- Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics Australia
games=1984 Summer
competitors=249 (174 men, 75 women)
sports=
flagbearer=Wayne Roycroft (opening)Dean Lukin (closing)
gold=4
silver=8
bronze=12
total=24
rank=14Australia competed at the1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,United States . Australian athletes have competed in everySummer Olympic Games .Medalists
Gold
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Glynis Nunn — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon
*Jon Sieben — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
*Dean Lukin — Weightlifting, Men's Super-Heavyweight (110+ kg)
*Kevin Nichols ,Michael Grenda ,Michael Turtur , andDean Woods — Cycling, Men's 4,000 m Team PursuitSilver
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Gary Honey — Athletics, Men's Long jump
*Suzie Landells — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
*Neil Brooks ,Michael Delany ,Greg Fasala , andMark Stockwell — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Freestyle
*Glenn Beringen — Swimming, Men's 200 m Breaststroke
*Mark Stockwell — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
*Karen Phillips — Swimming, Women's 200 m Butterfly
*Robert Kabbas — Weightlifting, Men's Light-Heavyweight (82.5 kg)
*Gary Gullock ,Tony Lovrich ,Timothy McLaren , andPaul Reedy — Rowing, Men's Quadruple ScullsBronze
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Gael Martin — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
*Pattie Dench — Shooting, Women's Sport Pistol
*Peter Evans — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
*Glenn Buchanan — Swimming, Men's 100 m Butterfly
*Rob Woodhouse — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
*Justin Lemberg — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
*Michele Pearson — Swimming, Women's 200 m Individual Medley
*Glenn Buchanan , Peter Evans,Mark Kerry , andMark Stockwell — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*Chris Cairns and Scott Anderson — Sailing, Men's Tornado Team Competition
*Susan Lee ,Karen Brancourt ,Margot Foster ,Robyn Grey-Gardner , andSusan Chapman — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
*James Battersby ,Ian Edmunds , Steve Evans,Clyde Hefer ,Craig Muller ,Sam Patten ,Ion Popa ,Gavin Thredgold , andTimothy Willoughby — Rowing, Men's Eights
*Grant Kenny andBarry Kelly — Canoeing, Men's K2 1,000 m KayakResults by event
Archery
In the fourth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent one woman and one man. Two-time veteran
Terene Donovan improved her score from four years earlier by 99 points even as she fell ten places in the ranking.Women's Individual Competition
*Terene Donovan — 2442 points (→ 19th place)Men's Individual Competition
*Christopher Blake — 2434 points (→ 31st place)Athletics
Men's Marathon
*Robert de Castella — 2:11:09 (→ 5th place)Men's Long Jump
*Gary Honey :* Qualification — 7.93m:* Final — 8.24m (→ Silver Medal)Men's High Jump
* John Atkinson:* Qualification — 2.21m (→ did not advance)Men's Decathlon
*Peter Hadfield :* Final Result — 7683 points (→ 14th place)Men's 20km Walk
* David Smith:* Final — 1:26:48 (→ 10th place)* Simon Baker:* Final — 1:27:43 (→ 14th place)
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Willi Sawall :* Final — 1:28:24 (→ 16th place)
Women's 3,000 metres
*Donna Gould :* Heat — 9.05.56 (→ did not advance)Women's Marathon
*Lisa Martin :* Final — 2:29.03 (→ 7th place)Women's 400m Hurdles
*Debbie Flintoff-King :* Heat — 57.20 :* Semifinal — 56.24:* Final — 56.21 (→ 6th place)Women's High Jump
*Vanessa Browne-Ward :* Qualification — 1.90m:* Final — 1.94m (→ 6th place)*
Christine Stanton :* Qualification — 1.90m:* Final — 1.85m (→ 11th place)Women's Discus Throw
*Gael Martin :* Qualification — 55.38m:* Final — 55.88m (→ 8th place)Women's Javelin Throw
*Petra Rivers :* Qualification — 59.12m:* Final — 56.20m (→ 12th place)Women's Heptathlon
*Glynis Nunn :* Final Result — 6390 points (→ Gold Medal)Basketball
Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group A):* Defeated Brazil (76-72):* Lost to Yugoslavia (64-94):* Defeated West-Germany (67-66):* Lost to Italy (82-93):* Defeated Egypt (94-78)
*Quarterfinals:* Lost to Spain (93-101)
*Classification Matches:* 5th/8th place: Lost to Uruguay (95-101):* 7th/8th place: Defeated West-Germany (83-76) → Seventh place
*Team Roster:*Phil Smyth (captain):*Andrew Campbell:*Damian Keogh :*Larry Sengstock :*Mark Dlaton :*Wayne Carroll :*Mel Dalgleish :*Andrew Gaze :*Ian Davies:*Danny Morseau :*Brad Dalton :*Ray Borner
