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, represented by the

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(BOA), competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

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. British athletes have competed in every

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. 337 competitors, 229 men and 108 women, took part in 190 events in 20 sports. The British team won a total of 37 medals, including five golds, this was Britain's largest total medal haul since

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, and would not be surpassed until

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, however this was due in large part to the

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-led boycott of the 1984 Olympics, which meant that

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competitors were not present. Great Britain sent a reserve team to the Soviet organised

Friendship Games The Friendship Games, or Friendship-84 (russian: Дружба-84, ''Druzhba-84''), was an international multi-sport event A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many differ ...

, dubbed the "alternative Olympics" the same year. __TOC__

Medallists

Archery

In the fourth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, three men and three women represented the country. The women's scores were separated by only 10 points, as the three placed consecutively in the final ranking. Women's Individual Competition: * Eileen Robinson - 2408 points (→ 29th place) * Angela Goodall - 2401 points (→ 30th place) * Susan Wilcox - 2398 points (→ 31st place) Men's Individual Competition: *

Steven Hallard Steven Leslie Hallard (born 22 February 1965 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England) is a British archer who was a member of the British squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. Olympics Hallard has competed ...

- 2473 points (→ 21st place) * Peter Gillam - 2435 points (→ 30th place) * Richard Priestman - 2339 points (→ 48th place)

Athletics

;Men's Competition Men's 100 metres *

Mike McFarlane Michael Anthony McFarlane OBE (born 2 May 1960) is a retired British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and 200 metres. He won an Olympic silver medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He was the 200 m gol ...

:* Final — 10.27 (→ 5th place) *

Donovan Reid Donovan Reid (born 31 August 1963) is a male retired British sprinter. Athletics career Reid competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres relay events, at the 1982 ...

:* Final — 10.32 (→ 7th place) Men's 200 metres *

Ade Mafe Adeoye "Ade" Olubunmi Mafe (born 12 November 1966) is a retired male English sprinter who competed in the 200 metres and 400 metres. At the age of 17, he represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games, reaching the 200 metres final. Also ...

:* Heat — 21.02 :* Quarterfinals — 20.55 :* Semifinals — 20.54 :* Final — 20.98 (→ 8th place) Men's 400 metres *

Kriss Akabusi Kezie Uchechukwu Duru Akabusi , MBE (born 28 November 1958), known as Kriss Akabusi, is a British former sprint and hurdling track and field athlete. His first international successes were with the British 4×400 metres relay team, winning a ...

:* Heat — 45.64 :* Quarterfinals — 45.43 :* Semifinals — 45.69 (→ did not advance) * Philip Brown :* Heat — 46.26 :* Quarterfinals — 46.63 (→ did not advance) *

Todd Bennett Todd Anthony Bennett (6 July 1962 – 16 July 2013) was a Great Britain, British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. Athletics career Bennett competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United Stat ...

:* Heat — 46.09 :* Quarterfinals — 45.51 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres * Tim Hutchings :* Heat — 13:46.01 :* Semifinals — 13:28.60 :* Final — 13:11.50 (→ 4th place) *

Eamonn Martin Eamonn or Éamon or Eamon may refer to: *Eamonn (given name), an Irish male given name *Eamon (singer) (born 1983), American R&B singer-songwriter and harmonicist * ''Eamon'' (video game), a 1980 computer role-playing game for the Apple II *"Éamon ...

:* Heat — 13:46.16 :* Semifinals — 13:41.70 :* Final — 13:53.34 (→ 13th place) *

David Moorcroft David Robert Moorcroft (born 10 April 1953) is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as ...

:* Heat — 13:51.40 :* Semifinals — 13:28.44 :* Final — 14:16.61 (→ 14th place) Men's 10,000 metres * Mike McLeod :* Qualifying Heat — 28:24.92 :* Final — 28:06.22 (→ Silver Medal) *

Steve Jones Steve or Steven Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Steve Jones (English presenter) (born 1945), English musician, disk jockey, television presenter, and voice-over artist * Steve Jones (musician) (born 1955), English rock and roll guita ...

