Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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 the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | CAN |
| NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles 28 July-12 August 1984 | |
| Competitors | 408 (257 men, 151 women) in 23 sports |
| Flag bearer | Alex Baumann |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
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.
Medalists
Archery
Women's individual competition:
- Linda Kazienko – 2421 points (→ 25th place)
- Lucile Lemay – 2379 points (→ 33rd place)
- Wanda Sadegur – 2349 points (→ 36th place)
Athletics
- Men's Competition
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men'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
Men'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)
- 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
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's 4×100 metres relay
Men's 4×400 metres relay
Men'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
Men'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)
- François 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)
- François Lapointe
- Final – DSQ (→ no ranking)
- Women's Competition
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women'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
Women'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
Women's 4×400 metres relay
Women'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
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
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary 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
- Women's team competition
- Preliminary 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
Boxing
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Bill Dunlop
- First round – lost to Eyüp Can (Turkey), 0:5
Men'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 Héctor López (Mexico), 0:5
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)
- Steve Pagendam
- First round – defeated Boubacar Soumana (Nigeria), RSC-3
- Second round – lost to Paul Fitzgerald (Ireland), 2:3
Men'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), 0:5
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
- Denis Lambert
- First round – bye
- Second round – lost to Mirko Puzović (YUG), 0:5
Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)
- Wayne Gordon
- First round – lost to Mark Breland (USA), 0:5
Men'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), 0:5
Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)
- Rick Duff
- First round – defeated Brendon Cannon (Australia), 5:0
- Second round – lost to Shin Joon-Sup (South Korea), 1:4
Men'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), 0:5
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
- Lennox Lewis
- First round – defeated Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan), RSC-3
- Quarterfinals – lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented Canada in 1984.
- Steve 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)
- Geneviève Robic-Brunet → 22nd place
- Marie-Claude Audet → 24th place
- Karen Strong-Hearth → 27th place
Diving
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
Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1984.
Field hockey
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Classification matches
- Team roster
- Head coach: Shiv Jagday
- Women's team competition
- Round robin
- Team roster
- Head coach: Marina van der Merwe
Football
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Quarter Finals
- 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 Habermann
Gymnastics
Judo
Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg)
Men's lightweight (– 73 kg)
Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg)
Men's middleweight (– 90 kg)
Men's half-heavyweight (– 100 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 100 kg)
Men's Open Class
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
- Men's Competition
Men'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 Competition
Women'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
Volleyball
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary 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
- Women's team competition
- Preliminary 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
Water polo
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary 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
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- "Canada at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2015.