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Australia At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 242 competitors, 169 men and 73 women, took part in 137 events in 22 sports. Medalists Archery In the fourth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent one woman and one man. Two-time veteran Terene Donovan improved her score from four years earlier by 99 points even as she fell ten places in the ranking. Women's Individual Competition *Terene Donovan — 2442 points (→ 19th place) Men's Individual Competition *Christopher Blake — 2434 points (→ 31st place) Athletics Men's 100 metres * Peter Van Miltenburg ** Qualifying Heat — 10.55 ** Quarterfinals — 10.52 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres * Peter Van Miltenburg ** Qualifying Heat — 21.06 ** Quarterfinals — 21.09 (→ did not advance) Men's 400 metres * Darren Clark ** Heat — 45.68 ** Quarterfinals — 44.77 ** Semifinals — 45.2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Olympic Committee
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) Australia is a country in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia may also refer to: Places * Name of Australia relates the history of the term, as applied to various places. Oceania *Australia (continent), or Sahul, the landmasses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 Metre Individual Medley
The final of the women's 400 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., on July 29, 1984. 20 athletes competed in the heats, with the eight fastest qualifying for the final. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre individual medley M 1984 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 Metre Individual Medley
The final of the men's 200 metre individual medley event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., on July 30, 1984. 24 athletes participated in the heats, with the fastest eight qualifying for the final. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre individual medley M Men's events at the 1984 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Butterfly
The final of the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., on July 30, 1984. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre butterfly B Men's 100 metre butterfly Men's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Metre Breaststroke
The final of the men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., on July 29, 1984. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Finals Final B Final A References External links Official ReportUSA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre breaststroke B Men's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 25 Metre Pistol
The women's 25 metre pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held for women at the Olympics. The competition was held on July 29, 1984 at the shooting ranges in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' .... 30 shooters from 21 nations competed. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shooting At The 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 25 Metre Pistol Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olymp Shoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Prado Olympic Shooting Park, Chino, California, United States. The games marked the first time that women’s shooting events were included in the Olympic program. Medal count Medalists Men's events Women's events Mixed events Participating nations A total of 460 shooters, 382 men and 77 women, from 68 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: See also * Shooting at the Friendship Games References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{Shooting at the Summer Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics events 1984 Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ... Shooting competitions in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump was an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There were 31 participating athletes from 25 nations, with two qualifying groups, and the final held on August 6, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Carl Lewis of the United States, the nation's 17th gold medal in the event. It was Lewis's second gold of the Games as he tried (successfully) to match Jesse Owens's 1936 quadruple (100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay, and long jump). It was also the first of Lewis's four consecutive gold medals in the long jump. Gary Honey gave Australia its first men's long jump medal since 1948; Giovanni Evangelisti won Italy's first-ever medal in the event. Background This was the 20th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The only returning finalist from the 1980 Games was seventh-place finisher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Quadruple Sculls
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo .... Competition format The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 10 boats were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in each heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 8 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured two heats, with 4 boats in each heat. The top two boats in each repechage heat went to the "A" final. The remaining 4 boats (3rd and 4th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 10th place.Official Report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States featured 14 events in total, for both men and women. Events were held at Lake Casitas. Due to the Eastern Bloc boycott of these Olympics, some of the strongest rowing nations like East Germany, the USSR or Bulgaria were not present. However, this boycott gave an opportunity to Romania, which was one of the few eastern European countries to come to the Games, going on to dominate in women's sports, winning 5 gold medals in 6 events. Both Canada (gold) and USA (silver) had beaten the reigning (boycotting) two-time Olympic champions from East Germany in the men's 8 twice at the Lucerne pre-olympic regatta. Steve Redgrave won his first of five consecutive gold medals. Elisabeta Oleniuc, later known as Elisabeta Lipă, also won her first gold medal. Twenty years later she won her fifth gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The quadruple sculls events, as in 1976 and 1980, were held without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 82
Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; promoting health and fitness; developing physical strength; or developing a muscular physique, possibly with the goal of engaging in competitive bodybuilding. According to an article in ''The New York Times'', lifting weights can prevent some disabilities, increase metabolism, and lower body fat. When compared to machines, free weights improve not only strength but muscle function as well. Lifting weights can also improve self-confidence and make people feel better about themselves. Weightlifting as a sport The goal of weightlifting competitions is usually the lifting of weights themselves, with the winner being determined by the amount of weight lifted, provided that they employ the correct movements in achieving the lift. Strength competit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 Metre Butterfly
The final of the women's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ..., on August 4, 1984. Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows. The following records were established during the competition: Results Heats Rule: The eight fastest swimmers advance to final A (Q), while the next eight to final B (q). Swimoff Finals Final B Final A References External links USA Swimming {{DEFAULTSORT:Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly B 1984 in women's swimming Women's events at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
