Sporting event delegation
Australia 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles , United States . Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games . 242 competitors, 169 men and 73 women, took part in 137 events in 22 sports.[1]
Archery
In the fourth Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent one woman and one man. Two-time veteran Terene Donovan improved her score from four years earlier by 99 points even as she fell ten places in the ranking.
Women's Individual Competition
Men's Individual Competition
Basketball
Men's team competition Preliminary round (Group A)
Defeated Brazil (76–72)
Lost to Yugoslavia (64–94)
Defeated West-Germany (67–66)
Lost to Italy (82–93)
Defeated Egypt (94–78) Quarterfinals
Classification Matches
5th/8th place : Lost to Uruguay (95–101)7th/8th place : Defeated West-Germany (83–76) → Seventh place Team Roster
Head coach : Lindsay Gaze Women's team competition Preliminary round
Lost to PR China (64–67)
Lost to United States (47–81)
Lost to Canada (45–56)
Lost to South Korea (48–54)
Defeated Yugoslavia (62–59) → Fifth place Team Roster
Head Coach: Brendan Flynn
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Fencing
Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Australia in 1984.
Men's foil Women's foil
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Australia in 1984.
Individual Team Alex Watson
Matthew Spies
Daniel Esposito
Swimming
Men's Competition Men's 100 m Freestyle
Men's 200 m Freestyle
Peter Dale
Qualifying heat 1 – 1:51.42 (1st)
Final – 1:53.84 (8th) Justin Lemberg
Qualifying heat 5 – 1:52.73 (4th, did not advance) Men's 400 m Freestyle
Justin Lemberg
Qualifying heat 2 – 3:53.89 (1st)
Final – 3:51.79 (→ Bronze Medal ) Ron McKeon
Qualifying heat 4 – 3:55.06 (4th)
Final – 3:55.48 (8th) Men's 1.500 m Freestyle
Men's 100 m Butterfly
Men's 200 m Butterfly
Jon Sieben
Qualifying heat 4 – 1:58.63 (2nd)
Final – 1:57.04 (→ Gold Medal ) Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Peter Evans
Qualifying heat 2 – 1:02.87 (1st)
Final – 1:02.97 (→ Bronze Medal ) Brett Stocks
Qualifying heat 5 – 1:03.46 (1st)
Final – 1:03.49 (6th) Men's 200 m Breaststroke
Glenn Beringen
Qualifying heat 6 – 2:17.29 (1st)
Final – 2:15.79 (→ Silver Medal ) Peter Evans
Qualifying heat 1 – 2:21.21 (2nd)
Final b – DNS Men's 100 m Backstroke
Mark Kerry
Qualifying heat 2 – 57.15 (1st)
Final – 57.18 (5th) David Orbell
Qualifying heat 1 – 58.35 (1st)
Final b – 58.05 (1st) Men's 200 m Backstroke
David Orbell
Qualifying heat 3 – 2:04.00 (1st)
Final – 2:04.61 (8th) Kim Terrell
Qualifying heat 5 – 2:06.56 (3rd, did not advance) Men's 200 m Individual Medley
Rob Woodhouse
Qualifying heat 1 – 2:06.45 (2nd)
Final b – 2:04.85 (1st) Glenn Beringen
Qualifying heat 2 – 2:08.85 (4th, did not advance) Men's 400 m Individual Medley
Rob Woodhouse
Qualifying heat 3 – 4:24.85 (3rd)
Final – 4:20.50 (→ Bronze Medal ) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's Competition Women's 50 m Freestyle
Lisa Curry
Qualifying heat 6 – 26.07 (11th)
Final b – 25.87 (1st) Women's 100 m Freestyle
Women's 200 m Freestyle
Michelle Pearson
Qualifying heat 3 – 2:01.49 (2nd)
Final – 1:59.79 (4th) Susie Ford
Qualifying heat 4 – 2:04.82 (8th, did not advance) Anna McVann
Qualifying heat 3 – 2:03.14 (3rd)
Final – 2:02.87 (8th) Women's 400 m Freestyle
Susie Ford
Qualifying heat 3 – 4:20.68 (4th)
Final b – 4:15.46 (1st) Anna McVann
Qualifying heat 3 – 4:15.21 (2nd)
Final – 4:13.95 (5th) Women's 800 m Freestyle
Susie Ford
Qualifying heat 3 – 8:56.40 (6th, did not advance) Anna McVann
Qualifying heat 2 – 8:35.19 (2nd)
Final – 8:37.94 (4th) Women's 100 m Butterfly
Janet Blood
Qualifying heat 4 – 1:01.97 (2nd)
Final – 1:01.78 (5th) Lisa Curry
Qualifying 7 – 1:01.07 (9th)
Final b – 1:01.61 (5th) Women's 200 m Butterfly
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 200 m Breaststroke
Dimity Douglas
Qualifying heat 3 – 2:36.47 (5th)
Final b – 2:39.33 (8th) Sharon Kellett
Qualifying heat 2 – 2:33.23 (1st)
Final – 2:33.80 (5th) Women's 100 m Backstroke
Georgina Parkes
Qualifying heat 3 – 1:04.90 (2nd)
Final b – 1:04.52 (2nd) Audrey Youl
Qualifying heat 1 – 1:04.94 (3rd)
Final b – 1:04.15 (1st) Women's 200 m Backstroke
Georgina Parkes
Qualifying heat 1 – 2:18.49 (1st)
Final – 2:14.87 (4th) Audrey Youl
Qualifying heat 3 – 2:20.12 (4th)
Final b – 2:21.36 (8th) Women's 200 m Individual Medley
Michelle Pearson
Qualifying heat 3 – 2:17.46 (2nd)
Final – 2:15.92 (→ Bronze Medal ) Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Australasia (1908–1912)
