Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the Olympic Games
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At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	381 in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Lucinda Green (opening) Sebastian Coe (closing)
Medals Rank: 11	Gold 5	Silver 11	Bronze 21	Total 37
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Athletics 2.2.1 Men's Competition 2.2.2 Women's Competition 2.3 Boxing 2.4 Cycling 2.5 Hockey 2.5.1 Men's Team Competition 2.6 Swimming 2.6.1 Men's Competition 2.6.2 Women's Competition

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres

• Daley Thompson — Athletics, Men's Decathlon

• Tessa Sanderson — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw

• Richard Budgett, Martin Cross, Adrian Ellison, Andy Holmes, and Steven Redgrave — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours

• Malcolm Cooper — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

[edit] Silver

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

• Steve Cram — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres

• Mike McLeod — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres

• Kriss Akabusi, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown, and Garry Cook — Athletics, Men's 4x400 metres Relay

• David Ottley — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw

• Wendy Smith-Sly — Athletics, Women's 3000 metres

• Shirley Strong — Athletics, Women's 100m Hurdles

• Diana Clapham, Lucinda Green, Virginia Holgate-Leng, and Ian Stark — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition

• Timothy Grubb, Steven Smith, John Whitaker, and Michael Whitaker — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition

• Neil Adams — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)

• Sarah Hardcastle — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle

[edit] Bronze

• Charlie Spedding — Athletics, Men's Marathon

• Keith Connor — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump

• Kathy Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 400 metres

• Beverley Goddard-Callender, Heather Hunte, Simmone Jacobs, and Kathy Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 4x100 metres Relay

• Susan Hearnshaw — Athletics, Women's Long Jump

• Fatima Whitbread — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw

• Robert Wells — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight

• Virginia Holgate-Leng — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition

• Ian Taylor, Stephen Martin, Paul Barber, Robert Cattrall, Jon Potter, Richard Dodds, William McConnell, Norman Hughes, David Westcott, Richard Leman, Stephen Batchelor, Sean Kerly, James Duthie, Kulbir Bhaura, and Mark Precious — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition

• Neil Eckersley — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)

• Kerrith Brown — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)

• Michael Sullivan — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone

• Alister Allan — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

• Barry Dagger — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle

• Neil Cochran — Swimming, Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Andrew Astbury, Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe — Swimming, Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• June Croft — Swimming, Women's 400m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle — Swimming, Women's 800m Freestyle

• David Mercer — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (90 kg)

• Noel Loban — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight (90 kg)

• Peter Allam and Jonathan Richards — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In the fourth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, three men and three women represented the country. The women's scores were separated by only 10 points, as the three placed consecutively in the final ranking.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Eileen Robinson - 2408 points (→ 29th place)
• Angela Goodall - 2401 points (→ 30th place)
• Susan Wilcox - 2398 points (→ 31st place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Steven Hallard - 2473 points (→ 21st place)
• Peter Gillam - 2435 points (→ 30th place)
• Richard Priestman - 2339 points (→ 48th place)

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 10,000 metres

• Mike McLeod

• Qualifying Heat — 28:24.92
• Final — 28:06.22 (→ Silver Medal)

• Steve Jones

• Qualifying Heat — 28:15.22
• Final — 28:28.08 (→ 8th place)

• Nick Rose

• Qualifying Heat — 28:31.13
• Final — 28:31.73 (→ 12th place)

Men's Marathon

• Charlie Spedding

• Final — 2:09:58 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Hugh Jones

• Final — 2:13:57 (→ 12th place)

• Geoff Smith

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Geoff Parsons

• Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance)

• Mark Naylor

• Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Keith Connor

• Final — 16.87m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Eric McCalla

• Final — 16.66m (→ 8th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Dave Ottley

• Qualification — 85.68m
• Final — 85.74m (→ Silver Medal)

• Roald Bradstock

• Qualification — 83.06m
• Final — 81.22m (→ 7th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Robert Weir

• Qualification — 73.04m
• Final — 72.62m (→ 8th place)

• Martin Girvan

• Qualification — 72.66m
• Final — 72.32m (→ 9th place)

