Debbie Green]], [[Kimberly Ruddins]], [[Jeanne Beauprey]] and [[Linda Chisholm]] &mdash; Volleyball, Women's Team Competition =====Water Polo===== *[[Craig Wilson (water polo)|Craig Wilson]], [[Kevin Robertson]], [[Gary Figueroa]], [[Peter Campbell]], [[Douglas Burke]], [[Joseph Vargas]], [[Jon Svendsen]], [[John Siman]], [[Andrew McDonald (water polo)|Andrew McDonald]], [[Terry Schroeder]], [[Jody Campbell]], [[Timothy Shaw]], and [[Christopher Dorst]] &mdash; [[Water Polo]], Men's Team Competition =====Weightlifting===== * [[Mario Martinez (wrestler)|Mario Martinez]] &mdash; Weightlifting, Men's Super Heavyweight =====Wrestling===== * [[Barry Davis (amateur wrestler)|Barry Davis]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Bantamweight * [[Andrew Rein]] &mdash; Freestyle wrestling, Men's Lightweight * [[Greg Gibson (wrestler)|Greg Gibson]] &mdash; Greco-Roman wrestling, Men's Heavyweight ===[[Image:Med_3.png]] Bronze=== =====Athletics===== * [[Thomas Jefferson (athlete)|Thomas Jefferson]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres * [[Antonio McKay]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 metres * [[Earl Jones (athlete)|Earl Jones]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 800 metres * [[Brian Diemer]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's 3000 m Steeplechase * [[Earl Bell (athlete)|Earl Bell]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * [[Dave Laut]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Shot Put * [[John Powell (athlete)|John Powell]] &mdash; Athletics, Men's Discus Throw * [[Kim Turner]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles * [[Joni Huntley]] &mdash; Athletics, Women's High =====Boxing===== * [[Evander Holyfield]] &mdash; Boxing, Men’s Light Heavyweight =====Canoeing===== * [[Greg Barton]] &mdash; Canoeing, Men's K1 1000 m Kayak Singles =====Cycling===== * [[Leonard Nitz]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's 4000 m Individual Pursuit * [[Ron Kiefel]], [[Clarence Knickman]], [[Davis Phinney]], and [[Andrew Weaver]] &mdash; Cycling, Men's Team Road Race =====Diving===== * [[Ronald Merriott]] &mdash; Diving, Men's Springboard * [[Christine Seufert]] &mdash; Diving, Women's Springboard * [[Janna Wyland]] &mdash; Diving, Women's Platform =====Fencing===== *[[Peter Westbrook]] &mdash; Fencing, Men's Sabre Individual Competition =====Field Hockey===== *[[Beth Anders]], [[Beth Beglin]], [[Regina Buggy]], [[Gwen Cheeseman]] (gk), [[Sheryl Johnson]], [[Christine Larson-Mason]], [[Kathleen McGahey]], [[Anita Miller]], [[Leslie Milne]], [[Charlene Morett]], [[Diane Moyer]], [[Marcella Place]], [[Karen Shelton]], [[Brenda Stauffer]], [[Julie Staver]], and [[Judy Strong]] &mdash; [[Field Hockey]], Women's Team Competition =====Gymnastics===== * [[Mitchell Gaylord]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Parallel Bars * [[Timothy Daggett]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Pommeled Horse * [[Mitchell Gaylord]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Men's Rings * [[Mary Lou Retton]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars * [[Mary Lou Retton]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Floor Exercises * [[Kathy Johnson]] &mdash; Gymnastics, Women's Balance Beam =====Judo===== * [[Edward Liddie]] &mdash; Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg) =====Rowing===== * [[Robert Espeseth]], [[Douglas Herland]] and [[Kevin Still]] &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs =====Shooting===== * [[Daniel Carlisle]] &mdash; Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting * [[Wanda Jewell]] &mdash; Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions =====Weightlifting===== * [[Guy Carlton (wrestler)|Guy Carlton]] &mdash; Weightlifting, Men's Heavyweight =====Wrestling===== * [[James Martinez (wrestler)|James Martinez]] &mdash; Greco-Roman wrestling, Men's Lightweight ---- ==Results by event== ===[[Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Archery]]=== The United States returned to archery competition with a dominant men's team that earned the top two spots. Their women were not as successful against the newly powerful Asian teams from [[South Korea|Korea]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], and [[Japan]], but still managed to place an archer in the top eight. '''Women's Competition:''' *[[Katrina King]] &mdash; 2508 points (→ 7th place) *[[Ruth Rowe]] &mdash; 2477 points (→ 12th place) *[[Benita Edds]] &mdash; 2366 points (→ 34th place) '''Men's Competition:''' *[[Darrell Pace]] &mdash; 2616 points (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' and Olympic Record''') *[[Richard McKinney]] &mdash; 2564 points (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[Glenn Meyers]] &mdash; 2488 points (→ 12th place) ===[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]=== ====Men's Competition==== '''Men's 10,000 metres''' * [[Pat Porter]] :* Qualifying Heat &mdash; 28:19.94 :* Final &mdash; 28:34.59 (→ 15th place) * [[Craig Virgin]] :* Qualifying Heat &mdash; 28:37.58 (→ did not advance) * [[Paul Cummings]] :* Qualifying Heat &mdash; 29:09.82 (→ did not advance) '''[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon|Men's Marathon]]''' * [[Pete Pfitzinger]] &mdash; 2:13:53 (→ 11th place) * [[Alberto Salazar]] &mdash; 2:14:19 (→ 15th place) * [[John Tuttle]] &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking) '''Men's High Jump''' * [[Dwight Stones]] :* Qualification &mdash; 2.24m :* Final &mdash; 2.31m (→ 4th place) * [[Doug Nordquist]] :* Qualification &mdash; 2.24m :* Final &mdash; 2.29m (→ 5th place) * [[Milton Goode]] :* Qualification &mdash; 2.24m :* Final &mdash; no mark (→ no ranking) '''Men's Long Jump''' * [[Carl Lewis]] :* Qualification &mdash; 8.30m :* Final &mdash; 8.54m (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Larry Myricks]] :* Qualification &mdash; 8.02m :* Final &mdash; 8.16m (→ 4th place) * [[Mike McRae]] :* Qualification &mdash; 7.89m :* Final &mdash; 7.63m (→ 11th place) '''Men's Triple Jump''' * [[Al Joyner]] :* Final &mdash; 17.26m (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Mike Conley]] :* Final &mdash; 17.18m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Willie Banks]] :* Final &mdash; 16.75m (→ 6th place) '''Men's Javelin Throw''' * [[Tom Petranoff]] :* Qualification &mdash; 85.96m :* Final &mdash; 78.40m (→ 10th place) * [[Duncan Atwood]] :* Qualification &mdash; 79.34m :* Final &mdash; 78.10m (→ 11th place) * [[Steve Roller]] :* Qualification &mdash; 75.50m (→ did not advance, 18th place) '''Men's Pole Vault''' * [[Mike Tully]] :* Qualifying Round &mdash; 5.45m :* Final &mdash; 5.65m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Earl Bell (athletics)|Earl Bell]] :* Qualifying Round &mdash; 5.45m :* Final &mdash; 5.60m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') * [[Doug Lytle]] :* Qualifying Round &mdash; 5.30m :* Final &mdash; 5.40m (→ 6th place) '''Men's Shot Put''' * [[Mike Carter]] :* Final &mdash; 21.09m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Dave Laut]] :* Final &mdash; 20.97m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') * [[Augie Wolf]] :* Final &mdash; 20.93m (→ 4th place) '''Men's Discus Throw''' *[[Mac Wilkins]] :* Final &mdash; 66.30m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[John Powell (athlete)|John Powell]] :* Final &mdash; 65.46m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') * [[Art Burns]] :* Final &mdash; 64.98m (→ 5th place) '''Men's Hammer Throw''' * [[Bill Green (athlete)|Bill Green]] :* Qualification &mdash; 71.38m :* Final &mdash; 75.60m (→ 5th place) * [[Jud Logan]] :* Qualification &mdash; 71.18m (→ did not advance) * [[Ed Burke (hammer throw)|Ed Burke]] :* Qualification &mdash; 67.52m (→ did not advance) '''Men's Decathlon''' * [[John Crist]] :* Final Result &mdash; 8130 points (→ 6th place) * [[Jim Wooding]] :* Final Result &mdash; 8091 points (→ 7th place) * [[Tim Bright]] :* Final Result &mdash; 7862 points (→ 12th place) '''Men's 20km Walk''' * [[Marco Evoniuk]] :* Final &mdash; 1:25:42 (→ 7th place) * [[Jim Heiring]] :* Final &mdash; 1:30:20 (→ 23rd place) * [[Daniel O'Connor (athlete)|Daniel O'Connor]] :* Final &mdash; 1:35:12 (→ 33rd place) ====Women's Competition==== '''Women's 1,500 metres''' * [[Ruth Wysocki]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:06.65 :* Final &mdash; 4:08.32 (→ 8th place) * [[Missy Kane]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:11.86 (→ did not advance) * [[Diana Richburg]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:13.35 (→ did not advance) '''Women's 3,000 metres''' * [[Mary Decker]] :* Heat &mdash; 8.44.38 :* Final &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking) * [[Cindy Bremser]] :* Heat &mdash; 8:43.97 :* Final &mdash; 8:42.78 (→ 4th place) * [[Joan Hansen]] :* Heat &mdash; 8:58.64 :* Final &mdash; 8:51.53 (→ 8th place) '''Women's Marathon''' * [[Joan Benoit]] :* Final &mdash; 2:24:52 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') * [[Julie Brown (athlete)|Julie Brown]] :* Final &mdash; 2:47:33 (→ 36th place) * [[Julie Isphording]] :* Final &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking) '''Women's 400m Hurdles''' * [[Judi Brown]] :* Heat &mdash; 55.97 :* Semifinal &mdash; 55.97 :* Final &mdash; 55.20 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Shariella Barksdale]] :* Heat &mdash; 56.89 :* Semifinal &mdash; 56.19 (→ did not advance) * [[Angela Wright-Scott]] :* Heat &mdash; 59.77 (→ did not advance) '''Women's High Jump''' * [[Joni Huntley]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.90m :* Final &mdash; 1.97m (→ [[Image:Med_3.png]] '''Bronze Medal''') * [[Louise Ritter]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.90m :* Final &mdash; 1.91m (→ 8th place) * [[Pamela Spencer]] :* Qualification &mdash; 1.90m :* Final &mdash; 1.85m (→ 11th place) '''Women's Discus Throw''' * [[Leslie Deniz]] :* Qualification &mdash; 56.24m :* Final &mdash; 64.86m (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Laura De Snoo]] :* Qualification &mdash; 53.76m :* Final &mdash; 54.84m (→ 10th place) * [[Lorna Griffin]] :* Qualification &mdash; 53.34m :* Final &mdash; 50.16m (→ 12th place) '''Women's Javelin Throw''' * [[Karin Smith]] :* Qualification &mdash; 61.38m :* Final &mdash; 62.06m (→ 8th place) * [[Cathy Sulinski]] :* Qualification &mdash; 59.00m :* Final &mdash; 58.38m (→ 10th place) * [[Lynda Suffin]] :* Qualification &mdash; 55.92m (→ did not advance) '''Women's Heptathlon''' * [[Jackie Joyner]] :* Final Result &mdash; 6385 points (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Cindy Greiner]] :* Final Result &mdash; 6281 points (→ 4th place) * [[Jodi Anderson]] :* Final Result &mdash; did not finish (→ no ranking) ===[[Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Basketball]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group B)''' :*Defeated PR China (97-49) :*Defeated Canada (89-68) :*Defeated Uruguay (104-68) :*Defeated France (120-62) :*Defeated