Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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{{infobox country at games

| NOC = CAN

| NOCname = Canadian Olympic Committee

| games = Summer Olympics

| games_link = 1984 Summer Olympics

| year = 1984

| date = 28 July-12 August 1984

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| website = {{url|www.olympic.ca }} {{in lang|en|fr}}

| location = Los Angeles

| competitors = 408 (257 men, 151 women)

| sports = 23

| flagbearer = Alex Baumann

| rank = 6

| gold = 10

| silver = 18

| bronze = 16

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year = 1900

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso = 1906 Intercalated Games

}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1984/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043043/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/summer/1984/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Canada at the 1984 Summer Games |access-date=23 May 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}

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.

Medallists

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Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

!Date

{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Linda|Thom}}ShootingWomen's 25 metre pistol29 July
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Alex|Baumann}}SwimmingMen's 400 metre individual medley30 July
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Anne|Ottenbrite}}SwimmingWomen's 200 metre breaststroke30 July
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Victor|Davis}}SwimmingMen's 200 metre breaststroke2 August
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Alex|Baumann}}SwimmingMen's 200 metre individual medley4 August
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Dean|Crawford}}
{{sortname|Mark|Evans|Mark Evans (rower)}}
{{sortname|Mike|Evans|J. Michael Evans}}
{{sortname|Blair|Horn}}
{{sortname|Grant|Main}}
{{sortname|Brian|McMahon|Brian McMahon (rowing)}}
{{sortname|Kevin|Neufeld}}
{{sortname|Paul|Steele}}
{{sortname|Pat|Turner|Pat Turner (rower)}}
RowingMen's eight5 August
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Sylvie|Bernier}}DivingWomen's 3 metre springboard6 August
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Larry|Cain}}CanoeingMen's C-1 500 metres10 August
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Hugh|Fisher|Hugh Fisher (canoeist)}}
{{sortname|Alwyn|Morris}}
CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 metres11 August
{{gold medal}}{{sortname|Lori|Fung}}GymnasticsWomen's rhythmic individual all-around11 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Steve|Bauer}}CyclingMen's individual road race29 July
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Victor|Davis}}SwimmingMen's 100 metre breaststroke29 July
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Curt|Harnett}}CyclingMen's 1 km time trial30 July
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Anne|Ottenbrite}}SwimmingWomen's 100 metre breaststroke2 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Jacques|Demers|Jacques Demers (weightlifter)}}WeightliftingMen's 75 kg2 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Betty|Craig}}
{{sortname|Tricia|Smith}}
RowingWomen's coxless pair4 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Barbara|Armbrust}}
{{sortname|Marilyn|Brain}}
{{sortname|Angela|Schneider}}
{{sortname|Lesley|Thompson-Willie}}
{{sortname|Jane|Tregunno}}
RowingWomen's coxed four4 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Victor|Davis}}
{{sortname|Sandy|Goss}}
{{sortname|Tom|Ponting}}
{{sortname|Mike|West|Mike West (swimmer)}}
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 metre medley relay4 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Evert|Bastet}}
{{sortname|Terry|McLaughlin}}
SailingFlying Dutchman8 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Sharon|Hambrook}}
{{sortname|Kelly|Kryczka}}
Synchronized swimmingWomen's duet9 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Robert|Molle}}WrestlingMen's freestyle +100 kg10 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Alexandra|Barré}}
{{sortname|Sue|Holloway}}
CanoeingWomen's K-2 500 metres10 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Larry|Cain}}CanoeingMen's C-1 1000 metres11 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Angela|Bailey}}
{{sortname|France|Gareau}}
{{sortname|Marita|Payne}}
{{sortname|Angella|Taylor}}
AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 metres relay11 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Charmaine|Crooks}}
{{sortname|Molly|Killingbeck}}
{{sortname|Marita|Payne}}
{{sortname|Jill|Richardson}}
{{sortname|Dana|Wright}}*
AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay11 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Shawn|O'Sullivan}}BoxingMen's light middleweight11 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Willie|deWit}}BoxingMen's heavyweight11 August
{{silver medal}}{{sortname|Carolyn|Waldo}}Synchronized swimmingWomen's solo12 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Cam|Henning}}SwimmingMen's 200 metre backstroke31 July
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Mike|West|Mike West (swimmer)}}SwimmingMen's 100 metre backstroke3 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Reema|Abdo}}
{{sortname|Michelle|MacPherson}}
{{sortname|Anne|Ottenbrite}}
{{sortname|Pam|Rai}}
SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 metre medley relay3 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Daniele|Laumann}}
{{sortname|Silken|Laumann}}
RowingWomen's double sculls4 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Ben|Johnson|Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)}}AthleticsMen's 100 metres4 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Robert|Mills|Robert Mills (rower)}}RowingMen's single sculls5 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Bruce|Ford|Bruce Ford (rower)}}
{{sortname|Doug|Hamilton|Doug Hamilton (rower)}}
{{sortname|Mike|Hughes|Mike Hughes (rower)}}
{{sortname|Phil|Monckton}}
RowingMen's quadruple sculls5 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Terry|Neilson}}SailingFinn8 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Stephen|Calder}}
{{sortname|Hans|Fogh}}
{{sortname|John|Kerr|John Kerr (sailor)}}
SailingSoling8 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Dale|Walters}}BoxingMen's bantamweight9 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Hugh|Fisher|Hugh Fisher (canoeist)}}
{{sortname|Alwyn|Morris}}
CanoeingMen's K-2 500 metres10 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Lynn|Williams|Lynn Kanuka-Williams}}AthleticsWomen's 3000 metres10 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Mark|Berger|Mark Berger (judoka)}}JudoMen's +95 kg10 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Alexandra|Barré}}
{{sortname|Lucie|Guay}}
{{sortname|Sue|Holloway}}
{{sortname|Barbara|Olmsted}}
CanoeingWomen's K-4 500 metres11 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Sterling|Hinds}}
{{sortname|Ben|Johnson|Ben Johnson (Canadian sprinter)}}
{{sortname|Tony|Sharpe}}
{{sortname|Desai|Williams}}
AthleticsMen's 4 × 100 metres relay11 August
{{bronze medal}}{{sortname|Chris|Rinke}}WrestlingMen's freestyle 82 kg11 August

Archery

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Women's individual competition:

Athletics

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;Men's Competition

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

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)

Men's marathon

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

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

Men's 50 km walk

;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

Women's marathon

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

Women's discus throw

Women's Heptathlon

Baseball

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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

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;Men's team competition

;Women's team competition

Boxing

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Men's flyweight (– 51 kg)


Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg)


Men's featherweight (– 57 kg)


Men's lightweight (– 60 kg)


Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)


Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)


Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)


Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)


Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)


Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

Canoeing

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Cycling

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Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented Canada in 1984.

;Men's individual road race

;Team time trial

;Sprint

;1000m time trial

;Individual pursuit

;Points race

;Women's individual road race

Diving

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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

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Fencing

Field hockey

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;Men's team competition

;Women's team competition

;Women's team foil

Football

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;Men's team competition

Gymnastics

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Judo

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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

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Rowing

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Sailing

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Shooting

{{main|Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}

Swimming

{{main|Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics}}

;Men's Competition

Men's 100m freestyle

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

Men's 200m Backstroke

Men's 100m Breaststroke

Men's 200m Breaststroke

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

Men's 400m Individual Medley

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 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

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

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 100m Backstroke

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

Women's 400m Individual Medley

Synchronized swimming

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Volleyball

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;Men's team competition

;Women's team competition

Water polo

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;Men's team competition

Weightlifting

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Wrestling

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References

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