Editing 1984 Summer Olympics (section)

===General===
* This was the first edition in which new rules of coexistence within the [[Olympic Village]] were implemented and it was decided that from this edition onwards all athletes would have to stay in the same place, as opposed to being divided by gender and sometimes even political blocs which was the case previously.<ref>"[https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/161899/olympic-summer-games-villages-from-paris-1924-to-rio-2016-international-olympic-committee-olympic-st Olympic Summer Games Villages from Paris 1924 to Tokyo 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429041930/https://library.olympics.com/Default/doc/SYRACUSE/161899/olympic-summer-games-villages-from-paris-1924-to-rio-2016-international-olympic-committee-olympic-st |date=2023-04-29 }}." The Olympic Studies Centre. 2022 June 20.</ref>
* Also for the first time in history, the International Olympic Committee authorized the formal segments of the [[1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] to be interspersed with the cultural segments. The start of the event featured the arrival of Bill Suitor by means of the [[Bell Aerosystems]] [[rocket pack]] (also known as a Jet Pack).
* The [[United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics|United States]] topped the medal count for the first time since [[1968 Summer Olympics medal table|1968]], winning a record 83 gold medals and surpassing the [[Soviet Union at the Olympics|Soviet Union]]'s total of 81 golds at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-gold-medals-won-at-a-single-summer-olympic-games-country Most gold medals won at a single Summer Olympic Games - Country]</ref>
* As a result of an [[Nagoya Resolution]] signed in 1979,and the designating the [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (Taiwan) as [[Chinese Taipei]], the [[China|People's Republic of China]] returned to the Summer Olympics for the first time since [[1952 Summer Olympics|Helsinki 1952]]. The [[Military anthem of China]] was played for both teams during the opening ceremony.
* Local Los Angeles artist [[Rodolfo Escalera]] was commissioned to create nine paintings depicting the Summer Games that would later be turned into collectible plates and presented as "The Official Gift of the 1984 Olympics".LAOOC also designed [[Ernie Barnes]] as "Sports Artist of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games" and  Barnes was commissioned to create five Olympic-themed paintings and serve as an official Olympic spokesman to encourage inner-city youth.