Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics
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VenuesArtesia Freeway, Streets of Mission Viejo
Olympic Velodrome
Olympic Velodrome
DateJuly 29–August 3, 1984
Competitors359 from 54 nations
| Cycling at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
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| Venues | Artesia Freeway, Streets of Mission Viejo Olympic Velodrome |
| Date | July 29–August 3, 1984 |
| Competitors | 359 from 54 nations |
The cycling competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles consisted of three road cycling events and five track cycling events. For the first time, women's cycling events were included in the Olympic program. Also newly introduced in these Games was the men's points race event.[1]
Men's events
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Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Road race |
Connie Carpenter United States |
Rebecca Twigg United States |
Sandra Schumacher West Germany |
Track cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points race |
Roger Ilegems Belgium |
Uwe Messerschmidt West Germany |
José Youshimatz Mexico |
| Pursuit, individual |
Steve Hegg United States |
Rolf Gölz West Germany |
Leonard Nitz United States |
| Pursuit, team |
 AustraliaMichael Grenda Kevin Nichols Michael Turtur Dean Woods |
United States David Grylls Steve Hegg Patrick McDonough Leonard Nitz Brent Emery |
West Germany Reinhard Alber Rolf Gölz Roland Günther Michael Marx |
| Sprint |
Mark Gorski United States |
Nelson Vails United States |
Tsutomu Sakamoto Japan |
| 1 km time trial |
Fredy Schmidtke West Germany |
Curt Harnett Canada |
Fabrice Colas France |
Participating nations
359 cyclists from 54 nations competed.[1]
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