Canada competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Canada returned to the Summer Games after having participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 408 competitors, 257 men and 151 women, took part in 193 events in 23 sports.
Primarily due to the Soviet Union-led boycott of these Games, Canada enjoyed its best-ever results at the Summer Games, coming in sixth place in the number of Gold medals won, and fourth place in the total medals won - double their second best total in 1996 and 2016.
Larry Cain — Canoeing, Men's C-1 500m
Alwyn Morris and Hugh Fisher — Canoeing, Men's K-2 1000m
Sylvie Bernier — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard
Lori Fung — Rhythmic Gymnastics, Women's Individual All-round
Pat Turner, Kevin Neufeld, Mark Evans, Grant Main, Paul Steele, Michael Evans, Dean Crawford, Blair Horn, and Brian McMahon (cox) — Rowing, Men's Eight with Coxswain
Linda Thom — Shooting, Women's 25m Pistol
Alex Baumann — Swimming, Men's 200m Individual Medley
Alex Baumann — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley
Victor Davis — Swimming, Men's 200m Breaststroke
Anne Ottenbrite — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
Angela Bailey, Marita Payne, Angella Taylor-Issajenko, and France Gareau — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Richardson, Molly Killingbeck, and Marita Payne — Athletics, Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
Shawn O'Sullivan — Boxing, Men's Light-middleweight (71 kg)
Willie DeWit — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight (91 kg)
Larry Cain — Canoeing, Men's C-1 1000m
Alexandra Barre and Susan Holloway — Canoeing, Women's K-2 500m
Steve Bauer — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
Curt Harnett — Cycling, Men's 1000m Time Trial
Marilyn Brain, Angela Schneider, Barbara Armbrust, Jane Tregunno, and Lesley Thompson — Rowing, Women's Four with Coxswain
Elizabeth Craig and Tricia Smith — Rowing, Women's Pairs
Terry McLaughlin and Evert Bastet — Sailing, Flying Dutchman Class
Victor Davis — Swimming, Men's 100m Breaststroke
Anne Ottenbrite — Swimming, Women's 100m Breaststroke
Mike West, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, and Sandy Goss — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Sharon Hambrook and Kelly Kryczka — Synchronized Swimming, Women's Duet
Carolyn Waldo — Synchronized Swimming, Women's Solo
Jacques Demers — Weightlifting, Men's Middleweight (75 kg)
Robert Molle — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Super Heavyweight (+100 kg)
Ben Johnson — Athletics, Men's 100m
Lynn Williams — Athletics, Women's 3000m
Ben Johnson, Anthony Sharpe, Desai Williams, and Sterling Hinds — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Dale Walters — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
Alwyn Morris and Hugh Fisher — Canoeing, Men's K-2 500m
Alexandra Barre, Lucie Guay, Susan Holloway, and Barbara Olmsted — Canoeing, Women's K-4 500m
Mark Berger — Judo, Men's Heavyweight (over 95 kg)
Silken Laumann and Daniele Laumann — Rowing, Women's Double Sculls
Doug Hamilton, Mike Hughes, Phil Monckton, and Bruce Ford — Rowing, Men's Quadruple Sculls
Robert Mills — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
Hans Fogh, John Kerr, and Stephen Calder — Sailing, Soling (keelboat) Class
Terence Neilson — Sailing, Finn (dinghy) Class
Mike West — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
Cameron Henning — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
Reema Abdo, Anne Ottenbrite, Michelle MacPherson, and Pamela Rai — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Christopher Rinke — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight (82 kg)
Women's Individual Competition:
Linda Kazienko — 2421 points (→ 25th place)
Lucile Lemay — 2379 points (→ 33rd place)
Wanda Sadegur — 2349 points (→ 36th place)
