The United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, United States

United States

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. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

. 337 competitors, 229 men and 108 women, took part in 190 events in 20 sports.

Gold

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
• Daley Thompson
  Daley Thompson
  Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE , is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times....
  
   — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
• Tessa Sanderson
  Tessa Sanderson
  Theresa Ione Sanderson CBE is a former British javelin thrower and heptathlete who competed in the javelin competition in every one of the six Olympics from 1976–1996 winning the Gold medal in 1984...
  
   — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
• Richard Budgett
  Richard Budgett
  Dr Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE is a British Olympic rower and chief medical officer to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be held in London....
  
  , Martin Cross
  Martin Cross
  Martin Patrick Cross is an Olympic gold medal-winning oarsman. He won the gold medal in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, and Adrian Ellison....
  
  , Adrian Ellison
  Adrian Ellison
  Adrian Ellison was born on 11 September 1958 and is a retired English rowing cox. He coxed the men's four which brought Steve Redgrave his first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984. He also won gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, again in the men's coxed fours.He attended Reading University and...
  
  , Andy Holmes
  Andy Holmes
  Andrew Jeremy Holmes MBE was a British rower.Holmes was born in Uxbridge, Greater London, and was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, west London, where he was coached by Olympic rowing silver medallist Jim Clark. After leaving school, he rowed for Kingston Rowing Club and then...
  
  , and Steven Redgrave — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
• Malcolm Cooper
  Malcolm Cooper
  Malcolm Douglas Cooper, MBE, was a British sport shooter and founder of Accuracy International. , he is the only shooter to win defend the gold medal in the Olympic 50 metre rifle three positions event....
  
   — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions

Silver

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
• Steve Cram
  Steve Cram
  Stephen "Steve" Cram MBE is a British retired athlete. Along with fellow Britons Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett, he was one of the world's dominant middle distance runners during the 1980s. Nicknamed "The Jarrow Arrow", Cram set world records in the 1500 metres, 2000 metres and the mile during a...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
• Mike McLeod
  Mike McLeod
  Mike McLeod is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres....
  
   — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
• Kriss Akabusi
  Kriss Akabusi
  Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, a gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal in...
  
  , Todd Bennett
  Todd Bennett
  Todd Anthony Bennett was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook and Philip...
  
  , Phil Brown
  Phil Brown (athlete)
  Philip Andrew Brown was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. In the individual 400m his results were not outstanding; however, he was an exceptional anchor leg relay runner, anchoring the British team to a number of medals.Brown competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer...
  
  , and Garry Cook
  Garry Cook
  Garry Cook is a former British athlete, who competed mainly in the 800 metres with a best time of 1:44.55.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Todd...
  
   — Athletics, Men's 4×400 metres Relay
• David Ottley — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
• Wendy Smith-Sly — Athletics, Women's 3000 metres
• Shirley Strong
  Shirley Strong
  Shirley Elaine Strong is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles.She competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the 100 metre hurdles where she won the Silver medal....
  
   — Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles
• Diana Clapham
  Diana Clapham
  Diana Clapham is a British equestrian. She was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She won a silver medal in team eventing at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:...
  
  , Lucinda Green
  Lucinda Green
  Lucinda Green MBE is a champion British equestrian and journalist who before her marriage was Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer.-Family:...
  
  , Virginia Holgate-Leng, and Ian Stark
  Ian Stark
  Ian David Stark is a Scottish equestrian who competes in the sport of eventing. Stark was born in Galashiels in the Borders in 1954 and began riding horses at the age of 10....
  
   — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
• Timothy Grubb
  Timothy Grubb
  Timothy Grubb was a British show jumping champion. In 1984 he participated at the Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a silver medal in team jumping with the British team.He was born in Grantham....
  
  , Steven Smith, John Whitaker, and Michael Whitaker
  Michael Whitaker
  Michael Whitaker is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.- Biography :Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael Whitaker began competing on ponies at the age of 7 years...
  
   — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
• Neil Adams — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight (78 kg)
• Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Lucy Hardcastle is a former freestyle swimmer from England. She won a bronze and a silver medal as a fifteen-year old at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California...
  
   — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle

Bronze

• Charlie Spedding
  Charlie Spedding
  Charles Spedding is an English former long-distance runner. He was fourth in the 10,000m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and was England’s Amateur Athletic Association 10,000m champion in 1983 in a time of 28:08.12...
  
   — Athletics, Men's Marathon
• Keith Connor
  Keith Connor
  Keith Leroy Connor migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964. He went on to represent Great Britain as an athlete who mainly competed in the triple jump...
  
   — Athletics, Men's Triple Jump
• Kathy Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 400 metres
• Beverley Goddard-Callender, Heather Hunte
  Heather Hunte
  Heather Oakes is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She was born in Hackney, London and joined the Haringey Athletics Club...
  
  , Simmone Jacobs, and Kathy Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 4×100 metres Relay
• Susan Hearnshaw — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
• Fatima Whitbread
  Fatima Whitbread
  Fatima Whitbread MBE is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.-Early life:...
  
   — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
• Robert Wells
  Robert Wells (boxer)
  Robert Wells is a former British boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
   — Boxing, Men's Super Heavyweight
• Virginia Holgate-Leng — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual Competition
• Ian Taylor
  Ian Taylor (field hockey player)
  Ian Charles Boucher Taylor is a former England field hockey player, and the chief executive of sportscotland.this was followed by CEO of London Irish Holdings, improving the on and off field activities of the Rugby Club....
  