• Matthew Mileham

• Qualification — 71.80m
• Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Pole Vault

• Jeff Gutteridge

• Qualifying Round — 5.30m
• Final — 5.10m (→ 11th place)

• Keith Stock

• Qualifying Round — 5.20m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Daley Thompson

• Final Result — 8797 points (→ Gold Medal)

• Brad McStravick

• Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place)

• Colin Boreham

• Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place)

Men's 20km Walk

• Philip Vesty

• Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place)

• Ian McCombie

• Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place)

• Steven John Barry

• Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place)

[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 1,500 metres

• Christine Benning

• Heat — 4:10.48
• Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place)

• Christina Boxer

• Heat — 4:07.40
• Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place)

• Lynne MacDougall

• Heat — 4:09.08
• Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

• Wendy Sly

• Heat — 8:58.66
• Final — 8:39.47 (→ Silver Medal)

• Zola Budd

• Heat — 8:44.62
• Final — 8:48.80 (→ 7th place)

• Jane Furniss

• Heat — 8:44.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Priscilla Welch

• Final — 2:28:54 (→ 6th place)

• Joyce Smith

• Final — 2:32:48 (→ 11th place)

• Sarah Rowell

• Final — 2:34:08 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400m Hurdles

• Susan Morley

• Heat — 58.71
• Semifinal — 56.67 (→ did not advance)

• Gladys Taylor

• Heat — 57.64
• Semifinal — 56.72 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Diana Elliott

• Qualification — 1.90m
• Final — 1.88m (→ 9th place)

• Judy Simpson

• Qualification — 1.84m (→ did not advance)

Women's Discus Throw

• Meg Ritchie

• Qualification — 56.00m
• Final — 62.58m (→ 5th place)

• Venissa Head

• Qualification — 55.24m
• Final — 58.18m (→ 7th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Tessa Sanderson

• Qualification — 61.58m
• Final — 69.56m (→ Gold Medal)

• Fatima Whitbread

• Qualification — 65.30m
• Final — 67.14m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Sharon Gibson

• Qualification — 60.88m
• Final — 59.66m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Judy Simpson

• Final Result — 6280 points (→ 5th place)

• Kim Hagger

• Final Result — 6127 points (→ 8th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• John Lyon
  1. First Round — Defeated Alego Akomi (SUD), 5:0
  2. Second Round — Defeated Yehuda Ben Haim (ISR), 5:0
  3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Paul Gonzales (USA), 1:4

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• John Hyland
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Moon Sung-Kil (South Korea), retired in third round

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Douglas Young
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Georgios Stefanopoulos (GRE), KO-2

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Robert Wells → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Quarterfinals – Defeated William Pulu (TNG), KO-1
  3. Semifinals – Lost to Francesco Damiani (ITA), RSC-3

[edit] Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Mark Bell — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Neil Martin — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Peter Sanders — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Darryl Webster — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Catherine Swinnerton — 2:13:28 (→ 13th place)
• Linda Gornall — 2:13:28 (→ 17th place)
• Maria Blower — 2:22:03 (→ 29th place)
• Muriel Sharp — 2:22:03 (→ 30th place)

[edit] Hockey

[edit] Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)

• Great Britain – Kenya 2-1
• Great Britain – Canada 3-1
• Great Britain – New Zealand 1-0
• Great Britain – Netherlands 4-3
• Great Britain – Pakistan 0-0

• Semi Finals

• Great Britain – West Germany 0-1

• Bronze Medal Game

• Great Britain – Australia 3-2 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Team Roster

• Ian Taylor (gk)
• Stephen Martin
• Paul Barber
• Robert Cattrall
• Jon Potter
• Richard Dodds
• William McConnell
• Norman Hughes
• David Westcott
• Richard Leman
• Stephen Batchelor
• Sean Kerly
• James Duthie
• Kulbir Bhaura
• Mark Precious

[edit] Swimming

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 100m Freestyle

• David Lowe

• Heat — 51.68
• B-Final — 51.48 (→ 11th place)

