Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics Egypt competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the African boycott of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 114 competitors, 108 men and 6 women, took part in 74 events in 15 sports. Men's 400 metres Men's Shot Put Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) Men's 3m Springboard Six fencers, all men, represented Egypt in 1984. Three male pentathletes represented Egypt in 1984. Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 100m
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