Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sweden at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sweden competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. 174 competitors, 131 men and 43 women, took part in 138 events in 19 sports. Göran Bjerendal, a veteran of the 1980 Summer Olympics, became the second Swedish archer to place in the top eight and the first since 1972. Women's Individual Competition: Men's Individual Competition: Men's 400 metres Men's 5,000 metres Men's Marathon Men's 50 km Walk Men's High Jump Men's Triple Jump Men's Javelin Throw Men's Shot Put Men's Discus Throw Men's Pole Vault Women's 1,500 metres Women's 3,000 metres Women's
Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the first time in Olympic competition that eight gymnasts were allowed to move onto an apparatus final, instead of the previous six. Due to the boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics by the USSR and other allied countries, there was an 'Alternate Olympics' held where the USSR, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and other nations competed against each other. The Artistic gymnastics segment of the competition was held in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia, and the Rhythmic gymnastics segment was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The artistic gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics was carried out in three stages: Each country was limited