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was the host nation of the
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. It was the nineteenth time that ''Team USA'' participated, having boycotted the
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. 522 competitors, 339 men and 183 women, took part in 217 events in 25 sports. These Olympic Games were unique for the United States in that the host state was
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, the home state of the country's
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, who himself opened the Games, becoming the first American president to open a Summer Olympics, and also any Olympic games in the United States. Reagan was governor of the state from 1967 to 1975. It was not until the
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that an American president opened a
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in the United States. The United States topped the medal count for the first time since 1968, winning a record 83 gold medals and surpassing the
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’s total of 80 golds at the
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.


Medalists

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded. , style="text-align:left; width:74%; vertical-align:top;", , style="text-align:left; width:26%; vertical-align:top;", * - Indicates that the athlete competed in preliminaries but not the final.


Archery

The United States returned to archery competition with a dominant men's team that earned the top two spots. Their women were not as successful against the newly powerful Asian teams from
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,
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, and
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, but still managed to place an archer in the top eight.


Athletics

;Men ;;Road and track events * - Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final. ;;Field events ;;Combined event –
Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
;Women ;;Road and track events * - Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final. ;;Field events ;;Combined event –
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Basketball

;Summary


Men's Tournament

;Roster *Head Coach:
Bob Knight Robert Montgomery Knight (born October 25, 1940) is an American former basketball coach. Nicknamed "the General", Knight won 902 NCAA Division I men's college basketball games, a record at the time of his retirement, and currently fourth all-ti ...
;Preliminary round ;;Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Gold medal game


Women's Tournament

;Roster :* Cathy Boswell :*
Denise Curry Denise Curry (born August 22, 1959) is an American former basketball player and college and professional basketball coach. Curry was inducted in the inaugural class at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999. College basketb ...
:*
Anne Donovan Anne Theresa Donovan (November 1, 1961 – June 13, 2018) was an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun. In her playing career, Donovan won a national championship with Ol ...
:*
Teresa Edwards Teresa Edwards (born July 19, 1964) is an American former women's basketball player and four time Olympic gold medalist. In 2000, ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine placed her as 22nd of the "100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century". She ...
:* Lea Henry :* Janice Lawrence :*
Pamela McGee Pamela Denise McGee (born December 1, 1962) is an American former professional women's basketball player, 2012 Women's Basketball Hall of Famer, and mother of two professional basketball players. She is the first WNBA mom to have a son and dau ...
:*
Carol Menken-Schaudt Carol Jean Menken-Schaudt (born November 23, 1957) is an American All-American basketball player from Jefferson, Oregon, who won a gold medal on the U.S. team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Menken-Schaudt later played basketball professionally for ...
:*
Cheryl Miller Cheryl D. Miller (born January 3, 1964) is an American former basketball player. She was formerly a sideline reporter for NBA games on TNT Sports and also works for NBA TV as a reporter and analyst, having worked previously as a sportscaster f ...
:*
Kim Mulkey Kimberly Duane Mulkey (born May 17, 1962) is an American college basketball player and coach. She is the head coach for Louisiana State University's women's basketball team. A Pan-American gold medalist in 1983 and Olympic gold medalist in 1984, ...
:* Cindy Noble :*
Lynette Woodard Lynette Woodard (born August 12, 1959) is a retired American basketball Hall of Fame player and former head women's basketball coach at Winthrop University. Woodard made history by becoming the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters an ...
;Preliminary round ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Gold medal game


Boxing


Canoeing

;Men ;Women Key: QF - Qualified to medal final; SF - Qualified to semifinal; R - Qualified to repechage


Cycling

Twenty cyclists represented the United States in 1984.


Road

;Men ;Women


Track

;Points race ;Pursuit ;Sprint ;Time trial


Diving

;Men ;Women


Equestrian

;Dressage ;Eventing ;Jumping


Fencing

Twenty fencers represented the United States in 1984. ;Men ;Women


Field hockey

;Summary


Men's tournament

;Roster *
Mohammed Barakat Mohammed Adel Barakat (born March 3, 1967) is an American field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Los Angeles-born Palestinian Olympic runner Hanna Barakat is Jennifer Stoller's and his daughter. ...
* Ken Barrett * Rawle Cox * Trevor Fernandez * Scott Gregg * Manzar Iqbal *
Michael Kraus Michael Kraus may refer to: * Michael Kraus (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player * Michael Kraus (field hockey) (born 1958), American Olympic hockey player * Michael Kraus (handballer) (born 1983), German handball player * Michael Kraus (m ...
* Randy Lipscher * David McMichael * Gary Newton * Michael Newton *
Brian Spencer Brian Roy Spencer (September 3, 1949 – June 3, 1988) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. C ...
* Morgan Stebbins *
Robert Stiles Robert Stiles (born September 12, 1959) is an American field hockey player. He competed in the Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, men's tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics. References External links