Spain (101-68) *'''Quarterfinals''' :*Defeated West-Germany (78-67) *'''Semifinals''' :*Defeated Canada (78-59) *'''Final''' :*Defeated Spain (96-65) → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Steve Alford]] :* [[Patrick Ewing]] :* [[Vern Fleming]] :* [[Michael Jordan]] :* [[Joseph Kleine]] :* [[Jon Koncak]] :* [[Chris Mullin (basketball)|Chris Mullin]] :* [[Sam Perkins]] :* [[Alvin Robertson]] :* [[Wayman Tisdale]] :* [[Jeffrey Turner]] :* [[Leon Wood]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Bob Knight]] ====Women's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round''' :*Defeated Yugoslavia (83-55) :*Defeated Australia (81-47) :*Defeated South Korea (84-47) :*Defeated PR China (91-55) :*Defeated Canada (92-61) *'''Final''' :*Defeated South Korea (85-55) → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' *'''Team Roster''' :*[[Cathy Boswell]] :*[[Denise Curry]] :*[[Anne Donovan]] :*[[Teresa Edwards]] :*[[Lea Henry]] :*[[Janice Lawrence]] :*[[Pamela McGee]] :*[[Carol Menken-Schaudt]] :*[[Cheryl Miller]] :*[[Kim Mulkey]] :*[[Cindy Noble]] :*[[Lynette Woodard]] ===[[Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Boxing]]=== '''Men's Light Flyweight (&ndash; 48 kg)''' * [[Paul Gonzales]] → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' *# First Round &mdash; Defeated [[Kim Kwang-Sun]] (KOR), 5:0 *# Second Round &mdash; Defeated [[William Bagonza]] (UGA), 5:0 *# Quarterfinals &mdash; Defeated [[John Lyon (boxer)|John Lyon]] (GBR), 4:1 *# Semifinals &mdash; Defeated [[Marcelino Bolivar]] (VEN), 5:0 *# Final &mdash; Defeated [[Salvatore Todisco]] (ITA), walk-over '''Men's Flyweight (&ndash; 51 kg)''' * [[Steve McCrory]] → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' *# First Round &mdash; Defeated [[Tad Joseph]] (GRN), walk-over *# Second Round &mdash; Defeated [[Fausto Garcia]] (MEX), RSC-1 *# Quarterfinals &mdash; Defeated [[Peter Ayesu]] (MLW), 5:0 *# Semifinals &mdash; Defeated [[Eyüp Can (boxer)|Eyüp Can]] (TUR), 5:0 *# Final &mdash; Defeated [[Redzep Redzepovski]] (YUG), 4:1 '''Men's Bantamweight (&ndash; 54 kg)''' * [[Robert Shannon]] *# First Round &mdash; Bye *# Second Round &mdash; Defeated [[Sammy Mwangi]] (Kenya), 5-0 *# Third Round &mdash; Lost to [[Moon Sung-Kil]] (South Korea), referee stopped contest in third round '''Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)''' * [[Virgil Hill]] → [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''' *# First Round &ndash; Defeated [[Edward Neblett]] (Barbados), referee stopped contest in second round *# Second Round &ndash; Defeated [[Brian Schumacher]] (Great Britain), on points (5:0) *# Quarterfinals &ndash; Defeated [[Damir Škaro]] (Yugoslavia), on points (4:1) *# Semifinals &ndash; Defeated [[Mohamed Zaoui]] (Algeria), on points (5:0) *# Final &ndash; Lost to [[Shin Joon-Sup]] (South Korea), on points (2:3) '''Men's Heavyweight (&ndash; 91 kg)''' * [[Henry Tillman]] → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' *# First Round &ndash; Bye *# Second Round &ndash; Defeated [[Marvin Perez]] (BOL), RSC-1 *# Quarterfinals &ndash; Defeated [[Tevita Taufoou]] (TNG), RSC-2 *# Semifinals &ndash; Defeated [[Angelo Musone]] (ITA), 5:0 *# Final &ndash; Defeated [[Willie DeWit]] (CAN), 5:0 ===[[Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]=== '''Men's Individual Road Race''' *[[Alexi Grewal]] &mdash; 4:59:57 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Davis Phinney]] &mdash; +1:19 (→ 5th place) *[[Thurlow Rogers]] &mdash; +1:19 (→ 6th place) *[[Ron Kiefel]] &mdash; +1:43 (→ 9th place) '''Women's Individual Road Race''' *[[Connie Carpenter-Phinney]] &mdash; 2:11:14 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Rebecca