Men's Competition
Men's 100 metres
Ben Johnson
Tony Sharpe
Desai Williams
Men's 200 metres
Atlee Mahorn
Tony Sharpe
Desai Williams
Men's 400 metres
Doug Hinds
Heat — 46.42
Quarterfinals — 46.19 (→ did not advance)
Tim Bethune
Heat — 46.98 (→ did not advance)
Brian Saunders
Heat — 47.40 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
Bruce Roberts
Simon Hoogewerf
Men's 5,000 metres
Paul Williams
Heat — 13:47.56
Semifinals — 13:46.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Paul Williams
Qualifying Heat — 28:36.15 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Art Boileau — 2:22:43 (→ 44th place)
Alain Bordeleau — 2:34:27 (→ 65th place)
Dave Edge — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Mark McKoy
Jeff Glass
Eric Spence
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
Lloyd Guss
Ian Newhouse
Pierre Léveillé
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Greg Duhaime
Men's 4×100 metres Relay
Ben Johnson, Tony Sharpe, Desai Williams and Sterling Hinds
Men's 4×400 metres Relay
Mike Sokolowski, Douglas Hinds, Brian Saunders and Tim Bethune
Men's High Jump
Milton Ottey
Qualification — 2.24m
Final — 2.29m (→ 6th place)
Alain Metellus
Qualification — 2.18m (→ did not advance)
Men's Shot Put
Bishop Dolegiewicz
Qualifying Round — 19.00 m
Final — 18.39 m (→ 11th place)
Martino Catalano
Qualifying Round — 17.24 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
Robert Gray
Men's Javelin Throw
Laslo Babits
Qualification — 82.18m
Final — 80.68m (→ 8th place)
Men's Decathlon
Dave Steen
Final Result — 8047 points (→ 6th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Guillaume LeBlanc
Final — 1:24:29 (→ 4th place)
François Lapointe
Final — 1:27:06 (→ 11th place)
Marcel Jobin
Final — 1:29:49 (→ 21st place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Guillaume LeBlanc
Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
Marcel Jobin
Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
François Lapointe
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Women's Competition
Women's 100 metres
Angela Bailey
Angella Taylor-Issajenko
France Gareau
Women's 200 metres
Angela Bailey
Women's 400 metres
Marita Wiggins
Charmaine Crooks
Molly Killingbeck
Women's 800 metres
Christine Slythe
Grace Verbeek
Ranza Clark
Women's 1,500 metres
Brit McRoberts
Heat — 4:10.64
Final — 4:05.98 (→ 7th place)
Debbie Scott
Heat — 4:09.16
Final — 4:10.41 (→ 10th place)
Women's 3,000 metres
Lynn Williams
Heat — 8.45.77
Final — 8:42.14 (→ Bronze Medal)
Sue French
Heat — 9.24.66 (→ did not advance)
Geri Fitch
Heat — 9.07.18 (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
Sylvie Ruegger
Final — 2:29:09 (→ 8th place)
Anna Marie Malone
Final — 2:36:33 (→ 17th place)
Jacqueline Gareau
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's 100m Hurdles
Sylvia Forgrave
Sue Kameli
Karen Nelson
Women's 400m Hurdles
Andrea Page
Heat — 59.09
Semifinal — 57.89 (→ did not advance)
Dana Wright
Heat — 58.17 (→ did not advance)
Women's 4×100 metres Relay
Angela Bailey, Angella Taylor-Issajenko, France Gareau and Marita Wiggins
Women's 4×400 metres Relay
Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Briscoe, Molly Killingbeck, Marita Wiggins, and Dana Wright
Women's High Jump
Debbie Brill
Qualification — 1.90m
Final — 1.94m (→ 5th place)
Brigitte Reid
Qualification — 1.70m (→ did not advance, 27th place)
Women's Shot Put
Carmen Ionesco
Final — 15.25 m (→ 12th place)
Women's Discus Throw
Carmen Ionesco
Qualification — 52.28m (→ did not advance)
Women's Heptathlon
Jill Ross
Final Result — 5904 points (→ 15th place)
Connie Polman-Tuin
Final Result — 5648 points (→ 16th place)
Donna Smellie
Final Result — 5638 points (→ 17th place)
Canada competed in the Baseball tournament that was held as a demonstration sport. They finished 3rd in their pool, equivalent to 5th overall (tie).