* ...
* Andrew Stone * Nigel Traverso ;Preliminary round ;;Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ;9th-12th place classification ;11th place match


Women's tournament

;Roster *
Gwen Cheeseman Gwen Wentz Cheeseman-Alexander (born August 13, 1951 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who was a member of the 1980 Olympic team that qualified for Olympics but did not compete due to the Ol ...
(gk) *
Beth Anders Elizabeth Rambo "Beth" Anders (born November 13, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey sweeper from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angele ...
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Kathleen McGahey Kathleen Ann "Kathy" McGahey (born March 5, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los A ...
* Anita Miller * Regina Buggy * Christine Larson-Mason *
Beth Beglin Elizabeth Anne "Beth" Beglin (born April 2, 1957, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the Women's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angele ...
* Marcella Place * Julie Staver * Diane Moyer *
Sheryl Johnson Sheryl Ann Johnson (born December 9, 1957 in Palo Alto, California) is a former field hockey player and coach from the United States. She grew up in Cupertino, CA, and attended Monta Vista High School. She was a three-sport athlete at the Univers ...
* Charlene Morett *
Karen Shelton Karen Christina Shelton (born November 14, 1957 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American former field hockey player and coach. Shelton served as head coach of the University of North Carolina's field hockey program from 1981 until her retirement in 2 ...
*
Brenda Stauffer Brenda Lee Stauffer (born April 8, 1961 in New Holland, Pennsylvania) is a former field hockey player from the United States. She was a member of the United States bronze medal winning team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ...
* Leslie Milne * Judy Strong ;Round robin ---- ---- ---- ----


Football

;Summary ;Roster Head coach:
Alketas Panagoulias Alketas 'Alkis' Panagoulias ( el, Αλκέτας 'Άλκης' Παναγούλιας; 30 May 1934 – 18 June 2012) was a Greek association football player and manager. He managed the national teams of both Greece and the United States. He also ...
;Group stage – Group D ---- ----


Gymnastics


Artistic

;Men ;;Team ;;Individual finals ;Women ;;Team ;;Individual finals


Rhythmic


Handball

;Summary


Men's Tournament

;Roster :* James Buehning :*
Bob Djokovich Robert Ray Djokovich (born August 10, 1956) is an American former Basketball and Handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in handball. He was the 6th President of the USA Team Handball. He was born in Gary, Indiana. Career as Co ...
:* Tim Dykstra :* Craig Gilbert :* Steven Goss :* William Kessler :* Stephen Kirk :* Peter Lash :* Michael Lenard :* Joseph McVein :* Gregory Morava :* Rod Oshita :*
Thomas Schneeberger Thomas Schneeberger (born May 18, 1956) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Basketball He played for the Air Force Falcons from season 1974-75 until 1977–78. In 1978 he was honored as most valuable ...
:* Joe Story *Head Coach: Javier Garcia ;Preliminary Round ;;Group B :*Lost to West Germany (19:21) :*Lost to Denmark (16:19) :*Lost to Sweden (18:21) :*Lost to Spain (16:17) :*Drew with South Korea (22:22) ;9th place final :*Defeated Japan (24:16)


Women's Tournament

;Roster :*
Pamela Boyd Pamela Joan Boyd-Petroski (born September 27, 1955) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Boyd graduated in 1974 from Central Regional High School Central Regional High School is a four-year region ...
:* Reita Clanton :* Theresa Contos :* Sandra de la Riva :* Mary Dwight :* Carmen Forest :* Melinda Hale :*
Leora Jones Leora "Sam" Jones (born August 11, 1960) is an American former handball player who competed three times at the Olympics, in 1984, in 1988, and in 1992. Jones first was a basketball player at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Car ...
:* Carol Lindsey :* Cynthia Stinger :* Penelope Stone :* Janice Trombly :* Sherry Winn *Head Coach: Klement Capilar


Judo


Modern pentathlon

Three male modern pentathletes represented the United States in 1984. They won the silver medal in the team event.