Twigg]] &mdash; 2:11:14 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[Janelle Parks]] &mdash; 2:13:28 (→ 10th place) *[[Kristin Inga Thompson]] &mdash; 2:13:28 (→ 21st place) ===[[Hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Field Hockey]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group A)''' :* [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; India 1-5 :* [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; West Germany 0-4 :* [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Malaysia 1-4 :* [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Spain 1-3 :* [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Australia 1-2 *'''Classification Matches''' :* '''9th-12th place:''' [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Kenya 0-0 (Kenya wins after penalty strokes, 5-6) :* '''11th-12th place:''' [[United States national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Malaysia 3-3 (Malaysia wins after penalty strokes, 8-9) *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Mohammed Barakat (field hockey)|Mohammed Barakat]] :* [[Ken Barrett]] :* [[Rawle Cox]] :* [[Trevor Fernandez]] :* [[Scott Gregg]] :* [[Manzar Iqbal]] :* [[Michael Kraus (field hockey)|Michael Kraus]] :* [[Randy Lipscher]] :* [[David McMichael]] :* [[Gary Newton]] :* [[Michael Newton (field hockey)|Michael Newton]] :* [[Brian Spencer (field hockey)|Brian Spencer]] :* [[Morgan Stebbins]] :* [[Robert Stiles]] :* [[Andrew Stone (field hockey)|Andrew Stone]] :* [[Nigel Traverso]] ====Women's Team Competition==== *'''Round Robin''' :* [[United States women's national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Canada 4-1 :* [[United States women's national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; The Netherlands 1-2 :* [[United States women's national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; New Zealand 2-0 :* [[United States women's national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; Australia 1-1 :* [[United States women's national field hockey team|United States]] &ndash; West Germany 1-1 <br> *After The Netherlands defeated Australia (2-0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament, Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded. Following the Holland-Australia match, the United States players came down from the stands and competed with the Australians in a penalty shoot-out to decide '''the bronze medal'''. The United States women won the shootout (10-5) to claim the USA women's first Olympic medal in field hockey. <br> *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Gwen Cheeseman]] (gk) :* [[Beth Anders]] :* [[Kathleen McGahey]] :* [[Anita Miller]] :* [[Regina Buggy]] :* [[Christine Larson-Mason]] :* [[Beth Beglin]] :* [[Marcella Place]] :* [[Julie Staver]] :* [[Diane Moyer]] :* [[Sheryl Johnson]] :* [[Charlene Morett]] :* [[Karen Shelton]] :* [[Brenda Stauffer]] :* [[Leslie Milne]] :* [[Judy Strong]] ===[[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Football (soccer)]]=== *'''Preliminary Round (Group D)''' :* [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] &ndash; Costa Rica 3-0 :* [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] &ndash; Italy 0-1 :* [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] &ndash; Egypt 1-1 *'''Quarterfinals''' :* Did not advance *'''Team Roster''' :* ({{0}}1.) [[David Brcic]] ([[goalkeeper|GK]]) :* ({{0}}2.) [[Bruce Savage]] :* ({{0}}3.) [[Gregg Thompson]] :* ({{0}}4.) [[Jeff Durgan]] :* ({{0}}5.) [[Kazbek Tambi]] :* ({{0}}6.) [[Angelo DiBernardo]] :* ({{0}}7.) [[Erhardt Kapp]] :* ({{0}}8.) [[Hernan "Chico" Borja|Chico Borja]] :* ({{0}}9.) [[Steve