1984 in Sports - Olympic Games

Olympic Games

  • 1984 Summer Olympics takes place at Los Angeles
    • USA wins the most medals (174) and the most gold medals (83)
  • 1984 Winter Olympics takes place at Sarajevo
    • USSR wins the most medals (25) and the GDR wins the most gold medals (9)

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