*Head Coach:Lindsay Gaze Women's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round:*Lost to PR China (64-67):*Lost to United States (47-81):*Lost to Canada (45-56):*Lost to South Korea (48-54):*Defeated Yugoslavia (62-59) → Fifth place
*Team Roster:*Robyn Maher :*Bronwyn Marshall :*Jennifer Cheesman captain:*Patricia Cockrem :*Donna Quinn :*Patricia Mickan :*Julie Nykiel :*Kathryn Foster:*Manna Moffa :*Karen Dalton:*Wendy Laidlaw :*Susanne Geh Head Coach:
Brendan Flynn Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
*Jeff Fenech
*# First Round — DefeatedRené Centellas (BOL), RSC-3
*# Second Round — DefeatedDavid Mwaba (TNZ), 5:0
*# Quarterfinals — Lost toRedzep Redzepovski (YUG), 1:4
=Cycling=Men's Individual Road Race
*Jeff Leslie – +22:20 (→ 50th place)
*Michael Lynch – +27:05 (→ 55th place)
*Gary Trowell – did not finish (→ no ranking)
*Elliot Watters – did not finish (→ no ranking)
=Diving=Men's 3m Springboard
*Stephen Foley :* Preliminary Round — 543.87:* Final — 561.93 (→ 8th place)Hockey
Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group A):* Australia — Malaysia 5–0:* Australia — Spain 3–1:* Australia — West Germany 3–0:* Australia — India 4–2:* Australia — USA 2–1
*Semi Finals:* Australia — Pakistan 0–1
*Bronze Medal Game:* Australia — Great Britain 2–3 (→ Fourth Place)
*Team Roster:*Rick Charlesworth :* David Bell:*Jim Irvine :*Terry Walsh :* Trevor Smith:*Grant Boyce :*Nigel Patmore :*Neil Snowden :*Treva King :*Grant Mitton :*Peter Haselhurst :*Adrian Berce :*Craig Davies :*Colin Batch :*Michael Nobbs :*Terry Leece Women's Team Competition
*Round Robin :* Australia — West Germany 2–2 :* Australia — New Zealand 3–0 :* Australia — Canada 1–2:* Australia — USA 3–1 :* Australia — Netherlands 0–2:*Australia eventually finished fourth, after a loss in the penalty shoot-out against home nation the United States.
*Team Roster:* Marian Bell:*Evelyn Botfield :*Sharon Buchanan :*Loretta Dorman :*Pamela Glossop :*Penny Gray :*Tricia Heberle :*Lorraine Hillas :*Robyn Holmes :*Kym Ireland :*Robyn Fernley (captain):*Colleen Pearce :*Sandra Pisani :*Julene Sunderland :*Liane Tooth :* Susan Watkins
*Head Coach:Brian Glencross wimming
Men's Competition
Men's 100 m Freestyle
*Michael Delany :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 51.22 (1st) :* Final B – DNS
*Mark Stockwell :* Qualifying Heat 6 – 50.27 (1st) :* Final – 50.24 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 200 m Freestyle
*Peter Dale:* Qualifying Heat 1 – 1:51.42 (1st) :* Final – 1:53.84 (8th)
*Justin Lemberg :* Qualifying Heat 5 – 1:52.73 (4th, did not advance)Men's 400 m Freestyle
*Justin Lemberg :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 3:53.89 (1st) :* Final – 3:51.79 (→ Bronze Medal)
*Ron McKeon :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 3:55.06 (4th) :* Final – 3:55.48 (8th)Men's 1.500 m Freestyle
*Justin Lemberg :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 15:29.74 (1st, did not advance)
*Wayne Shillington :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 15:25.67 (3rd) :* Final – 15:38.18 (8th)Men's 100 m Butterfly
*Glenn Buchanan :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 54.86 (1st) :* Final – 53.85 (→ Bronze Medal)
*Mark Stockwell :* Qualifying Heat 7 – 55.70 (3rd) :* Final B – DNSMen's 200 m Butterfly
*Jon Sieben :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 1:58.63 (2nd) :* Final – 1:57.04 (→ Gold Medal)Men's 100 m Breaststroke
*Peter Evans:* Qualifying Heat 2 – 1:02.87 (1st) :* Final – 1:02.97 (→ Bronze Medal)
*Brett Stocks :* Qualifying Heat 5 – 1:03.46 (1st) :* Final – 1:03.49 (6th)Men's 200 m Breaststroke
*Glenn Beringen :* Qualifying Heat 6 – 2:17.29 (1st) :* Final – 2:15.79 (→ Silver Medal)
*Peter Evans:* Qualifying Heat 1 – 2:21.21 (2nd) :* Final B – DNSMen's 100 m Backstroke
*Mark Kerry :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 57.15 (1st) :* Final – 57.18 (5th)
*David Orbell :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 58.35 (1st) :* Final B – 58.05 (1st)Men's 200 m Backstroke
*David Orbell :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:04.00 (1st) :* Final – 2:04.61 (8th)
*Kim Terrell :* Qualifying Heat 5 – 2:06.56 (3rd, did not advance)Men's 200 m Individual Medley
*Rob Woodhouse :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 2:06.45 (2nd) :* Final B – 2:04.85 (1st)
*Glenn Beringen :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 2:08.85 (4th, did not advance)Men's 400 m Individual Medley
*Rob Woodhouse :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:24.85 (3rd) :* Final – 4:20.50 (→ Bronze Medal)Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Neil Brooks ,Michael Delany ,Greg Fasala , andMark Stockwell :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 3:19.94 (1st) :* Final – 3:19.68 (→ Silver Medal)Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay
*Graeme Brewer , Peter Dale,Justin Lemberg , andRon McKeon :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 7:26.93 (2nd) :* Final – 7:25.63 (4th)Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*Thomas Stachewicz ,Glenn Buchanan , Peter Evans,Mark Kerry , andMark Stockwell :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 3:43.93 (1st):* Final – 3.43.25 (→ Bronze Medal)Women's Competition
Women's 50 m Freestyle
*Lisa Curry :* Qualifying Heat 6 – 26.07 (11th) :* Final B – 25.87 (1st)Women's 100 m Freestyle
*Susie Ford :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 57.76 (1st, did not advance)
*Angela Harris:* Qualifying Heat 6 – 57.30 (2nd) :* Final – 58.09 (8th)
*Michelle Pearson :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 56.75 (1st) :* Final – 56.83 (5th)Women's 200 m Freestyle
*Michelle Pearson :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:01.49 (2nd):* Final – 1:59.79 (4th)
*Susie Ford :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 2:04.82 (8th, did not advance)
*Anna McVann :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:03.14 (3rd) :* Final – 2:02.87 (8th)Women's 400 m Freestyle
*Susie Ford :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:20.68 (4th) :* Final B – 4:15.46 (1st)
*Anna McVann :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:15.21 (2nd) :* Final – 4:13.95 (5th)Women's 800 m Freestyle
*Susie Ford :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 8:56.40 (6th, did not advance)
*Anna McVann :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 8:35.19 (2nd) :* Final – 8:37.94 (4th)Women's 100 m Butterfly
*Janet Blood :* Qualifying Heat 4 – 1:01.97 (2nd):* Final – 1:01.78 (5th)
*Lisa Curry :* Qualifying 7 – 1:01.07 (9th) :* Final B – 1:01.61 (5th)Women's 200 m Butterfly
*Karen Higgison :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:11.81 (1st) :* Final – 2:10.56 (→ Silver Medal)
*Janet Blood :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 2:13.74 (2nd):* Swim-off withConny van Bentum (NED) – 2:15.54 (2nd):* Final B – DNSWomen's 100 m Breaststroke
*Dimity Douglas :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 1:12.18 (4th, did not advance)
*Sharon Kellett :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 1:13.43 (4th, did not advance)Women's 200 m Breaststroke
*Dimity Douglas :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:36.47 (5th) :* Final B – 2:39.33 (8th)
*Sharon Kellett :* Qualifying Heat 2 – 2:33.23 (1st) :* Final – 2:33.80 (5th)Women's 100 m Backstroke
*Georgina Parkes :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 1:04.90 (2nd) :* Final B – 1:04.52 (2nd)
*Audrey Youl :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 1:04.94 (3rd):* Final B – 1:04.15 (1st)Women's 200 m Backstroke
*Georgina Parkes :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 2:18.49 (1st) :* Final – 2:14.87 (4th)
*Audrey Youl :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:20.12 (4th):* Final B – 2:21.36 (8th)Women's 200 m Individual Medley
*Michelle Pearson :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 2:17.46 (2nd):* Final – 2:15.92 (→ Bronze Medal)Women's 400 m Individual Medley
*Suzanne Dill-Macky :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 4:54.13 (2nd) :* Final – 4:44.30 (→ Silver Medal)
*Karen Higgison :* Qualifying Heat 3 – 5:54.28 (4th) :* Final B – 4:53.37 (11th)Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay
*Lisa Curry , Angela Harris,Janet Blood ,Michelle Pearson :* Qualifying Heat 1 – 3:49.61 (2nd)
*Michelle Pearson ,Angela Harris ,Anna McVann ,Lisa Curry :* Final – 3:47.79 (4th)Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay
*Audrey Youl ,Dimity Douglas ,Lisa Curry , and Angela Harris :* Qualifying Heat 2 – DSQWater polo
Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group C):* Lost to West Germany (6-10):* Drew with Italy (8-8):* Defeated Japan (15-2)
*Final Round (Group D):* Lost to Yugoslavia (6-9):* Lost to United States (7-12):* Defeated Netherlands (8-7):* Drew with Spain (10-10) → 5th place
* Team Roster:* Michael Turner:*Richard Pengelley :*Robert Bryant :*Peter Montgomery :*Russell Sherwell :* Andrew Kerr:*Raymond Mayers :* Charles Turner:*Martin Callaghan :*Christopher Wybrow :*Russell Basser :*Julian Muspratt :*Glenn Townsend
*Head Coach:Tom Hoad References
* [http://www.olympics.com.au/ Australian Olympic Committee]
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