Moyers]] :* (10.) [[Rick Davis]] :* (11.) [[Hugo Perez]] :* (12.) [[Kevin Crow]] :* (13.) [[Jean Willrich]] :* (14.) [[Mike Fox (soccer)|Mike Fox]] :* (15.) [[Jamie Swanner]] ([[goalkeeper|Gk]]) :* (16.) [[Jeff Hooker]] :* (17.) [[Amr Aly]] :* (17.) [[Nariman Teymourian]] '''Head Coach:''' [[Alkis Panagoulias]] ===[[Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Handball]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group B)''' :*Lost to West Germany (19:21) :*Lost to Denmark (16:19) :*Lost to Sweden (18:21) :*Lost to Spain (16:17) :*Drew with South Korea (22:22) *'''Classification Match''' :*'''9th/10th place''': Defeated Japan (24:16) → '''9th place''' *'''Team Roster''' :*[[James Buehning]] :*[[Robert Djokcvich]] :*[[Tim Dykstra]] :*[[Craig Gilbert]] :*[[Steven Goss]] :*[[William Kessler]] :*[[Stephen Kirk]] :*[[Peter Lash]] :*[[Michael Lenard]] :*[[Joseph McVein]] :*[[Gregory Morava]] :*[[Rod Oshita]] :*[[Thomas Schneeberger]] :*[[Joe Story]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Javier Garcia (handballer)|Javier Garcia]] ====Women's Team Competition==== *'''Team Roster''' :*[[Pamela Boyd]] :*[[Reita Clanton]] :*[[Theresa Contos]] :*[[Sandra de la Riva]] :*[[Mary Dwight]] :*[[Carmen Forest]] :*[[Melinda Hale]] :*[[Leora Jones]] :*[[Carol Lindsey]] :*[[Cynthia Stinger]] :*[[Penelope Stone]] :*[[Janice Trombly]] :*[[Sherry Winn]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Klement Capilar]] ===[[Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]=== ====Men's Competition==== '''Men's 100m Freestyle''' *[[Rowdy Gaines]] :* Heat &mdash; 50.41 :* Final &mdash; 49.80 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Michael Heath (swimmer)|Michael Heath]] :* Heat &mdash; 50.39 :* Final &mdash; 50.41 (→ 4th place) '''Men's 200m Freestyle''' *[[Michael Heath (swimmer)|Michael Heath]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:49.87 :* Final &mdash; 1:49.10 (→ [[image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[Jeffrey Float]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:50.95 :* Final &mdash; 1:50.18 (→ 4th place) '''Men's 400m Freestyle''' *[[George DiCarlo]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:53.44 :* Final &mdash; 3:51.23 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[John Mykkanen]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:53.43 :* Final &mdash; 3:51.49 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Men's 1500m Freestyle''' *[[Michael O'Brien (swimmer)|Michael O'Brien]] :* Heat &mdash; 15:21.04 :* Final &mdash; 15:05.20 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[George DiCarlo]] :* Heat &mdash; 15:22.88 :* Final &mdash; 15:10.59 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Men's 100m Backstroke''' *[[Rick Carey]] :* Heat &mdash; 55.74 :* Final &mdash; 55.79 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[David Wilson]] :* Heat &mdash; 56.71 :* Final &mdash; 56.35 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Men's 200m Backstroke''' *[[Rick Carey]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:58.99 :* Final &mdash; 2:00.23 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Jesse Vassallo]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:04.51 :* B-Final &mdash; scratched (→ 17th place) '''Men's 100m Breaststroke''' *[[Steve Lundquist]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:03.55 :* Final &mdash; 1:01.65 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[John Moffet (swimmer)|John Moffet]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:02.16 :* Final &mdash; 1:03.29 (→ 5th place) '''Men's 200m Breaststroke''' *[[Richard Schroeder]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:19.23 :* Final &mdash; 2:18.03 (→ 4th place) *[[John Moffet (swimmer)|John Moffet]] :* Heat &mdash; DNS (→ did not advance, no ranking) '''Men's 100m Butterfly''' *[[Pablo Morales]] :* Heat &mdash; 53.78 :* Final &mdash; 53.23 (→ [[image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Men's 200m Butterfly''' *[[Pablo Morales]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:59.19 :* Final &mdash; 1:57.75 (→ 4th place) *[[Patrick Kennedy]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:00.28 :* Final &mdash; 2:01.03 (→ 8th place) '''Men's 200m Individual Medley''' *[[Pablo Morales]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:04.32 :* Final &mdash; 2:03.05 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[Steve Lundquist]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:06.10 :* Final &mdash; 2:04.91 (→ 5th place) '''Men's 400m Individual Medley''' *[[Jesse Vassallo]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:23.82 :* Final &mdash; 4:21.46 (→ 4th place) *[[Jeff Kostoff]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:22.55 :* Final &mdash; 4:23.28 (→ 6th place) '''Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay''' *[[Matt Biondi]], [[Chris Cavanaugh]], [[Tom Jager]], and [[Robin Leamy]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:20.14 *[[Chris Cavanaugh]], [[Michael Heath (swimmer)|Michael Heath]], [[Matt Biondi]], and [[Rowdy Gaines]] :* Final &mdash; 3:19.03 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay''' *[[Geoffrey Gaberino]], [[David Larson]], [[Bruce Hayes]], and [[Richard Saeger]] :* Heat &mdash; 7:18.87 *[[Michael Heath (swimmer)|Michael Heath]], [[David Larson]], [[Jeff Float]], and [[Bruce Hayes]] :* Final &mdash; 7:15.69 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Men's 4x100m Medley Relay''' *[[David Wilson]], [[Richard Schroeder]], [[Michael Heath (swimmer)|Michael Heath]], and [[Tom Jager]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:44.33 *[[Rick Carey]], [[Steve Lundquist]], [[Pablo Morales]], and [[Rowdy Gaines]] :* Final &mdash; 3:39.30 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') ====Women's Competition==== '''Women's 100m Freestyle''' *[[Nancy Hogshead]] :* Heat &mdash; 55.85 :* Final &mdash; 55.92 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Carrie Steinseifer]] :* Heat &mdash; 56.46 :* Final &mdash; 55.92 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Women's 200m Freestyle''' *[[Mary Wayte]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:00.69 :* Final &mdash; 1:59.23 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Cynthia Woodhead]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:00.85 :* Final &mdash; 1:59.50 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Women's 400m Freestyle''' *[[Tiffany Cohen]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:11.49 :* Final &mdash; 4:07.10 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Kimberly Linehan]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:15.08 :* Final &mdash; 4:12.26 (→ 4th place) '''Women's 800m Freestyle''' *[[Tiffany Cohen]] :* Heat &mdash; 8:41.86 :* Final &mdash; 8:24.96 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Michele Richardson]] :* Heat &mdash; 8:32.64 :* Final &mdash; 8:30.73 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay''' *[[Dara Torres]], [[Jill Sterkel]], [[Jenna Johnson]], and [[Mary Wayte]] :* Heat &mdash; 3:43.65 *[[Jenna Johnson]], [[Carrie Steinseifer]], [[Dara Torres]], and [[Nancy Hogshead]] :* Final &mdash; 3:43.43 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Women's 4x100m Medley Relay''' *[[Betsy Mitchell]], [[Susan Rapp]], [[Jenna