Wheelchair racing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 3000 m | women | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
Wheelchair racing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 11 August 1984. There were two events, a 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men. Medals were not awarded, as the sport was not part of the official competition.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Paul van Winkel |  Belgium |
3:58.50 | |
 |
Randy Snow |  United States |
4:00.02 | |
 |
André Viger |  Canada |
4:00.47 | |
| 4 | Mel Fitzgerald | Canada |
4:00.65 | |
| 5 | Jürgen Geider |  West Germany |
4:00.71 | |
| 6 | Peter Trotter |  Australia |
4:00.83 | |
| 7 | Rick Hansen | Canada |
4:02.75 | |
| 8 | Jim Martinson | United States |
4:21.37 |
Women's 800 m wheelchair
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sharon Hedrick | United States |
2:15.73 | WR |
|
Monica Wetterström |  Sweden |
2:20.73 | |
|
Candace Cable | United States |
2:28.37 | |
| 4 | Sacajuwea Hunter | United States |
2:32.22 | |
| 5 | Anna-Maria Orvefors | Sweden |
2:32.49 | |
| 6 | Angela Leriti | Canada |
2:41.43 | |
| 7 | Connie Hansen |  Denmark |
2:41.53 | |
| 8 | Ingrid Lauridsen | Denmark |
2:43.06 |
See also
References
- Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
