1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were held in Los Angeles, California, United States from July 28 to August 12.
| Host city | Los Angeles, United States | ||
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| Motto | Play a Part in History | ||
| Nations | 140 | ||
| Athletes | 6,829 (5,263 men, 1,566 women) | ||
| Events | 221 in 21 sports (29 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | July 28 | ||
| Closing | August 12 | ||
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| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||
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Boycotting countries
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Fifteen countries took part in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics:[2]Listed in the chronological order of their withdrawal, not by alphabetical or any geographical order.
- 22x20px Soviet Union
- 23x15px Bulgaria
- 22x20px East Germany
- 23x15px Mongolia
- 22x20px Vietnam
- 22x20px Laos
- 23x15px Czechoslovakia
- 23x15px Afghanistan
- 23x15px Hungary
- 23x15px Poland
- 22x20px Cuba
- 22x20px South Yemen
- 23x15px Ethiopia
- 22x20px North Korea
- 23x15px Angola
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All the Asian countries above also boycotted at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea.
Four other countries also boycotted the games, citing political reasons, but were not part of the Soviet-led boycott:
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Further to this, Kampuchea was largely unrecognized, and in any case would not have been allowed to compete.
1984 Summer Olympics Media
- Olympic Torch Tower of the Los Angeles Coliseum.jpg
The Opening Ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- GreatWesternForum.jpg
The Forum hosted the basketball events
- 1984 Summer olympics team numbers.gif
Olympische Sommerspiele 1984 — Anzahl der Athleten
- 1984 Olympic Games boycott.svg
The 15 Eastern Bloc nations which boycotted the 1984 Games are shaded blue; the 4 non-Eastern Bloc nations that boycotted are shaded teal.
- 1984-Newspaper-Vending-Machine.jpg
Newspaper vending machine announcing the 1984 Olympics.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 International Olympic Committee (9 October 2014). "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games of the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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