Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Medallists

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1984 Summer Olympics

In the fourth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, three men and three women represented the country. The women's scores were separated by only 10 points, as the three placed consecutively in the final ranking.

Women's Individual Competition:

• Eileen Robinson - 2408 points (→ 29th place)
• Angela Goodall - 2401 points (→ 30th place)
• Susan Wilcox - 2398 points (→ 31st place)

Men's Individual Competition:

• Steven Hallard - 2473 points (→ 21st place)
• Peter Gillam - 2435 points (→ 30th place)
• Richard Priestman - 2339 points (→ 48th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

;Men's Competition Men's 100 metres

• Mike McFarlane :* Final — 10.27 (→ 5th place)

• Donovan Reid :* Final — 10.32 (→ 7th place)

Men's 200 metres

• Ade Mafe :* Heat — 21.02 :* Quarterfinals — 20.55 :* Semifinals — 20.54 :* Final — 20.98 (→ 8th place)

Men's 400 metres

• Kriss Akabusi :* Heat — 45.64 :* Quarterfinals — 45.43 :* Semifinals — 45.69 (→ did not advance)

• Philip Brown :* Heat — 46.26 :* Quarterfinals — 46.63 (→ did not advance)

• Todd Bennett :* Heat — 46.09 :* Quarterfinals — 45.51 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

• Tim Hutchings :* Heat — 13:46.01 :* Semifinals — 13:28.60 :* Final — 13:11.50 (→ 4th place)

• Eamonn Martin :* Heat — 13:46.16 :* Semifinals — 13:41.70 :* Final — 13:53.34 (→ 13th place)

• David Moorcroft :* Heat — 13:51.40 :* Semifinals — 13:28.44 :* Final — 14:16.61 (→ 14th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Mike McLeod :* Qualifying Heat — 28:24.92 :* Final — 28:06.22 (→ [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal)

• Steve Jones :* Qualifying Heat — 28:15.22 :* Final — 28:28.08 (→ 8th place)

• Nick Rose :* Qualifying Heat — 28:31.13 :* Final — 28:31.73 (→ 12th place)

Men's Marathon

• Charlie Spedding :* Final — 2:09:58 (→ [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

• Hugh Jones :* Final — 2:13:57 (→ 12th place)

• Geoff Smith :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's High Jump

• Geoff Parsons :* Qualification — 2.21 m (→ did not advance)

• Mark Naylor :* Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's triple jump

• Keith Connor :* Final — 16.87 m (→ [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

• Eric McCalla :* Final — 16.66 m (→ 8th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• David Ottley :* Qualification — 85.68 m :* Final — 85.74 m (→ [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal)

• Roald Bradstock :* Qualification — 83.06 m :* Final — 81.22 m (→ 7th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Robert Weir :* Qualification — 73.04 m :* Final — 72.62 m (→ 8th place)

• Martin Girvan :* Qualification — 72.66 m :* Final — 72.32 m (→ 9th place)

• Matthew Mileham :* Qualification — 71.80 m :* Final — no mark (→ no ranking)

Men's Pole Vault

• Jeff Gutteridge :* Qualifying Round — 5.30 m :* Final — 5.10 m (→ 11th place)

• Keith Stock :* Qualifying Round — 5.20 m (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

• Daley Thompson :* Final Result — 8797 points (→ [[File:Med 1.png]] Gold Medal)

• Brad McStravick :* Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place)

• Colin Boreham :* Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Philip Vesty :* Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place)

• Ian McCombie :* Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place)

• Steve Barry :* Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

• Chris Maddocks :* Final — 4:26:33 (→ 16th place)

;Women's Competition Women's 1,500 metres

• Christine Benning :* Heat — 4:10.48 :* Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place)

• Christina Boxer :* Heat — 4:07.40 :* Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place)

• Lynne MacDougall :* Heat — 4:09.08 :* Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

• Wendy Sly :* Heat — 8:58.66 :* Final — 8:39.47 (→ [[File:Silver medal.svg|16x16px]] Silver Medal)

• Zola Budd :* Heat — 8:44.62 :* Final — 8:48.80 (→ 7th place)

• Jane Furniss :* Heat — 8:44.62 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Priscilla Welch :* Final — 2:28:54 (→ 6th place)

• Joyce Smith :* Final — 2:32:48 (→ 11th place)

• Sarah Rowell :* Final — 2:34:08 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400 m Hurdles

• Susan Morley :* Heat — 58.71 :* Semifinal — 56.67 (→ did not advance)

• Gladys Taylor :* Heat — 57.64 :* Semifinal — 56.72 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

• Diana Elliott :* Qualification — 1.90 m :* Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place)

• Judy Simpson :* Qualification — 1.84 m (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's Long Jump

• Sue Hearnshaw :* Qualification — 6.64 m :* Final — 6.80 m (→ [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16x16px]] Bronze Medal)

