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competed at the

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. The nation won its first Olympic medal at these Games.

Medalists

Results by event

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

Men's 5,000 metres * Ruddy Cornielle ** Heat — 17:16.77 (→ did not advance) Men's 110 metres hurdles * Modesto Castillo ** Heat — 14.05 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 metres * Divina Estrella ** Heat — 12.25 (→ did not advance)

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Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * Jesús Beltre *# First Round – Bye *# Second Round – Lost to Rafael Ramos (Puerto Rico), 1-4 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) *

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→ Bronze Medal *# First Round — Defeated

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(Yugoslavia), 4-1 *# Second Round — Defeated

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(Uganda), 5-0 *# Third Round — Defeated Juan Molina (Puerto Rico), 3-2 *# Quarterfinals — Defeated

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(South Korea), referee stopped contest in first round *# Semifinals — Lost to

Maurizio Stecca Maurizio Stecca (born 9 March 1963) is a retired Italian boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Stecca was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna. His brother Loris Stecca was also a professional boxer. Profession ...

(Italy), 0-5

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Men's 3m Springboard *

Fernando Henderson Fernando Henderson is a Dominican Republic diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

** Preliminary Round — 492.15 (→ did not advance, 19th place) *

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** Preliminary Round — 485.16 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

References

Sources

Official Olympic Reports

International Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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