1984 Summer Olympics
Games of the XXIII Olympiad, in Los Angeles, USA
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Summary
1984 Summer Olympics is a Summer Olympic Games edition[1]. It draws 7,361 Wikipedia views per month (summer olympic games edition category, ranking #12 of 35).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Los Angeles[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: international sporting event[5]
- Home venue: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[6]
- Follows: 1980 Summer Olympics[7]
- Followed by: 1988 Summer Olympics[8]
- Part of the series: Summer Olympic Games[9]
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[10]
- Commons category: 1984 Summer Olympics[11]
- Has part(s): volleyball at the 1984 Summer Olympics[12], wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics[13], water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics[14], swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics[15], judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics[16], field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics[17], rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics[18], weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics[19], modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics[20], tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics[21], fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics[22], shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics[23], baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics[24], synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics[25]
- Officially opened by: Ronald Reagan[26]
- Oath made by: Edwin Moses[27], Sharon Weber[28]
- Torch lit by: Rafer Johnson[29]
- Start time: July 28, 1984[30]
- End time: August 12, 1984[31]
- Sport: Olympic sport[32]
- Organizer: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee[33]
- Mascot: Sam[34]
- Official website: https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/los-angeles-1984[35]
- Topic's main category: Category:1984 Summer Olympics[36]
- Described at URL: https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/[37]
- Number of participants: 140[38], 6829[39]
- Official name: Spiller vun der XXIII. Olympiad[40]
- Has part(s) of the class: Olympic sporting event[41]
- Sports season of league or competition: Summer Olympic Games[42]
Why It Matters
1984 Summer Olympics has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]