Wheelchair racing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 11 August 1984. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Paul van Winkel 3:58.50 Randy Snow 4:00.02 André Viger 4:00.47 4 Mel Fitzgerald 4:00.65 5 Jürgen Geider 4:00.71 6 Peter Trotter 4:00.83 7 Rick Hansen 4:02.75 8 Jim Martinson 4:21.37
Women's 800 m wheelchair Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Sharon Hedrick 2:15.73 Monica Wetterström 2:20.73 Candace Cable 2:28.37 4 Sacajuwea Hunter 2:32.22 5 Anna-Maria Orvefors 2:32.49 6 Angela Leriti 2:41.43 7 Connie Hansen 2:41.53 8 Ingrid Lauridsen 2:43.06
See also Athletics at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
References
Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11. Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.