:* Qualifying Heat — 28:15.22 :* Final — 28:28.08 (→ 8th place) * Nick Rose :* Qualifying Heat — 28:31.13 :* Final — 28:31.73 (→ 12th place) Men's Marathon *

Charlie Spedding Charles Spedding (born 19 May 1952 in Bishop Auckland, County Durham) is an English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Spedding was fourth in the 10,000 metres representing England, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensl ...

:* Final — 2:09:58 (→ Bronze Medal) * Hugh Jones :* Final — 2:13:57 (→ 12th place) * Geoff Smith :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's High Jump * Geoff Parsons :* Qualification — 2.21 m (→ did not advance) * Mark Naylor :* Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance) Men's triple jump *

Keith Connor Keith Leroy Connor (born 16 September 1957 in Anguilla, an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom) is a male retired athlete who represented Great Britain and England. Athletics career Connor migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964 ...

:* Final — 16.87 m (→ Bronze Medal) * Eric McCalla :* Final — 16.66 m (→ 8th place) Men's Javelin Throw * David Ottley :* Qualification — 85.68 m :* Final — 85.74 m (→ Silver Medal) *

Roald Bradstock Arne Roald Bradstock (aka The "Olympic Picasso") is an Olympic athlete and an Olympic artist from England who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. ...

:* Qualification — 83.06 m :* Final — 81.22 m (→ 7th place) Men's Hammer Throw * Robert Weir :* Qualification — 73.04 m :* Final — 72.62 m (→ 8th place) *

Martin Girvan Martin Girvan (born 17 April 1960) is a British former athlete who specialised in the hammer throw. He represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland in international competition. Career Girvan had a personal best throw of 77.54m, set in W ...

:* Qualification — 72.66 m :* Final — 72.32 m (→ 9th place) *

Matthew Mileham Matthew ("Matt") David Mileham (born 27 December 1956 in London) is a British retired hammer thrower. Athletics career Mileham represented Great Britain at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Los Angeles in 1984 and the 1988 Summer Ol ...

:* Qualification — 71.80 m :* Final — no mark (→ no ranking) Men's Pole Vault * Jeff Gutteridge :* Qualifying Round — 5.30 m :* Final — 5.10 m (→ 11th place) *

Keith Stock Keith Frank Stock (born 18 March 1957) is a male retired British athlete. Stock competed in the men's pole vault at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the pole vault event, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queenslan ...

:* Qualifying Round — 5.20 m (→ did not advance) Men's Decathlon *

Daley Thompson Francis Morgan Ayodélé Thompson, (born 30 July 1958), better known as Daley Thompson, is a British former decathlete. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four tim ...

:* Final Result — 8797 points (→ Gold Medal) * Brad McStravick :* Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place) * Colin Boreham :* Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place) Men's 20 km Walk * Philip Vesty :* Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place) * Ian McCombie :* Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place) * Steve Barry :* Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place) Men's 50 km Walk * Chris Maddocks :* Final — 4:26:33 (→ 16th place) ;Women's Competition Women's 1,500 metres * Christine Benning :* Heat — 4:10.48 :* Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place) *

Christina Boxer Christina Tracy Boxer-Cahill (born 25 March 1957) is a retired female middle distance athlete from England. She represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988 and trained at Aldershot, Farn ...

:* Heat — 4:07.40 :* Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place) * Lynne MacDougall :* Heat — 4:09.08 :* Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place) Women's 3,000 metres *

Wendy Sly Wendy Sly MBE (née Smith, born 5 November 1959) is a female British former athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres. She won a silver medal in the event at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. She won the 1983 10km World Road Race Championsh ...

:* Heat — 8:58.66 :* Final — 8:39.47 (→ Silver Medal) *

Zola Budd Zola Budd (also known as Zola Pieterse; born 26 May 1966) is a South African middle-distance and long-distance runner. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa, both times in the 30 ...

:* Heat — 8:44.62 :* Final — 8:48.80 (→ 7th place) * Jane Furniss :* Heat — 8:44.62 (→ did not advance) Women's Marathon * Priscilla Welch :* Final — 2:28:54 (→ 6th place) *

Joyce Smith Joyce Esther Smith (née Byatt, born 26 October 1937) is a British former long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the 3000 metres in 1971 and is a three-time medallist at the International/World Cross Country Championships, inclu ...

