由于近几届奥运会耗资不断加大以及政治因素的干扰，使得申办奥运会的城市望而却步，越来越少。本届奥运会的申办城市原有两家，除洛杉矶外，还有伊朗的德黑兰，但出于上述种种原因，德黑兰中途退出。因此，在1978年国际奥委会雅典年会上，洛杉矶在没有对手的情况下，获得了本届奥运会的承办权。1932年洛市曾主办过第十届奥运会，52年过去，奥林匹克圣火再次在这里燃起，使它成为继巴黎、伦敦之后，第三个举行两届夏季奥运会的城市。

KEY FACTS

Opening date: 28 July 1984

Closing date: 12 August 1984

The Host City: Los Angeles (USA)

Sports: 23

LOS ANGELES  1984 Games of the XXIII Olympiad

Although a revenge boycott¹ led by the Soviet² Union depleted³ the field in certain sports, a record 140 nations took part. Joan Benoit won the inaugural⁴ women's marathon and Connie Carpenter-Phinney the first women's cycling road race.

Carl Lewis won both sprints⁵ and the long jump and earned a fourth gold in the 4x100m relay. Pertti Karppinen won single sculls rowing for the third time. Sebastian Coe became the first repeat winner of the men's 1,500m. Archer⁶ Neroli Fairhall was the first paraplegic athlete to take part in a medal event. She competed in a wheelchair.
Do You Know? 允许职业足球运动员参加奥运会？

Professionals were allowed to participate in the football tournament - as long as they had not yet taken part in the World Cup. This led to a spirited final -viewed by 101,799 spectators - in which France defeated Brazil 2-0.

这届奥运会上允许职业运动员参加足球比赛，只要他们不参加世界杯。这直接造成了决赛爆满的场景，最后法国队以2－0击败了巴西队夺冠。

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