Women's Discus Throw

• Meg Ritchie :* Qualification — 56.00 m :* Final — 62.58 m (→ 5th place)

• Venissa Head :* Qualification — 55.24 m :* Final — 58.18 m (→ 7th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Judy Oakes :* Final — 18.14 m (→ 4th place)

• Venissa Head :* Final — 17.90 m (→ 6th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Tessa Sanderson :* Qualification — 61.58 m :* Final — 69.56 m (→ [[File:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] Gold Medal)

• Fatima Whitbread :* Qualification — 65.30 m :* Final — 67.14 m (→ [[File:Bronze medal.svg|16x16px]] Bronze Medal)

• Sharon Gibson :* Qualification — 60.88 m :* Final — 59.66 m (→ 9th place)

Women's Heptathlon

• Judy Simpson :* Final Result — 6280 points (→ 5th place)

• Kim Hagger :* Final Result — 6127 points (→ 8th place)

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Sixteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1984.

;Men's individual road race

• Mark Bell — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Neil Martin — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Peter Sanders — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Darryl Webster — did not finish (→ no ranking)

;Team time trial

• Steven Poulter
• Keith Reynolds
• Peter Sanders
• Darryl Webster

;Sprint

• Mark Barry

;1000m time trial

• Mark Barry

;Individual pursuit

• Shaun Wallace
• Steve Bent

;Team pursuit

• Steve Bent
• Paul Curran
• Mark Noble
• Adrian Timmis

;Points race

• Shaun Wallace
• Paul Curran

;Women's individual road race

• Catherine Swinnerton — 2:13:28 (→ 13th place)
• Linda Gornall — 2:13:28 (→ 17th place)
• Maria Blower — 2:22:03 (→ 29th place)
• Muriel Sharp — 2:22:03 (→ 30th place)

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's 3m Springboard

• Christopher Snode :* Preliminary Round — 592.68 :* Final — 609.51 (→ 5th place)

• Nigel Stanton :* Preliminary Round — 521.61 (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented Great Britain in 1984.

;Men's foil

• Bill Gosbee
• Pierre Harper
• Nick Bell

;Men's team foil

• Bill Gosbee, Pierre Harper, Nick Bell, Rob Bruniges, Graham Paul

;Men's épée

• Steven Paul
• John Llewellyn
• Jonathan Stanbury

;Men's team épée

• Ralph Johnson, John Llewellyn, Neal Mallett, Steven Paul, Jonathan Stanbury

;Men's sabre

• Mark Slade
• Richard Cohen
• John Zarno

;Men's team sabre

• Richard Cohen, Paul Klenerman, Jim Philbin, Mark Slade, John Zarno

;Women's foil

• Linda Ann Martin
• Liz Thurley
• Fiona McIntosh

;Women's team foil

• Ann Brannon, Linda Ann Martin, Fiona McIntosh, Liz Thurley, Katie Arup

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics

• Team roster :* (1.) Ian Taylor (gk) :* (2.) Veryan Pappin (gk) :* (3.) Stephen Martin :* (4.) Paul Barber :* (5.) Robert Cattrall :* (6.) Jon Potter :* (7.) Richard Dodds :* (8.) Billy McConnell :* (9.) Norman Hughes :* (10.) David Westcott (c) :* (11.) Richard Leman :* (12.) Stephen Batchelor :* (13.) Sean Kerly :* (14.) James Duthie :* (15.) Kulbir Bhaura :* (16.) Mark Precious
• Head coach: David Whitaker

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1984.

;Individual

• Richard Phelps
• Michael Mumford
• Stephen Sowerby

;Team

• Richard Phelps
• Michael Mumford
• Stephen Sowerby

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Men's coxless pair

• John Beattie, Richard Stanhope :* (→ 12th place)

Men's coxed pair

• Adrian Genziani, Bill Lang, Alan Inns :* (→ 8th place)

Men's coxless four

• Jonathan Clift, John Garrett, Martin Knight, John Bland :* (→ 9th place)

Men's coxed four

• Richard Budgett, Martin Cross, Andy Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Adrian Ellison :* (→ Gold)

Men's eight

• Clive Roberts, Adam Clift, Salih Hassan, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, John Pritchard, Allan Whitwell, Colin Moynihan :* (→ 5th place)

Women's single scull

• Beryl Mitchell :* (→ 6th place)

Women's double scull

• Sally Bloomfield, Nonie Ray :* (→ 8th place)

Women's coxless pair

• Kate Panter, Ruth Howe :* (→ 6th place)

Women's coxed four

• Tessa Millar, Jean Genchi, Joanna Toch, Katie Ball, Kathy Talbot :* (→ 7th place)

Women's eight

• Astrid Ayling, Ann Callaway, Alexa Forbes, Gillian Hodges, Kate Holroyd, Belinda Holmes, Sarah Hunter-Jones, Kate McNicol, Sue Bailey :* (→ 5th place)

