Partly due to the Soviet Union-led boycott of these Games, Canada enjoyed its best-ever results at the Summer Games, coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won, and fourth place in the total medals won - double their second best total in 1996 and 2016.
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Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles United States held from 28 July to 12 August 1984 Canada returned to the Summer Games after having participated in the American led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics 408 competitors 257 men and 151 women took part in 193 events in 23 sports 1 Canada at the1984 Summer OlympicsIOC codeCANNOCCanadian Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr olympic wbr ca in English and French in Los Angeles 28 July 12 August 1984Competitors408 257 men 151 women in 23 sportsFlag bearerAlex BaumannMedalsRanked 6thGold 10 Silver 18 Bronze 16 Total 44Summer Olympics appearances overview 1900190419081912192019241928193219361948195219561960196419681972197619801984198819921996200020042008201220162020Other related appearances1906 Intercalated GamesPartly due to the Soviet Union led boycott of these Games Canada enjoyed its best ever results at the Summer Games coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won and fourth place in the total medals won double their second best total in 1996 and 2016 Contents 1 Medalists 2 Archery 3 Athletics 4 Baseball 5 Basketball 6 Boxing 7 Canoeing 8 Cycling 9 Diving 10 Equestrian 11 Fencing 12 Football 13 Gymnastics 14 Hockey 15 Judo 16 Rhythmic gymnastics 17 Rowing 18 Sailing 19 Shooting 20 Swimming 21 Synchronized swimming 22 Volleyball 23 Water polo 24 Weightlifting 25 Wrestling 26 ReferencesMedalists EditMedal Name Sport Event Date Gold Linda Thom Shooting Women s 25 metre pistol 29 July Gold Alex Baumann Swimming Men s 400 metre individual medley 30 July Gold Anne Ottenbrite Swimming Women s 200 metre breaststroke 30 July Gold Victor Davis Swimming Men s 200 metre breaststroke 2 August Gold Alex Baumann Swimming Men s 200 metre individual medley 4 August Gold Dean Crawford Mark Evans Mike Evans Blair Horn Grant Main Brian McMahon Kevin Neufeld Paul Steele Pat Turner Rowing Men s eight 5 August Gold Sylvie Bernier Diving Women s 3 metre springboard 6 August Gold Larry Cain Canoeing Men s C 1 500 metres 10 August Gold Hugh Fisher Alwyn Morris Canoeing Men s K 2 1000 metres 11 August Gold Lori Fung Gymnastics Women s rhythmic individual all around 11 August Silver Steve Bauer Cycling Men s individual road race 29 July Silver Victor Davis Swimming Men s 100 metre breaststroke 29 July Silver Curt Harnett Cycling Men s 1 km time trial 30 July Silver Anne Ottenbrite Swimming Women s 100 metre breaststroke 2 August Silver Jacques Demers Weightlifting Men s 75 kg 2 August Silver Betty Craig Tricia Smith Rowing Women s coxless pair 4 August Silver Barbara Armbrust Marilyn Brain Angela Schneider Lesley Thompson Willie Jane Tregunno Rowing Women s coxed four 4 August Silver Victor Davis Sandy Goss Tom Ponting Mike West Swimming Men s 4 100 metre medley relay 4 August Silver Evert Bastet Terry McLaughlin Sailing Flying Dutchman 8 August Silver Sharon Hambrook Kelly Kryczka Synchronized swimming Women s duet 9 August Silver Robert Molle Wrestling Men s freestyle 100 kg 10 August Silver Alexandra Barre Sue Holloway Canoeing Women s K 2 500 metres 10 August Silver Larry Cain Canoeing