Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics Japan competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Japan returned to the Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 226 competitors, 174 men and 52 women, took part in 147 events in 22 sports. In their third Olympic archery competition, Japan won a bronze medal in the men's division as well as having a fourth place competitor in each division. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Men's 400 metres Men's 10,000 metres Men's Marathon Men's Long Jump Men's High Jump Men's Javelin Throw Men's Hammer
Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics For the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, a total of forty-three sports venues were used. Barcelona's first bid for the Summer Olympics was the 1924 Games, losing to Paris. The city tried again in 1936, losing to Berlin. The city subsequently planned to host the People's Olympiad in that year, as a protest against holding the Olympics in Nazi Germany, but were forced to cancel the event because of the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Following their success of hosting the Mediterranean Games in 1955, Barcelona would try again to host the Summer