Where did the 1984 Summer Olympics take place?
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, United States. This was the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932.
Who was the sports artist of the 1984 Olympics?
The Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee named Ernie Barnes “Sports Artist of the 1984 Olympic Games”.
What was the cost of broadcasting the 1984 Winter Olympics?
More than 3,000 employees of the Yugoslav public broadcaster, Yugoslav Radio Television, produced 204 hours of television broadcasts. The number of countries in which received broadcasts of the games on television increased from 40 to 100 and the broadcasting rights, which were US$ 20.7 million in 1984, stand at US$ 102.7 million.
Where was the US mens basketball team in 1984?
The 1984 United States men’s Olympic basketball team competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States.
What was the Olympic gymnastics competition in 1984?
The artistic gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics was carried out in three stages: Competition I – The team competition/qualification round in which all gymnasts, including those who were not part of a team, performed both compulsory and optional exercises.
Why did the Soviet Union boycott the 1984 Olympics?
The 1984 Games were boycotted by a total of fourteen Eastern Bloc countries, including the Soviet Union and East Germany, in response to the American-led boycott of the previous 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Romania was the only Eastern Bloc nation that opted to attend the Games.