Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Canada competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Canada at the
1984 Winter Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Sarajevo
Competitors67 (47 men, 20 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Gaétan Boucher (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
4
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

As Calgary would be the host city of the following Winter Olympics, a Canadian segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldGaétan BoucherSpeed skatingMen's 1000m
 GoldGaétan BoucherSpeed skatingMen's 1500m
 SilverBrian OrserFigure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeGaétan BoucherSpeed skatingMen's 500m

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gary Athans Downhill 1:48.79 26
Todd Brooker 1:46.64 9
Steve Podborski 1:46.59 8
Jim Read Giant Slalom 1:22.90 15 1:24.87 25 2:49.18 24
Michael Tommy Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Karen Stemmle Downhill 1:15.64 22
Liisa Savijarvi 1:15.32 18
Laurie Graham 1:14.92 11
Gerry Sorensen 1:14.30 6
Laurie Graham Giant Slalom 1:12.89 38 1:15.63 33 2:28.42 33
Andrea Bédard 1:12.03 26 DSQ – DSQ –
Diana Haight 1:11.27 18 1:13.39 16 2:24.66 17
Liisa Savijarvi 1:10.31 9 1:12.42 6 2:22.73 9
Andrea Bédard Slalom DNF – – – DNF –

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
CAN-1 Alan MacLachlan
Robert Wilson		 Two-man 52.77 12 53.04 14 52.14 8 52.79 17 3:30.74 14
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
CAN-1 Alan MacLachlan
Clarke Flynn
Robert Wilson
David Leuty		 Four-man 51.48 20 51.66 18 51.55 16 51.78 20 3:26.47 18

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Pierre Harvey 43:36.4 21
30 km Pierre Harvey 1'33:44.4 21
50 km Pierre Harvey 2'25:04.1 20
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Angela Schmidt-Foster 19:30.1 39
Sharon Firth 18:37.5 29
Shirley Firth 18:32.3 28
10 km Angela Schmidt-Foster 35:35.0 36
Sharon Firth 34:47.0 29
Shirley Firth 34:31.3 22
20 km Angela Schmidt-Foster DNF –
Shirley Firth 1'07:02.5 25
Sharon Firth 1'06:31.0 21

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete CF SP FS TFP Rank
Jaime Eggleton 20 19 19 38.6 20
Gary Beacom 10 11 11 21.4 11
Brian Orser 7 1 1 5.6
Women
Athlete CF SP FS TFP Rank
Elizabeth Manley 16 7 13 25.4 13
Kay Thomson 10 12 10 20.8 12
Pairs
Athletes SP FS TFP Rank
Melinda Kunhegyi
Lyndon Johnston		 13 12 18.5 12
Katherina Matousek
Lloyd Eisler		 9 8 12.5 8
Barbara Underhill
Paul Martini		 6 7 10.0 7
Ice Dancing
Athletes CD OD FD TFP Rank
Kelly Johnson
John Thomas		 12 11 11 22.4 12
Tracy Wilson
Robert McCall		 7 8 8 15.6 8

Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Group B

Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.

Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Czechoslovakia 550038710
 Canada 541024108
 Finland 522127195
 United States 512216174
 Austria 514013372
 Norway 504115431
  • Canada 4-2 USA
  • Canada 8-1 Austria
  • Canada 4-2 Finland
  • Canada 8-1 Norway
  • Czechoslovakia 4-0 Canada

Medal round
Team Pld W L T GF GA Pts
 Soviet Union 33001616
 Czechoslovakia 3210624
 Sweden 31203122
 Canada 4th 30300100
  • USSR 4-0 Canada
  • Sweden 2-0 Canada

Carried over group Match:

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Carole Keyes 45.461 26 49.089 26 44.715 22 44.158 22 3:03.423 24
Susan Rossi 45.040 24 43.893 22 45.964 25 43.766 21 2:58.663 22

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
David Brown Normal hill 71.0 70.6 77.0 83.2 153.8 51
Horst Bulau 76.0 82.6 78.0 86.8 169.4 38
Ron Richards 78.5 85.6 83.0 95.3 180.9 29
Steve Collins 80.0 92.0 80.5 92.8 184.8 25
David Brown Large hill 81.0 57.1 84.5 64.5 121.6 47
Ron Richards 94.0 79.3 101.0 93.6 172.9 25
Steve Collins 99.0 89.8 86.0 66.6 156.4 36
Horst Bulau 101.0 94.6 100.0 93.7 188.3 10

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Daniel Turcotte 40.30 29
Jacques Thibault 39.12 15
Gaétan Boucher 38.39
1000 m Jacques Thibault 1:18.79 19
Gaétan Boucher 1:15.80
1500 m Gaétan Boucher 1:58.36
5000 m Jean Pichette 7:50.39 38
Ben Lamarche 7:47.25 36
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Sylvie Daigle 43.74 20
1000 m Sylvie Daigle 1:28.96 25
Natalie Grenier 1:27.67 18
1500 m Sylvie Daigle 2:15.50 22
Natalie Grenier 2:14.72 21
3000 m Natalie Grenier 4:48.60 15

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