Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
| Cycling at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad |
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| Road cycling | Artesia Freeway | ||||||
| Track cycling | Olympic Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | July 29 - August 3 | ||||||
| Cyclists | 359 from 54 countries | ||||||
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| Cycling events at the 1984 Summer Olympics |
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| Road cycling |
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| Road race | men | women | ||
| Team time trial | men | |||
| Track cycling |
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| Individual pursuit | men | |||
| Team pursuit | men | |||
| Sprint | men | |||
| Time trial | men | |||
| Points race | men | |||
The cycling competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of three road cycling events and five track cycling events. For the first time, women's cycling events were included in the Olympic program, with a single event, the individual road race. Also newly introduced in these Games was the men's points race event.[1]
The American cyclist Pat McDonough later admitted to blood doping at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.[2] Following the games it was revealed that one-third of the U.S. cycling team had received blood transfusions before the games.[2] Blood doping was banned by the International Olympic Committee in 1985, though no test existed for it at the time.[2]
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Medal summary[edit]
Road cycling[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's Individual road race |
United States (USA) |
Canada (CAN) |
Norway (NOR) |
| Women's Individual road race |
United States (USA) |
United States (USA) |
West Germany (FRG) |
| Men's team time trial |
Marcello Bartalini Marco Giovannetti Eros Poli Claudio Vandelli |
Alfred Achermann Richard Trinkler Laurent Vial Benno Wiss |
Ron Kiefel Clarence Knickman Davis Phinney Andrew Weaver |
Track cycling[edit]
All track cycling events were for men in the 1984 Games.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Points race |
Belgium (BEL) |
West Germany (FRG) |
Mexico (MEX) |
| Pursuit, Individual |
United States (USA) |
West Germany (FRG) |
United States (USA) |
| Pursuit, Team |
Michael Grenda Kevin Nichols Michael Turtur Dean Woods |
David Grylls Steve Hegg Patrick McDonough Leonard Nitz Brent Emery |
Reinhard Alber Rolf Gölz Roland Günther Michael Marx |
| Sprint |
United States (USA) |
United States (USA) |
Japan (JPN) |
| 1000m time trial |
West Germany (FRG) |
Canada (CAN) |
France (FRA) |
Participating nations[edit]
359 cyclists from 54 nations competed.[1]
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Medal table[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Cycling at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ a b c Steven B. Kayne (2006). Sport And Exercise Medicine For Pharmacists. Pharmaceutical Press. pp. 232–. ISBN 978-0-85369-600-1. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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