Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:boycottedBy gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Mongolia
gptkb:Nicaragua
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Poland
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:South_Yemen
Retaliation for US-led boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics
gptkbp:closed 1984-08-12
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currency gptkb:US_Dollar
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:Los_Angeles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Los Angeles 1984 Olympics
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum
gptkbp:mascot gptkb:Sam_the_Olympic_Eagle
gptkbp:memberState 140
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:Seoul_1988_Olympics
gptkbp:notableAthlete 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
gptkb:Michael_Gross
gptkbp:notableFor First Olympic marathon for women
First Olympics to feature a women's marathon
First Olympics to use a computer-based scoring system for gymnastics
First time synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics were included
First Olympics to have a large-scale opening ceremony with a jetpack flight
First Olympics to have a mass participation torch relay
First Olympics to have a significant number of new records set in gymnastics
First Olympics to have a significant number of female athletes
First Olympics to have a significant number of commercial endorsements
First Olympics to have a significant number of Chinese athletes after PRC's return
First Olympics to be privately financed
Generated a financial surplus
First Olympics to have a significant number of African nations participating after previous boycotts
First time tennis was a demonstration sport since 1924
First Olympics to have a significant number of Middle Eastern nations participating
First Olympics to have a significant number of new records set in swimming
First Olympics to have a closing ceremony with a laser show
First Olympics to have a significant number of new records set in athletics
First Olympics with widespread use of corporate sponsorship
First Olympics to have a significant number of new technologies used
First Olympics to have a significant number of new world records set
First Olympics to have a significant number of television viewers worldwide
First Olympics to have a significant number of new sports introduced
First Olympics to have a significant number of volunteers involved
First Olympics to have a significant number of new venues constructed
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 6829
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 221
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
English
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_XXIII_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:Ronald_Reagan
1984-07-28
gptkbp:organizingCommitteePresident gptkb:Peter_Ueberroth
gptkbp:previousOlympics Moscow 1980 Olympics
gptkbp:sport 23
gptkbp:year 1984
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Seoul_1988_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8