Western Samoa competed in the Olympic Games for the first time 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.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's Shot Put * Henry Smith :* Qualifying Round — 16.09 m (→ did not advance, 19th place) Men's Discus * Henry Smith :* Qualifying Round — 51.90 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Weightlifting

Men's 90 kg class * Emile Huch :* Snatch — 117.5kg (25th place) :* C&J — 152.5kg (21st place) :* Total — 260.0kg (22nd place) Men's 100 kg class *

Sione Sialaoa Sione Sialaoa (born 8 September 1956) is a Samoan weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight I event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984 ...

:* Snatch — 125.0kg (14th place) :* C&J — 155.0kg (11th place) :* Total — 270.0kg (11th 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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