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 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