  , Stephen Martin
  Stephen Martin (field hockey player)
  Stephen Alexander Martin MBE is a former field hockey player who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
  
  , Paul Barber
  Paul Barber (field hockey player)
  Paul Jason Barber is a former field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  , Robert Cattrall
  Robert Cattrall
  Robert Lewis Cattrall is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He was educated at Felsted School.-References:*...
  
  , Jon Potter
  Jon Potter
  Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter is a Senior Partner and CMO of the McKinney Rogers Group of companies. Before joining McKinney Rogers, Jon Potter was a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Following his retirement from...
  
  , Richard Dodds
  Richard Dodds
  Richard David Allan Dodds OBE is a former field hockey player, who was captain of the gold medal-winning Great Britain team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  , William McConnell
  William McConnell
  William David Robert McConnell is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:*...
  
  , Norman Hughes
  Norman Hughes
  This article concerns the championship hockey player. For biologist Norman Hughes, see proponents of Theistic Evolution.Norman Hughes is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.Hughes attended Crewe County...
  
  , David Westcott
  David Westcott
  David Guy Westcott is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Westcott also played cricket.-References:* *...
  
  , Richard Leman
  Richard Leman
  Richard Alexander Leman is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  , Stephen Batchelor
  Stephen Batchelor (field hockey player)
  Stephen James Batchelor is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  , Sean Kerly
  Sean Kerly
  Sean Robin Kerly MBE was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate and is a former English field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los...
  
  , James Duthie
  James Duthie
  James Livingstone Duthie is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He played club hockey for Southgate.-References:*...
  
  , Kulbir Bhaura
  Kulbir Bhaura
  Kulbir Singh Bhaura is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  , and Mark Precious
  Mark Precious
  Mark Precious is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:*...
  
   — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
• Neil Eckersley
  Neil Eckersley
  Neil Eckersley is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he won the bronze medal in the men's extra-lightweight division , alongside USA's Edward Liddie.-References:*...
  
   — Judo, Men's Extra Lightweight (60 kg)
• Kerrith Brown
  Kerrith Brown
  Kerrith Brown is a retired judoka from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics. There he claimed the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division , alongside Brazil's Luis Onmura...
  
   — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
• Michael Sullivan — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, prone
• Alister Allan
  Alister Allan
  Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, born 28 January 1944 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 ....
  
   — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
• Barry Dagger — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
• Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 200 m Individual Medley
• Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe...
  
  , Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
  
  , Paul Easter
  Paul Easter
  Paul Easter is a retired freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Andrew Astbury, and Paul Howe.Easter is now a police...
  
  , and Paul Howe
  Paul Howe (swimmer)
  Paul Howe is a retired freestyle swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He now lives in Bolton with his family...
  
   — Swimming, Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay
• June Croft
  June Croft
  June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
  
   — Swimming, Women's 400 m Freestyle
• Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Lucy Hardcastle is a former freestyle swimmer from England. She won a bronze and a silver medal as a fifteen-year old at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California...
  
   — Swimming, Women's 800 m Freestyle
• David Mercer
  David Mercer (weightlifter)
  David Mercer is a weightlifter from Great Britain.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the Middle-heavyweight event where he finished in third place...
  
   — Weightlifting, Men's Middle Heavyweight (90 kg)
• Noel Loban — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Light Heavyweight (90 kg)
• Peter Allam
  Peter Allam
  Peter Allam is a British competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Jonathan Richards.-References:...
  
   and Jonathan Richards
  Jonathan Richards
  Jonathan Richards is a British competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, together with Peter Allam.-References:...
  
   — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman

Archery

In the fourth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, three men and three women represented the country. The women's scores were separated by only 10 points, as the three placed consecutively in the final ranking.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Eileen Robinson - 2408 points (→ 29th place)
• Angela Goodall - 2401 points (→ 30th place)
• Susan Wilcox - 2398 points (→ 31st place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Steven Hallard
  Steven Hallard
  Steven Leslie Hallard is a British archer who was a member of the British squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics-Olympics:...
  
   - 2473 points (→ 21st place)
• Peter Gillam - 2435 points (→ 30th place)
• Richard Priestman
  Richard Priestman
  Richard John Priestman is a British archer who was a member of the British squad that won the team bronze medals at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics His wife Vladlena Priestman competed in archery for Great Britain at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Olympics:Priestman has competed in archery at three...
  
   - 2339 points (→ 48th place)

Athletics

Men's Competition
Men's 100 metres

• Mike McFarlane
• Final — 10.27 (→ 5th place)

• Donovan Reid
• Final — 10.32 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200 metres

• Ade Mafe
  Ade Mafe
  Adeoye "Ade" Mafe is a retired English sprinter. He was a fitness coach for West Bromwich Albion, having previously worked for Chelsea, Millwall and the Milton Keynes Dons....
  
  
• Heat — 21.02
• Quarterfinals — 20.55
• Semifinals — 20.54
• Final — 20.98 (→ 8th place)

Men's 400 metres

• Kriss Akabusi
  Kriss Akabusi
  Kriss Kezie Uche Chukwu Duru Akabusi MBE is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from the United Kingdom. During his career, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1990 European Championships, a gold in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1991 World Championships, and a silver medal in...
  
