1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games took place on the evening of Friday 28 July in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal ceremonial opening of this international sporting event (including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes) with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation's culture. The 1984 Games were formally opened by President Ronald Reagan. The spectacle was in front of 92,516 attendants. The ceremony was a $5 million production and titled Music of
United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics Breaststroke Men's 200m Breaststroke Men's 100m Butterfly Men's 200m Butterfly Men's 200m Individual Medley Men's 400m Individual Medley Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 100m Freestyle Women's 200m Freestyle Women's 400m Freestyle Women's 800m Freestyle Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Women's 100m Backstroke Women's 200m Backstroke Women's 200m Individual Medley Women's 400m Individual Medley United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics The United States was the host nation of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los