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Spain (82-83)
Lost to United States (68-89)
Defeated PR China (121-80)
Defeated Uruguay (95-80)
Defeated France (96-69)
Quarterfinals
Defeated Italy (78-72)
Semifinals
Lost to United States (59-78)
Bronze Medal Game
Lost to Yugoslavia (82-88) → Fourth place
Team Roster
Howard Kelsey
Tony Simms
Eli Pasquale
Karl Tilleman
Gerald Kazanowski
Jay Triano
John Hatch
Gord Herbert
Bill Wennington
Romel Raffin
Greg Wiltjer
Dan Meagher
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Round
Lost to South Korea (62-67)
Defeated PR China (66-61)
Defeated Australia (56-45)
Lost to Yugoslavia (68-69)
Lost to United States (61-92)
Bronze Medal Match
Lost to PR China (57-62) → Fourth place
Team Roster
Lynn Polson
Tracie McAra
Anna Pendergast
Debbie Huband
Carol Jane Sealey
Alison Lang
Bev Smith
Sylvia Sweeney
Candi Clarkson-Lohr
Toni Kordic
Andrea Blackwell
Misty Thomas
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Bill Dunlop
- First Round — Lost to Eyüp Can (Turkey), 0:5
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Dale Walters → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Mustapha Kouchene (Algeria), 5:0
- Third Round — Defeated Hiroaki Takami (Japan), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Pedro Decima (Argentina), 5:0
- Semifinals — Lost to Héctor López (Mexico), 0:5
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Steve Pagendam
- First Round — Defeated Boubacar Soumana (Nigeria), RSC-3
- Second Round — Lost to Paul Fitzgerald (Ireland), 2:3
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
John Kalbhenn
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Wilson Randrinasolo (MDG), RSC-1
- Third Round — Lost to Reiner Gies (West Germany), 0:5
Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg)
Denis Lambert
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Mirko Puzović (YUG), 0:5
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Wayne Gordon
- First Round — Lost to Mark Breland (USA), 0:5
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)
Shawn O'Sullivan → Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Mohamed Halibi (Libya), RSC-2
- Third Round — Defeated Ahn Dal-Ho (South Korea), RSC-1
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Rod Douglas (Great Britain), 5:0
- Semifinals — Defeated Christophe Tiozzo (France), 5:0
- Final — Lost to Frank Tate (USA), 0:5
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Rick Duff
- First Round — Defeated Brendon Cannon (Australia), 5:0
- Second Round — Lost to Shin Joon-Sup (South Korea), 1:4
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Willie DeWit → Silver Medal
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Mohamed Bouchiche (Algeria), 5:0
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Dodovic Owiny (Kenya), KO-1
- Semifinals — Defeated Arnold Vanderlyde (Netherlands), 3:2
- Final — Lost to Henry Tillman (USA), 0:5
Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Lennox Lewis
- First Round — Defeated Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan), RSC-3
- Quarterfinals — Lost to Tyrell Biggs (USA), 0:5
Thirteen cyclists, ten men and three women, represented Canada in 1984.
Men's individual road race
Steve Bauer — 4:59:57 (→ Silver Medal)
Louis Garneau — +15:30 (→ 33rd place)
Pierre Harvey — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Alain Masson — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Team time trial
Pierre Harvey
Alain Masson
Robert Pulfer
Martin Willock
Sprint
Alex Ongaro
1000m time trial
Curt Harnett
Individual pursuit
Alex Stieda
Gary Trevisiol
Points race
Alex Stieda
Gary Trevisiol
Women's individual road race
Geneviève Robic-Brunet → 22nd place
Marie-Claude Audet → 24th place
Karen Strong-Hearth → 27th place
Men's 3m Springboard
Randy Sageman
Preliminary Round — 527.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Mike Mourant
Preliminary Round — 476.19 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
15 fencers, 10 men and 5 women, represented Canada in 1984.
