United States at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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| At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 107 (77 men, 30 women) in 10 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Frank Masley (luge) | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 3 |
Gold 4 |
Silver 4 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 8 |
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The United States competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Johnson, BillBill Johnson | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill |
| | Mahre, PhilPhil Mahre | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| | Armstrong, DebbieDebbie Armstrong | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
| | Hamilton, ScottScott Hamilton | Figure skating | Men's singles |
| | Mahre, SteveSteve Mahre | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| | Cooper, ChristinChristin Cooper | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
| | Sumners, RosalynnRosalynn Sumners | Figure skating | Ladies' singles |
| | Carruthers, KittyKitty Carruthers Peter Carruthers | Figure skating | Pair skating |
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 | ||
| Doug Lewis | Downhill | 1:48.49 | 24 | ||||
| Bill Johnson | 1:45.59 | ||||||
| Tiger Shaw | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Steve Mahre | 1:23.43 | 18 | 1:22.60 | 18 | 2:46.03 | 17 | |
| Phil Mahre | 1:22.09 | 10 | 1:21.16 | 7 | 2:43.25 | 8 | |
| Tiger Shaw | Slalom | 53.45 | 17 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Phil Mahre | 51.55 | 3 | 47.86 | 2 | 1:39.41 | ||
| Steve Mahre | 50.85 | 1 | 48.77 | 8 | 1:39.62 | ||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Debbie Armstrong | Downhill | 1:15.57 | 21 | ||||
| Maria Maricich | 1:15.55 | 19 | |||||
| Holly Flanders | 1:15.11 | 16 | |||||
| Cindy Nelson | Giant Slalom | 1:11.44 | 20 | 1:13.44 | 18 | 2:24.88 | 18 |
| Tamara McKinney | 1:10.11 | 8 | 1:11.72 | 1 | 2:21.83 | 4 | |
| Debbie Armstrong | 1:08.97 | 2 | 1:12.01 | 4 | 2:20.98 | ||
| Christin Cooper | 1:08.97 | 1 | 1:12.51 | 7 | 2:21.38 | ||
| Christin Cooper | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Tamara McKinney | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Donald Nielsen | 3 | 35:23.3 | 42 |
| Josh Thompson | 4 | 35:10.5 | 40 | |
| Bill Carow | 0 | 33:05.8 | 20 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Martin Hagen | 1'18:19.8 | 12 | 1'30:19.8 | 53 |
| Glen Eberle | 1'18:15.0 | 4 | 1'22:15.0 | 33 | |
| Lyle Nelson | 1'14:05.4 | 7 | 1'21:05.4 | 26 |
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Bill Carow Donald Nielsen Lyle Nelson Josh Thompson |
0 | 1'44:31.9 | 11 |
- 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
- 2 One minute added per missed target.
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 | |||
| USA-1 | Brent Rushlaw James Tyler |
Two-man | 53.01 | 16 | 52.99 | 12 | 52.35 | 13 | 52.40 | 8 | 3:30.75 | 15 |
| USA-2 | Frederick Fritsch Wayne DeAtley |
Two-man | 53.47 | 21 | 53.32 | 17 | 52.63 | 16 | 52.78 | 16 | 3:32.20 | 17 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| USA-1 | Jeff Jost Joe Briski Tom Barnes Hal Hoye |
Four-man | 50.83 | 11 | 50.97 | 8 | 50.89 | 5 | 50.64 | 4 | 3:23.33 | 5 |
| USA-2 | Brent Rushlaw Ed Card James Tyler Frank Hansen |
Four-man | 51.04 | 13 | 51.35 | 14 | 51.58 | 18 | 51.53 | 15 | 3:25.50 | 16 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Todd Boonstra | 46:36.5 | 54 |
| Tim Caldwell | 45:21.2 | 39 | |
| Bill Koch | 43:53.7 | 27 | |
| Dan Simoneau | 43:03.4 | 18 | |
| 30 km | Kevin Brochman | 1'39:24.6 | 47 |
| Jim Galanes | 1'37:21.2 | 36 | |
| Dan Simoneau | 1'35:50.7 | 29 | |
| Bill Koch | 1'33:44.4 | 21 | |
| 50 km | Jim Galanes | 2'28:00.7 | 31 |
| Dan Simoneau | 2'25:43.1 | 26 | |
| Audun Endestad | 2'24:14.4 | 18 | |
| Bill Koch | 2'24:02.3 | 17 | |
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Dan Simoneau Tim Caldwell Jim Galanes Bill Koch |
1'59:52.3 | 8 |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Patricia Ross | 19:30.9 | 40 |
| Susan Long | 19:28.5 | 38 | |
| Judy Rabinowitz | 18:41.5 | 30 | |
| Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 18:30.8 | 27 | |
| 10 km | Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 35:47.4 | 40 |
| Patricia Ross | 35:41.3 | 39 | |
| Susan Long | 34:58.9 | 32 | |
| Judy Rabinowitz | 34:35.1 | 26 | |
| 20 km | Kelly Milligan | 1'11:50.4 | 37 |
| Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 1'08:25.0 | 33 | |
| Susan Long | 1'07:25.9 | 28 | |
| Judy Rabinowitz | 1'07:11.4 | 27 | |
