The National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1982.[1] These 1984 Olympics were, accordingly, their first participation in Olympic competition.[2] The 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles from 28 July to 12 August 1984; a total of 6,829 athletes representing 140 countries took part.[3] The Solomon Islands delegation to Los Angeles consisted of three athletes, track and field competitors Charlie Oliver and Johnson Kere, as well as weightlifterLeslie Ata.[4]
Johnson Kere made his only Olympic appearance at these Games, and competed in the men's 100 meters race.[5] On 3 August, he ran in the first round of the 100 meters, and was assigned to heat nine. He finished the heat in 11.57 seconds, seventh and last in his heat. Only the top three from a heat and the next seven fastest overall would progress, and Kere was eliminated, the slowest qualifying time was 10.72 seconds.[6] The gold medal was by Carl Lewis of the United States in 9.99 seconds; silver was taken by Sam Graddy also of the US, and bronze by Ben Johnson of Canada.[7]
Charlie Oliver was 29 years old at the time of the Los Angeles Olympics, and also making his only Olympic appearance.[8] On 3 August, in the first round of the men's 800 meters, he was drawn into heat eight. He finished the race in 1 minute and 53.22 seconds, to place sixth out of eight people in his heat, but only the top three from a heat and the next five overall fastest could advance. Oliver was accordingly eliminated; the slowest qualifying time was 1 minute and 48.09 seconds.[9]Joaquim Cruz of Brazil won gold in 1 minute and 43 seconds, while Sebastian Coe of Great Britain took silver and Earl Jones of the United States won bronze.[10]
Leslie Ata was 20 years old at the time of the Los Angeles Olympics.[11] On 1 August he took part in the men's lightweight competition. In Olympic weightlifting, each competitor is given three attempts at each discipline, the highest successfully lifted weight counts as the athlete's mark for that portion of the competition.[12] In his three attempts at the snatch, he would lift 75 kilograms, and then 80 kilograms, before failing to lift 85.2 kilograms, making his mark in the snatch 80 kilograms.[13] In the clean and jerk, he lifted 100, 105, and 107.5 kilograms in order, which made his mark for the clean and jerk 107.5 kilograms.[14] His total mark was 187.5 kilograms, which put him 18th and last; the gold medal was won by Yao Jingyuan of China with a mark of 320 kilograms, silver by Andrei Socaci of Romania with a mark of 312.5 kilograms, and bronze by Jouni Grönman of Finland with the same mark. With the same mark, Socaci won silver because his body weight was less.[15] Ata would go on to represent the Solomon Islands at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[11]
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The Solomon Islands sent a delegation to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles United States from 28 July to 12 August 1984 The delegation consisted of three athletes track and field competitors Charlie Oliver and Johnson Kere and weightlifter Leslie Ata Kere took part in the men s 100 meters and Oliver was an entrant in the men s 800 meters Neither of the track and field athletes advanced beyond their heats and Ata placed 16th in the men s lightweight event Solomon Islands at the1984 Summer OlympicsFlag of the Solomon IslandsIOC codeSOLNOCNational Olympic Committee of Solomon IslandsWebsitewww wbr oceaniasport wbr com wbr solomonin Los AngelesCompetitors3 in 2 sportsMedalsGold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0Summer Olympics appearances overview 19841988199219962000200420082012201620202024 Contents 1 Background 2 Athletics 3 Weightlifting 4 ReferencesBackground editThe National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 31 December 1982 1 These 1984 Olympics were accordingly their first participation in Olympic competition 2 The 1984 Summer Olympics were held in Los Angeles from 28 July to 12 August 1984 a total of 6 829 athletes representing 140 countries took part 3 The Solomon Islands delegation to Los Angeles consisted of three athletes track and field competitors Charlie Oliver and Johnson Kere as well as weightlifter Leslie Ata 4 Athletics editMain article Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics Johnson Kere made his only Olympic appearance at these Games and competed in the men s 100 meters race 5 On 3 August he ran in the first round of the 100 meters and was assigned to heat nine He finished the heat in 11 57 seconds seventh and last in his heat Only the top three from a heat and the next seven fastest overall would progress and Kere was eliminated the slowest qualifying time was 10 72 seconds 6 The gold medal was by Carl Lewis of the United States in 9 99 seconds silver was taken by Sam Graddy also of the US and bronze by Ben Johnson of Canada 7 Charlie Oliver was 29 years old at the time of the Los Angeles Olympics and also making his only Olympic appearance 8 On 3 August in the first round of the men s 800 meters he was drawn into heat eight He finished the race in 1 minute and 53 22 seconds to place sixth out of eight people in his heat but only the top three from a heat and the next five overall fastest could advance Oliver was accordingly eliminated the slowest qualifying time was 1 minute and 48 09 seconds 9 Joaquim Cruz of Brazil won gold in 1 minute and 43 seconds while Sebastian Coe of Great Britain took silver and Earl Jones of the United States won bronze 10 Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankJohnson Kere Men s 100 m 11 57 7 did not advanceCharlie Oliver Men s 800 m 1 53 22 6 did not advanceWeightlifting editMain article Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics Leslie Ata was 20 years old at the time of the Los Angeles Olympics 11 On 1 August he took part in the men s lightweight competition In Olympic weightlifting each competitor is given three attempts at each discipline the highest successfully lifted weight counts as the athlete s mark for that portion of the competition 12 In his three attempts at the snatch he would lift 75 kilograms and then 80 kilograms before failing to lift 85 2 kilograms making his mark in the snatch 80 kilograms 13 In the clean and jerk he lifted 100 105 and 107 5 kilograms in order which made his mark for the clean and jerk 107 5 kilograms 14 His total mark was 187 5 kilograms which put him 18th and last the gold medal was won by Yao Jingyuan of China with a mark of 320 kilograms silver by Andrei Socaci of Romania with a mark of 312 5 kilograms and bronze by Jouni Gronman of Finland with the same mark With the same mark Socaci won silver because his body weight was less 15 Ata would go on to represent the Solomon Islands at the 1992 Summer Olympics 11 Athlete Event Snatch Clean amp Jerk Total RankResult Rank Result RankLeslie Ata Men s lightweight 80 16 107 5 18 187 5 16References edit Solomon Islands National Olympic Committee NOC International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 13 June 2018 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Solomon Islands Sports Reference Archived from the original on 13 June 2018 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics results amp video highlights International Olympic Committee Archived from the original on 27 June 2018 Retrieved 6 August 2018 Solomon Islands at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Sports Reference Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Johnson Kere Bio Stats and Results Sports Reference Archived from the original on 2 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s 100 metres Round One Sports Reference Archived from the original on 20 August 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s 100 metres Final Sports Reference Archived from the original on 14 July 2017 Retrieved 6 August 2018 Charlie Oliver Bio Stats and Results Sports Reference Archived from the original on 3 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s 800 metres Round One Sports Reference Archived from the original on 20 August 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s 800 metres Final Sports Reference Archived from the original on 9 July 2017 Retrieved 6 August 2018 a b Leslie Ata Bio Stats and Results Sports Reference Archived from the original on 5 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Programme of the Competition PDF International Weightlifting Federation Archived PDF from the original on 28 May 2018 Retrieved 6 August 2018 Weightlifting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s Lightweight Snatch Sports Reference Archived from the original on 16 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Weightlifting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s Lightweight Clean amp Jerk Sports Reference Archived from the original on 16 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Weightlifting at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games Men s Lightweight Sports Reference Archived from the original on 2 July 2017 Retrieved 3 August 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Solomon Islands at the 1984 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1137382294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