Men's épée
Michel Dessureault
Daniel Perreault
Jean-Marc Chouinard
Men's team épée
Jacques Cardyn, Jean-Marc Chouinard, Alain Côté, Michel Dessureault, Daniel Perreault
Men's sabre
Jean-Paul Banos
Jean-Marie Banos
Claude Marcil
Men's team sabre
Jean-Marie Banos, Jean-Paul Banos, Marc Lavoie, Claude Marcil, Eli Sukunda
Women's foil
Madeleine Philion
Jacynthe Poirier
Caroline Mitchell
Women's team foil
Caroline Mitchell, Shelley Steiner-Wetterberg, Madeleine Philion, Jacynthe Poirier, Marie-Huguette Cormier
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Canada – Iraq 1 – 1
Canada – Yugoslavia 0 – 1
Canada – Cameroon 3 – 1
Quarter Finals
Canada – Brazil 1 – 1 (→ Brazil wins 4-2 on penalties)
Team Roster:
( 1.) Tino Lettieri
( 2.) Bob Lenarduzzi
( 3.) Bruce Wilson
( 4.) Terry Moore
( 5.) Ian Bridge
( 6.) Randy Ragan
( 7.) David Norman
( 8.) Gerry Gray
( 9.) Ken Garraway
(10.) Dale Mitchell
(11.) Mike Sweeney
(12.) Igor Vrablic
(13.) Craig Martin
(14.) Pasquale De Luca
(15.) Paul James
(16.) John Catliff
(22.) Sven Habermann
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Canada – Netherlands 1-4
Canada – Great Britain 1-3
Canada – Kenya 2-3
Canada – Pakistan 1-7
Canada – New Zealand 2-2
Classification Matches
9th/12th place: Canada – Malaysia 1-0
9th/10th place: Canada – Kenya 0-1 (after extra time) → 10th place
Team Roster
Julian Austin
David Bissett
Patrick Burrows
Pat Caruso
Paul "Bubli" Chohan
Ernie Cholakis
Aaron Fernandes
Ken Goodwin (gk)
Kip Hladky
Bruce MacPherson
Reg Plummer
Trevor Porritt
Harbhajan Rai
Ross Rutledge
Nick Sandhu
Rob Smith
Head Coach: Shiv Jagday
Women's Team Competition
Round Robin
Canada – United States 1-4
Canada – West Germany 0-3
Canada – Australia 2-1
Canada – Netherlands 2-2
Canada – New Zealand 4-1 → 5th place
Team Roster
Shelley Andrews
Lisa Bauer
Sharon Bayes (gk)
Lynne Beecroft
Laura Branchaud
Nancy Charlton
Sharon Creelman
Phyllis Ellis
Sheila Forshaw
Karen Hewlett
Laurie Lambert
Zoe MacKinnon (gk)
Jean Major
Darlene Stoyka
Diane Virjee
Terry Wheatley
Head Coach: Marina van der Merwe
Men's Extra-Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Phil Takahashi
Men's Half-Lightweight (– 66 kg)
Brad Farrow
Men's Lightweight (– 73 kg)
Glenn Beauchamp
Men's Half-Middleweight (– 81 kg)
Kevin Doherty
Men's Middleweight (– 90 kg)
Louis Jani
Men's Half-Heavyweight (– 100 kg)
Joseph Meli
Men's Heavyweight (+ 100 kg)
Mark Berger
Men's Open Class
Fred Blaney
Men's Competition
Men's 100m Freestyle
David Churchill
Heat — 51.85 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Blair Hicken
Heat — 52.74 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Peter Szmidt
Heat — 1:52.48
B-Final — 1:52.56 (→ 14th place)
Alex Baumann
Heat — 1:51.76
B-Final — scratched (→ 17th place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Peter Szmidt
Heat — 3:55.65
B-Final — 3:56.99 (→ 11th place)
David Shemilt
Heat — 3:58.43 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 1500m Freestyle
David Shemilt
Heat — 15:24.78
Final — 15:31.28 (→ 7th place)
Bernard Volz
Heat — 15:31.38 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Mike West
Heat — 57.76
Final — 56.49 (→ Bronze Medal)
Sandy Goss
Heat — 57.60
Final — 57.46 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Cameron Henning
Heat — 2:03.36
Final — 2:02.37 (→ Bronze Medal)
Mike West
Heat — 2:04.93
B-Final — 2:04.73 (→ 10th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Victor Davis
Heat — 1:03.63
Final — 1:01.99 (→ Silver Medal)
Marco Veilleux
Heat — 1:05.34 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Victor Davis
Heat — 2:18.20
Final — 2:13.34 (→ Gold Medal)
Ken Fitzpatrick
Heat — 2:19.74
Final — 2:18.86 (→ 5th place)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Tom Ponting
Heat — 55.23
B-Final — 55.31 (→ 9th place)
Dave Churchill
Heat — 55.84 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Tom Ponting
Heat — 1:59.78
Final — 1:59.37 (→ 6th place)
Peter Ward
Heat — 1:59.99