:* Final — 2:32:48 (→ 11th place) *

Sarah Rowell Sarah Louise Rowell (born 19 November 1962) is a British former long-distance runner. Born in Hostert, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, she ran 2:39:11 at the age of 20 at the 1983 London Marathon. Later that year she won the gold medal in the ...

:* Final — 2:34:08 (→ 14th place) Women's 400 m Hurdles *

Susan Morley Susan Anita Jayne Chick (née Morley, born 6 January 1960) is a British former athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. She finished seventh in the 400 metres hurdles final at the 1983 World Championships. She also represented Great Brit ...

:* Heat — 58.71 :* Semifinal — 56.67 (→ did not advance) * Gladys Taylor :* Heat — 57.64 :* Semifinal — 56.72 (→ did not advance) Women's High Jump * Diana Elliott :* Qualification — 1.90 m :* Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place) *

Judy Simpson Judith Earline Veronica Simpson (née Livermore; born 14 November 1960) is a British former heptathlete who competed at three Olympic Games. She went on to appear as Nightshade in the TV show ''Gladiators'' between 1993 and 1996. Athletics car ...

:* Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 19th place) Women's Long Jump * Sue Hearnshaw :* Qualification — 6.64 m :* Final — 6.80 m (→ Bronze Medal) Women's Discus Throw *

Meg Ritchie Margaret "Meg" Elizabeth Stone (née Ritchie, born 6 July 1952) is a retired Scottish discus thrower and Shot putter. She reached the Olympic finals at discus in Moscow 1980 (9th) and Los Angeles 1984 (5th). She also won the 1982 Commonwealth ...

:* Qualification — 56.00 m :* Final — 62.58 m (→ 5th place) *

Venissa Head Venissa Anne Head (born 1 September 1956 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a former international track and field athlete from Wales. Biography She went to secondary school at Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School in Wales, and it was whilst there that she wo ...

:* Qualification — 55.24 m :* Final — 58.18 m (→ 7th place) Women's Shot Put *

Judy Oakes Judith Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter, powerlifter, and weightlifter. Athletics career Oakes represented Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics ...

:* Final — 18.14 m (→ 4th place) *

:* Final — 17.90 m (→ 6th place) Women's Javelin Throw *

Tessa Sanderson Theresa Ione Sanderson (born 14 March 1956) is a British former javelin thrower. She appeared in every Summer Olympics from 1976 to 1996, winning the gold medal in the javelin throw at the 1984 Olympics. She was the second track and field ...

:* Qualification — 61.58 m :* Final — 69.56 m (→ Gold Medal) * Fatima Whitbread :* Qualification — 65.30 m :* Final — 67.14 m (→ Bronze Medal) * Sharon Gibson :* Qualification — 60.88 m :* Final — 59.66 m (→ 9th place) Women's Heptathlon *

:* Final Result — 6280 points (→ 5th place) * Kim Hagger :* Final Result — 6127 points (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) * John Lyon *# First Round — Defeated Alego Akomi (SUD), 5:0 *# Second Round — Defeated Yehuda Ben Haim (ISR), 5:0 *# Quarterfinals — Lost to

Paul Gonzales Paul Garza Gonzales (born April 18, 1964) is an American former professional boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Gonzales was the winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at ...

(USA), 1:4 Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * John Hyland *# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to

Moon Sung-Kil Moon Sung-kil (, born July 20, 1963) is a Korean former professional boxer who competed from 1987 to 1993. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA bantamweight title from August 1988 to July 1989 and the WBC super-f ...

(South Korea), retired in third round Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) * Douglas Young *# First Round – Bye *# Second Round – Lost to

Georgios Stefanopoulos Georgios Stefanopoulos (; born March 31, 1962 in Peristeri, Attiki) is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division (– 91 kg), starting in 1984 in Los Angel ...

(GRE), KO-2 Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) * Robert Wells → Bronze Medal *# First Round – Bye *# Quarterfinals – Defeated Viliami Pulu (TNG), KO-1 *# Semifinals – Lost to

Francesco Damiani Francesco Damiani (born 4 October 1958) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 1993. He was the first WBO heavyweight champion, having held the title from 1989 to 1991, as well as the European heavyweight title from 19 ...