• Paul Easter

• Heat — 51.83 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Paul Easter

• Heat — 1:51.80
• B-Final — 1:51.70 (→ 9th place)

• Andrew Astbury

• Heat — 1:52.01
• B-Final — 1:53.02 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Andrew Astbury

• Heat — 3:58.41
• B-Final — 3:58.14 (→ 14th place)

• Paul Howe

• Heat — 4:04.07 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• David Stacey

• Heat — 15:30.10 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

• Stuart Willmott

• Heat — 15:57.79 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Neil Harper

• Heat — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Ian Collins

• Heat — 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Neil Cochran

• Heat — 2:05.58
• B-Final — 2:05.72 (→ 14th place)

• Neil Harper

• Heat — 2:09.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse

• Heat — 1:04.06
• Final — 1:03.25 (→ 4th place)

• Iain Cambell

• Heat — 1:04.81
• B-Final — 1:05.02 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse

• Heat — 2:19.83
• B-Final — 2:18.83 (→ 9th place)

• Iain Cambell

• Heat — 2:20.78
• B-Final — 2:20.62 (→ 11th place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Andrew Jameson

• Heat — 54.49
• Final — 54.28 (→ 5th place)

• Ian Collins

• Heat — 56.41 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Nick Hodgson

• Heat — 2:01.64
• B-Final — 2:01.24 (→ 11th place)

• Philip Hubble

• Heat — 2:02.76
• B-Final — 2:03.06 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Neil Cochran

• Heat — 2:05.39
• Final — 2:04.38 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Robin Brew

• Heat — 2:04.13
• Final — 2:04.52 (→ 4th place)

Men's 400m Individual Medley

• Stephen Poulter

• Heat — 4:25.38
• Final — 4:25.80 (→ 7th place)

• Stuart Willmott

• Heat — 4:32.90
• B-Final — 4:31.10 (→ 15th place)

Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• David Lowe, Roland Lee, Paul Easter, and Richard Burrell

• Heat — 3:24.59
• Final — 3:23.61 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay

• Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and Andrew Astbury

• Heat — 7:26.83
• Final — 7:24.78 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and David Lowe

• Heat — 3:49.86

• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Richard Burrell

• Final — 3:47.39 (→ 6th place)

[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 100m Freestyle

• June Croft

• Heat — 57.12
• Final — 57.11 (→ 7th place)

• Nicola Fibbens

• Heat — 57.80
• B-Final — 57.36 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• June Croft

• Heat — 2:01.05
• Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place)

• Annabelle Cripps

• Heat — 2:04.44
• B-Final — 2:04.90 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle

• Heat — 4:11.55
• Final — 4:10.27 (→ Silver Medal)

• June Croft

• Heat — 4:15.51
• Final — 4:11.49 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle

• Heat — 8:35.87
• Final — 8:32.60 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Annabelle Cripps

• Heat — 8:58.09 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Beverley Rose

• Heat — 1:03.61
• Final — 1:04.16 (→ 7th place)

• Catherine White

• Heat — 1:05.03
• B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Catherine White

• Heat — 2:18.02
• B-Final — 2:17.63 (→ 10th place)

• Katherine Read

• Heat — 2:18.92
• B-Final — 2:18.33 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Samantha Purvis

• Heat — 2:11.97
• Final — 2.12.33 (→ 5th place)

• Ann Osgerby

• Heat — 2:16.31
• B-Final — 2:19.10 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Gaynor Stanley

• Heat — 2:24.94
• B-Final — 2:21.71 (→ 13th place)

• Zara Long

• Heat — 2:23.89
• B-Final — 2:22.25 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Gaynor Stanley

• Heat — 4:53.70
• Final — 4:52.83 (→ 7th place)

• Sarah Hardcastle

• Heat — 4:55.78
• B-Final — 4:51.55 (→ 9th place)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay

• Annabelle Cripps, Nicola Fibbens, Debra Gore, and June Croft

• Heat — 3:51.47
• Final — 3:50.12 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay

• Beverley Rose, Jean Hill, Nicola Fibbens, and June Croft

• Heat — 4:16.83
• Final — 4:14.05 (→ 4th place)

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