Johnson]], and [[Carrie Steinseifer]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:09.23 *[[Theresa Andrews]], [[Tracy Caulkins]], [[Mary T. Meagher]], and [[Nancy Hogshead]] :* Final &mdash; 4:08.34 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') '''Women's 100m Backstroke''' *[[Theresa Andrews]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:02.94 :* Final &mdash; 1:02.55 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Betsy Mitchell]] :* Heat &mdash; 1:02.53 :* Final &mdash; 1:02.63 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Women's 200m Backstroke''' *[[Amy White]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:15.40 :* Final &mdash; 2:13.04 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') *[[Tori Trees]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:16.23 :* Final &mdash; 2:15.73 (→ 5th place) '''Women's 200m Individual Medley''' *[[Tracy Caulkins]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:14.47 :* Final &mdash; 2:12.64 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Nancy Hogshead]] :* Heat &mdash; 2:16.29 :* Final &mdash; 2:15.17 (→ [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''') '''Women's 400m Individual Medley''' *[[Tracy Caulkins]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:44.42 :* Final &mdash; 4:39.24 (→ [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''') *[[Susan Heon]] :* Heat &mdash; 4:51.32 :* Final &mdash; 4:49.41 (→ 4th place) ===[[Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group A)''' :* Defeated Argentina (3-1) :* Defeated Tunisia (3-0) :* Defeated South Korea (3-0) :* Lost to Brazil (0-3) *'''Semi Finals''' :* Defeated Canada (3-0) *'''Final''' :* Defeated Brazil (3-1) → [[Image:Med_1.png]] '''Gold Medal''' *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Aldis Berzins]] :* [[Craig Buck]] :* [[Rich Duwelius]] :* [[Dusty Dvorak]] :* [[Karch Kiraly]] :* [[Chris Marlowe]] :* [[Patrick Powers (volleyball)|Pat Powers]] :* [[Steven Salmons]] :* [[Dave Saunders (volleyball)|Dave Saunders]] :* [[Paul Sunderland]] :* [[Steve Timmons]] :* [[Marc Waldie]] ====Women's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group B)''' :* Defeated West Germany (3-0) :* Defeated Brazil (3-2) :* Defeated China (3-1) *'''Semi Finals''' :* Defeated Peru (3-0) *'''Final''' :* Lost to China (1-3) → [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''' *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Paula Weishoff]] :* [[Susan Woodstra]] :* [[Rita Crockett]] :* [[Laura Flachmeier]] :* [[Carolyn Becker]] :* [[Flo Hyman]] :* [[Rose Magers]] :* [[Julie Vollertsen]] :* [[Debbie Green]] :* [[Kimberly Ruddins]] :* [[Jeanne Beauprey]] :* [[Linda Chisholm]] *'''Head Coach''': [[Arie Selinger]] ===[[Water Polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Water Polo]]=== ====Men's Team Competition==== *'''Preliminary Round (Group B)''' :* Defeated Greece (12-5) :* Defeated Brazil (10-4) :* Defeated Spain (10-8) *'''Final Round (Group D)''' :* Defeated Netherlands (8-7) :* Defeated Australia (12-7) :* Defeated West Germany (8-7) :* Drew with Yugoslavia (5-5) → [[Image:Med_2.png]] '''Silver Medal''' *'''Team Roster''' :* [[Craig Wilson (water polo)|Craig Wilson]] :* [[Kevin Robertson]] :* [[Gary Figueroa]] :* [[Peter Campbell]] :* [[Douglas Burke]] :* [[Joseph Vargas]] :* [[Jon Svendsen]] :* [[John Siman]] :* [[Andrew McDonald (water polo)|Andrew McDonald]] :* [[Terry Schroeder]] :* [[Jody Campbell]] :* [[Timothy Shaw]] :* [[Christopher Dorst]] {{NOCin1984SummerOlympics}} [[Category:Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:United States at the Olympics|1984]] [[Category:1984 in the United States|Summer Olympics]]