Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 337 competitors, 229 men and 108 women, took part in 190 events in 20 sports.[1]
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The British team won a total of 37 medals, including five golds, this was Britain's largest total medal haul since 1920, and would not be surpassed until 2008, however this was due in part to the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Olympics, which meant that Eastern Bloc competitors were not present. Great Britain sent a reserve team to the Soviet organised Friendship Games, dubbed the "alternative Olympics" the same year.
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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:
Men's Individual Competition:
- Men's Competition
Men's 100 metres
- Final — 10.27 (→ 5th place)
- Final — 10.32 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 21.02
- Quarterfinals — 20.55
- Semifinals — 20.54
- Final — 20.98 (→ 8th place)
Men's 400 metres
- Heat — 45.64
- Quarterfinals — 45.43
- Semifinals — 45.69 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 46.26
- Quarterfinals — 46.63 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 46.09
- Quarterfinals — 45.51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
- Heat — 13:46.01
- Semifinals — 13:28.60
- Final — 13:11.50 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 13:46.16
- Semifinals — 13:41.70
- Final — 13:53.34 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 13:51.40
- Semifinals — 13:28.44
- Final — 14:16.61 (→ 14th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Qualifying Heat — 28:24.92
- Final — 28:06.22 (→
Silver Medal)
- Qualifying Heat — 28:15.22
- Final — 28:28.08 (→ 8th place)
- Qualifying Heat — 28:31.13
- Final — 28:31.73 (→ 12th place)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:09:58 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final — 2:13:57 (→ 12th place)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.21 m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's triple jump
- Final — 16.87 m (→
Bronze Medal)
- Final — 16.66 m (→ 8th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 85.68 m
- Final — 85.74 m (→
Silver Medal)
- Qualification — 83.06 m
- Final — 81.22 m (→ 7th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 73.04 m
- Final — 72.62 m (→ 8th place)
- Qualification — 72.66 m
- Final — 72.32 m (→ 9th place)
- Qualification — 71.80 m
- Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Pole Vault
- Qualifying Round — 5.30 m
- Final — 5.10 m (→ 11th place)
- Qualifying Round — 5.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
- Final Result — 8797 points (→
Gold Medal)
- Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place)
- Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place)
- Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place)
- Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Final — 4:26:33 (→ 16th place)
- Women's Competition
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:10.48
- Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place)
- Heat — 4:07.40
- Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 4:09.08
- Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place)
Women's 3,000 metres
- Heat — 8:58.66
- Final — 8:39.47 (→
Silver Medal)
- Heat — 8:44.62
- Final — 8:48.80 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 8:44.62 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Final — 2:28:54 (→ 6th place)
- Final — 2:32:48 (→ 11th place)
- Final — 2:34:08 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 58.71
- Semifinal — 56.67 (→ did not advance)
- Heat — 57.64
- Semifinal — 56.72 (→ did not advance)
Women's High Jump
- Qualification — 1.90 m
- Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place)
- Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Qualification — 6.64 m
- Final — 6.80 m (→
Bronze Medal)
Women's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 56.00 m
- Final — 62.58 m (→ 5th place)
- Qualification — 55.24 m
- Final — 58.18 m (→ 7th place)
Women's Shot Put
- Final — 18.14 m (→ 4th place)
- Final — 17.90 m (→ 6th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Qualification — 61.58 m
- Final — 69.56 m (→
Gold Medal)
- Qualification — 65.30 m
- Final — 67.14 m (→
Bronze Medal)
- Qualification — 60.88 m
- Final — 59.66 m (→ 9th place)
Women's Heptathlon
- Final Result — 6280 points (→ 5th place)
- Final Result — 6127 points (→ 8th place)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Men's 3m Springboard
- Preliminary Round — 592.68
- Final — 609.51 (→ 5th place)
- Preliminary Round — 521.61 (→ did not advance, 15th place)
- 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
- Great Britain – West Germany 0-1
- Great Britain – Australia 3-2 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Head coach: David Whitaker
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1984.
- Individual
- Team
- Richard Phelps
- Michael Mumford
- Stephen Sowerby
- Men's Competition
Men's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 51.68
- B-Final — 51.48 (→ 11th place)
- Heat — 51.83 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 1:51.80
- B-Final — 1:51.70 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 1:52.01
- B-Final — 1:53.02 (→ 15th place)
Men's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 3:58.41
- B-Final — 3:58.14 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 4:04.07 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Heat — 15:30.10 (→ did not advance, 12th place)
- Heat — 15:57.79 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 17th place)
- Heat — 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 28th place)
Men's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:05.58
- B-Final — 2:05.72 (→ 14th place)
- Heat — 2:09.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Men's 100 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 1:04.06
- Final — 1:03.25 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 1:04.81
- B-Final — 1:05.02 (→ 14th place)
Men's 200 m Breaststroke
- Heat — 2:19.83
- B-Final — 2:18.83 (→ 9th place)
- Heat — 2:20.78
- B-Final — 2:20.62 (→ 11th place)
Men's 100 m Butterfly
- Heat — 54.49
- Final — 54.28 (→ 5th place)
- Heat — 56.41 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:01.64
- B-Final — 2:01.24 (→ 11th place)
- Heat — 2:02.76
- B-Final — 2:03.06 (→ 16th place)
Men's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:05.39
- Final — 2:04.38 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 2:04.13
- Final — 2:04.52 (→ 4th place)
Men's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:25.38
- Final — 4:25.80 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 4:32.90
- B-Final — 4:31.10 (→ 15th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:24.59
- Final — 3:23.61 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 7:26.83
- Final — 7:24.78 (→
Bronze Medal)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Final — 3:47.39 (→ 6th place)
- Women's Competition
Women's 100 m Freestyle
- Heat — 57.12
- Final — 57.11 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 57.80
- B-Final — 57.36 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200 m Freestyle
- Heat — 2:01.05
- Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place)
- Heat — 2:04.44
- B-Final — 2:04.90 (→ 15th place)
Women's 400 m Freestyle
- Heat — 4:11.55
- Final — 4:10.27 (→
Silver Medal)
- Heat — 4:15.51
- Final — 4:11.49 (→
Bronze Medal)
Women's 800 m Freestyle
- Heat — 8:35.87
- Final — 8:32.60 (→
Bronze Medal)
- Heat — 8:58.09 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 100 m Backstroke
- Heat — 1:03.61
- Final — 1:04.16 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 1:05.03
- B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200 m Backstroke
- Heat — 2:18.02
- B-Final — 2:17.63 (→ 10th place)
- Heat — 2:18.92
- B-Final — 2:18.33 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200 m Butterfly
- Heat — 2:11.97
- Final — 2.12.33 (→ 5th place)
- Heat — 2:16.31
- B-Final — 2:19.10 (→ 16th place)
Women's 200 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 2:24.94
- B-Final — 2:21.71 (→ 13th place)
- Heat — 2:23.89
- B-Final — 2:22.25 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Heat — 4:53.70
- Final — 4:52.83 (→ 7th place)
- Heat — 4:55.78
- B-Final — 4:51.55 (→ 9th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Heat — 3:51.47
- Final — 3:50.12 (→ 6th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Heat — 4:16.83
- Final — 4:14.05 (→ 4th place)