  
• Heat — 45.64
• Quarterfinals — 45.43
• Semifinals — 45.69 (→ did not advance)

• Philip Brown
  Phil Brown (athlete)
  Philip Andrew Brown was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. In the individual 400m his results were not outstanding; however, he was an exceptional anchor leg relay runner, anchoring the British team to a number of medals.Brown competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer...
  
  
• Heat — 46.26
• Quarterfinals — 46.63 (→ did not advance)

• Todd Bennett
  Todd Bennett
  Todd Anthony Bennett was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Great Britain in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the Silver medal with his team mates Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook and Philip...
  
  
• Heat — 46.09
• Quarterfinals — 45.51 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Tim Hutchings
  Tim Hutchings
  Timothy Hilton Hutchings is a former middle- and long-distance runner who represented England and Great Britain internationally.-Athletics career:...
  
  
• Heat — 13:46.01
• Semifinals — 13:28.60
• Final — 13:11.50 (→ 4th place)

• Eamonn Martin
  Eamonn Martin
  Eamonn Martin is a former elite long distance runner from England. The most recent British male winner of the London Marathon, he ran 2:10:50 to win the 1993 race in a sprint finish against the Mexican athlete Isidro Rico. That race was Martin’s debut marathon...
  
  
• Heat — 13:46.16
• Semifinals — 13:41.70
• Final — 13:53.34 (→ 13th place)

• David Moorcroft
  David Moorcroft
  David Robert Moorcroft is a former middle-distance and long-distance runner from England, and former world record holder for 5,000 metres. His athletic career spanned the late-1970s and 1980s. He subsequently served as the Chief Executive of UK Athletics from 1997 to 2007. He was awarded an MBE in...
  
  
• Heat — 13:51.40
• Semifinals — 13:28.44
• Final — 14:16.61 (→ 14th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Mike McLeod
  Mike McLeod
  Mike McLeod is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres....
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 28:24.92
• Final — 28:06.22 (→ Silver Medal)

• Steve Jones
  Steve Jones (athlete)
  Steve Jones is a Welsh athlete and former world marathon record holder.Steve Jones was born in St James' Hospital Tredegar and grew up in the neighbouring town of Ebbw Vale, Wales, Jones began his career as an aircraft technician in the Royal Air Force...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 28:15.22
• Final — 28:28.08 (→ 8th place)

• Nick Rose
  Nick Rose
  Nicholas Henry Rose is a former British international track and field athlete. He competed in a variety of middle distance and long distance track events. He is the current European record holder in the 10 kilometre road race, and British record holder in the 4×1 mile relay event. He...
  
  
• Qualifying Heat — 28:31.13
• Final — 28:31.73 (→ 12th place)

Men's Marathon

Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon

These are the official results of the Men's Marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, held on Sunday August 12, 1984. The race started on 17.00h local time. A total number of 78 athletes completed the race, with Dieudonné LaMothe from Haiti finishing in last position in...

• Charlie Spedding
  Charlie Spedding
  Charles Spedding is an English former long-distance runner. He was fourth in the 10,000m at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and was England’s Amateur Athletic Association 10,000m champion in 1983 in a time of 28:08.12...
  
  
• Final — 2:09:58 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Hugh Jones
  Hugh Jones (athlete)
  Robin Evan Hugh Jones is a retired British long distance runner. He attended Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, where he began competing in long distance running both for the school and for Ranelagh Harriers, and the University of Liverpool.In 1982 Jones became the first British man to win the...
  
  
• Final — 2:13:57 (→ 12th place)

• Geoff Smith
  Geoff Smith (athlete)
  Geoffrey Smith is a British long-distance runner who won the Boston Marathon in both 1984 and 1985.-Notable Information:...
  
  
• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Geoff Parsons
• Qualification — 2.21 m (→ did not advance)

• Mark Naylor
  Mark Naylor
  Mark Naylor is a retired male high jumper from England, who twice represented the United Kingdom at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1984. He was a member of Hillingdon Athletic Club during his career. Naylor set his personal best in 1980.-References:...
  
  
• Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Triple Jump

• Keith Connor
  Keith Connor
  Keith Leroy Connor migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964. He went on to represent Great Britain as an athlete who mainly competed in the triple jump...
  
  
• Final — 16.87 m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Eric McCalla
• Final — 16.66 m (→ 8th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• David Ottley
• Qualification — 85.68 m
• Final — 85.74 m (→ Silver Medal)

• Roald Bradstock
  Roald Bradstock
  Arne Roald Bradstock is an English athlete who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. He twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. In 1992 he was an alternate for the GB Olympic Team and in 1996 was an alternate for USA Olympic team...
  
  
• Qualification — 83.06 m
• Final — 81.22 m (→ 7th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Robert Weir
  Robert Weir (athlete)
  Robert Weir is a retired English discus thrower, who is a twelve-time national champion. Weir attended Handsworth Grammar School in Birmingham....
  
  
• Qualification — 73.04 m
• Final — 72.62 m (→ 8th place)

• Martin Girvan
• Qualification — 72.66 m
• Final — 72.32 m (→ 9th place)

• Matthew Mileham
  Matthew Mileham
  Matthew David Mileham is a retired male hammer thrower from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. A student of Fresno State University he later worked as a electrical engineer.-Achievements:-References:* *...
  
  
• Qualification — 71.80 m
• Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Pole Vault

• Jeff Gutteridge
• Qualifying Round — 5.30 m
• Final — 5.10 m (→ 11th place)

• Keith Stock
• Qualifying Round — 5.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Daley Thompson
  Daley Thompson
  Francis Morgan Ayodélé "Daley" Thompson CBE , is a former decathlete from England. He won the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and broke the world record for the event four times....
  