Men s C 1 1000 metres 11 August Silver Angela Bailey France Gareau Marita Payne Angella Taylor Athletics Women s 4 100 metres relay 11 August Silver Charmaine Crooks Molly Killingbeck Marita Payne Jill Richardson Dana Wright Athletics Women s 4 400 metres relay 11 August Silver Shawn O Sullivan Boxing Men s light middleweight 11 August Silver Willie deWit Boxing Men s heavyweight 11 August Silver Carolyn Waldo Synchronized swimming Women s solo 12 August Bronze Cam Henning Swimming Men s 200 metre backstroke 31 July Bronze Mike West Swimming Men s 100 metre backstroke 3 August Bronze Reema Abdo Michelle MacPherson Anne Ottenbrite Pam Rai Swimming Women s 4 100 metre medley relay 3 August Bronze Daniele Laumann Silken Laumann Rowing Women s double sculls 4 August Bronze Ben Johnson Athletics Men s 100 metres 4 August Bronze Robert Mills Rowing Men s single sculls 5 August Bronze Bruce Ford Doug Hamilton Mike Hughes Phil Monckton Rowing Men s quadruple sculls 5 August Bronze Terry Neilson Sailing Finn 8 August Bronze Stephen Calder Hans Fogh John Kerr Sailing Soling 8 August Bronze Dale Walters Boxing Men s bantamweight 9 August Bronze Hugh Fisher Alwyn Morris Canoeing Men s K 2 500 metres 10 August Bronze Lynn Williams Athletics Women s 3000 metres 10 August Bronze Mark Berger Judo Men s 95 kg 10 August Bronze Alexandra Barre Lucie Guay Sue Holloway Barbara Olmsted Canoeing Women s K 4 500 metres 11 August Bronze Sterling Hinds Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams Athletics Men s 4 100 metres relay 11 August Bronze Chris Rinke Wrestling Men s freestyle 82 kg 11 AugustArchery EditMain article Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics Women s individual competition Linda Kazienko 2421 points 25th place Lucile Lemay 2379 points 33rd place Wanda Sadegur 2349 points 36th place Athletics EditMain article Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s CompetitionMen s 100 metres Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai WilliamsMen s 200 metres Atlee Mahorn Tony Sharpe Desai WilliamsMen s 400 metres Doug Hinds Heat 46 42 Quarterfinals 46 19 did not advance Tim Bethune Heat 46 98 did not advance Brian Saunders Heat 47 40 did not advance Men s 800 metres Bruce Roberts Simon HoogewerfMen s 5 000 metres Paul Williams Heat 13 47 56 Semifinals 13 46 34 did not advance Men s 10 000 metres Paul Williams Qualifying Heat 28 36 15 did not advance Men s marathon Art Boileau 2 22 43 44th place Alain Bordeleau 2 34 27 65th place Dave Edge did not finish no ranking Men s 110 metres Hurdles Mark McKoy Jeff Glass Eric SpenceMen s 400 metres Hurdles Lloyd Guss Ian Newhouse Pierre LeveilleMen s 3 000 metres Steeplechase Greg DuhaimeMen s 4 100 metres relay Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams and Sterling HindsMen s 4 400 metres relay Mike Sokolowski Douglas Hinds Brian Saunders and Tim BethuneMen s high jump Milton Ottey Qualification 2 24m Final 2 29m 6th place Alain Metellus Qualification 2 18m did not advance Men s shot put Bishop Dolegiewicz Qualifying Round 19 00 m Final 18 39 m 11th place Martino Catalano Qualifying Round 17 24 m did not advance Men s discus throw Robert GrayMen s javelin throw Laslo Babits Qualification 82 18m Final 80 68m 8th place Men s Decathlon Dave Steen Final Result 8047 points 6th place Men s 20 km walk Guillaume LeBlanc Final 1 24 29 4th place Francois Lapointe Final 1 27 06 11th place Marcel Jobin Final 1 29 49 