1984 Winter Olympics medal count
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The 1984 Winter Olympics
, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event
held in Sarajevo
, Yugoslavia
, from 8 to 19 February 1984. A total of 1,272 athletes representing 49 National Olympic Committee
s (NOCs)—including first-time entries from Egypt
, Monaco
, Puerto Rico
, Senegal
, and Virgin Islands
—participated in 39 events from 10 different sports and disciplines
. Compared with the previous Winter Games
, a new event was included in the program: the women's 20 km in cross-country skiing
.
Seventeen NOCs won at least one medal and, among these, eleven secured at least one gold medal. For the first time since its debut at the 1968 Winter Olympics
, East Germany
topped the gold medal count with nine, three more than the Soviet Union
, which had led this count in the past three Games. Nonetheless, the Soviet delegation won the most overall medals (25), including the most silvers (10) and bronzes (9). The host nation, Yugoslavia
, collected its first-ever medal at the Winter Olympics: a silver by alpine skier
Jure Franko
in the men's giant slalom
. This was the third time that the Winter Olympics host team failed to win a gold medal, after France in 1924
and Switzerland in 1928
.
Austrian
athletes secured a single medal—a bronze in men's alpine skiing downhill—in what is the nation's worst ever result at the Winter Games.
In contrast, Czechoslovakia
and Finland
's performances in Sarajevo were historical bests, after collecting a total of six and thirteen medals, respectively.
Finnish cross-country skier Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
was responsible for three of her NOC's four gold medals with a sweep of victories in the women's individual events, and contributed to the bronze in the team relay event.
These Games also witnessed the best result by a Canadian team
since the 1960 Winter Olympics
, thanks mostly to the achievements of speed skater
Gaétan Boucher
. His wins in the men's 1,000 and 1,500 metres, and a third place in the 500 metres, earned Canada's two gold medals and three of its four medals.
Sweden
secured four golds for the first time since St. Moritz 1948
, of which three were obtained by cross-country skiers Gunde Svan
and Thomas Wassberg
. Svan and Wassberg won the men's 15 km and 50 km, respectively, and also clinched the first place in the team relay. Svan was also awarded with a silver and bronze medals, thus contributing half of his NOC's medal tally.
For the third consecutive Winter Olympics, Great Britain
's sole medal was a gold at a figure skating
event, this time in ice dancing by Jayne Torvill
and Christopher Dean
, who received the first-ever set of perfect scores in their free program routine.
(IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the
icon next to the column title.
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event
Multi-sport event
A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports between organized teams of athletes from nation-states. The first major, modern, multi-sport event of international significance was the modern Olympic Games.Many...
held in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
, from 8 to 19 February 1984. A total of 1,272 athletes representing 49 National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s (NOCs)—including first-time entries from Egypt
Egypt at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Egypt competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The only participant was Alpine skier Jamil El Reedy. He has the longest full name among all participants of the 1984 Winter Olympics.- Alpine skiing:Men-References:**...
, Monaco
Monaco at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Monaco competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.- Alpine skiing:Men-References:**...
, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Puerto Rico competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.The country's only representative was George Tucker, who finished last in the luge event. - Luge:Men-References:**...
, Senegal
Senegal at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Senegal competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Senegal was represented at the Sarajevo Games by Lamine Guèye, the first Black African alpine skier to compete at the Olympics....
, and Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The United States Virgin Islands competed in the Winter Olympic Games for the first time at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.- Speed skating:Men-References:**...
—participated in 39 events from 10 different sports and disciplines
Olympic sports
Olympic sports, as defined by the International Olympic Committee, are all the sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics, as of 2012, will include 26 sports, with two additionall sports due to be added in 2016...
. Compared with the previous Winter Games
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
, a new event was included in the program: the women's 20 km in cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympic Games cross country skiing results. The women's 20 km debuted at these games.-15 km:February 13, 1984-30 km:February 10, 1984-50 km:February 19, 1984-4 x 10 km relay:February 16, 1984-5 km:February 12, 1984...
.
Seventeen NOCs won at least one medal and, among these, eleven secured at least one gold medal. For the first time since its debut at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...
, East Germany
East Germany at the 1984 Winter Olympics
East Germany competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-Medalists:- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...
topped the gold medal count with nine, three more than the Soviet Union
Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The Soviet Union competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...
