Editing 1984 Summer Olympics (section)

===Track and field===
* [[Carl Lewis]] of the United States, making his first of four appearances at the Olympics, equaled the 1936 performance of [[Jesse Owens]] by winning four gold medals, in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 × 100 m relay and long jump.
* [[Edwin Moses]] of the United States won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles 8 years after winning in 1976.
* [[Joaquim Cruz]] of Brazil won the 800 meter run with a time of 1:43.00 to set an Olympic record.
* [[Nawal El Moutawakel]] of Morocco became the first female Olympic champion of a Muslim nation—and the first of her country—in the 400 m hurdles.
* [[Carlos Lopes]], from Portugal, won the [[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Marathon]] at the age of 37, with a time of 2:09:21, an Olympic record that stood for 24 years. It was the first gold medal ever for Portugal. Gold medal favorite, World Record holder and the then World Champion, [[Robert de Castella]] from [[Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Australia]], finished in 5th place, 1:48 behind Lopes.
* A [[marathon (sport)|marathon]] for women was held for the first time at the Olympics (won by [[Joan Benoit]] of the U.S.). The event was also remembered for Swiss runner [[Gabriela Andersen-Schiess]], who – suffering from heat exhaustion – entered the stadium for the final lap in a state of almost total exhaustion, barely able to walk but eventually completing the race, collapsing at the finishing line and being immediately treated by medical personnel.
* [[Daley Thompson]] of Great Britain apparently missed a new world record in winning his second consecutive gold medal in the [[decathlon]]; the next year, his score was retroactively raised to 8847, giving him the record.
* [[Sebastian Coe]] of Great Britain became the first man to win consecutive gold medals in the [[1500m]].
* [[Maricica Puică]] of Romania won the 3000 meters, known for the [[Mary Decker]] vs. [[Zola Budd]] rivalry. World champion and heavy favorite Decker fell after a controversial collision with Budd. However, Puică had the best annual time at the distance, easily run away from silver medalist [[Wendy Sly]] of Great Britain and appeared to have more to give if it had been necessary. Puică was injured during the very first Track and Field World Championships in [[Helsinki]] the year before, in which Decker had won both the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters.<ref>Sky Documentary "Mary Decker vs Zola Budd", aired on Danish [[DR2]], 2.August 2018, 23:30 CEST</ref>