1984 Summer Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (99)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:boycottedBy gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Grenada
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Madagascar
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Seychelles
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Syrian_Arab_Republic
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Yemen
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:People's_Democratic_Republic_of_Yemen
gptkb:South_Yemen
gptkb:Kampuchea
gptkb:People's_Republic_of_the_Congo
Retaliation for 1980 U.S.-led boycott and political reasons
gptkbp:closed 1984-08-12
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstOlympicAppearance gptkb:Antigua_and_Barbuda
gptkb:Bahrain
gptkb:Bhutan
gptkb:British_Virgin_Islands
gptkb:Brunei
gptkb:Djibouti
gptkb:Equatorial_Guinea
gptkb:Lesotho
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Oman
gptkb:Qatar
gptkb:Rwanda
gptkb:Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
gptkb:Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
gptkb:Swaziland
gptkb:Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
gptkb:Vanuatu
gptkb:Yemen_Arab_Republic
gptkb:China_(People's_Republic_of_China)
Western Samoa
Zaire
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1988_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Los_Angeles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1984 Summer Olympics
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Sam_the_Olympic_Eagle
gptkbp:memberState 140
gptkbp:notableAthlete gptkb:Michael_Jordan
gptkb:Sebastian_Coe
gptkb:Steve_Redgrave
gptkb:Daley_Thompson
gptkb:Li_Ning
gptkb:Mary_Lou_Retton
gptkb:Carl_Lewis
gptkb:Edwin_Moses
gptkb:Nawal_El_Moutawakel
gptkb:Peter_Ueberroth
gptkb:Zola_Budd
gptkbp:notableEvent Introduction of synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics
Carl Lewis won four gold medals in track and field
First Olympic marathon for women
First Olympics to use volunteers on a large scale
First Olympics to turn a profit through private funding and sponsorships
Zola Budd and Mary Decker collision in women's 3000m final
First Olympic gold medal for China (People's Republic of China)
First Olympics since 1932 to be held in Los Angeles
Nawal El Moutawakel became first female Muslim Olympic champion
Mary Lou Retton became first American woman to win all-around gymnastics gold
First Olympics with widespread use of corporate sponsorships
Basketball team included Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 6829
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 221
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
1984-07-28
gptkbp:organizingCommitteePresident gptkb:Peter_Ueberroth
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1980_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:sport 23
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4