(ITA), RSC-3

Canoeing

Cycling

Sixteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1984. ; Men's individual road race * Mark Bell — did not finish (→ no ranking) *

Neil Martin Neil Martin (born 20 October 1940) is a Scottish former football player, who scored 100 league goals in both Scotland and England and won three full international caps for Scotland in the 1960s and 1970s. Known for his strength, power, bravery ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) * Peter Sanders — did not finish (→ no ranking) *

Darryl Webster Darryl James Webster (born 7 May 1962) is a former English professional cyclist from Walsall. Cycling career He rode for Great Britain at the Olympic Games and won twenty three national championship titles. He also famously won a stage in the ...

— did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ...

* Steven Poulter *

Keith Reynolds Keith Reynolds (born 25 December 1963) is a British former cyclist. Following national success as a junior where he won the season long National Junior Road Series in 1981, he competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. H ...

* Peter Sanders *

; Sprint * Mark Barry ; 1000m time trial * Mark Barry ;

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

Shaun Wallace Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace (born 2 June 1960) is an English barrister, lecturer and television personality. He is one of the six "chasers" on the ITV quiz show '' The Chase''. Wallace is a part-time lecturer and visits schools, colleges and ...

* Steve Bent ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Steve Bent * Paul Curran *

Mark Noble Mark James Noble (born 8 May 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder and is well remembered for his time at English club West Ham United, spending eighteen years with the club. Apart from two sh ...

* Adrian Timmis ;

Points race A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 18 ...

* Paul Curran ; Women's individual road race * Catherine Swinnerton — 2:13:28 (→ 13th place) * Linda Gornall — 2:13:28 (→ 17th place) * Maria Blower — 2:22:03 (→ 29th place) * Muriel Sharp — 2:22:03 (→ 30th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard * Christopher Snode :* Preliminary Round — 592.68 :* Final — 609.51 (→ 5th place) * Nigel Stanton :* Preliminary Round — 521.61 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1984. ; Men's foil *

Bill Gosbee William David Gosbee (born 20 May 1961) better known as Bill Gosbee is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He was an five times British fencing champion, winning five ...

* Pierre Harper * Nick Bell ; Men's team foil *

, Pierre Harper, Nick Bell, Rob Bruniges,

Graham Paul Graham René Paul (born 15 May 1947) is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the team foil and a bronze medal i ...

; Men's épée *

Steven Paul Steven Paul (born May 16, 1959) is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and talent manager. He is the chairman, founder and CEO of Crystal Sky Pictures. Life and career Paul was born in New York City. His mother, Dorothy Koster Paul, was ...

* John Llewellyn * Jonathan Stanbury ; Men's team épée * Ralph Johnson, John Llewellyn,

Neal Mallett Neal Mallett (born 30 September 1957) is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international mult ...

, Jonathan Stanbury ; Men's sabre *

Mark Slade Mark Van Blarcom Slade (born May 1, 1939) is an American actor, artist, and author, particularly remembered for his role of Billy Blue Cannon on the NBC Western television series, ''The High Chaparral''.Terrace, Vincent (2011). ''Encyclopedia of ...

* Richard Cohen * John Zarno ; Men's team sabre * Richard Cohen, Paul Klenerman, Jim Philbin,

, John Zarno ; Women's foil * Linda Ann Martin * Liz Thurley *

Fiona McIntosh Fiona McIntosh (born 1960) is an English-born Australian author of adult and children's books. She was born in Brighton, England and between the ages of three and eight, travelled a lot to Africa due to her father's work. At the age of nineteen ...

; Women's team foil * Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin,

, Liz Thurley, Katie Arup

Gymnastics

Hockey

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Great Britain – Kenya 2-1 :* Great Britain – Canada 3-1 :* Great Britain – New Zealand 1-0 :* Great Britain – Netherlands 4-3 :* Great Britain – Pakistan 0-0 *Semi Finals :* Great Britain – West Germany 0-1 *Bronze Medal Game :* Great Britain – Australia 3-2 (→ Bronze Medal) *Team Roster :* (1.) Ian Taylor (gk) :* (2.)

Veryan Pappin Veryan Guy Henry Pappin (born 19 May 1958) is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summ ...

