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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 1980 Summer Olympics. 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

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

, Ronald Reagan, 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 Winter Olympics in the United States. The United States topped the medal count for the first time since

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, winning a record 83 gold medals and surpassing the

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’s total of 80 golds at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

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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, 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 ;Women ;;Road and track events * - Indicates the athlete ran in a preliminary round but not the final. ;;Field events ;;Combined event – Heptathlon

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 Catherine La Ora "Cathy" Boswell (born November 10, 1962) is an American former basketball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. USA Basketball Boswell was named to the team representing the US at the 1980 William Jones Cup competit ...

:* Denise Curry :*

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 daug ...

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 :* Kim Mulkey :*

Cindy Noble Cindy Jo Noble (born November 14, 1958) is an American basketball player who competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In the 1984 Summer Olympics the U.S. women's basketball team won a gold medal. Noble was inducted into the ...

:* Lynette Woodard ;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 ( ...

Randy Lipscher Randolph B. "Randy" Lipscher (born September 20, 1960) is an American former Olympic field hockey goalie. Early life Lipscher was born in Boston, Massachusetts, lives in Austin, Texas He attended Carnegie Mellon University, and studied biochemist ...

* David McMichael * Gary Newton * Michael Newton * Brian Spencer * Morgan Stebbins * Robert Stiles * Andrew Stone * Nigel Traverso ;Preliminary round ;;Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ;9th-12th place classification ;11th place match

Women's tournament

;Roster * Gwen Cheeseman (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 Angeles ...

* Kathleen McGahey * Anita Miller * Regina Buggy * Christine Larson-Mason * Beth Beglin * 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 Uni ...

Charlene Morett Charlene Frances "Char" Morett-Curtiss (born December 5, 1957) is a field hockey coach and former 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 Angeles, ...

* Karen Shelton * Brenda Stauffer * 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 Col ...

:* Tim Dykstra :* Craig Gilbert :* Steven Goss :* William Kessler :* Stephen Kirk :* Peter Lash :* Michael Lenard :* Joseph McVein :* Gregory Morava :* Rod Oshita :* Thomas Schneeberger :* 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 :* Reita Clanton :* Theresa Contos :* Sandra de la Riva :* Mary Dwight :* Carmen Forest :* Melinda Hale :* Leora Jones :* 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 * Rich Duwelius * Dusty Dvorak * Karch Kiraly * Chris Marlowe * Pat Powers * Steven Salmons * 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 * 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 fo ...

* Susan Woodstra * Rita Crockett * Laura Flachmeier * Carolyn Becker *

Flo Hyman Flora Jean "Flo" Hyman (July 31, 1954 – January 24, 1986) was an American athlete who played volleyball. She was an Olympic silver medalist and played professional volleyball in Japan. Early life and education Hyman was the second of eight chi ...

* Rose Magers * Julie Vollertsen * Debbie Green-Vargas * Kimberly Ruddins * Jeanne Beauprey * Linda Chisholm *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 ...

* Gary Figueroa * Peter Campbell * Doug Burke *

Joseph Vargas Joseph Michael "Joe" Vargas (born October 4, 1955, in Los Angeles, California) is an American former water polo player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. In 1992, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame. See also * List of O ...

* 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 Jodocus "Jody" David Campbell (born March 4, 1960 in Bellflower, California) is a former water polo player who won silver medals for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul ...

* Timothy Shaw * Christopher Dorst *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

References

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