Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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. 408 competitors, 257 men and 151 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.[1]

Canada at the
1984 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Los Angeles
Competitors408 (257 men, 151 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer Alex Baumann
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
10
Silver
18
Bronze
16
Total
44
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Partly 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 and 2016.

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Linda Kazienko 2421 points (→ 25th place)
  • Lucile Lemay 2379 points (→ 33rd place)
  • Wanda Sadegur 2349 points (→ 36th place)

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

  • Paul Williams
    • Heat 13:47.56
    • Semifinals 13:46.34 (→ did not advance)

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

  • Laslo Babits
    • Qualification 82.18m
    • Final 80.68m (→ 8th place)

Men's Decathlon

  • Dave Steen
    • Final Result 8047 points (→ 6th place)

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

  • Brit McRoberts
    • Heat 4:10.64
    • Final 4:05.98 (→ 7th place)
  • Debbie Scott
    • Heat 4:09.16
    • Final 4:10.41 (→ 10th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

  • Lynn Williams
    • Heat 8.45.77
    • Final 8:42.14 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Sue French
    • Heat 9.24.66 (→ did not advance)
  • Geri Fitch
    • Heat 9.07.18 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

Women's 100m Hurdles

Women's 400m Hurdles

  • Andrea Page
    • Heat 59.09
    • Semifinal 57.89 (→ did not advance)
  • Dana Wright
    • Heat 58.17 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4×100 metres Relay

Women's 4×400 metres Relay

Women's High Jump

  • Debbie Brill
    • Qualification 1.90m
    • Final 1.94m (→ 5th place)
  • Brigitte Reid
    • Qualification 1.70m (→ did not advance, 27th place)

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)

  • Lennox Lewis
    1. First Round Defeated Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan), RSC-3
    2. Quarterfinals Lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 0:5

Canoeing

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented Canada in 1984.

Men's individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Points race
Women's individual road race

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Randy Sageman
    • Preliminary Round 527.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
  • Mike Mourant
    • Preliminary Round 476.19 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Equestrian

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

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Peter Szmidt
    • Heat 1:52.48
    • B-Final 1:52.56 (→ 14th place)
  • Alex Baumann
    • Heat 1:51.76
    • B-Final scratched (→ 17th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

  • Peter Szmidt
    • Heat 3:55.65
    • B-Final 3:56.99 (→ 11th place)
  • David Shemilt
    • Heat 3:58.43 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

  • David Shemilt
    • Heat 15:24.78
    • Final 15:31.28 (→ 7th place)
  • Bernard Volz
    • Heat 15:31.38 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

  • Mike West
    • Heat 57.76
    • Final 56.49 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Sandy Goss
    • Heat 57.60
    • Final 57.46 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

  • Cameron Henning
    • Heat 2:03.36
    • Final 2:02.37 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Mike West
    • Heat 2:04.93
    • B-Final 2:04.73 (→ 10th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

  • Victor Davis
    • Heat 1:03.63
    • Final 1:01.99 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Marco Veilleux
    • Heat 1:05.34 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

Men's 100m Butterfly

Men's 200m Butterfly

  • Tom Ponting
    • Heat 1:59.78
    • Final 1:59.37 (→ 6th place)
  • Peter Ward
    • Heat 1:59.99
    • Final 2:00.39 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

  • Alex Baumann
    • Heat 2:03.60
    • Final 2:01.42 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Rob Chernoff
    • Heat 2:08.47 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

  • Alex Baumann
    • Heat 4:22.46
    • Final 4:17.41 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Peter Dobson
    • Heat 4:29.61
    • B-Final 4:30.09 (→ 14th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's Competition

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Pamela Rai
    • Heat 57.41
    • B-Final 57.56 (→ 12th place)
  • Jane Kerr
    • Heat 58.46
    • B-Final 57.85 (→ 14th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

  • Julie Daigneault
    • Heat 2:03.40
    • B-Final 2:03.67 (→ 11th place)
  • Jane Kerr
    • Heat 2:04.02
    • B-Final 2:04.19 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

Women's 800m Freestyle

  • Karen Ward
    • Heat 8:45.37
    • Final 8:48.12 (→ 8th place)
  • Donna McGinnis
    • Heat 8:51.71 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 100m Backstroke

Women's 200m Backstroke

  • Reema Abdo
    • Heat 2:19.05
    • B-Final 2:18.50 (→ 12th place)
  • Melinda Copp
    • Heat 2:21.39 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

  • Jill Horstead
    • Heat 2:14.88
    • B-Final 2:13.49 (→ 9th place)
  • Marie Moore
    • Heat 2:14.95
    • B-Final 2:14.96 (→ 11th place)

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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
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