2. The 1984 Olympics were held in Los Angeles, USA, between
28July and 12 August. Participants 6797 athletes (5230 men and
1,567 women) from 140 countries competing in 21 sports and
221 specialties.
Although a total of only 14 states abstained, was notably absent
from countries that used to be at the top of the medal, as the
Soviet Union itself, East Germany and Bulgaria. In
fact, in the1976 Montreal Olympics starred countries
now boycott had won58% of the total gold
medals [1]. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Romania won the
most Olympic medals in its history.
3. After the news received from the loss of money from
the 1976Montreal Olympic Games in Canada, no city was presented to
host the 1984 Games
This was seen as a threat to the future of the Olympic Games. It was
initially thought New York and then Chicago, and finally opted
for Los Angeles. The city of Los Angeles who had submitted thebid to
host the Games in 1980 and in 1978 renewed its bid for 1984 along
with the American committee, made a plan that madethe
Olympics make money. It was the first city to make a profit in the
Olympics and be a model for subsequent towns. The way
toMontreal would be against. Los Angeles used its halls and stadiums
that already existed, and used company funds to organize the
Olympics as well as to build only two new centers,one for cyclists and
a new Olympic pool. The city made a profit of200 million dollars ($
370.19 in 2005).
4. Best moments of this olympic games
Mexican Athletics scored a historic success to achieve victory inthe
two walking tests, thanks to Ernesto Canto (gold in 20 km)and
Raul Gonzalez (gold in 50 km) and silver in 20 km
Carl Lewis of the United States team in Olympic
history comes tomatch the success of Jesse Owens getting in Berlin in
1936, winning four gold medals in the same events: the 100 m,
200 m,the 4x100 relay my long jump .
During his third Olympic Games United
Kingdom DaleyThompson, faces West Germany Jürgen hings in
the decathlon.After flat in the first seven events, Thompson
takes a decisive advantage in the pole vault and javelin winning
their secondconsecutive gold medal.
7. Best moments of this olympic games
In swimming, there was no male undisputed star, but
stressedGermany's Michael Gross, nicknamed the Albatross won
twogold medals (100 freestyle and 100 butterfly) and
two silver (200butterfly and 4x200 relay
In the men's artistic gymnastics individual champion was Japan's
Koji Gushiken, who beat Peter Vidmar U.S. and Chinese Li Ning.The
United States won by teams.
In boxing the Americans won nine of the
twelve categories. BiggsTyrrell won the heavyweight gold. However,
the futureheavyweight champion Evander Holyfield could not
get thebronze in the 75-81 kg category.
France won the football tournament, defeating Brazil 2-0.
9. Best moments of this olympic games
And one of the important sports in USA are the basketball and in the olimpic
games of this country the national team won the gold medal in the final
against spain. The best in the U.S.A Michael jordan and Erwing
10. Horrible moment in this olympic games
In response to the U.S. boycott the 1980 Olympics, which took
place in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc
countries, except Romania,along with 8 other socialist allies did
the same with the games in Los Angeles. The Soviet
Union, promoting the boycott, arguedthat there were sufficient
guarantees for their athletes and announced his decision not
to attend the May 8, just over two months before the start
of the Games