  
• Final Result — 8797 points (→ Gold Medal)

• Brad McStravick
• Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place)

• Colin Boreham
• Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Philip Vesty
• Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place)

• Ian McCombie
• Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place)

• Steve Barry
  Steve Barry
  Steven John Barry is a retired Welsh race walker, born in Cardiff.A member of the Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club and Roath Walking Club, Barry won the gold medal in the 30 km road walk at the 1982 Commonwealth Games representing Wales.Barry represented Great Britain at the 1984 Los Angeles...
  
  
• Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Chris Maddocks
  Chris Maddocks
  Christopher Lloyd Maddocks is a retired race walker from Great Britain, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. He retired from international competition after finishing last in the 50 km race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney,...
  
  
• Final — 4:26:33 (→ 16th place)

Women's Competition
Women's 1,500 metres

• Christine Benning
• Heat — 4:10.48
• Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place)

• Christina Boxer
  Christina Boxer
  Christina Tracy Boxer-Cahill is a retired female middle distance athlete from England. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980. Boxer claimed the gold medal in the women's 1500 m event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games.In 1984, Boxer finished 6th in the...
  
  
• Heat — 4:07.40
• Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place)

• Lynne MacDougall
• Heat — 4:09.08
• Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

• Wendy Sly
  Wendy Sly
  Wendy Smith-Sly is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metres. She developed a strong rivalry against South-African born Zola Budd, and there were many arguments between them. Sly represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S...
  
  
• Heat — 8:58.66
• Final — 8:39.47 (→ Silver Medal)

• Zola Budd
  Zola Budd
  Zola Pieterse, better known by her maiden name of Zola Budd , is a former Olympic track and field competitor who, in less than three years, twice broke the world record in the women's 5000 metres and twice was the women's winner at the World Cross Country Championships...
  
  
• Heat — 8:44.62
• Final — 8:48.80 (→ 7th place)

• Jane Furniss
• Heat — 8:44.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Priscilla Welch
  Priscilla Welch
  Priscilla June Welch is a British retired marathon runner. She had a most unlikely career in international athletics, having been a smoker of a pack a day until she began running competitively at age 35. An officer in the British Army, Welch met her husband Dave while serving in Norway...
  
  
• Final — 2:28:54 (→ 6th place)

• Joyce Smith
  Joyce Smith
  Joyce Esther Smith is a British former long distance runner.Smith was born in Stoke Newington, London, and began running competitively in the 1950s, at which time the longest distance for women in international competitions was 800 metres. She won the English National Crosscountry Championship in...
  
  
• Final — 2:32:48 (→ 11th place)

• Sarah Rowell
  Sarah Rowell
  Sarah Louise Rowell is a retired female long-distance runner from Great Britain. She competed for the United Kingdom at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There she ended up in 14th place in the women's marathon. She set her personal best in the classic distance in 1985...
  
  
• Final — 2:34:08 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Susan Morley
• Heat — 58.71
• Semifinal — 56.67 (→ did not advance)

• Gladys Taylor
• Heat — 57.64
• Semifinal — 56.72 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Diana Elliott
• Qualification — 1.90 m
• Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place)

• Judy Simpson
  Judy Simpson
  Judith Earline Veronica Simpson , is a former British heptathlete. She competed in three Commonwealth Games, 1982, 1986 and 1990, winning a silver, gold and bronze respectively in the heptathlon...
  
  
• Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's Long Jump

• Sue Hearnshaw
  Sue Hearnshaw
  Susan Christina Hearnshaw is a retired British athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.A graduate of Loughborough University, she subsequently qualified as a Chartered Accountant....
  
  
• Qualification — 6.64 m
• Final — 6.80 m (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Discus Throw

• Meg Ritchie
  Meg Ritchie
  Margaret Elizabeth Ritchie is a retired Scottish discus thrower. She won the Scottish championships in discus 7 times.And in shot put she won 3 Scottish titles. She also won the U.K. championships 4 times in the discus, and also won three AAA's discus titles.Her personal best throw was 67.48...
  
  
• Qualification — 56.00 m
• Final — 62.58 m (→ 5th place)

• Venissa Head
  Venissa Head
  Venissa Anne Head is a former international track and field athlete from Wales.A member of the Cardiff Athletic Club she was part of the British Olympic team for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she took sixth place in the shot put final and seventh place in the discus final.Head...
  
  
• Qualification — 55.24 m
• Final — 58.18 m (→ 7th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Judy Oakes
  Judy Oakes
  Judith Miriam Oakes is a retired English shot putter. She was given an Order of the British Empire in 1999....
  
  
• Final — 18.14 m (→ 4th place)

• Venissa Head
  Venissa Head
  Venissa Anne Head is a former international track and field athlete from Wales.A member of the Cardiff Athletic Club she was part of the British Olympic team for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she took sixth place in the shot put final and seventh place in the discus final.Head...
  
  
• Final — 17.90 m (→ 6th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Tessa Sanderson
  Tessa Sanderson
  Theresa Ione Sanderson CBE is a former British javelin thrower and heptathlete who competed in the javelin competition in every one of the six Olympics from 1976–1996 winning the Gold medal in 1984...
  