, which had led this count in the past three Games. Nonetheless, the Soviet delegation won the most overall medals (25), including the most silvers (10) and bronzes (9). The host nation, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the host nation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Prior to these Games, Yugoslavia had never won a medal at the Winter Games, but Jure Franko won a silver medal in the men's giant slalom to become a national hero.-Medalists:- Alpine...
, collected its first-ever medal at the Winter Olympics: a silver by alpine skier
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Sarajevo, Yugoslavia .The men's races were held at Bjelašnica, the women's at Jahorina from February 13-19, 1984....
Jure Franko
Jure Franko
Jure Franko is a Slovenian former alpine skier, best known for winning a giant slalom silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo....
in the men's giant slalom
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Sarajevo, Yugoslavia .The men's races were held at Bjelašnica, the women's at Jahorina from February 13-19, 1984....
. This was the third time that the Winter Olympics host team failed to win a gold medal, after France in 1924
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
and Switzerland in 1928
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
.
Austrian
Austria at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Austria competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:Anton "Jimmy" Steiner was the only Austrian competitor to win an olympic medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics.MenWomen- Biathlon:Men...
athletes secured a single medal—a bronze in men's alpine skiing downhill—in what is the nation's worst ever result at the Winter Games.
In contrast, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia at the Olympics
Czechoslovakia first participated at the Olympic Games in 1920, after having competed as Bohemia from 1900 to 1912. The nation sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for the 1984 Games when they participated in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer...
and Finland
Finland at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Finland competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-Medalists:- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...
's performances in Sarajevo were historical bests, after collecting a total of six and thirteen medals, respectively.
Finnish cross-country skier Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi
Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi is a former Finnish cross country skier. She was the big figure at the 1984 Olympics in Sarajevo, winning all three individual cross country skiing events , and a bronze medal for Finland in the relay...
was responsible for three of her NOC's four gold medals with a sweep of victories in the women's individual events, and contributed to the bronze in the team relay event.
These Games also witnessed the best result by a Canadian team
Canada at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Canada competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Bobsleigh:- Cross-country skiing:MenWomen- Figure skating:Men...
since the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
, thanks mostly to the achievements of speed skater
Speed skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The Speed Skating Competition at the 1984 Winter Olympic Games was held on the outdoor track of the Zetra Ice Rink in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, from Wednesday February 8 to Sunday February 19, 1984.-500 m:...
Gaétan Boucher
Gaétan Boucher
Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...
. His wins in the men's 1,000 and 1,500 metres, and a third place in the 500 metres, earned Canada's two gold medals and three of its four medals.
Sweden
Sweden at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Sweden competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:Men- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target...
secured four golds for the first time since St. Moritz 1948
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
, of which three were obtained by cross-country skiers Gunde Svan
Gunde Svan
Gunde Svan is a former Swedish cross-country skier and auto racing driver. During his career he won a total of four gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Winter Olympics...
and Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style - push for every leg - is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries....
. Svan and Wassberg won the men's 15 km and 50 km, respectively, and also clinched the first place in the team relay. Svan was also awarded with a silver and bronze medals, thus contributing half of his NOC's medal tally.
For the third consecutive Winter Olympics, Great Britain
Great Britain at the 1984 Winter Olympics
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.-Medallists:- Alpine skiing:MenWomen- Biathlon:MenMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay...
's sole medal was a gold at a figure skating
Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics
-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Donald H. GilchristAssistant Referee:* Tjasa AndréeJudges: Vladimir Amsel Gerhard Frey Monique Georgelin Ida Tateoka Ingrid Linke Björn Elwin Tatiana Danilenko Oskar Urban Margaret Berezowski Tsukasa Kimura -Ladies:Katarina Witt became the first lady to repeat as...
event, this time in ice dancing by Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill, OBE is a British ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Early life:...
and Christopher Dean
Christopher Dean
Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill...
, who received the first-ever set of perfect scores in their free program routine.
Medal table
The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals won by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
To sort this table by nation, total medal count, or any other column, click on the
| 1 | align=left | |9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 2 | align=left | |6 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | align=left | |4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | align=left | |4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | align=left | |4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | align=left | |3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | align=left | |2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | align=left | |2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | align=left | |2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | align=left | |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | align=left | |0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |