Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games

Flag of Australia
IOC code  AUS
NOC Australian Olympic Committee
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors 242 (169 men, 73 women) in 22 sports
Flag bearer Wayne Roycroft (opening)
Dean Lukin (closing)
Medals
Rank: 14		 Gold
4		 Silver
8		 Bronze
12		 Total
24
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
* with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906

Australia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 242 competitors, 169 men and 73 women, took part in 137 events in 22 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold medal.svg Gold

Silver medal.svg Silver

Bronze medal.svg Bronze

Archery

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In the fourth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent one woman and one man. Two-time veteran Terene Donovan improved her score from four years earlier by 99 points even as she fell ten places in the ranking.

Women's Individual Competition

Men's Individual Competition

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

  • Darren Clark
    • Heat — 45.68
    • Quarterfinals — 44.77
    • Semifinals — 45.26
    • Final — 44.75 (→ 4th place)
  • Bruce Frayne
    • Heat — 46.08
    • Quarterfinals — 45.35
    • Semifinals — 45.21 (→ did not advance)
  • Gary Minihan
    • Heat — 46.93 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Men's Long Jump

  • Gary Honey
    • Qualification — 7.93m
    • Final — 8.24m (→ Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)

Men's High Jump

Men's Decathlon

Men's 20 km Walk

Men's 50 km Walk


Women's 3,000 metres

Women's Marathon

Women's 400m Hurdles

Women's Long Jump

  • Robyn Lorraway
    • Qualification — 6.61 m
    • Final — 6.67 m (→ 6th place)
  • Glynis Nunn
    • Qualification — 6.41 m
    • Final — 6.53 m (→ 7th place)
  • Linda Garden
    • Qualification — 6.49 m
    • Final — 6.30 m (→ 11th place)

Women's High Jump

Women's Discus Throw

  • Gael Martin
    • Qualification — 55.38m
    • Final — 55.88m (→ 8th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Petra Rivers
    • Qualification — 59.12m
    • Final — 56.20m (→ 12th place)

Women's Shot Put

Women's Heptathlon

  • Glynis Nunn
    • Final Result — 6390 points (→ Gold medal.svg Gold Medal)

Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Head Coach: Brendan Flynn

Boxing

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Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Canoeing

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Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Twelve cyclists represented Australia in 1984, winning gold in the team pursuit.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit
Points race

Diving

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Men's 3m Springboard

  • Stephen Foley
    • Preliminary Round — 543.87
    • Final — 561.93 (→ 8th place)

Equestrianism

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Main article: Equestrianism at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Australia in 1984.

Men's foil
Women's foil

Gymnastics

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Hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
Women's Team Competition

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

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Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1984.

Individual
Team
  • Alex Watson
  • Matthew Spies
  • Daniel Esposito

Rhythmic gymnastics

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Men's Competition

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Michael Delany
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 51.22 (1st)
    • Final B – DNS
  • Mark Stockwell
    • Qualifying Heat 6 – 50.27 (1st)
    • Final – 50.24 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Peter Dale
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 1:51.42 (1st)
    • Final – 1:53.84 (8th)
  • Justin Lemberg
    • Qualifying Heat 5 – 1:52.73 (4th, did not advance)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Justin Lemberg
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 3:53.89 (1st)
    • Final – 3:51.79 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Ron McKeon
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 3:55.06 (4th)
    • Final – 3:55.48 (8th)

Men's 1.500 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Glenn Buchanan
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 54.86 (1st)
    • Final – 53.85 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Mark Stockwell
    • Qualifying Heat 7 – 55.70 (3rd)
    • Final B – DNS

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Jon Sieben
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 1:58.63 (2nd)
    • Final – 1:57.04 (→ Med 1.png Gold Medal)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Peter Evans
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 1:02.87 (1st)
    • Final – 1:02.97 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)
  • Brett Stocks
    • Qualifying Heat 5 – 1:03.46 (1st)
    • Final – 1:03.49 (6th)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Glenn Beringen
    • Qualifying Heat 6 – 2:17.29 (1st)
    • Final – 2:15.79 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)
  • Peter Evans
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 2:21.21 (2nd)
    • Final B – DNS

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Mark Kerry
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 57.15 (1st)
    • Final – 57.18 (5th)
  • David Orbell
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 58.35 (1st)
    • Final B – 58.05 (1st)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • David Orbell
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:04.00 (1st)
    • Final – 2:04.61 (8th)
  • Kim Terrell
    • Qualifying Heat 5 – 2:06.56 (3rd, did not advance)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Rob Woodhouse
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 2:06.45 (2nd)
    • Final B – 2:04.85 (1st)
  • Glenn Beringen
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 2:08.85 (4th, did not advance)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Rob Woodhouse
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:24.85 (3rd)
    • Final – 4:20.50 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's Competition

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Lisa Curry
    • Qualifying Heat 6 – 26.07 (11th)
    • Final B – 25.87 (1st)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Susie Ford
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 57.76 (1st, did not advance)
  • Angela Harris
    • Qualifying Heat 6 – 57.30 (2nd)
    • Final – 58.09 (8th)
  • Michelle Pearson
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 56.75 (1st)
    • Final – 56.83 (5th)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Michelle Pearson
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:01.49 (2nd)
    • Final – 1:59.79 (4th)
  • Susie Ford
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 2:04.82 (8th, did not advance)
  • Anna McVann
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:03.14 (3rd)
    • Final – 2:02.87 (8th)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Susie Ford
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:20.68 (4th)
    • Final B – 4:15.46 (1st)
  • Anna McVann
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:15.21 (2nd)
    • Final – 4:13.95 (5th)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Susie Ford
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 8:56.40 (6th, did not advance)
  • Anna McVann
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 8:35.19 (2nd)
    • Final – 8:37.94 (4th)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Janet Blood
    • Qualifying Heat 4 – 1:01.97 (2nd)
    • Final – 1:01.78 (5th)
  • Lisa Curry
    • Qualifying 7 – 1:01.07 (9th)
    • Final B – 1:01.61 (5th)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Karen Higgison
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:11.81 (1st)
    • Final – 2:10.56 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)
  • Janet Blood
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 2:13.74 (2nd)
    • Swim-off with Conny van Bentum (NED) – 2:15.54 (2nd)
    • Final B – DNS

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Dimity Douglas
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 1:12.18 (3rd)
    • Final B – 1:12:00 (3rd)
  • Sharon Kellett
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 1:13.43 (4th, did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Dimity Douglas
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:36.47 (5th)
    • Final B – 2:39.33 (8th)
  • Sharon Kellett
    • Qualifying Heat 2 – 2:33.23 (1st)
    • Final – 2:33.80 (5th)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Georgina Parkes
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 1:04.90 (2nd)
    • Final B – 1:04.52 (2nd)
  • Audrey Youl
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 1:04.94 (3rd)
    • Final B – 1:04.15 (1st)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Georgina Parkes
    • Qualifying Heat 1 – 2:18.49 (1st)
    • Final – 2:14.87 (4th)
  • Audrey Youl
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:20.12 (4th)
    • Final B – 2:21.36 (8th)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Michelle Pearson
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:17.46 (2nd)
    • Final – 2:15.92 (→ Med 3.png Bronze Medal)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Suzanne Dill-Macky
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:54.13 (2nd)
    • Final – 4:44.30 (→ Med 2.png Silver Medal)
  • Karen Higgison
    • Qualifying Heat 3 – 5:54.28 (4th)
    • Final B – 4:53.37 (11th)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

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Water polo

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Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

See also

References

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External links

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