(gk) :* (3.) Stephen Martin :* (4.) Paul Barber :* (5.) Robert Cattrall :* (6.)

Jon Potter Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter (born 19 November 1963) is the managing director of the House of Suntory and Maison Courvoisier at Beam Suntory. He is a former field hockey player who was a member of the gold-winning Great Britain squad at the 1 ...

:* (7.)

Richard Dodds Richard David Allan Dodds OBE (born 23 February 1959) is an English former field hockey player. He was captain of the gold medal-winning Great Britain squad in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, he won Bronze at the 1984 ...

:* (8.) Billy McConnell :* (9.)

Norman Hughes Norman Hughes (born 30 September 1952) is an English former field hockey player. He won Bronze with the Great Britain squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Hockey World Cup in ...

:* (10.) David Westcott ( c) :* (11.)

Richard Leman Richard Alexander Leman (born 13 July 1959) is a former field hockey player. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain squad in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier he won Bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics in ...

:* (12.) Stephen Batchelor :* (13.) Sean Kerly :* (14.) James Duthie :* (15.)

Kulbir Bhaura Kulbir Singh Bhaura (born 15 October 1955) is a British former field hockey player. He was a member of the gold winning Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he ...

:* (16.) Mark Precious *Head Coach: David Whitaker

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1984. ;Individual * Richard Phelps * Michael Mumford * Stephen Sowerby ;Team * Richard Phelps * Michael Mumford * Stephen Sowerby

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Men's

coxless pair A coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars. The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side (rower's right h ...

* John Beattie,

Richard Stanhope Richard Courtney Stanhope (born 27 April 1957) in Blackpool, Lancashire, England is a male retired British rower. Rowing career Stanhope competed in four Olympic Games; the 1980 Summer Olympics, 1984 Summer Olympics, 1988 Summer Olympics an ...

:* (→ 12th place) Men's

coxed pair A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower ...

* Adrian Genziani,

Bill Lang Bill Lang (born William Lanfranchi; 6 July 1882 – 3 September 1952) was an Australian professional boxer who held the national heavyweight title. He was also an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football ...

Alan Inns Alan F Inns (born 28 August 1945) is a British rowing cox. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los ...

:* (→ 8th place) Men's

coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, without a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on th ...

* Jonathan Clift, John Garrett, Martin Knight, John Bland :* (→ 9th place) Men's

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ...

Richard Budgett Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE (born 20 March 1959) is a Great Britain, British Medical and Scientific Director of the International Olympic Committee. He won an Olympic Rowing (sport), rowing gold medal in Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics ...

Martin Cross Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austr ...

Andy Holmes Andrew John Holmes (15 October 1959 – 24 October 2010)Steve Redgrave Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold ...

, Adrian Ellison :* (→ Gold) Men's eight * Clive Roberts, Adam Clift, Salih Hassan, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, John Pritchard,

Allan Whitwell Allan Whitwell (born 5 May 1954) is a male former rower who competed for Great Britain and England. Rowing career Whitwell was born in 1954 in York, Yorkshire. He was a member of the silver medal-winning British coxed eight at the 1980 Moscow ...

Colin Moynihan Colin Berkeley Moynihan, 4th Baronet, 4th Baron Moynihan (born 13 September 1955) is a British Olympic silver medalist, businessman, Conservative politician, and sports administrator. Lord Moynihan served as chairman of the British O ...

:* (→ 5th place) Women's

single scull A single scull (or a scull) is a rowing boat designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to mini ...

* Beryl Mitchell :* (→ 6th place) Women's

double scull A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly ...

* Sally Bloomfield, Nonie Ray :* (→ 8th place) Women's

* Kate Panter, Ruth Howe :* (→ 6th place) Women's

* Tessa Millar,

Jean Genchi Jean Genchi née Jean Guppy (born 25 September 1956) is a former British rower who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Genchi started rowing in 1973 with the Stuart Ladies Rowing Club and as part of the junior fours the club won ...

Joanna Toch Joanna Patricia Toch ( ; born 13 October 1961) is a British Olympian and a practising barrister. Sporting career Toch rowed for Great Britain in the 1979 World Rowing Junior Championships, 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (she was the youngest memb ...

Katie Ball Kathryn Katie Ball (born 8 June 1963) is a former British rower who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sp ...

