Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries. Women’s marathon and women’s 3000 meters were contested for the first time at these Games.
Medal summary
Men
Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
Wheelchair races | ||
Women
- * Athletes who ran in preliminary round and also received medals.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA) | 16 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
2 | West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
4 | Romania (ROU) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
5 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
16 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
17 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
18 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 41 | 41 | 43 | 125 |