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. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the

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. Eleven competitors, ten men and one woman, took part in eleven events in six sports.

Athletics

Men's Marathon * Juan Camacho ** Final — 2:21:04 (→ 38th place) Men's 20 km Walk * Oswaldo Morejón ** Final — 1:44:42 (→ 36th place) Men's 50 km Walk * Osvaldo Morejón ** Final — DNF (→ no ranking) Women's Marathon * Nelly Chávez ** Final — 2:51:35 (→ 42nd place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * René Centellas ** First Round — Lost to

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(AUS), RSC-3 Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Marvin Perez ** First Round — Bye ** Second Round — Scheduled to fight

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(USA), but sustained a broken hand beforehand and withdrew.

Fencing

One male fencer represented Bolivia in 1984. ; Men's foil * Saúl Mendoza ; Men's épée * Saúl Mendoza

Judo

Men's Competition * Edgar Claure

Shooting

Men's Competition * Javier Asbun * Víctor Hugo Campos * Luis Gamarra * Mauricio Kattan

Wrestling

Men's Competition * Leonardo Camacho

References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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