  
• Qualification — 61.58 m
• Final — 69.56 m (→ Gold Medal)

• Fatima Whitbread
  Fatima Whitbread
  Fatima Whitbread MBE is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.-Early life:...
  
  
• Qualification — 65.30 m
• Final — 67.14 m (→ Bronze Medal)

• Sharon Gibson
  Sharon Gibson
  Sharon Angela Gibson is a retired English athlete who competed in the women's javelin throw event during her career. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. Gibson, a bronze medal winner at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, was affiliated with the Notts Athletic...
  
  
• Qualification — 60.88 m
• Final — 59.66 m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Judy Simpson
  Judy Simpson
  Judith Earline Veronica Simpson , is a former British heptathlete. She competed in three Commonwealth Games, 1982, 1986 and 1990, winning a silver, gold and bronze respectively in the heptathlon...
  
  
• Final Result — 6280 points (→ 5th place)

• Kim Hagger
  Kim Hagger
  Kimberly Hagger is a retired English athlete. She was born in Plaistow, Greater London. She competed in the long jump but her specialism was the heptathlon.-Achievements:-References:*...
  
  
• Final Result — 6127 points (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• John Lyon
  John Lyon (boxer)
  John Patrick Lyon is a retired boxer from Great Britain. A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he twice competed at the Summer Olympics and won the gold medal in the men's flyweight division at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.-References:*...
  
  
  1. First Round — Defeated Alego Akomi (SUD), 5:0
  2. Second Round — Defeated Yehuda Ben Haim (ISR), 5:0
  3. Quarterfinals — Lost to Paul Gonzales
     Paul Gonzales
     Paul Garza Gonzales was a Mexican American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-Amateur career:...
     
      (USA), 1:4

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

• John Hyland
  John Hyland
  John Joseph Hyland, Jr was an admiral in the United States Navy who commanded the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 1967-1970. A naval aviator, he was a champion of the aircraft carrier....
  
  
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Moon Sung-Kil (South Korea), retired in third round

Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

• Douglas Young
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Second Round – Lost to Georgios Stefanopoulos
     Georgios Stefanopoulos
     Georgios Stefanopoulos is a former boxer from Greece, who participated in two Summer Olympics for his native country in the men's heavyweight division , starting in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. He twice won a medal at the European Championships in the early 1990s...
     
      (GRE), KO-2

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

• Robert Wells
  Robert Wells (boxer)
  Robert Wells is a former British boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
   → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round – Bye
  2. Quarterfinals – Defeated William Pulu (TNG), KO-1
  3. Semifinals – Lost to Francesco Damiani
     Francesco Damiani
     Francesco Damiani is an Italian former boxer who won the silver medal at the 1982 World Championships and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he was the first WBO heavyweight champion.-Amateur:...
     
      (ITA), RSC-3

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

• Mark Bell
  Mark Bell (cyclist)
  Mark Bell was an English professional cyclist from Birkenhead. He rode for Britain in the Olympic Games, won the national road championship as an amateur and then a professional and was the first foreigner to win the Étoile de Sud stage race in Belgium. He died at 49 after collapsing at his home...
  
   — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Neil Martin — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Peter Sanders — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Darryl Webster — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's Individual Road Race

• Catherine Swinnerton — 2:13:28 (→ 13th place)
• Linda Gornall — 2:13:28 (→ 17th place)
• Maria Blower — 2:22:03 (→ 29th place)
• Muriel Sharp — 2:22:03 (→ 30th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Christopher Snode
• Preliminary Round — 592.68
• Final — 609.51 (→ 5th place)

• Nigel Stanton
• Preliminary Round — 521.61 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1984.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 1 to 2 1984. 58 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Bill Gosbee
  Bill Gosbee
  Bill Gosbee is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Pierre Harper
  Pierre Harper
  Pierre Harper is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Nick Bell
  Nick Bell (fencer)
  Nick Bell is a British fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 4 to 5, 1984...

• Bill Gosbee
  Bill Gosbee
  Bill Gosbee is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Pierre Harper
  Pierre Harper
  Pierre Harper is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Nick Bell
  Nick Bell (fencer)
  Nick Bell is a British fencer. He competed at the 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Rob Bruniges
  Rob Bruniges
  Rob Bruniges is a British fencer. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Graham Paul
  Graham Paul
  Graham Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the nineteenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7 to 8 1984. 63 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Steven Paul
  Steven Paul (fencer)
  Steven Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He also appeared as Pierce Brosnan's stunt-double in the film Die Another Day.-References:...
  
  
• John Llewellyn
  John Llewellyn (fencer)
  John Llewellyn is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Jonathan Stanbury
  Jonathan Stanbury
  Jonathan Stanbury is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team épée

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée

The men's team épée was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 10 to 11 1984...

• Ralph Johnson
  Ralph Johnson (fencer)
  Ralph Johnson is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , John Llewellyn
  John Llewellyn (fencer)
  John Llewellyn is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Neal Mallett
  Neal Mallett
  Neal Mallett is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Steven Paul
  Steven Paul (fencer)
  Steven Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He also appeared as Pierce Brosnan's stunt-double in the film Die Another Day.-References:...
  
  , Jonathan Stanbury
  Jonathan Stanbury
  Jonathan Stanbury is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twentieth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 3 to 4, 1984. 33 fencers from 16 nations competed.-Results:...

• Mark Slade
  Mark Slade (fencer)
  Mark Slade is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Richard Cohen
  Richard Cohen (fencer)
  Richard Cohen is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the story of man's relationship to that star, and "By the Sword", a history of fencing. He is the founder of the book publisher Richard Cohen Books.-Career:Cohen was born in Birmingham,...
  
