1984 in athletics (track and field)

This page contains an overview of the year 1984 in athletics (track and field).

International Events

*African Championships in flagicon|MAR Rabat, Morocco
*Balkan Games in flagicon|GRE Athens, Greece
*European Indoor Championships in flagicon|SWE Gothenburg, Sweden
*World Cross Country Championships in flagicon|USA New York, United States
*Olympic Games in flagicon|USA Los Angeles, United States

World Records

Men

200 metres

:"Main race this year: Olympic Games 200 metres"

=1,500 metres=

:"Main race this year: Olympic Games 1,500 metres"

Half Marathon

=3,000m Steeplechase=

:"Main race this year: Olympic Games 3,000m Steeplechase"

Triple Jump

:"Main competition this year: Olympic Games Triple Jump"

Shot Put

:"Main competition this year: Olympic Games Shot Put"

Decathlon

:"Main competition this year: Olympic Games Decathlon"

400 metres

:"Main race this year: Olympic Games 400 metres"

Mile

=10,000 metres=

=400m Hurdles=

:"Main race this year: Olympic Games 400m Hurdles"

=Discus=

:"Main competition this year: Olympic Games Discus Throw"

Heptathlon

:"Main competition this year: Olympic Games Heptathlon"

International Races

Births

* February 25 — Xing Huina, Chinese athlete
* March 24 — Lucy Kabuu, Kenyan long distance runner
* July 26 — Kyriakos Ioannou, Cypriot high jumper
* September 9 — Andrey Silnov, Russian high jumper
* December 15 — Véronique Mang, Cameroon-born French athlete

Deaths

*January 10 — Toivo Loukola (81), Finnish athlete (b. 1902)
*March 15 — Ken Carpenter (70), American discus thrower (b. 1913)
*June 1 — Sten Pettersson (81), Swedish hurdler (b. 1902)

References

* [http://www.arrs.net/ATM_Mara1984.htm Association of Road Racing Statisticians]
* [http://digilander.libero.it/atletica3/Stagionali/WRL/1984/Index.htm Year Rankings]