If LA 1984 Olympics were not boycotted, what would have been the results?

[rafalgorka 1,517]

In this brand new but rather vintage thread I'd like to discuss how the results in certain events would look like if every NOC took part in 1984 olympics.

 

In my olympics data archive I have a lot info on that games.

 

Could be interesting.

 

This vintage topic may be very current when it comes to Paris. No RUS? No BLR? If so, any NOC will boycott the whole thing? And then another LA boycott??? Welcome to the Hard Times.

Edited December 21, 2022 by Sindo

[rafalgorka 1,517]

E.g. Men's 100m

 

In athletics it's relatively easy, we can compare the results of 1984 olympics and 1984 Friendship Games.

Although you must remember than some Polish athletes keep telling that once they knew they won't participate in real olympics in 1984, they didn't put too much effort into the 1984 Friendships.

Edited December 7, 2022 by rafalgorka

[rafalgorka 1,517]

ATHLETICS - Men's 100m

 

1. Carl Lewis USA 9.99 LA1

2. Osvaldo Lara CUB 10.17 F1

3. Attila Kovacs HUN 10.18 F2

4. Sam Graddy USA 10.19 LA2

5. Leandro Penalver CUB 10.21 F3

6. Ben Johnson CAN 10.22 LA3

7. Ron Brown USA 10.26 LA4

8. Mike McFarlane GBR 10.27 LA5

 

tbc... (probably)...

Edited December 7, 2022 by rafalgorka

[rafalgorka 1,517]

Medal table - what if's 1984

 

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[JoshMartini007 2,536]

This will be quite interesting. As you said, anything with a measurement/score can be compared. Head-to-head competitions like boxing will be a bit more difficult.

[phelps 7,671]

6 hours ago, JoshMartini007 said:

This will be quite interesting. As you said, anything with a measurement/score can be compared. Head-to-head competitions like boxing will be a bit more difficult.

remembering very well how it went in L.A. 38 years ago, in Boxing I can tell you that the  would still get all of their gold medals, as the judges were the perfect forecomers of those who did what they did in Seoul 4 years later  

 

however, at the 1982 world champs in Munich (the last held before the 1984 Games),  won 5 of the 12 gold medals, with  and  getting 3 each and  winning 1 gold medal.

 

among the boycotting Nations,  won 4 (but no gold),  2 and  1 (a silver medal)...and that's it.

[Griff88 1,952]

Easy.  would still come home without any medal  

[Dragon 1,844]

In Equestrian  might have got a silver or bronze in team dressage but otherwise they'd be no changes to the medals

[Dragon 1,844]

4 hours ago, phelps said:

remembering very well how it went in L.A. 38 years ago, in Boxing I can tell you that the  would still get all of their gold medals, as the judges were the perfect forecomers of those who did what they did in Seoul 4 years later  

 

however, at the 1982 world champs in Munich (the last held before the 1984 Games),  won 5 of the 12 gold medals, with  and  getting 3 each and  winning 1 gold medal.

 

among the boycotting Nations,  won 4 (but no gold),  2 and  1 (a silver medal)...and that's it.

I think 4 of the Americans deserved golds in 1984 and 5 didn't.  being the country that lost out badly because of the home town judging.

I think the  and  fighters would have been so good that the judges could not possibly vote against them. (I hope)

[Federer91 2,793]

We had 41 medals in Moscow (8-16-17) and 35 in Seoul (10-12-13). 84' would have probably been the bridge between the two and most likely the best one, so BG would have been top 10 again, and i could fantasize about top 5