  
• John Zarno
  John Zarno
  John Zarno is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 8 to 9, 1984...

• Richard Cohen
  Richard Cohen (fencer)
  Richard Cohen is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the story of man's relationship to that star, and "By the Sword", a history of fencing. He is the founder of the book publisher Richard Cohen Books.-Career:Cohen was born in Birmingham,...
  
  , Paul Klenerman
  Paul Klenerman
  Paul Klenerman is a British fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Jim Philbin
  Jim Philbin
  Jim Philbin is a British fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Mark Slade
  Mark Slade (fencer)
  Mark Slade is a British fencer. He competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , John Zarno
  John Zarno
  John Zarno is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 2 to 3, 1984. 42 fencers from 18 nations competed.-Results:...

• Linda Ann Martin
  Linda Ann Martin
  Linda Ann Martin is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Liz Thurley
  Liz Thurley
  Liz Thurley is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Fiona McIntosh
  Fiona McIntosh (fencer)
  Fiona McIntosh is a British fencer. She competed at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's team foil

Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's team foil

The women's team foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 5 to 6, 1984...

• Ann Brannon
  Ann Brannon
  Ann Brannon is a British fencer. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Linda Ann Martin
  Linda Ann Martin
  Linda Ann Martin is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Fiona McIntosh
  Fiona McIntosh (fencer)
  Fiona McIntosh is a British fencer. She competed at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Liz Thurley
  Liz Thurley
  Liz Thurley is a British fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Katie Arup
  Katie Arup
  Katie Arup is a British fencer. She competed in the women's team foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
• Great Britain – Kenya 2-1
• Great Britain – Canada 3-1
• Great Britain – New Zealand 1-0
• Great Britain – Netherlands 4-3
• Great Britain – Pakistan 0-0
• Semi Finals
• Great Britain – West Germany 0-1
• Bronze Medal Game
• Great Britain – Australia 3-2 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Team Roster
• ( 1.) Ian Taylor
  Ian Taylor (field hockey player)
  Ian Charles Boucher Taylor is a former England field hockey player, and the chief executive of sportscotland.this was followed by CEO of London Irish Holdings, improving the on and off field activities of the Rugby Club....
  
   (gk)
• ( 2.) Veryan Pappin
  Veryan Pappin
  Veryan Guy Henry Pappin is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the goalkeeper from Scotland secured the...
  
   (gk)
• ( 3.) Stephen Martin
• ( 4.) Paul Barber
• ( 5.) Robert Cattrall
  Robert Cattrall
  Robert Lewis Cattrall is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He was educated at Felsted School.-References:*...
  
  
• ( 6.) Jon Potter
  Jon Potter
  Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter is a Senior Partner and CMO of the McKinney Rogers Group of companies. Before joining McKinney Rogers, Jon Potter was a former field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Following his retirement from...
  
  
• ( 7.) Richard Dodds
  Richard Dodds
  Richard David Allan Dodds OBE is a former field hockey player, who was captain of the gold medal-winning Great Britain team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  
• ( 8.) William McConnell
  William McConnell
  William David Robert McConnell is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:*...
  
  
• ( 9.) Norman Hughes
  Norman Hughes
  This article concerns the championship hockey player. For biologist Norman Hughes, see proponents of Theistic Evolution.Norman Hughes is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.Hughes attended Crewe County...
  
  
• (10.) David Westcott
  David Westcott
  David Guy Westcott is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Westcott also played cricket.-References:* *...
  
   
• (11.) Richard Leman
  Richard Leman
  Richard Alexander Leman is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  
• (12.) Stephen Batchelor
• (13.) Sean Kerly
  Sean Kerly
  Sean Robin Kerly MBE was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate and is a former English field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los...
  
  
• (14.) James Duthie
  James Duthie
  James Livingstone Duthie is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British squad at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He played club hockey for Southgate.-References:*...
  
  
• (15.) Kulbir Bhaura
  Kulbir Bhaura
  Kulbir Singh Bhaura is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul...
  
  
• (16.) Mark Precious
  Mark Precious
  Mark Precious is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.-References:*...
  
  
• Head Coach: David Whitaker

Rowing

Men's Coxless pair

Coxless pair

A Coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side and one on the bow side...

• John Beattie
  John Beattie (rower)
  John M. Beattie is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was born in London....
  
  , Richard Stanhope
  Richard Stanhope
  Richard Courtney Stanhope is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.He was born in Blackpool....
  
  
• (→ 12th place)

Men's Coxed pair

Coxed pair

A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain....

• A N Genziani,W J Lang, A F Inns
• (→ 8th place)

Men's Coxless four

Coxless four

A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oar. There are two rowers on the stroke side and two on the bow side...

• J L Bland,M J Clift, M Knight, John Garrett
• (→ 9th place)

Men's Coxed four

Coxed four

A coxed four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a cox....

• Richard Budgett
  Richard Budgett
  Dr Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE is a British Olympic rower and chief medical officer to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be held in London....
  
  , Martin Cross
  Martin Cross
  Martin Patrick Cross is an Olympic gold medal-winning oarsman. He won the gold medal in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, and Adrian Ellison....
  
