Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, held from 28 July to 12 August 1984. Canada returned to the Summer Games after having participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 408 competitors, 257 men and 151 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.
Partly due to the Soviet Union-led boycott of these Games, Canada enjoyed its best-ever results at the Summer Games, coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won, and fourth place in the total medals won - double their second best total in 1996 and 2016.
Medallists
MedalNameSportEventDate Shooting Women's 25 metre pistol 29 July Swimming Men's 400 metre individual medley 30 July Swimming Women's 200 metre breaststroke 30 July Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke 2 August Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley 4 August Rowing Men's eight 5 August Diving Women's 3 metre springboard 6 August Canoeing Men's C-1 500 metres 10 August Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres 11 August Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around 11 August Cycling Men's individual road race 29 July Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke 29 July Cycling Men's 1 km time trial 30 July Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke 2 August Weightlifting Men's 75 kg 2 August Rowing Women's coxless pair 4 August Rowing Women's coxed four 4 August Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 4 August Sailing Flying Dutchman 8 August Synchronized swimming Women's duet 9 August Wrestling Men's freestyle +100 kg 10 August Canoeing Women's K-2 500 metres 10 August Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 metres 11 August Athletics Women's 4 × 100 metres relay 11 August * Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay 11 August Boxing Men's light middleweight 11 August Boxing Men's heavyweight 11 August Synchronized swimming Women's solo 12 August Swimming Men's 200 metre backstroke 31 July Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke 3 August Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay 3 August Rowing Women's double sculls 4 August Athletics Men's 100 metres 4 August Rowing Men's single sculls 5 August Rowing Men's quadruple sculls 5 August Sailing Finn 8 August Sailing Soling 8 August Boxing Men's bantamweight 9 August Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres 10 August Athletics Women's 3000 metres 10 August Judo Men's +95 kg 10 August Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 11 August Athletics Men's 4 × 100 metres relay 11 August Wrestling Men's freestyle 82 kg 11 August
Archery
Women's individual competition: Linda Kazienko – 2421 points (→ 25th place) Lucile Lemay – 2379 points (→ 33rd place) Wanda Sadegur – 2349 points (→ 36th place)
Athletics
Men's Competition Men's 100 metres Ben Johnson Tony Sharpe Desai Williams
Men's 200 metres Atlee Mahorn Tony Sharpe Desai Williams
Men's 400 metres Doug Hinds Heat – 46.42 Quarterfinals – 46.19 (→ did not advance) Tim Bethune Heat – 46.98 (→ did not advance) Brian Saunders Heat – 47.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres Bruce Roberts Simon Hoogewerf
Men's 5,000 metres Paul Williams Heat – 13:47.56 Semifinals – 13:46.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres Paul Williams Qualifying Heat – 28:36.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon Art Boileau – 2:22:43 (→ 44th place) Alain Bordeleau – 2:34:27 (→ 65th place) Dave Edge – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 metres Hurdles Mark McKoy Jeff Glass Eric Spence
Men's 400 metres Hurdles Lloyd Guss Ian Newhouse Pierre Léveillé
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase Greg Duhaime
Men's 4×100 metres relay Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams and Sterling Hinds
Men's 4×400 metres relay Mike Sokolowski, Douglas Hinds, Brian Saunders and Tim Bethune
Men's high jump Milton Ottey Qualification – 2.24m Final – 2.29m (→ 6th place) Alain Metellus Qualification – 2.18m (→ did not advance)
Men's shot put Bishop Dolegiewicz Qualifying Round – 19.00 m Final – 18.39 m (→ 11th place) Martino Catalano Qualifying Round – 17.24 m (→ did not advance)
Men's discus throw Robert Gray
Men's javelin throw Laslo Babits Qualification – 82.18m Final – 80.68m (→ 8th place)
Men's Decathlon Dave Steen Final Result – 8047 points (→ 6th place)
Men's 20 km walk Guillaume LeBlanc Final – 1:24:29 (→ 4th place) François Lapointe Final – 1:27:06 (→ 11th place) Marcel Jobin Final – 1:29:49 (→ 21st place)
Men's 50 km walk Guillaume LeBlanc Final – DNF (→ no ranking) Marcel Jobin Final – DNF (→ no ranking) François Lapointe Final – DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Competition Women's 100 metres Angela Bailey Angella Taylor-Issajenko France Gareau