21st place Men s 50 km walk Guillaume LeBlanc Final DNF no ranking Marcel Jobin Final DNF no ranking Francois Lapointe Final DSQ no ranking Women s CompetitionWomen s 100 metres Angela Bailey Angella Taylor Issajenko France GareauWomen s 200 metres Angela BaileyWomen s 400 metres Marita Wiggins Charmaine Crooks Molly KillingbeckWomen s 800 metres Christine Slythe Grace Verbeek Ranza ClarkWomen s 1 500 metres Brit McRoberts Heat 4 10 64 Final 4 05 98 7th place Debbie Scott Heat 4 09 16 Final 4 10 41 10th place Women s 3 000 metres Lynn Williams Heat 8 45 77 Final 8 42 14 Bronze medal Sue French Heat 9 24 66 did not advance Geri Fitch Heat 9 07 18 did not advance Women s marathon Silvia Ruegger Final 2 29 09 8th place Anna Marie Malone Final 2 36 33 17th place Jacqueline Gareau Final did not finish no ranking Women s 100m hurdles Sylvia Forgrave Sue Kameli Karen NelsonWomen s 400m hurdles Andrea Page Heat 59 09 Semifinal 57 89 did not advance Dana Wright Heat 58 17 did not advance Women s 4 100 metres relay Angela Bailey Angella Taylor Issajenko France Gareau and Marita WigginsWomen s 4 400 metres relay Charmaine Crooks Jillian Briscoe Molly Killingbeck Marita Wiggins and Dana WrightWomen s high jump Debbie Brill Qualification 1 90m Final 1 94m 5th place Brigitte Reid Qualification 1 70m did not advance 27th place Women s shot put Carmen Ionesco Final 15 25 m 12th place Women s discus throw Carmen Ionesco Qualification 52 28m did not advance Women s Heptathlon Jill Ross Final Result 5904 points 15th place Connie Polman Tuin Final Result 5648 points 16th place Donna Smellie Final Result 5638 points 17th place Baseball EditMain article Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canada competed in the Baseball tournament that was held as a demonstration sport They finished 3rd in their pool equivalent to 5th overall tie Basketball EditMain article Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s team competitionPreliminary round group B Lost to Spain 82 83 Lost to United States 68 89 Defeated PR China 121 80 Defeated Uruguay 95 80 Defeated France 96 69 Quarterfinals Defeated Italy 78 72 Semifinals Lost to United States 59 78 Bronze Medal Game Lost to Yugoslavia 82 88 Fourth place Team roster Howard Kelsey Tony Simms Eli Pasquale Karl Tilleman Gerald Kazanowski Jay Triano John Hatch Gord Herbert Bill Wennington Romel Raffin Greg Wiltjer Dan MeagherWomen s team competitionPreliminary round Lost to South Korea 62 67 Defeated PR China 66 61 Defeated Australia 56 45 Lost to Yugoslavia 68 69 Lost to United States 61 92 Bronze Medal Match Lost to PR China 57 62 Fourth place Team roster Lynn Polson Tracie McAra Anna Pendergast Debbie Huband Carol Jane Sealey Alison Lang Bev Smith Sylvia Sweeney Candi Clarkson Lohr Toni Kordic Andrea Blackwell Misty ThomasBoxing EditMain article Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s flyweight 51 kg Bill Dunlop First round lost to Eyup Can Turkey 0 5Men s bantamweight 54 kg Dale Walters Bronze medal First round bye Second round defeated Mustapha Kouchene Algeria 5 0 Third round defeated Hiroaki Takami Japan 5 0 Quarterfinals defeated Pedro Decima Argentina 5 0 Semifinals lost to Hector Lopez Mexico 0 5Men s featherweight 57 kg Steve Pagendam First round defeated Boubacar Soumana Nigeria RSC 3 Second round lost to Paul Fitzgerald Ireland 2 3Men s lightweight 60 kg John Kalbhenn First round bye Second round defeated Wilson Randrinasolo MDG RSC 1 Third Round lost to Reiner Gies West Germany 0 5Men s Light Welterweight 63 5 kg Denis Lambert First round bye Second round lost to Mirko Puzovic YUG 0 5Men s welterweight 67 kg Wayne Gordon First round lost to Mark Breland USA 0 5Men s Light Middleweight 71 kg Shawn O Sullivan Silver medal First round bye Second round defeated Mohamed Halibi Libya RSC 2 Third round defeated Ahn Dal Ho South Korea RSC 1 Quarterfinals defeated Rod Douglas Great Britain 5 0 Semifinals defeated Christophe Tiozzo France 5 0 Final lost to Frank Tate USA 0 5Men s middleweight 75 kg Rick Duff First round defeated Brendon Cannon Australia 5 0 Second round lost to Shin Joon Sup South Korea 1 4Men s Heavyweight 91 kg Willie DeWit Silver medal First round bye Second round defeated Mohamed Bouchiche Algeria 5 0 Quarterfinals defeated Dodovic Owiny Kenya KO 1 Semifinals defeated Arnold Vanderlyde Netherlands 3 2 Final lost to Henry Tillman USA 0 5Men s Super Heavyweight 91 kg Lennox Lewis First round defeated Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan RSC 3 Quarterfinals lost to Tyrell Biggs USA 0 5Canoeing EditMain article Canoeing at the 1984 Summer OlympicsCycling EditMain article Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics Thirteen cyclists ten men and three women represented Canada in 1984 Men s individual road raceSteve Bauer 4 59 57 Silver medal Louis Garneau 15 30 33rd place Pierre Harvey did not finish no ranking Alain Masson did not finish no ranking Team time trialPierre Harvey Alain Masson Robert Pulfer Martin WillockSprintAlex Ongaro1000m time trialCurt HarnettIndividual pursuitAlex Stieda Gary TrevisiolPoints raceAlex Stieda Gary TrevisiolWomen s individual road raceGenevieve Robic Brunet 22nd place Marie Claude Audet 24th place Karen Strong Hearth 27th placeDiving EditMain article Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s 3m springboard Randy Sageman Preliminary round 527 97 did not advance 14th place Mike Mourant Preliminary round 476 19 did not advance 23rd place Equestrian EditMain article Equestrian at the 1984 Summer OlympicsFencing EditMain article Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics 15 fencers 10 men and 5 women represented Canada in 1984 Men s epeeMichel Dessureault Daniel Perreault Jean Marc ChouinardMen s team epeeJacques Cardyn Jean Marc Chouinard Alain Cote Michel Dessureault Daniel PerreaultMen s sabreJean Paul Banos Jean Marie Banos Claude MarcilMen s team sabreJean Marie Banos Jean Paul Banos Marc Lavoie Claude Marcil Eli SukundaWomen s foilMadeleine Philion Jacynthe Poirier Caroline MitchellWomen s team foilCaroline Mitchell Shelley Steiner Madeleine Philion Jacynthe Poirier Marie Huguette CormierFootball EditMain article Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s team competitionPreliminary round group B Canada Iraq 1 1 Canada Yugoslavia 0 1 Canada Cameroon 3 1 Quarter Finals Canada Brazil 1 1 Brazil wins 4 2 on penalties Team Roster 1 Tino Lettieri 2 Bob Lenarduzzi 3 Bruce Wilson 4 Terry Moore 5 Ian Bridge 6 Randy Ragan 7 David Norman 8 Gerry Gray 9 Ken Garraway 10 Dale Mitchell 11 Mike Sweeney 12 Igor Vrablic 13 Craig Martin 14 Pasquale De Luca 15 Paul James 16 John Catliff 22 Sven HabermannGymnastics EditMain article Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer OlympicsHockey EditMain article Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s team competitionPreliminary round group B Canada Netherlands 1 4 Canada