The 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California, and were boycotted by the Soviet Union and most of the Eastern Bloc in a retaliatory response to the 1980 US-led boycott. Organized primarily with private and corporate funding rather than public money, the Games produced a substantial financial surplus, a notable departure from many previous hosts, and are often credited with restoring the commercial viability of the modern Olympics. American sprinter and long jumper Carl Lewis won four gold medals, matching Jesse Owens' feat from 1936.
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The 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California, and were boycotted by the Soviet Union and most of the Eastern Bloc in a retaliatory response to the 1980 US-led boycott. Organized primarily with private and corporate funding rather than public money, the Games produced a substantial f
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In the judo open division, four-time world champion
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boycott affected weightlifting more than any other sport
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Cornelia Hanisch (Olympedia)
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1984 Summer Olympics
Anne Donovan (Olympedia)
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Zheng Haixia (Olympedia)
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1984 Summer Olympics
Phil Smyth (Wikipedia)
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Smyth represented Australia at four Summer Olympic Games (1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992)
Ulrich Roth (handballer) (Wikipedia)
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competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
Michael Roth (handballer) (Wikipedia)
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who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
Wikipedia, Mary Lou Retton
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals, which earned her the Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year award.
Wikipedia, Rafer Johnson
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Johnson was the U.S. team's flag bearer at the 1960 Olympics and lit the Olympic cauldron at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Wikipedia, Ben Johnson
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He won two bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, as well as gold medals at the 1985 World Indoor Championships, 1986 Goodwill Games and 1986 Commonwealth Games.
Evander Holyfield, Wikipedia
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As an amateur, Holyfield represented the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, winning the light heavyweight bronze medal.
Wikipedia, Nawal El Moutawakel
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Nawal El Moutawakel (Amazigh: ⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵍⵎⵓⵜⴰⵡⴰⵇⵇⵍ; Arabic: نوال المتوكل; born 15 April 1962) is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold.
Harald Hein (Wikipedia)
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He won a gold medal in the team event at the 1976 and a silver in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Grete Waitz (Wikipedia)
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics, she was beaten in the marathon by Joan Benoit, placing second to take the silver medal.
Wikipedia, Mikkel Hansen
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His father, Flemming Hansen, played for the Danish national handball team, where he played 120 national team matches, scored 240 goals, and participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Wikipedia, Li Ning
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Li is most famous for winning six medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics in which the People's Republic of China participated.
Wikipedia, Elisabeta Lipa
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Lipă made her debut at the age of 19 at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where she won her first gold medal in the double sculls event.
Wikipedia: Michael Gross (swimmer)
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Gross was one of the great athletes of the games.
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