Turkey at the 1984 Summer Olympics Turkey at the 1984 Summer Olympics Turkey 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. 46 competitors, 45 men and 1 woman, took part in 49 events in 10 sports. In its first Olympic archery competition, Turkey was represented by two men. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) Two fencers, both men, represented Turkey in 1984. Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 400m Freestyle Men's 1500m Freestyle Men's 100m Butterfly
Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured 14 events in total, for both men and women. Events were held at Lake Casitas. Due to the Eastern Bloc boycott of these Olympics, some of the strongest rowing nations like East Germany, the USSR or Bulgaria were not present. However, this boycott gave an opportunity to Romania, which was one of the few eastern European countries to come to the Games, going on to dominate in women's sports, winning 5 gold medals in 6 events. Both Canada (gold) and USA (silver) had beaten the reigning (boycotting)