Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Australia at the Olympic Games
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IOC code:	AUS
NOC:	Australian Olympic Committee external link
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	249 (174 men, 75 women)
Flag Bearer	Wayne Roycroft (opening) Dean Lukin (closing)
Medals	Gold  4	Silver 8	Bronze 12	Total 24
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908* • 1912* • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 *with New Zealand as Australasia
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Australia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Archery 2.2 Boxing 2.3 Hockey 2.3.1 Men's Team Competition 2.3.2 Women's Team Competition 2.4 Swimming 2.4.1 Men's Competition 2.4.2 Women's Competition 2.5 Water polo 2.5.1 Men's Team Competition

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Glynis Nunn — Athletics, Women's Heptathlon
• Jon Sieben — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
• Dean Lukin — Weightlifting, Men's Super-Heavyweight (240 kg)
• Kevin Nichols, Michael Grenda, Michael Turtur, and Dean Woods — Cycling, Men's 4.000 m Team Pursuit

[edit] Silver

• Gary Honey — Athletics, Men's Long jump
• Suzie Landells — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
• Neil Brooks, Michael Delany, Greg Fasala, and Mark 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, and Paul Reedy — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls

[edit] Bronze

• 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, Women'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, and Mark 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, and Susan Chapman — Rowing, Women's Coxed Fours
• James Battersby, Ian Edmunds, Steve Evans, Clyde Hefer, Craig Muller, Sam Patten, Ion Popa, Gavin Thredgold, and Timothy Willoughby — Rowing, Men's Eights
• Grant Kenny and Barry Kelly — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000 m Kayak

[edit] Results by event

[edit] 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)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Jeff Fenech
  1. First Round — Defeated René Centellas (BOL), RSC-3
  2. Second Round — Defeated David Mwaba (TNZ), 5:0
  3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Redzep Redzepovski (YUG), 1:4

[edit] Hockey

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Swimming

[edit] 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 – DNS

Men'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 – DNS

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Mark Kelly

• 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, and Mark 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, and Ron 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, and Mark Stockwell

• Qualifying Heat 3 – 3:43.93 (1st)
• Final – 3.43.25 (→ Bronze Medal)

[edit] 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 with Conny van Bentum (NED) – 2:15.54 (2nd)
• Final B – DNS

Women'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 – DSQ

[edit] Water polo

[edit] 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

Nations at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States

Algeria • Andorra • Antigua‑Barbuda • Argentina • Australia • Austria • Bahamas • Bahrain • Bangladesh • Barbados • Belgium • Belize • Benin • Bermuda • Bhutan • Bolivia • Botswana • Brazil • British Virgin Islands • Burma • Cameroon • Canada • Cayman Islands • Central African Republic • Chad • Chile • China • Chinese Taipei • Colombia • Congo • Costa Rica • Côte d'Ivoire • Cyprus • Denmark • Djibouti • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Egypt • El Salvador • Equatorial Guinea • Fiji • Finland • France • Gabon • The Gambia • Ghana • Great Britain • Greece • Grenada • Guatemala • Guinea • Guyana • Haiti • Honduras • Hong Kong • Iceland • India • Indonesia • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kenya • Korea • Kuwait • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Liechtenstein • Luxembourg • Madagascar • Malawi • Malaysia • Mali • Malta • Mauritania • Mauritius • Mexico • Monaco • Morocco • Mozambique • Nepal • Netherlands • Netherlands Antilles • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Niger • Nigeria • North Yemen • Norway • Oman • Pakistan • Panama • Papua New Guinea • Paraguay • Peru • Philippines • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Qatar • Romania • Rwanda • Samoa • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Seychelles • Sierra Leone • Singapore • Solomon Islands • Somalia • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Swaziland • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Thailand • Togo • Tonga • Trinidad‑Tobago • Tunisia • Turkey • Uganda • United Arab Emirates • United States • Uruguay • Venezuela • Virgin Islands • West Germany • Yugoslavia • Zaire • Zambia • Zimbabwe