Kathy Talbot Kathy Talbot (born 17 August 1961) is a British rowing coxswain. She competed in the women's coxed four event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 198 ...

:* (→ 7th place) Women's eight *

Astrid Ayling Astrid Ayling (née Hohl; born 9 December 1951) is a retired German and British rower. She competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career In 1975 she finished fourth in the double sculls for W ...

, Ann Callaway, Alexa Forbes,

Gillian Hodges Gillian 'Gill' Hodges (born 13 August 1957) is a retired British rower who competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Hodges was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1980 Olympic Games, where she was ...

Kate Holroyd Kathryn 'Kate' Holroyd (born 5 June 1963) is a retired British rower. Rowing career Holroyd competed in the women's eight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The team finished in eighth place. The following year Holroyd was part of the double s ...

, Belinda Holmes,

Sarah Hunter-Jones Sarah Hunter-Jones, married name Sarah Daniell (born 1 February 1959), is a former British rower who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career Hunter-Jones was part of the quadruple sculls, that won the national title, rowing for a K ...

, Kate McNicol, Sue Bailey :* (→ 5th place)

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

;Men's Competition Men's 100 m Freestyle * David Lowe :* Heat — 51.68 :* B-Final — 51.48 (→ 11th place) * Paul Easter :* Heat — 51.83 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's 200 m Freestyle * Paul Easter :* Heat — 1:51.80 :* B-Final — 1:51.70 (→ 9th place) *

Andrew Astbury Andrew Astbury (born 29 November 1960) is an English former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics and England in the Commonwealth Games in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Swimming career In his international swimming ...

:* Heat — 1:52.01 :* B-Final — 1:53.02 (→ 15th place) Men's 400 m Freestyle *

:* Heat — 3:58.41 :* B-Final — 3:58.14 (→ 14th place) *

Paul Howe Paul Howe (born 8 January 1968) is a Singapore-born former competitive swimmer and freestyler. Swimming career He represented Great Britain in the Olympics and England in the Commonwealth Games. He competed in three consecutive Olympic Games ...

:* Heat — 4:04.07 (→ did not advance, 25th place) Men's 1500 m Freestyle * David Stacey :* Heat — 15:30.10 (→ did not advance, 12th place) * Stuart Willmott :* Heat — 15:57.79 (→ did not advance, 21st place) Men's 100 m Backstroke * Neil Harper :* Heat — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 17th place) * Ian Collins :* Heat — 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 28th place) Men's 200 m Backstroke *

Neil Cochran Neil is a masculine name of Gaelic and Irish origin. The name is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Niall'' which is of disputed derivation. The Irish name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion".. A ...

:* Heat — 2:05.58 :* B-Final — 2:05.72 (→ 14th place) * Neil Harper :* Heat — 2:09.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place) Men's 100 m Breaststroke *

Adrian Moorhouse Adrian David Moorhouse MBE (born 24 May 1964) is an English former competitive swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the gold medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Since t ...

:* Heat — 1:04.06 :* Final — 1:03.25 (→ 4th place) * Iain Cambell :* Heat — 1:04.81 :* B-Final — 1:05.02 (→ 14th place) Men's 200 m Breaststroke *

:* Heat — 2:19.83 :* B-Final — 2:18.83 (→ 9th place) * Iain Cambell :* Heat — 2:20.78 :* B-Final — 2:20.62 (→ 11th place) Men's 100 m Butterfly * Andrew Jameson :* Heat — 54.49 :* Final — 54.28 (→ 5th place) * Ian Collins :* Heat — 56.41 (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's 200 m Butterfly * Nick Hodgson :* Heat — 2:01.64 :* B-Final — 2:01.24 (→ 11th place) *

Philip Hubble Philip C Hubble (born 19 July 1960) is an English former butterfly swimmer. Swimming career Olympic Games Hubble represented Great Britain and competed in events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1980 in the men ...

:* Heat — 2:02.76 :* B-Final — 2:03.06 (→ 16th place) Men's 200 m Individual Medley *

:* Heat — 2:05.39 :* Final — 2:04.38 (→ Bronze Medal) *

Robin Brew Robin Brew (born 28 June 1962) is a male former competition swimmer for Great Britain and Scotland. Swimming career Brew represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games. He swam in the men's 200-metre indi ...