Women's 200 metres Angela Bailey
Women's 400 metres Marita Wiggins Charmaine Crooks Molly Killingbeck
Women's 800 metres Christine Slythe Grace Verbeek Ranza Clark
Women's 1,500 metres Brit McRoberts Heat – 4:10.64 Final – 4:05.98 (→ 7th place) Debbie Scott Heat – 4:09.16 Final – 4:10.41 (→ 10th place)
Women's 3,000 metres Lynn Williams Heat – 8.45.77 Final – 8:42.14 (→ Bronze medal) Sue French Heat – 9.24.66 (→ did not advance) Geri Fitch Heat – 9.07.18 (→ did not advance)
Women's marathon Silvia Ruegger Final – 2:29:09 (→ 8th place) Anna Marie Malone Final – 2:36:33 (→ 17th place) Jacqueline Gareau Final – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m hurdles Sylvia Forgrave Sue Kameli Karen Nelson
Women's 400m hurdles Andrea Page Heat – 59.09 Semifinal – 57.89 (→ did not advance) Dana Wright Heat – 58.17 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×100 metres relay Angela Bailey, Angella Taylor-Issajenko, France Gareau and Marita Wiggins
Women's 4×400 metres relay Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Briscoe, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Wiggins, and Dana Wright
Women's high jump Debbie Brill Qualification – 1.90m Final – 1.94m (→ 5th place) Brigitte Reid Qualification – 1.70m (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's shot put Carmen Ionesco Final – 15.25 m (→ 12th place)
Women's discus throw Carmen Ionesco Qualification – 52.28m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon Jill Ross Final Result – 5904 points (→ 15th place) Connie Polman-Tuin Final Result – 5648 points (→ 16th place) Donna Smellie Final Result – 5638 points (→ 17th place)
Baseball
Canada competed in the Baseball tournament that was held as a demonstration sport. They finished 3rd in their pool, equivalent to 5th overall (tie).
Basketball
Men's team competition Preliminary round (group B) Lost to Spain (82-83) Lost to United States (68-89) Defeated PR China (121-80) Defeated Uruguay (95-80) Defeated France (96-69) Quarterfinals Defeated Italy (78-72) Semifinals Lost to United States (59-78) Bronze Medal Game Lost to Yugoslavia (82-88) → Fourth place Team roster Howard Kelsey Tony Simms Eli Pasquale Karl Tilleman Gerald Kazanowski Jay Triano John Hatch Gord Herbert Bill Wennington Romel Raffin Greg Wiltjer Dan Meagher
Women's team competition Preliminary round Lost to South Korea (62-67) Defeated PR China (66-61) Defeated Australia (56-45) Lost to Yugoslavia (68-69) Lost to United States (61-92) Bronze Medal Match Lost to PR China (57-62) → Fourth place Team roster Lynn Polson Tracie McAra Anna Pendergast Debbie Huband Carol Jane Sealey Alison Lang Bev Smith Sylvia Sweeney Candi Clarkson-Lohr Toni Kordic Andrea Blackwell Misty Thomas
Boxing
Men's flyweight (– 51 kg) Bill Dunlop First round – lost to Eyüp Can (Turkey), 0:5
Men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) Dale Walters → Bronze medal First round – bye Second round – defeated Mustapha Kouchene (Algeria), 5:0 Third round – defeated Hiroaki Takami (Japan), 5:0 Quarterfinals – defeated Pedro Decima (Argentina), 5:0 Semifinals – lost to Héctor López (Mexico), 0:5
Men's featherweight (– 57 kg) Steve Pagendam First round – defeated Boubacar Soumana (Nigeria), RSC-3 Second round – lost to Paul Fitzgerald (Ireland), 2:3
Men's lightweight (– 60 kg) John Kalbhenn First round – bye Second round – defeated Wilson Randrinasolo (MDG), RSC-1 Third Round – lost to Reiner Gies (West Germany), 0:5
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) Denis Lambert First round – bye Second round – lost to Mirko Puzović (YUG), 0:5
Men's welterweight (– 67 kg) Wayne Gordon First round – lost to Mark Breland (USA), 0:5
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Shawn O'Sullivan → Silver medal First round – bye Second round – defeated Mohamed Halibi (Libya), RSC-2 Third round – defeated Ahn Dal-Ho (South Korea), RSC-1 Quarterfinals – defeated Rod Douglas (Great Britain), 5:0 Semifinals – defeated Christophe Tiozzo (France), 5:0 Final – lost to Frank Tate (USA), 0:5
Men's middleweight (– 75 kg) Rick Duff First round – defeated Brendon Cannon (Australia), 5:0 Second round – lost to Shin Joon-Sup (South Korea), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg) Willie DeWit → Silver medal First round – bye Second round – defeated Mohamed Bouchiche (Algeria), 5:0 Quarterfinals – defeated Dodovic Owiny (Kenya), KO-1 Semifinals – defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands), 3:2 Final – lost to Henry Tillman (USA), 0:5
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) Lennox Lewis First round – defeated Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan), RSC-3 Quarterfinals – lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 0:5
Canoeing
Cycling
Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented Canada in 1984.
