Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Canada returned to the Summer Games after having participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 408 competitors, 257 men and 151 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports. Primarily due to the Soviet Union-led boycott of these Games, Canada enjoyed its best-ever results at the Summer Games, coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won, and fourth place in the total medals won - double their second best total in 1996 and 2016. Women's
Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics Water polo at the 1984 Summer Olympics The water polo tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held from August 1 to August 10, 1984, at the Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool in Malibu, California. The tournament featured 12 men's teams, playing two rounds of round-robin play: preliminaries and finals. Water polo was one of four Aquatics sports held at the 1984 games, along with swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming, which was held for the first time. 12 teams played in the 1984 Olympic tournament: The top 8 teams qualified for the 1985 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup in Duisburg,