Great Britain 1 3 Canada Kenya 2 3 Canada Pakistan 1 7 Canada New Zealand 2 2 Classification matches 9th 12th place Canada Malaysia 1 0 9th 10th place Canada Kenya 0 1 after extra time 10th place Team roster Julian Austin David Bissett Patrick Burrows Pat Caruso Paul Bubli Chohan Ernie Cholakis Aaron Fernandes Ken Goodwin gk Kip Hladky Bruce MacPherson Reg Plummer Trevor Porritt Harbhajan Rai Ross Rutledge Nick Sandhu Rob Smith Head coach Shiv JagdayWomen s team competitionRound robin Canada United States 1 4 Canada West Germany 0 3 Canada Australia 2 1 Canada Netherlands 2 2 Canada New Zealand 4 1 5th place Team roster Shelley Andrews Lisa Bauer Sharon Bayes gk Lynne Beecroft Laura Branchaud Nancy Charlton Sharon Creelman Phyllis Ellis Sheila Forshaw Karen Hewlett Laurie Lambert Zoe MacKinnon gk Jean Major Darlene Stoyka Diane Virjee Terry Wheatley Head coach Marina van der MerweJudo EditMain article Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s Extra Lightweight 60 kg Phil TakahashiMen s Half Lightweight 66 kg Brad FarrowMen s lightweight 73 kg Glenn BeauchampMen s Half Middleweight 81 kg Kevin DohertyMen s middleweight 90 kg Louis JaniMen s half heavyweight 100 kg Joseph MeliMen s Heavyweight 100 kg Mark BergerMen s Open Class Fred BlaneyRhythmic gymnastics EditMain article Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer OlympicsRowing EditMain article Rowing at the 1984 Summer OlympicsSailing EditMain article Sailing at the 1984 Summer OlympicsShooting EditMain article Shooting at the 1984 Summer OlympicsSwimming EditMain article Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s CompetitionMen s 100m freestyle David Churchill Heat 51 85 did not advance 22nd place Blair Hicken Heat 52 74 did not advance 29th place Men s 200m freestyle Peter Szmidt Heat 1 52 48 B Final 1 52 56 14th place Alex Baumann Heat 1 51 76 B Final scratched 17th place Men s 400m freestyle Peter Szmidt Heat 3 55 65 B Final 3 56 99 11th place David Shemilt Heat 3 58 43 did not advance 19th place Men s 1500m freestyle David Shemilt Heat 15 24 78 Final 15 31 28 7th place Bernard Volz Heat 15 31 38 did not advance 13th place Men s 100m Backstroke Mike West Heat 57 76 Final 56 49 Bronze medal Sandy Goss Heat 57 60 Final 57 46 7th place Men s 200m Backstroke Cameron Henning Heat 2 03 36 Final 2 02 37 Bronze medal Mike West Heat 2 04 93 B Final 2 04 73 10th place Men s 100m Breaststroke Victor Davis Heat 1 03 63 Final 1 01 99 Silver medal Marco Veilleux Heat 1 05 34 did not advance 19th place Men s 200m Breaststroke Victor Davis Heat 2 18 20 Final 2 13 34 Gold medal Ken Fitzpatrick Heat 2 19 74 Final 2 18 86 5th place Men s 100m Butterfly Tom Ponting Heat 55 23 B Final 55 31 9th place Dave Churchill Heat 55 84 did not advance 18th place Men s 200m Butterfly Tom Ponting Heat 1 59 78 Final 1 59 37 6th place Peter Ward Heat 1 59 99 Final 2 00 39 7th place Men s 200m Individual Medley Alex Baumann Heat 2 03 60 Final 2 01 42 Gold medal Rob Chernoff Heat 2 08 47 did not advance 21st place Men s 400m Individual Medley Alex Baumann Heat 4 22 46 Final 4 17 41 Gold medal Peter Dobson Heat 4 29 61 B Final 4 30 09 14th place Men s 4 100 m freestyle Relay Sandy Goss Alex Baumann Blair Hicken and Levente Mady Heat 3 25 94 David Churchill Blair Hicken Alex Baumann and Sandy Goss Final 3 24 70 7th place Men s 4 200 m freestyle Relay Sandy Goss Benoit Clement Wayne Kelly and Peter Szmidt Heat 7 28 31 Sandy Goss Wayne Kelly