Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Canada at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||
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| At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 67 (47 men, 20 women) in 8 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Gaétan Boucher (speed skating) | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 8 |
Gold 2 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 4 |
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Canada competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Boucher, GaétanGaétan Boucher | Speed skating | Men's 1000m |
| Gold | Boucher, GaétanGaétan Boucher | Speed skating | Men's 1500m |
 Silver | Orser, BrianBrian Orser | Figure skating | Men's singles |
 Bronze | Boucher, GaétanGaétan Boucher | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Gary Athans | Downhill | 1:48.79 | 26 | ||||
| Todd Brooker | 1:46.64 | 9 | |||||
| Steve Podborski | 1:46.59 | 8 | |||||
| Jim Read | Giant Slalom | 1:22.90 | 15 | 1:24.87 | 25 | 2:49.18 | 24 |
| Michael Tommy | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Karen Stemmle | Downhill | 1:15.64 | 22 | ||||
| Liisa Savijarvi | 1:15.32 | 18 | |||||
| Laurie Graham | 1:14.92 | 11 | |||||
| Gerry Sorensen | 1:14.30 | 6 | |||||
| Laurie Graham | Giant Slalom | 1:12.89 | 38 | 1:15.63 | 33 | 2:28.42 | 33 |
| Andrea Bédard | 1:12.03 | 26 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Diana Haight | 1:11.27 | 18 | 1:13.39 | 16 | 2:24.66 | 17 | |
| Liisa Savijarvi | 1:10.31 | 9 | 1:12.42 | 6 | 2:22.73 | 9 | |
| Andrea Bédard | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CAN-1 | Alan MacLachlan Robert Wilson |
Two-man | 52.77 | 12 | 53.04 | 14 | 52.14 | 8 | 52.79 | 17 | 3:30.74 | 14 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CAN-1 | Alan MacLachlan Clarke Flynn Robert Wilson David Leuty |
Four-man | 51.48 | 20 | 51.66 | 18 | 51.55 | 16 | 51.78 | 20 | 3:26.47 | 18 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Pierre Harvey | 43:36.4 | 21 |
| 30 km | Pierre Harvey | 1'33:44.4 | 21 |
| 50 km | Pierre Harvey | 2'25:04.1 | 20 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Angela Schmidt-Foster | 19:30.1 | 39 |
| Sharon Firth | 18:37.5 | 29 | |
| Shirley Firth | 18:32.3 | 28 | |
| 10 km | Angela Schmidt-Foster | 35:35.0 | 36 |
| Sharon Firth | 34:47.0 | 29 | |
| Shirley Firth | 34:31.3 | 22 | |
| 20 km | Angela Schmidt-Foster | DNF | – |
| Shirley Firth | 1'07:02.5 | 25 | |
| Sharon Firth | 1'06:31.0 | 21 | |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaime Eggleton | 20 | 19 | 19 | 38.6 | 20 |
| Gary Beacom | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21.4 | 11 |
| Brian Orser | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Manley | 16 | 7 | 13 | 25.4 | 13 |
| Kay Thomson | 10 | 12 | 10 | 20.8 | 12 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melinda Kunhegyi Lyndon Johnston |
13 | 12 | 18.5 | 12 |
| Katherina Matousek Lloyd Eisler |
9 | 8 | 12.5 | 8 |
| Barbara Underhill Paul Martini |
6 | 7 | 10.0 | 7 |
- Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Johnson John Thomas |
12 | 11 | 11 | 22.4 | 12 |
| Tracy Wilson Robert McCall |
7 | 8 | 8 | 15.6 | 8 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Group B
Top two teams (shaded ones) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 10 |
 Canada |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 |
 Finland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 5 |
 United States |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 4 |
 Austria |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 2 |
 Norway |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 1 |
- Canada 4-2 USA
- Canada 8-1 Austria
- Canada 4-2 Finland
- Canada 8-1 Norway
- Czechoslovakia 4-0 Canada
Medal round
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 Sweden |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| Canada 4th |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- USSR 4-0 Canada
- Sweden 2-0 Canada
Carried over group Match:
- Czechoslovakia 4-0 Canada
- Team Roster
- Darren Eliot
- Mario Gosselin
- Warren Anderson
- Robin Bartel
- J. J. Daigneault
- Bruce Driver
- Doug Lidster
- James Patrick
- Craig Redmond
- Russ Courtnall
- Kevin Dineen
- Dave Donnelly
- Pat Flatley
- Dave Gagner
- Vaughn Karpan
- Darren Lowe
- Kirk Muller
- Dave Tippett
- Carey Wilson
- Dan Wood
- Head Coach: Dave King
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Carole Keyes | 45.461 | 26 | 49.089 | 26 | 44.715 | 22 | 44.158 | 22 | 3:03.423 | 24 |
| Susan Rossi | 45.040 | 24 | 43.893 | 22 | 45.964 | 25 | 43.766 | 21 | 2:58.663 | 22 |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| David Brown | Normal hill | 71.0 | 70.6 | 77.0 | 83.2 | 153.8 | 51 |
| Horst Bulau | 76.0 | 82.6 | 78.0 | 86.8 | 169.4 | 38 | |
| Ron Richards | 78.5 | 85.6 | 83.0 | 95.3 | 180.9 | 29 | |
| Steve Collins | 80.0 | 92.0 | 80.5 | 92.8 | 184.8 | 25 | |
| David Brown | Large hill | 81.0 | 57.1 | 84.5 | 64.5 | 121.6 | 47 |
| Ron Richards | 94.0 | 79.3 | 101.0 | 93.6 | 172.9 | 25 | |
| Steve Collins | 99.0 | 89.8 | 86.0 | 66.6 | 156.4 | 36 | |
| Horst Bulau | 101.0 | 94.6 | 100.0 | 93.7 | 188.3 | 10 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Daniel Turcotte | 40.30 | 29 |
| Jacques Thibault | 39.12 | 15 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 38.39 | | |
| 1000 m | Jacques Thibault | 1:18.79 | 19 |
| Gaétan Boucher | 1:15.80 | | |
| 1500 m | Gaétan Boucher | 1:58.36 | |
| 5000 m | Jean Pichette | 7:50.39 | 38 |
| Ben Lamarche | 7:47.25 | 36 | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Sylvie Daigle | 43.74 | 20 |
| 1000 m | Sylvie Daigle | 1:28.96 | 25 |
| Natalie Grenier | 1:27.67 | 18 | |
| 1500 m | Sylvie Daigle | 2:15.50 | 22 |
| Natalie Grenier | 2:14.72 | 21 | |
| 3000 m | Natalie Grenier | 4:48.60 | 15 |
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