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Los Angeles 1984

Event Details

Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Although a boycott led by the Soviet Union depleted the field in certain sports, a record 140 nations took part, with China sending a team for the first time since 1952.

Canada fielded its largest team ever in Los Angeles, 273 men and 163 women, second in size only to the U.S. team. Canadians won an unprecedented 44 medals: 10 gold, 18 silver and 16 bronze.

Led by the swimming team which amassed 10 of the medals, (including four gold), Canada had medallists in 14 sports and Olympic champions in six. Canada shone in and on the water, with six medals in canoeing, six more in rowing, three in yachting and a gold in diving to add to the swimming total. Shooter Linda Thom set the target with Canada’s first gold medal of the games. Alex Baumann set two world records in winning two gold medals in swimming. Victor Davis set another in his goldmedal performance and also won a silver. Anne Ottenbrite won the fourth gold medal in the pool. Lori Fung won the first Olympic gold in rhythmic gymnastics, a feat repeated by Sylvie Bernier in diving. Larry Cain and the team of Alwyn Morris and Hugh Fisher brought home canoeing gold medals, and the men’s eight crew rowed its way to gold.

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Medal Count

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 83 61 30 174
2 West Germany 17 19 23 59
3 Romania 20 16 17 53
4 Canada 10 18 16 44
5 Great Britain 5 11 21 37
6 China 15 8 9 32
7 Italy 14 6 12 32
8 Japan 10 8 14 32
9 France 5 7 16 28
10 Australia 4 8 12 24
11 South Korea 6 6 7 19
12 Sweden 2 11 6 19
13 Yugoslavia 7 4 7 18
14 Netherlands 5 2 6 13
15 Finland 4 2 6 12
16 New Zealand 8 1 2 11
17 Brazil 1 5 2 8
18 Switzerland 0 4 4 8
19 Mexico 2 3 1 6
20 Denmark 0 3 3 6
21 Spain 1 2 2 5
22 Belgium 1 1 2 4
23 Austria 1 1 1 3
24 Kenya 1 0 2 3
25 Portugal 1 0 2 3
26 Norway 0 1 2 3
27 Jamaica 0 1 2 3
28 Turkey 0 0 3 3
29 Venezuela 0 0 3 3
30 Morocco 2 0 0 2
31 Greece 0 1 1 2
32 Puerto Rico 0 1 1 2
33 Nigeria 0 1 1 2
34 Algeria 0 0 2 2
35 Pakistan 1 0 0 1
36 Cote d'Ivoire 0 1 0 1
37 Thailand 0 1 0 1
38 Syria 0 1 0 1
39 Peru 0 1 0 1
40 Ireland 0 1 0 1
41 Egypt 0 1 0 1
42 Colombia 0 1 0 1
43 Chinese Taipei 0 0 1 1
44 Cameroon 0 0 1 1
45 Iceland 0 0 1 1
46 Zambia 0 0 1 1
47 Dominican Republic 0 0 1 1

Medallists

Gold Gold

Sport Athlete Event
Aquatics Alex Baumann 200m Individual Medley - M
Aquatics Victor Davis 200m Breaststroke - M
Aquatics Alex Baumann 400m Individual Medley - M
Aquatics Sylvie Bernier 3m Springboard - W
Aquatics Anne Ottenbrite-Muylaert 200m Breaststroke - W
Canoe/Kayak Hugh Fisher, Alwyn Morris K-2 1,000m - M
Canoe/Kayak Larry Cain C-1 500m - M
Gymnastics Lori Fung Methorst Individual All-Around - W
Rowing Dean Crawford, J. Michael Evans, Mark Evans, Blair Horn, Grant Main, Brian McMahon, Kevin Neufeld, Paul Steele, Pat Turner Eight with Cox (8+) - M
Shooting Linda Thom 25m Sport Pistol - W

Silver Silver

Sport Athlete Event
Aquatics Victor Davis 100m Breaststroke - M
Aquatics Carolyn Waldo Solo - W
Aquatics Sharon Hambrook, Kelly Kryczka-Irwin Duet - W
Aquatics Anne Ottenbrite-Muylaert 100m Breaststroke - W
Aquatics Victor Davis, Donald (Sandy) Goss, Tom Ponting, Mike West 4x100m Medley - M
Athletics Angela Bailey, France Gareau, Angella Issajenko, Marita Wiggins 4x100m Relay - W
Athletics Jillian Briscoe, Charmaine Crooks, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Wiggins, Dana Wright 4x400m Relay - W
Boxing Shawn O'Sullivan Welter Weight (69kg) - Men
Boxing Willie de Wit Heavyweight (91kg) - M
Canoe/Kayak Alexandra Barré, Sue Holloway K-2 500m - W
Canoe/Kayak Larry Cain C-1 1,000m - M
Cycling Steve Bauer Individual Road Race - M
Cycling Curt Harnett 1km Time Trial - M
Rowing Elizabeth Craig, Tricia Smith Coxless Pair (2-) - W
Rowing Marilyn Campbell Fours with Cox (4+) - M
Rowing Angela Schneider Fours with Cox (4+) - M
Rowing Lesley Thompson-Willie Fours with Cox (4+) - M
Rowing Jane Tregunno Stamp Fours with Cox (4+) - M
Rowing Barbara Armbrust Fours with Cox (4+) - M
Sailing Terry McLaughlin Flying Dutchman - M
Sailing Evert Bastet Flying Dutchman - M
Weightlifting Jacques Demers Middleweight (77kg) - M
Wrestling Bob Molle 120kg - M

Bronze Bronze

Sport Athlete Event
Aquatics Reema Abdo, Michelle MacPherson, Anne Ottenbrite-Muylaert, Pamela Rai 4x100m Medley - W
Aquatics Mike West 100m Backstroke - M
Aquatics Cameron Henning 200m Backstroke - M
Athletics Lynn Kanuka 3,000m - Women
Athletics Sterling Hinds, Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams 4x100m Relay - M
Athletics Ben Johnson 100m - M
Boxing Dale Walters Bantamweight (54kg) - M
Canoe/Kayak Hugh Fisher, Alwyn Morris K-2 500m - M
Canoe/Kayak Alexandra Barré, Lucie Guay, Sue Holloway, Barbara Olmsted K-4 500m - W
Judo Mark Berger Heavyweight (+100kg) - M
Rowing Bruce Ford, Doug Hamilton, Michael Hughes, Philip Monckton Quadruple Sculls (4x) - M
Rowing Daniele Laumann, Silken Laumann Double Sculls (2x) - W
Rowing Robert Mills Single Sculls (1x) - M
Sailing Stephen Calder Soling (Fleet/Match Race Keelboat) - Open - GOOD
Sailing John Kerr Soling (Fleet/Match Race Keelboat) - Open - GOOD
Sailing Hans Fogh Soling (Fleet/Match Race Keelboat) - Open - GOOD
Sailing Terry Neilson Finn - M
Wrestling Chris Rinke 74kg - M

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