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

;Men's Competition Men's 100 m Freestyle

• David Lowe :* Heat — 51.68 :* B-Final — 51.48 (→ 11th place)

• Paul Easter :* Heat — 51.83 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Paul Easter :* Heat — 1:51.80 :* B-Final — 1:51.70 (→ 9th place)

• Andrew Astbury :* Heat — 1:52.01 :* B-Final — 1:53.02 (→ 15th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

• Andrew Astbury :* Heat — 3:58.41 :* B-Final — 3:58.14 (→ 14th place)

• Paul Howe :* Heat — 4:04.07 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

• David Stacey :* Heat — 15:30.10 (→ did not advance, 12th place)

• Stuart Willmott :* Heat — 15:57.79 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Neil Harper :* Heat — 58.50 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

• Ian Collins :* Heat — 1:00.08 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Neil Cochran :* Heat — 2:05.58 :* B-Final — 2:05.72 (→ 14th place)

• Neil Harper :* Heat — 2:09.48 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse :* Heat — 1:04.06 :* Final — 1:03.25 (→ 4th place)

• Iain Cambell :* Heat — 1:04.81 :* B-Final — 1:05.02 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Adrian Moorhouse :* Heat — 2:19.83 :* B-Final — 2:18.83 (→ 9th place)

• Iain Cambell :* Heat — 2:20.78 :* B-Final — 2:20.62 (→ 11th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Andrew Jameson :* Heat — 54.49 :* Final — 54.28 (→ 5th place)

• Ian Collins :* Heat — 56.41 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Nick Hodgson :* Heat — 2:01.64 :* B-Final — 2:01.24 (→ 11th place)

• Philip Hubble :* Heat — 2:02.76 :* B-Final — 2:03.06 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

• Neil Cochran :* Heat — 2:05.39 :* Final — 2:04.38 (→ [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

• Robin Brew :* Heat — 2:04.13 :* Final — 2:04.52 (→ 4th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

• Stephen Poulter :* Heat — 4:25.38 :* Final — 4:25.80 (→ 7th place)

• Stuart Willmott :* Heat — 4:32.90 :* B-Final — 4:31.10 (→ 15th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• David Lowe, Roland Lee, Paul Easter, and Richard Burrell :* Heat — 3:24.59 :* Final — 3:23.61 (→ 5th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Neil Cochran, Paul Easter, Paul Howe, and Andrew Astbury :* Heat — 7:26.83 :* Final — 7:24.78 (→ [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and David Lowe :* Heat — 3:49.86
• Neil Harper, Adrian Moorhouse, Andy Jameson, and Richard Burrell :* Final — 3:47.39 (→ 6th place)

;Women's Competition Women's 100 m Freestyle

• June Croft :* Heat — 57.12 :* Final — 57.11 (→ 7th place)

• Nicola Fibbens :* Heat — 57.80 :* B-Final — 57.36 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• June Croft :* Heat — 2:01.05 :* Final — 2:00.64 (→ 6th place)

• Annabelle Cripps :* Heat — 2:04.44 :* B-Final — 2:04.90 (→ 15th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle :* Heat — 4:11.55 :* Final — 4:10.27 (→ [[File:Med 2.png]] Silver Medal)

• June Croft :* Heat — 4:15.51 :* Final — 4:11.49 (→ [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

• Sarah Hardcastle :* Heat — 8:35.87 :* Final — 8:32.60 (→ [[File:Med 3.png]] Bronze Medal)

• Annabelle Cripps :* Heat — 8:58.09 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

• Beverley Rose :* Heat — 1:03.61 :* Final — 1:04.16 (→ 7th place)

• Catherine White :* Heat — 1:05.03 :* B-Final — 1:04.99 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

• Catherine White :* Heat — 2:18.02 :* B-Final — 2:17.63 (→ 10th place)

• Katherine Read :* Heat — 2:18.92 :* B-Final — 2:18.33 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Samantha Purvis :* Heat — 2:11.97 :* Final — 2.12.33 (→ 5th place)

• Ann Osgerby :* Heat — 2:16.31 :* B-Final — 2:19.10 (→ 16th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

• Gaynor Stanley :* Heat — 2:24.94 :* B-Final — 2:21.71 (→ 13th place)

• Zara Long :* Heat — 2:23.89 :* B-Final — 2:22.25 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Gaynor Stanley :* Heat — 4:53.70 :* Final — 4:52.83 (→ 7th place)

• Sarah Hardcastle :* Heat — 4:55.78 :* B-Final — 4:51.55 (→ 9th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Annabelle Cripps, Nicola Fibbens, Debra Gore, and June Croft :* Heat — 3:51.47 :* Final — 3:50.12 (→ 6th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Beverley Rose, Jean Hill, Nicola Fibbens, and June Croft :* Heat — 4:16.83 :* Final — 4:14.05 (→ 4th place)

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics

References

References

1. "Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com.