  , Andy Holmes
  Andy Holmes
  Andrew Jeremy Holmes MBE was a British rower.Holmes was born in Uxbridge, Greater London, and was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, west London, where he was coached by Olympic rowing silver medallist Jim Clark. After leaving school, he rowed for Kingston Rowing Club and then...
  
  , Steven Redgrave, Adrian Ellison
  Adrian Ellison
  Adrian Ellison was born on 11 September 1958 and is a retired English rowing cox. He coxed the men's four which brought Steve Redgrave his first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984. He also won gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, again in the men's coxed fours.He attended Reading University and...
  
  ,
• (→ Gold)

Men's Eight

Eight (rowing)

An Eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or cox....

• C G Roberts, D A Clift, Sal Hassan, Chris Mahoney
  Chris Mahoney (rower)
  Christopher "Chris" John Mahoney is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was born in London....
  
  , Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan
  Malcolm McGowan
  Malcolm R. McGowan is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics.He was born in London.In 1980 he was a crew member of the British boat which won the silver medal in the eights event....
  
  , John Pritchard
  John Pritchard (rower)
  John Martin Pritchard is a British rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal, and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
  
  , Allan Whitwell
  Allan Whitwell
  Allan Whitwell is a former Olympic rower from England. He was a member of the silver medal-winning British coxed rowing eights at the 1980 Moscow Olympics...
  
  , Colin Moynihan
  Colin Moynihan
  Colin Berkeley Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan PC is a former Olympic coxswain who became a businessman, politician and sports administrator.-Early life:...
  
  
• (→ 5th place)

Women's Single scull

Single scull

A single scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand....

• B Mitchell
• (→ 6th place)

Women's Double scull

Double scull

A double scull is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars, one in each hand....

• N Ray, S Bloomfield
• (→ 8th place)

Women's Coxless pair

Coxless pair

A Coxless pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars.The crew consists of a pair of rowers, each having one oar, one on the stroke side and one on the bow side...

• K Painter, R Howe
• (→ 6th place)

Women's Coxed four

Coxed four

A coxed four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a cox....

• T Millar, J Genchi, J Toch, K Ball, K Talbot
• (→ 7th place)

Women's Eight

Eight (rowing)

An Eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or cox....

• A Forbes, K McNicol, K Holroyd, B Holmes, S Hunter-Jones. A Ayling, A Callaway, G Hodges, S Bailey
• (→ 5th place)

Swimming

Men's Competition
Men's 100 m Freestyle

• David Lowe
  David Lowe (swimmer)
  David Lowe is a retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his Olympic debut in Moscow he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m medley relay, alongside Gary Abraham, Duncan...
  
  
• Heat — 51.68
• B-Final — 51.48 (→ 11th place)

• Paul Easter
  Paul Easter
  Paul Easter is a retired freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Andrew Astbury, and Paul Howe.Easter is now a police...
  
  
• Heat — 51.83 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Paul Easter
  Paul Easter
  Paul Easter is a retired freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Andrew Astbury, and Paul Howe.Easter is now a police...
  
  
• Heat — 1:51.80
• B-Final — 1:51.70 (→ 9th place)

• Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe...
  
  
• Heat — 1:52.01
• B-Final — 1:53.02 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe...
  
  
• Heat — 3:58.41
• B-Final — 3:58.14 (→ 14th place)

• Paul Howe
  Paul Howe (swimmer)
  Paul Howe is a retired freestyle swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He now lives in Bolton with his family...
  
  
• Heat — 4:04.07 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• David Stacey
• Heat — 15:30.10 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

• Stuart Willmott
• Heat — 15:57.79 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Neil Harper
• Heat — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Ian Collins
• Heat — 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
  
  
• Heat — 2:05.58
• B-Final — 2:05.72 (→ 14th place)

• Neil Harper
• Heat — 2:09.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian David Moorhouse MBE is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the 100 m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Since then Moorhouse, a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has translated his sporting success to a successful career...
  
  
• Heat — 1:04.06
• Final — 1:03.25 (→ 4th place)

• Iain Cambell
• Heat — 1:04.81
• B-Final — 1:05.02 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian David Moorhouse MBE is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the 100 m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Since then Moorhouse, a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has translated his sporting success to a successful career...
  
  
• Heat — 2:19.83
• B-Final — 2:18.83 (→ 9th place)

• Iain Cambell
• Heat — 2:20.78
• B-Final — 2:20.62 (→ 11th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Andrew Jameson
• Heat — 54.49
• Final — 54.28 (→ 5th place)

• Ian Collins
• Heat — 56.41 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Nick Hodgson
• Heat — 2:01.64
• B-Final — 2:01.24 (→ 11th place)

• Philip Hubble
  Philip Hubble
  Philip C Hubble was a British butterfly swimmer.Hubble represented Great Britain in swimming events at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1980 in the men's 200 m butterfly. He also won seven medals at the Commonwealth Games in 1978 and 1982.-References:* *...
  
  
• Heat — 2:02.76
• B-Final — 2:03.06 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
  
  
• Heat — 2:05.39
• Final — 2:04.38 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Robin Brew
  Robin Brew
  Robin Brew, born 28 June 1962, is a British swimmer. He swam in the men's 200 metres individual medley at the 1984 Summer Olympics where he came fourth.-Approach:...
  
  
• Heat — 2:04.13
• Final — 2:04.52 (→ 4th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Stephen Poulter
• Heat — 4:25.38
• Final — 4:25.80 (→ 7th place)

• Stuart Willmott
• Heat — 4:32.90
• B-Final — 4:31.10 (→ 15th place)

Men's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

• David Lowe
  David Lowe (swimmer)
  David Lowe is a retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his Olympic debut in Moscow he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m medley relay, alongside Gary Abraham, Duncan...
  
