On August 5, 1984, the IOC stripped Swedish wrestler Tomas Johansson of his silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman +100 kg competition after he tested positive for the anabolic steroid Primobolan. List of official changes in medal standings Main article: List of stripped Olympic medals Key * Host nation ( United States) 1984 Summer Olympics medal table Rank Two bronze medals were awarded for third-place ties in both the women's 100 metre hurdles and the men's pole vault competitions. Four silver medals (and no bronze) were awarded in the men's vault gymnastics competition. Two gold medals (and no silver medals) were awarded for first place ties in the women's uneven bars, women's balance beam, and men's rings gymnastics events. In the boxing and judo events, two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where each nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee (NOC). The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. Kōji Gushiken won gold medals in the men's all-around individual and rings gymnastics competitions. Sebastian Coe became the first person to successfully defend the men's 1500 metre title. Michael Gross won gold medals in the men's 100 metre butterfly and men's 200 metre freestyle swimming events. Greg Louganis won the men's 3 metre springboard and 10 platform diving competitions. Joan Benoit won the inaugural women's marathon. Medal table Carl Lewis (pictured) tied Ecaterina Szabo for most gold medals won at the 1984 Summer Olympics at four apiece. Algeria, Dominican Republic, Ivory Coast, Syria, and Zambia won their nation's first Olympic medals. Morocco and Portugal won their first Olympic gold medals. Gymnast Li Ning won the greatest number of medals overall, winning six in total. Runner Carl Lewis and gymnast Ecaterina Szabo won the most gold medals at the games with four each. ![]() ![]() West Germany won the third most gold medals, with 17, and the second most total medals, with 59. Romania won the second most gold medals (20) and the third most total medals (53), marking its highest medal tally in history. Sports commentators noted that the absence of the Soviet Union and various other Eastern Bloc nations stemming from a boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the United States and other countries. It marked the first time the United States led the medal count in both gold and overall medals since 1968. The former record was the largest overall medal haul for the nation since the 1904 edition the latter record was the highest gold medal tally at a single Games and the most for a host nation. ![]() Athletes from host nation United States won the most medals overall, with 174, and the most gold medals, with 83. Overall, 47 nations received at least one medal, and 25 of them won at least one gold medal. A total of 6,829 athletes from 140 nations participated in 221 events in 21 sports. The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 28 to August 12.
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