Virgin Islands at the 1984 Summer Olympics Virgin Islands at the 1984 Summer Olympics The United States Virgin Islands competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 29 competitors, 26 men and 3 women, took part in 31 events in 7 sports. Men's Marathon Men's Pole Vault Four fencers, three men and one woman, represented the Virgin Islands in 1984. Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 400m Freestyle Men's 1500m Freestyle Men's 100m Backstroke Men's 100m Breaststroke Men's 200m Breaststroke Men's 200m Individual Medley Men's
1984 Summer Olympics 1984 Summer Olympics at USD 719 million in 2015-dollars. This includes sports-related costs only, that is, (i) "operational costs" incurred by the organizing committee for the purpose of staging the Games, e.g., expenditures for technology, transportation, workforce, administration, security, catering, ceremonies, and medical services, and (ii) "direct capital costs" incurred by the host city and country or private investors to build, e.g., the competition venues, the Olympic village, international broadcast center, and media and press center, which are required to host the Games. Indirect capital costs are "not" included, such as for road, rail, or airport infrastructure, or for hotel