Zimbabwe at the 1984 Summer Olympics Zimbabwe at the 1984 Summer Olympics Zimbabwe competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This was the fifth time that Zimbabwe had competed at an Olympic Games with the first three as Rhodesia. 15 competitors, 12 men and 3 women, took part in 18 events in 5 sports. Zimbabwe first competed at the 1928 games in Amsterdam, Netherlands as Rhodesia. Before the 1984 edition, they had participated in four Summer Olympics before this edition. They were meant to enter the 1972 Olympics in Munich but the invitation was removed by the IOC after the African countries
Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification The men's qualification for the 1984 Summer Olympics. Sixteen teams qualified for the Olympic tournament after continental qualifying rounds. Three Warsaw Pact countries had qualified but withdrew as part of the Soviet-led boycott. They were replaced as follows: <br> <br> <br> The European Qualifiers for the 1984 Summer Olympics tournament took place in 4 groups between 23 March 1983 and 22 April 1984. France, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Soviet Union and Yugoslavia gained qualification to the Olympic tournament. However, Czechoslovakia was replaced by Italy, East Germany was replaced by Norway and Soviet