Men's individual road race Steve Bauer – 4:59:57 (→ Silver medal) Louis Garneau – +15:30 (→ 33rd place) Pierre Harvey – did not finish (→ no ranking) Alain Masson – did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial Pierre Harvey Alain Masson Robert Pulfer Martin Willock
Sprint Alex Ongaro
1000m time trial Curt Harnett
Individual pursuit Alex Stieda Gary Trevisiol
Points race Alex Stieda Gary Trevisiol
Women's individual road race Geneviève Robic-Brunet → 22nd place Marie-Claude Audet → 24th place Karen Strong-Hearth → 27th place
Diving
Men's 3m springboard Randy Sageman Preliminary round – 527.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place) Mike Mourant Preliminary round – 476.19 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankSylvie Bernier3 metre springboard489.51 3 Q530.70Debbie Fuller10 m platform364.117 Q371.496
Equestrian
Fencing
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1984.
Men's épée Michel Dessureault Daniel Perreault Jean-Marc Chouinard
Men's team épée Jacques Cardyn, Jean-Marc Chouinard, Alain Côté, Michel Dessureault, Daniel Perreault
Men's sabre Jean-Paul Banos Jean-Marie Banos Claude Marcil
Men's team sabre Jean-Marie Banos, Jean-Paul Banos, Marc Lavoie, Claude Marcil, Eli Sukunda
Women's foil Madeleine Philion Jacynthe Poirier Caroline Mitchell
Field hockey
Men's team competition Preliminary round (group B) Canada – Netherlands 1-4 Canada – Great Britain 1-3 Canada – Kenya 2-3 Canada – Pakistan 1-7 Canada – New Zealand 2-2 Classification matches 9th/12th place: Canada – Malaysia 1-0 9th/10th place: Canada – Kenya 0-1 (after extra time) → 10th place Team roster Julian Austin David Bissett Patrick Burrows Pat Caruso Paul "Bubli" Chohan Ernie Cholakis Aaron Fernandes Ken Goodwin (gk) Kip Hladky Bruce MacPherson Reg Plummer Trevor Porritt Harbhajan Rai Ross Rutledge Nick Sandhu Rob Smith Head coach: Shiv Jagday
Women's team competition Round robin Canada – United States 1-4 Canada – West Germany 0-3 Canada – Australia 2-1 Canada – Netherlands 2-2 Canada – New Zealand 4-1 → 5th place Team roster Shelley Andrews Lisa Bauer Sharon Bayes (gk) Lynne Beecroft Laura Branchaud Nancy Charlton Sharon Creelman Phyllis Ellis Sheila Forshaw Karen Hewlett Laurie Lambert Zoe MacKinnon (gk) Jean Major Darlene Stoyka Diane Virjee Terry Wheatley Head coach: Marina van der Merwe Women's team foil Caroline Mitchell, Shelley Steiner, Madeleine Philion, Jacynthe Poirier, Marie-Huguette Cormier
Football
Men's team competition Preliminary round (group B) Canada – Iraq 1 – 1 Canada – Yugoslavia 0 – 1 Canada – Cameroon 3 – 1 Quarter Finals Canada – Brazil 1 – 1 (→ Brazil wins 4-2 on penalties)