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
Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Baden-Baden, West Germany (Germany since October 1990), the IOC selected Seoul to host the 1988 Summer Olympics. Venues for the Seoul Sports Complex were constructed between 1973 and 1984. Except for Mongchon Tosong and the Tongillo Road Course, all of the other venues were completed or renovated by the summer of 1986. Many of the venues would play host to the Asian Games in 1986 which would serve as test events for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The men's marathon course was run in hot weather along a route lined with 36,000 police personnel. At the Han River Regatta Course/