Peter Szmidt and Alex Baumann Final 7 26 51 5th place Men s 4 100 m Medley Relay Mike West Victor Davis Tom Ponting and Sandy Goss Heat 3 46 12 Final 3 43 23 Silver medal Women s CompetitionWomen s 100m freestyle Pamela Rai Heat 57 41 B Final 57 56 12th place Jane Kerr Heat 58 46 B Final 57 85 14th place Women s 200m freestyle Julie Daigneault Heat 2 03 40 B Final 2 03 67 11th place Jane Kerr Heat 2 04 02 B Final 2 04 19 14th place Women s 400m freestyle Julie Daigneault Heat 4 16 60 Final 4 16 41 8th place Donna McGinnis Heat 4 19 48 B Final 4 15 59 10th place Women s 800m freestyle Karen Ward Heat 8 45 37 Final 8 48 12 8th place Donna McGinnis Heat 8 51 71 did not advance 10th place Women s 4 100 m freestyle Relay Jane Kerr Maureen New Cheryl McArton and Carol Klimpel Heat 3 50 40 Pamela Rai Carol Klimpel Cheryl McArton and Jane Kerr Final 3 49 50 5th place Women s 4 100 m Medley Relay Reema Abdo Anne Ottenbrite Michelle MacPherson and Pamela Rai Heat 4 15 70 Final 4 12 98 Bronze medal Women s 100m Backstroke Reema Abdo Heat 1 04 92 B Final 1 05 13 14th place Michelle MacPherson Heat 1 06 04 did not advance 19th place Women s 200m Backstroke Reema Abdo Heat 2 19 05 B Final 2 18 50 12th place Melinda Copp Heat 2 21 39 did not advance 19th place Women s 200m Butterfly Jill Horstead Heat 2 14 88 B Final 2 13 49 9th place Marie Moore Heat 2 14 95 B Final 2 14 96 11th place Women s 200m Individual Medley Michelle MacPherson Heat 2 20 68 B Final 2 19 34 10th place Alison Dozzo Heat 2 20 85 B Final 2 19 70 11th place Women s 400m Individual Medley Nathalie Gingras Heat 4 51 77 Final 4 50 55 5th place Donna McGinnis Heat 4 53 30 Final 4 50 65 6th place Synchronized swimming EditMain article Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer OlympicsVolleyball EditMain article Volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s team competitionPreliminary round group B Lost to Italy 1 3 Defeated Egypt 3 0 Defeated China 3 0 Defeated Japan 3 0 Semi finals Lost to United States 0 3 Bronze Medal Match Lost to Italy 0 3 4th place Team roster Rick Bacon John Barrett Allan Coulter Terry Danyluk Paul Gratton Glenn Hoag Tom Jones Dave Jones Alex Ketrzynski Garth Pischke Don Saxton Randy WagnerWomen s team competitionPreliminary round group A Lost to Peru 0 3 Lost to South Korea 0 3 Lost to Japan 0 3 Classification matches 5th 8th place lost to West Germany 0 3 7th 8th place lost to Brazil 0 3 8th place Team roster Diane Ratnik Suzi Smith Tracey Mills Joyce Gamborg Audrey Vandervelden Monica Hitchcock Karen Fraser Rachel Beliveau Lise Martin Caroline Cote Barbara Broen Josee LebelWater polo EditMain article Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Men s team competitionPreliminary round group A Lost to Yugoslavia 4 13 Lost to Netherlands 9 10 Lost to China 5 6 Final Round Group E Lost to Greece 8 11 Drew with Brazil 10 10 Defeated Japan 8 5 Lost to Italy 9 16 10th place Team roster Rick Zayonc Alexander Juhasz George Gross Sylvain Huet John Anderson Paul Pottier Simon De Schamps Brian Collyer Bill Meyer Rene Bol Gordon Vantol Geoff Brown Dominique DionWeightlifting EditMain article Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer OlympicsWrestling EditMain article Wrestling at the 1984 Summer OlympicsReferences Edit Sports portal Canada portal Canada at the 1984 Summer Games sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 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