- Women's 4 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Susan Long Judy Rabinowitz Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes Patricia Ross |
1'10:48.4 | 7 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cockerell | 18 | 17 | 10 | 27.6 | 13 |
| Brian Boitano | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11.0 | 5 |
| Scott Hamilton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.4 |
- Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Zayak | 13 | 6 | 4 | 14.2 | 6 |
| Tiffany Chin | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11.0 | 4 |
| Rosalynn Sumners | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.6 |
- Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Ann Miller William Fauver |
10 | 10 | 15.0 | 10 |
| Jill Watson Burt Lancon |
8 | 6 | 10.0 | 6 |
| Kitty Carruthers Peter Carruthers |
2 | 2 | 3.0 |
- Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisa Spitz Scott Gregory |
10 | 10 | 10 | 20.0 | 10 |
| Carol Fox Richard Dalley |
6 | 5 | 5 | 10.4 | 5 |
| Judy Blumberg Michael Seibert |
3 | 3 | 4 | 7.0 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 19 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 1 |
- Canada 4-2 USA
- Czechoslovakia 4-1 USA
- Norway 3-3 USA
- USA 7-3 Austria
- Finland 3-3 USA
Game for 7th Place
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7–4 | |
- Team Roster
- Marc Behrend
- Scott Bjugstad
- Bob Brooke
- Chris Chelios
- Mark Fusco
- Scott Fusco
- Steven Griffith
- Paul Guay
- John Harrington
- Tom Hirsch
- Al Iafrate
- David A. Jensen
- David H. Jensen
- Mark Kumpel
- Pat LaFontaine
- Bob Mason
- Corey Millen
- Ed Olczyk
- Gary Sampson
- Phil Verchota
Head Coaches: Lou Vairo & Tim Taylor
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Timothy Nardiello | 47.899 | 23 | 47.799 | 22 | 47.784 | 22 | 47.838 | 22 | 3:11.320 | 21 |
| David Gilman | 47.341 | 17 | 48.178 | 26 | 47.151 | 15 | 47.187 | 16 | 3:09.857 | 17 |
| Frank Masley | 46.890 | 15 | 47.073 | 16 | 46.797 | 12 | 46.990 | 15 | 3:07.750 | 14 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Ronald Rossi Doug Bateman |
42.400 | 10 | 42.251 | 7 | 1:24.651 | 9 |
| Frank Masley Raymond Bateman |
43.047 | 12 | 43.284 | 13 | 1:26.331 | 13 |
- Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Toni Damigella | 45.170 | 25 | 43.187 | 15 | 45.579 | 24 | 43.045 | 17 | 2:56.981 | 20 |
| Theresa Riedl | 43.520 | 16 | 43.995 | 24 | 44.620 | 21 | 43.130 | 18 | 2:55.265 | 19 |
| Bonny Warner | 42.632 | 8 | 42.647 | 11 | 44.103 | 19 | 42.528 | 14 | 2:51.910 | 15 |
Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Mike Randall | Individual | 68.0 | 70.5 | 145.8 | 27 | 51:31.0 | 175.150 | 25 | 320.950 | 28 |
| Kerry Lynch | 80.0 | 79.0 | 181.8 | 22 | 48:02.9 | 206.365 | 3 | 388.165 | 13 | |
| Pat Ahern | 83.5 | 81.0 | 195.1 | 16 | 49:55.2 | 189.520 | 17 | 384.620 | 17 | |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1984 Winter Olympics
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Mike Holland | Normal hill | 81.0 | 90.6 | 87.0 | 73.7 | 164.3 | 41 |
| Landis Arnold | 81.0 | 92.6 | 79.0 | 89.4 | 182.0 | 28 | |
| Jeff Hastings | 84.0 | 99.4 | 86.0 | 104.1 | 203.5 | 9 | |
| Dennis McGrane | 86.0 | 102.6 | 73.0 | 75.8 | 178.4 | 33 | |
| Dennis McGrane | Large hill | 71.0 | 7.1 | 89.0 | 72.8 | 79.9 | 53 |
| Mike Holland | 90.0 | 71.2 | 96.0 | 83.6 | 154.8 | 37 | |
| Reed Zuehlke | 96.0 | 85.6 | 95.5 | 82.9 | 168.5 | 29 | |
| Jeff Hastings | 102.5 | 95.7 | 107.0 | 105.5 | 201.2 | 4 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Erik Henriksen | 39.45 | 20 |
| Nick Thometz | 38.56 | 5 | |
| Dan Jansen | 38.55 | 4 | |
| 1000 m | Dan Jansen | 1:18.73 | 16 |
| Erik Henriksen | 1:17.64 | 11 | |
| Nick Thometz | 1:16.85 | 4 | |
| 1500 m | Mark Mitchell | 2:04.26 | 33 |
| Erik Henriksen | 2:02.20 | 21 | |
| Nick Thometz | 2:00.77 | 14 | |
| 5000 m | Mark Huck | 7:46.91 | 35 |
| Mark Mitchell | 7:34.32 | 21 | |
| Mike Woods | 7:24.81 | 12 | |
| 10,000 m | Mark Mitchell | 15:21.24 | 21 |
| Mike Woods | 14:57.30 | 7 | |
- Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Connie Paraskevin-Young | 43.05 | 13 |
| Katie Class | 42.97 | 10 | |
| Bonnie Blair | 42.53 | 8 | |
| 1000 m | Mary Docter | 1:28.55 | 24 |
| Katie Class | 1:27.57 | 17 | |
| Lydia Stephans | 1:26.73 | 13 | |
| 1500 m | Nancy Swider-Peltz | 2:13.74 | 18 |
| Jane Goldman | 2:12.94 | 17 | |
| Mary Docter | 2:12.14 | 14 | |
| 3000 m | Jane Goldman | 4:42.49 | 12 |
| Nancy Swider-Peltz | 4:40.10 | 10 | |
| Mary Docter | 4:36.25 | 6 | |
References
- Official Olympic Reports
- Olympic Winter Games 1984, full results by sports-reference.com
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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