Papua New Guinea 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 secon ...

in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the

American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics boycott was one part of a number of actions initiated by the United States to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The Soviet Union, which hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and its allies late ...

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 400 metres * Lapule Tamean :* Heat — 47.60 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres * John Tau :* Heat — 15:24.68 (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres * John Tau :* Heat — 31:29.14 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * John Tau — 2:36:36 (→ 66th place)
Women's Javelin Throw * Iammogapi Launa :* Qualification — did not start (→ did not advance) Women's Heptathlon * Iammogapi Launa :* Final Result — 5148 points (→ 19th place)

References

Official Olympic Reports
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 Southeast A ...

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Results by event

Athletics

See also

References