1984 Summer Olympics

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The 1984 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event marked by a Soviet-led boycott, significant commercial success, and standout athletic performances, including those of Carl Lewis.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Summer Olympic Games
multi-sport event
boycott Afghanistan
Bulgaria
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Hungary
Laos
Mongolia
North Korea
Poland
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
boycottLedBy Soviet Union
boycottReason retaliation for U.S.-led boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics
broadcastPartner American Broadcasting Company
closingDate 1984-08-12
continent North America
eventWhereCarlLewisWonGold 100 metres
200 metres
4×100 metres relay
long jump
followedBy 1988 Summer Olympics
goldMedalsWonBy Carl Lewis
gymnasticsStar Mary Lou Retton
hostCity Los Angeles
hostCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
IOCSessionAwardingGames International Olympic Committee Session
surface form: 75th IOC Session
IOCSessionCity Athens
IOCSessionYear 1978
mainStadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
MaryLouRettonAchievement first American woman to win Olympic all-around gymnastics gold
mascot Sam the Olympic Eagle
motto Play a Part in History
notableAthlete Carl Lewis
Daley Thompson
Edwin Moses
Mary Lou Retton
Nadia Comăneci
Sebastian Coe
notableFeature high level of commercial sponsorship
significant financial profit for organizers
numberOfAthletes around 6800
numberOfEvents 221
numberOfGoldMedalsWonByCarlLewis 4
numberOfParticipatingNations 140
numberOfSports 21
officialName Games of the XXIII Olympiad
openingDate 1984-07-28
openingDeclaredBy Ronald Reagan
organizingCommitteePresident Peter Ueberroth
precededBy 1980 Summer Olympics
torchLighter Rafer Johnson
year 1984

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Los Angeles hostedEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
2028 Summer Olympics thirdTimeCountryHostedSummerGames 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
1932 Summer Olympics cityHostedAgain 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Patrick Ewing OlympicGoldMedalist 1984 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics precededBy 1984 Summer Olympics
Peter Ueberroth notableWork 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: organization of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Michael Jordan OlympicGoldMedal 1984 Summer Olympics
Games of the X Olympiad hasCategory 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum hostedEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
Stanford Stadium hostedEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics association football tournament
Carl Lewis OlympicGamesParticipatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Edwin Moses competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Daley Thompson participantIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Games of the XXIII Olympiad officialNameOf 1984 Summer Olympics
Mary Lou Retton competedAt 1984 Summer Olympics
Sebastian Coe competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Sam the Olympic Eagle officialMascotOf 1984 Summer Olympics
Sam the Olympic Eagle officialMascotOf 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics
Sam the Olympic Eagle introducedForEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
Sam the Olympic Eagle category 1984 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics followedBy 1984 Summer Olympics
Evander Holyfield participatedInEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
All Night Long (All Night) featuredInEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Olympic Games Marathon firstHeldWomen 1984 Summer Olympics
Li Ning participatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Li Ning medalistAt 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984) firstPerformanceEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena hostedEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics boxing competitions
Oscar Schmidt participatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics basketball tournament
Dražen Petrović participatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Cheryl Miller participatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Detlef Schrempf olympicParticipation 1984 Summer Olympics
Sir Steve Redgrave competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
subject surface form: Steve Redgrave
Sir Steve Redgrave wonOlympicGoldIn 1984 Summer Olympics
subject surface form: Steve Redgrave
Lord Coe competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Los Angeles, California, United States of America hostedEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
subject surface form: Los Angeles
Australia women’s national basketball team firstOlympicAppearance 1984 Summer Olympics
this entity surface form: 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Son Mi-na participatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Son Mi-na medalistAt 1984 Summer Olympics
MJ OlympicGoldMedal 1984 Summer Olympics
subject surface form: Michael Jordan
Pernell Whitaker olympicGames 1984 Summer Olympics
Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
subject surface form: Florence Griffith-Joyner
Frederick Carlton Lewis participatedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Bart Conner competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics
Béla Károlyi coachedAtEvent 1984 Summer Olympics
Jeff Fenech competedIn 1984 Summer Olympics