:* Heat — 2:04.13 :* Final — 2:04.52 (→ 4th place) Men's 400 m Individual Medley * Stephen Poulter :* Heat — 4:25.38 :* Final — 4:25.80 (→ 7th place) * Stuart Willmott :* Heat — 4:32.90 :* B-Final — 4:31.10 (→ 15th place) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * David Lowe, Roland Lee, Paul Easter, and

Richard Burrell Richard Burrell is a British Television Drama Producer and Executive Producer. He was educated at Pangbourne College. He was an actor in the National Youth Theatre and studied English and Drama at the University of Surrey graduating with a BA in ...

:* Heat — 3:24.59 :* Final — 3:23.61 (→ 5th place) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *

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:* Heat — 7:26.83 :* Final — 7:24.78 (→ Bronze Medal) Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Neil Harper,

Andy Jameson Andrew David Jameson (born 19 February 1965) is an English sports commentator and former competitive swimmer. Active as an elite swimmer in the mid to late 1980s he represented Great Britain in two consecutive Summer Olympics, the FINA World Ch ...

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:* Final — 3:47.39 (→ 6th place) ;Women's Competition Women's 100 m Freestyle *

June Croft June Alexandra Croft (born 17 June 1963) is an English former freestyle swimmer. Swimming career Croft represented Great Britain at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At her Olympic debut in Moscow, she won the silver medal ...

:* Heat — 57.12 :* Final — 57.11 (→ 7th place) * Nicola Fibbens :* Heat — 57.80 :* B-Final — 57.36 (→ 11th place) Women's 200 m Freestyle *

:* Heat — 2:01.05 :* Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place) * Annabelle Cripps :* Heat — 2:04.44 :* B-Final — 2:04.90 (→ 15th place) Women's 400 m Freestyle *

Sarah Hardcastle Sarah Lucy Hardcastle (born 9 April 1969), also known by her married name Sarah Thomas, is a British former competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in the Olympics, world championships and European championships, and swam for England ...

:* Heat — 4:11.55 :* Final — 4:10.27 (→ Silver Medal) *

:* Heat — 4:15.51 :* Final — 4:11.49 (→ Bronze Medal) Women's 800 m Freestyle *

:* Heat — 8:35.87 :* Final — 8:32.60 (→ Bronze Medal) * Annabelle Cripps :* Heat — 8:58.09 (→ did not advance, 14th place) Women's 100 m Backstroke * Beverley Rose :* Heat — 1:03.61 :* Final — 1:04.16 (→ 7th place) * Catherine White :* Heat — 1:05.03 :* B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place) Women's 200 m Backstroke * Catherine White :* Heat — 2:18.02 :* B-Final — 2:17.63 (→ 10th place) * Katherine Read :* Heat — 2:18.92 :* B-Final — 2:18.33 (→ 11th place) Women's 200 m Butterfly * Samantha Purvis :* Heat — 2:11.97 :* Final — 2.12.33 (→ 5th place) * Ann Osgerby :* Heat — 2:16.31 :* B-Final — 2:19.10 (→ 16th place) Women's 200 m Individual Medley * Gaynor Stanley :* Heat — 2:24.94 :* B-Final — 2:21.71 (→ 13th place) * Zara Long :* Heat — 2:23.89 :* B-Final — 2:22.25 (→ 14th place) Women's 400 m Individual Medley * Gaynor Stanley :* Heat — 4:53.70 :* Final — 4:52.83 (→ 7th place) *

:* Heat — 4:55.78 :* B-Final — 4:51.55 (→ 9th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Annabelle Cripps, Nicola Fibbens,

Debra Gore Debra Gore (born 16 July 1967) is a British Swimming (sport), swimmer. Swimming career Gore competed in the Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 1984 Summ ...

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:* Heat — 3:51.47 :* Final — 3:50.12 (→ 6th place) Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay * Beverley Rose, Jean Hill, Nicola Fibbens, and

:* Heat — 4:16.83 :* Final — 4:14.05 (→ 4th place)

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Great Britain At The 1984 Summer Olympics Nations 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 Southeas ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...