Final — 2:00.39 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200m Individual Medley
Alex Baumann
Heat — 2:03.60
Final — 2:01.42 (→ Gold Medal)
Rob Chernoff
Heat — 2:08.47 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 400m Individual Medley
Alex Baumann
Heat — 4:22.46
Final — 4:17.41 (→ Gold Medal)
Peter Dobson
Heat — 4:29.61
B-Final — 4:30.09 (→ 14th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Sandy Goss, Alex Baumann, Blair Hicken, and Levente Mady
Heat — 3:25.94
David Churchill, Blair Hicken, Alex Baumann, and Sandy Goss
Final — 3:24.70 (→ 7th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Sandy Goss, Benoit Clement, Wayne Kelly, and Peter Szmidt
Heat — 7:28.31
Sandy Goss, Wayne Kelly, Peter Szmidt, and Alex Baumann
Final — 7:26.51 (→ 5th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Mike West, Victor Davis, Tom Ponting, and Sandy Goss
Heat — 3:46.12
Final — 3:43.23 (→ Silver Medal)
Women's Competition
Women's 100m Freestyle
Pamela Rai
Heat — 57.41
B-Final — 57.56 (→ 12th place)
Jane Kerr
Heat — 58.46
B-Final — 57.85 (→ 14th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Julie Daigneault
Heat — 2:03.40
B-Final — 2:03.67 (→ 11th place)
Jane Kerr
Heat — 2:04.02
B-Final — 2:04.19 (→ 14th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Julie Daigneault
Heat — 4:16.60
Final — 4:16.41 (→ 8th place)
Donna McGinnis
Heat — 4:19.48
B-Final — 4:15.59 (→ 10th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Karen Ward
Heat — 8:45.37
Final — 8:48.12 (→ 8th place)
Donna McGinnis
Heat — 8:51.71 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Jane Kerr, Maureen New, Cheryl McArton, and Carol Klimpel
Heat — 3:50.40
Pamela Rai, Carol Klimpel, Cheryl McArton, and Jane Kerr
Final — 3:49.50 (→ 5th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Reema Abdo, Anne Ottenbrite, Michelle MacPherson, and Pamela Rai
Heat — 4:15.70
Final — 4:12.98 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Reema Abdo
Heat — 1:04.92
B-Final — 1:05.13 (→ 14th place)
Michelle MacPherson
Heat — 1:06.04 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Reema Abdo
Heat — 2:19.05
B-Final — 2:18.50 (→ 12th place)
Melinda Copp
Heat — 2:21.39 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Jill Horstead
Heat — 2:14.88
B-Final — 2:13.49 (→ 9th place)
Marie Moore
Heat — 2:14.95
B-Final — 2:14.96 (→ 11th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Michelle MacPherson
Heat — 2:20.68
B-Final — 2:19.34 (→ 10th place)
Alison Dozzo
Heat — 2:20.85
B-Final — 2:19.70 (→ 11th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Nathalie Gingras
Heat — 4:51.77
Final — 4:50.55 (→ 5th place)
Donna McGinnis
Heat — 4:53.30
Final — 4:50.65 (→ 6th place)
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Lost to Italy (1-3)
Defeated Egypt (3-0)
Defeated China (3-0)
Defeated Japan (3-0)
Semi Finals
Lost to United States (0-3)
Bronze Medal Match
Lost to Italy (0-3) → 4th place
Team Roster
Rick Bacon
John Barrett
Allan Coulter
Terry Danyluk
Paul Gratton
Glenn Hoag
Tom Jones
Dave Jones
Alex Ketrzynski
Garth Pischke
Don Saxton
Randy Wagner
Women's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Peru (0-3)
Lost to South Korea (0-3)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place: Lost to West Germany (0-3)
7th/8th place: Lost to Brazil (0-3) → 8th place
Team Roster
Diane Ratnik
Suzi Smith
Tracey Mills
Joyce Gamborg
Audrey Vandervelden
Monica Hitchcock
Karen Moore
Rachel Beliveau
Lise Martin
Caroline Cote
Barbara Broen
Josee Lebel
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Lost to Yugoslavia (4-13)
Lost to Netherlands (9-10)
Lost to China (5-6)
Final Round (Group E)
Lost to Greece (8-11)
Drew with Brazil (10-10)
Defeated Japan (8-5)
Lost to Italy (9-16) → 10th place
Team Roster
Rick Zayonc
Alexander Juhasz
George Gross
Sylvain Huet
John Anderson
Paul Pottier
Simon De-Schamps
Brian Collyer
Bill Meyer
Rene Bol
Gordon Vantol
Geoff Brown
Dominique Dion
