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West Germany At The 1984 Summer Olympics
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. West Germany had joined the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics four years previously. 390 competitors, 267 men and 123 women, took part in 194 events in 25 sports. Medalists Archery All five of the German archers posted solid scores in the nation's third Olympic archery competition, with none placing lower than 15th. Women's Individual Competition: * Manuela Dachner — 2508 points (→ 6th place) *Doris Haas — 2480 points (→ 11th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Harry Wittig — 2497 points (→ 9th place) * Armin Garnreiter — 2494 points (→ 10th place) * Detlef Kahlert — 2486 points (1→ 5th place) Athletics ;Men's Competition Men's 400 metres * Erwin Skamrahl :* Heat — 45.94 :* Quarterfinals — 46.39 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres * Christoph Herle :* Heat — 13:46.35 :* Semifina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Olympic Sports Confederation
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (german: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund or DOSB) was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the ''Deutscher Sportbund'' (DSB), and the ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (NOK) which dates back to 1895, the year it was founded and recognized as NOC by the IOC. Seated in Frankfurt am Main, it represents 89,000 clubs and 27,000,000 members, about a third of the population of Germany. Presidential Board DOSB-President is Alfons Hörmann. Also members of the presidential board are: *Stephan Abel (Vice President, economy and finances) * Ole Bischof (Vice President, competitive sports) *Walter Schneeloch (Vice President, popular sports and development of sports) *Gudrun Doll-Tepper (Vice President, education and olympic breeding) *Petra Tzschoppe (Vice President, women and equality) *Ingo-Rolf Weiss (chairman of Deutsche Sportjugend) *Christian Schreiber (representative of the athletes) *Claudia Bokel (German IOC Member) *Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrestling At The 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics, 20 wrestling events were contested. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines. Competition took place at the arena at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Background The dominant Soviet Union which won 12 gold wrestling gold medals in Montreal 1976 was notably absent due to the boycott. - Vol. 96 - Page 110 Medal summary Freestyle Greco-Roman Medal table Participating nations A total of 267 wrestlers from 44 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games:See also *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entry list of 20 competitors from 14 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on August 10, 1984. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Rolf Danneberg of West Germany, the nation's first medal in the men's discus throw and the first victory by any German athlete in the event (East Germany had won two silvers, neither pre-war Germany nor the United Team had won any medals). Mac Wilkins and John Powell of the United States won silver and bronze; they were the eighth and ninth men to win multiple discus throw medals (both had medaled in 1976). The United States continued its 19-Games streak of earning at least one medal every time it appeared, missing the podium only in the boycotted 1980 Games; however, this would be the last Games in that streak—and, in fact, the last medals the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's High Jump
These are the official results of the Women's High Jump event at the 1984 Summer Olympics 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' .... The final was held on Friday August 10, 1984. Medalists Abbreviations *''All results shown are in metres'' Records Results Qualification *Held on Thursday August 9, 1984 Final *Held on August 10, 1984 See also * 1982 Women's European Championships High Jump (Athens) * 1983 Women's World Championships High Jump (Helsinki) * 1984 Women's Friendship Games High Jump (Prague) * 1986 Women's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart) * 1987 Women's World Championships High Jump (Rome) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Women's high jump H High jump at the Olympics 1984 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Individual Dressage
The individual dressage event was one of six equestrian events on the Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held at the Santa Anita Racetrack Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races ... in Arcadia, California. The competition was split into two phases: #Qualifying round (8–9 August) #:Riders performed the Grand Prix test. The twelve riders with the highest scores advanced to the final. #Final (10 August) #:Riders performed the Grand Prix Special test. Results References External links1984 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2.p. 381. {{DEFAULTSORT:Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Individual dressage Individual dressage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Team Dressage
The team dressage in equestrian at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles was held at Santa Anita Racetrack Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races .... Competition format The team medals were awarded after the Grand-Prix portion of the individual competition. After the Grand-Prix portion of the individual event the three rides of each team were added up and the highest score was the winner, all three scores counted towards the final. Both the team and the individual competitions ran concurrently. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Team dressage Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 1984 Summer Olympics
The equestrian events at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics included show jumping, dressage and eventing. The equestrian sports were held primarily at Santa Anita Racetrack, which offered stabling for up to 2100 horses, a grandstand with almost 16000 seats, and was managed by experienced horsemen. Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in San Diego County hosted the endurance portions of the three-day event. Horses were required to be at least six years old. Up to 14 riders and 22 horses were permitted per country. In total 157 entries from thirty nations (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), Great Britain, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States, the Virgin Islands, and Yugoslavia) competed. Due to the boycott, the Soviet Union and its satellite nations were absent. Medal summary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 78 Kg
The men's 78 kg competition in judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles was held on 7 August at the California State University The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in California. With 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and staff, CSU is the largest four-year public univers .... The gold medal was won by Frank Wieneke of West Germany. Results Pool A Pool B Repechages Final Final classification References Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Judo at the Summer Olympics Men's Half Middleweight {{1984-Olympic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judo At The 1984 Summer Olympics
The Judo competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics continued the seven weight classes first used at the 1980 Games. With the open division, there were eight competitions. Japan returned to the top of the medal count, after boycotting the Moscow games. Because of the Soviet-led boycott of the Los Angeles games, several traditionally strong judo countries, including Cuba and the Soviet Union, did not participate. The Judo competition was held at California State University, Los Angeles. Austrian Peter Seisenbacher in the 86 kg class won the gold medal, as did Hitoshi Saito of Japan in the over 95 kg class, feats they would repeat in 1988, becoming the first judoka to win gold at two Olympics. Popular pro wrestler/judoka Chris Adams appeared as an advisor to the UK Judo squad, where his brother Neil Adams won a silver medal in the 78 kg class. It was the third and final Olympics the Adams brothers were involved in, competitor or otherwise. Medal summary Participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's Team Foil
The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from 5 to 6 August 1984. 48 fencers from 10 nations competed. Rosters Results Round 1 Round 1 Pool A The United States and France each defeated Great Britain, 9–7 and 9–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. France won 9–2. Round 1 Pool B Romania and China each defeated Canada, 9–0 and 9–3, respectively. The two victors then faced off. Romania won 9–4. Round 1 Pool C In the first set of matches, West Germany beat Argentina 9–1 and Italy defeated Japan 9–3. The second set saw the winners both win again (securing advancement) and the loser both lose again (resulting in elimination), as West Germany prevailed over Japan 9–4 and Italy won against Argentina 9–0. Finally, West Germany took the top spot in the group by beating Italy 9–4 while Argenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing At The 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, eight events in fencing were contested. They were held between August 1 and 11 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Participating nations A total of 262 fencers (202 men and 60 women) from 38 nations competed at the Los Angeles Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also * Fencing at the Friendship Games References External linksOfficial Olympic Report {{DEFAULTSORT:Fencing At The 1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ... 1984 Summer Olympics events 1984 in fencing International fencing competitions hosted by the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weightlifting At The 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 Kg
The men's 100 kg weightlifting competitions at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, largest city in the U.S. state, state of California and the List of United States cities by population, sec ... took place on 6 August at the Albert Gersten Pavilion. It was the second appearance of the heavyweight I class. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kg Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