Rowing

United States rowing results and competitors: ;Men ;Women * - Race not run, times from heats were used to rank boats.
Qualification legend: FA = Final A (medal); FB = Final B (non-medal); SF = Semifinal; R = Repechage


Sailing


Shooting

;Men ;Women ;Open


Swimming

;Men ;Women * - Athlete swam in the heat but not the final.
Note: Times in the first round ranked across all heats.
Qualification legend: FA - Advance to medal final; FB - Advance to non-medal final


Synchronized swimming


Volleyball

;Summary


Men's Tournament

;Roster * Aldis Berzins *
Craig Buck Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is a former volleyball player (position middle blocker) from the United States, who was a member of the American men's national team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Ol ...
* Rich Duwelius *
Dusty Dvorak Douglas Scott "Dusty" Dvorak (born July 29, 1958 in San Diego, California) is a former volleyball player from the United States, who was a member of the American Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 ...
*
Karch Kiraly Charles Frederick "Karch" Kiraly () (born November 3, 1960) is an American volleyball player, coach and broadcast announcer. In the 1980s he was a central part of the United States men's national volleyball team, U.S National Team that won gold ...
*
Chris Marlowe Christian "Chris" Marlowe (born September 28, 1951) is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Denver, Colorado. He currently is the play-by-play announcer for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association in the fall, ...
* Pat Powers *
Steven Salmons Steven Edward "Steve" Salmons (born July 3, 1958, in Saint Joseph, Missouri) is a former American volleyball player. He won an Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympi ...
* Dave Saunders *
Paul Sunderland Paul Benedict Sunderland (born March 29, 1952) is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Los Angeles, California. He worked as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ...
*
Steve Timmons Steve Dennis Timmons (born November 29, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who represented the United States at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1984, winning gold in 1984 and 1988 plus a bronze in 1992. Steve played voll ...
* Marc Waldie *Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Defeated Argentina (3-1) :* Defeated Tunisia (3-0) :* Defeated South Korea (3-0) :* Lost to Brazil (0-3) *Semi Finals :* Defeated Canada (3-0) *Final :* Defeated Brazil (3-1)


Women's Tournament

;Roster *
Paula Weishoff Paula Jo Weishoff (born May 1, 1962 in Hollywood, California) is a retired female volleyball player from the United States, who won two medals with the USA National Women's Team at the Summer Olympics: 1984 (silver) and 1992 (bronze). And form ...
* Susan Woodstra * Rita Crockett * Laura Flachmeier *
Carolyn Becker Carolyn Marie Becker (born November 8, 1958) is an American former volleyball player who played on the United States women's national volleyball team and won a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Becker also helped the Un ...
* Flo Hyman * Rose Magers *
Julie Vollertsen Julie Jo Vollertsen Melli (born March 1, 1959, in Syracuse, Nebraska) is an American former female professional volleyball player. Her main achievement is her part in the silver medal won by the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. ...
*
Debbie Green-Vargas Debbie Green-Vargas (born June 25, 1958) is a former American volleyball player and coach. She is regarded as the greatest American women's volleyball setter of all time. Green-Vargas was a member of the U.S. National Team and won the silver med ...
* Kimberly Ruddins * Jeanne Beauprey *
Linda Chisholm Linda Rae Chisholm (born December 21, 1957 in Northridge, California) is a former American competitive volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist. She played NCAA women's volleyball for the Pepperdine Waves The Pepperdine Waves are the ath ...
*Head Coach:
Arie Selinger Aryeh "Lonk" Selinger (born 5 April 1937) is an Israeli volleyball manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest volleyball coaches of all time. Selinger has served as the head coach of the USA Women's Team in the years ...
*Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Defeated West Germany (3-0) :* Defeated Brazil (3-2) :* Defeated China (3-1) *Semi Finals :* Defeated Peru (3-0) *Final :* Lost to China (1-3)


Water polo

;Summary ;Roster * Craig Wilson *
Kevin Robertson Kevin George Robertson (born February 8, 1959) is an American former water polo player, who won two Olympic silver medals during his career: in 1984 and 1988. He was affiliated with the University of California. In 1994, he was inducted into th ...
* Gary Figueroa * Peter Campbell * Doug Burke * Joseph Vargas * Jon Svendsen * John Siman * Andrew McDonald *
Terry Schroeder Terry Alan Schroeder, DC (born October 9, 1958) is an American former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Schroeder is a chiropractor, practicing in Agoura Hil ...
* Jody Campbell * Timothy Shaw *
Christopher Dorst Christopher Dorst (born June 5, 1956) is an American former water polo player who won a silver medal for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He was slated to go with the US Olympic Team to the 1980 Summer Oly ...
*Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Defeated Greece (12-5) :* Defeated Brazil (10-4) :* Defeated Spain (10-8) *Final Round (Group D) :* Defeated Netherlands (8-7) :* Defeated Australia (12-7) :* Defeated West Germany (8-7) :* Drew with Yugoslavia (5-5)


Weightlifting


Wrestling


See also

* United States at the 1983 Pan American Games * United States at the 1984 Summer Paralympics


References

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