  , Roland Lee, Paul Easter
  Paul Easter
  Paul Easter is a retired freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Andrew Astbury, and Paul Howe.Easter is now a police...
  
  , and Richard Burrell
• Heat — 3:24.59
• Final — 3:23.61 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4×200 m Freestyle Relay

• Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran
  Neil Cochran is a retired medley and freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who won two bronze medals for Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He did so in the 200 m individual medley, and in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and...
  
  , Paul Easter
  Paul Easter
  Paul Easter is a retired freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Andrew Astbury, and Paul Howe.Easter is now a police...
  
  , Paul Howe
  Paul Howe (swimmer)
  Paul Howe is a retired freestyle swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1984 . There he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Andrew Astbury. He now lives in Bolton with his family...
  
  , and Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury
  Andrew Astbury is a retired freestyle swimmer from England, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1980 . In 1984 he claimed the bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestle relay, alongside Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, and Paul Howe...
  
  
• Heat — 7:26.83
• Final — 7:24.78 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4×100 m Medley Relay

• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian David Moorhouse MBE is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the 100 m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Since then Moorhouse, a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has translated his sporting success to a successful career...
  
  , Andy Jameson, and David Lowe
  David Lowe (swimmer)
  David Lowe is a retired butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. At his Olympic debut in Moscow he won the bronze medal in the men's 4×100 m medley relay, alongside Gary Abraham, Duncan...
  
  
• Heat — 3:49.86
• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian Moorhouse
  Adrian David Moorhouse MBE is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s. He won the 100 m breaststroke gold medal at the Seoul Olympics. Since then Moorhouse, a former pupil of Bradford Grammar School, has translated his sporting success to a successful career...
  
  , Andy Jameson, and Richard Burrell
• Final — 3:47.39 (→ 6th place)

Women's Competition
Women's 100 m Freestyle

• June Croft
  June Croft
  June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 57.12
• Final — 57.11 (→ 7th place)

• Nicola Fibbens
• Heat — 57.80
• B-Final — 57.36 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• June Croft
  June Croft
  June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 2:01.05
• Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place)

• Annabelle Cripps
  Annabelle Cripps
  Annabelle Cripps is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly events. She represented Great Britain at the 1984 and 1998 Summer Olympic Games.-References:* *...
  
  
• Heat — 2:04.44
• B-Final — 2:04.90 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Lucy Hardcastle is a former freestyle swimmer from England. She won a bronze and a silver medal as a fifteen-year old at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California...
  
  
• Heat — 4:11.55
• Final — 4:10.27 (→ Silver Medal)

• June Croft
  June Croft
  June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 4:15.51
• Final — 4:11.49 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Lucy Hardcastle is a former freestyle swimmer from England. She won a bronze and a silver medal as a fifteen-year old at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California...
  
  
• Heat — 8:35.87
• Final — 8:32.60 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Annabelle Cripps
  Annabelle Cripps
  Annabelle Cripps is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly events. She represented Great Britain at the 1984 and 1998 Summer Olympic Games.-References:* *...
  
  
• Heat — 8:58.09 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Beverley Rose
• Heat — 1:03.61
• Final — 1:04.16 (→ 7th place)

• Catherine White
  Catherine White
  Catherine White is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games and won a silver medal for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games...
  
  
• Heat — 1:05.03
• B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Catherine White
  Catherine White
  Catherine White is a former British swimmer who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Olympic Games and won a silver medal for England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games...
  
  
• Heat — 2:18.02
• B-Final — 2:17.63 (→ 10th place)

• Katherine Read
• Heat — 2:18.92
• B-Final — 2:18.33 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Samantha Purvis
• Heat — 2:11.97
• Final — 2.12.33 (→ 5th place)

• Ann Osgerby
  Ann Osgerby
  Ann Osgerby is a retired butterfly swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980....
  
  
• Heat — 2:16.31
• B-Final — 2:19.10 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Gaynor Stanley
• Heat — 2:24.94
• B-Final — 2:21.71 (→ 13th place)

• Zara Long
• Heat — 2:23.89
• B-Final — 2:22.25 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Gaynor Stanley
• Heat — 4:53.70
• Final — 4:52.83 (→ 7th place)

• Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Hardcastle
  Sarah Lucy Hardcastle is a former freestyle swimmer from England. She won a bronze and a silver medal as a fifteen-year old at the 1984 in Los Angeles, California...
  
  
• Heat — 4:55.78
• B-Final — 4:51.55 (→ 9th place)

Women's 4×100 m Freestyle Relay

• Annabelle Cripps
  Annabelle Cripps
  Annabelle Cripps is a retired competitive swimmer from England, who specialised in the freestyle and butterfly events. She represented Great Britain at the 1984 and 1998 Summer Olympic Games.-References:* *...
  
  , Nicola Fibbens, Debra Gore, and June Croft
  June Croft
  June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 3:51.47
• Final — 3:50.12 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4×100 m Medley Relay

• Beverley Rose, Jean Hill, Nicola Fibbens, and June Croft
  June Croft
  June Alexandra Croft is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United Kingdom, who represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980...
  
  
• Heat — 4:16.83
• Final — 4:14.05 (→ 4th place)