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This article contains an overview of the year 1984 in the sport of athletics.
Event | Athlete | Mark | Date | Venue |
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10,000 metres | ![]() | 27:13.81 | 2 July | Stockholm, Sweden |
4 × 100 m Relay | ![]() • Sam Graddy • Ron Brown • Calvin Smith • Carl Lewis | 37.83 | August 11 | Los Angeles |
High Jump | ![]() | 2.39m | June 10 | Eberstadt, West Germany |
Pole Vault | ![]() | 5.85m | 26 May | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
![]() | 5.88m | 2 June | Paris, France | |
![]() | 5.90m | 13 July | London | |
![]() | 5.91m | 31 August | Rome, Italy | |
![]() | 5.94m | 31 August | Rome, Italy | |
Hammer | ![]() | 86.34m | 3 July | Cork, Ireland |
Javelin (old) | ![]() | 104.80m | 20 July | Berlin, East Germany |
Decathlon | ![]() | 8832 | 8-9 June | Mannheim, West Germany |
![]() | 8847 | 8-9 August | Los Angeles, United States | |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:08:05 | 21 October | Chicago, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
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1. | ![]() | 9.96 | May 5 | Athens, United States |
2. | ![]() | 9.99 | May 6 | Houston, United States |
3. | ![]() | 10.00 | June 9 | Warsaw, Poland |
4. | ![]() | 10.09 | May 12 | Baton Rouge, United States |
— | ![]() | 10.09 | August 22 | Zürich, Switzerland |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 19.80 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
2. | ![]() | 19.96 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
3. | ![]() | 20.07 | May 5 | Indianapolis, United States |
4 | ![]() | 20.07 | October 3 | Brindisi, Italy |
5. | ![]() | 20.26 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 44.27 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
2. | ![]() | 44.54 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
3. | ![]() | 44.71 | June 21 | Los Angeles, United States |
4. | ![]() | 44.75 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
— | ![]() | 44.75 | August 8 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 1:41.77 | August 26 | Köln, West Germany |
2. | ![]() | 1:42.28 | August 26 | Köln, West Germany |
3. | ![]() | 1:42.96 | August 29 | Koblenz, West Germany |
4. | ![]() | 1:43.63 | August 29 | Koblenz, West Germany |
5. | ![]() | 1:43.64 | August 6 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 3:31.54 | July 6 | Hengelo, Netherlands |
2. | ![]() | 3:32.39 | August 22 | Zürich, Switzerland |
3. | ![]() | 3:33.13 | August 20 | Budapest, Hungary |
4. | ![]() | 3:33.46 | August 22 | Zürich, Switzerland |
5. | ![]() | 3:33.64 | August 22 | Zürich, Switzerland |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 13:04.78 | June 13 | Florence, Italy |
2. | ![]() | 13:07.54 | August 11 | Los Angeles, United States |
3. | ![]() | 13:09.20 | August 11 | Los Angeles, United States |
4. | ![]() | 13:10.08 | June 13 | Florence, Italy |
5. | ![]() | 13:11.50 | August 11 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 27:13.81 | July 2 | Stockholm, Sweden |
2. | ![]() | 27:17.48 | July 2 | Stockholm, Sweden |
3. | ![]() | 27:33.10 | May 5 | Potsdam, East Germany |
4. | ![]() | 27:40.56 | July 2 | Stockholm, Sweden |
5. | ![]() | 27:41.75 | June 13 | Florence, Italy |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 1:01:52 | May 6 | Milan, Italy |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 13.15 | August 22 | Zürich, Switzerland |
2. | ![]() | 13.16 | August 22 | Zürich, Switzerland |
3. | ![]() | 13.23 | May 13 | Westwood, United States |
4. | ![]() | 13.27 | July 25 | Walnut, United States |
5. | ![]() | 13.35 | August 5 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 47.32 | August 29 | Koblenz, West Germany |
2. | ![]() | 47.69 | July 10 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
3. | ![]() | 48.02 | June 17 | Los Angeles, United States |
4. | ![]() | 48.16 | June 17 | Los Angeles, United States |
5. | ![]() | 48.28 | June 18 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 8:07.62 | August 24 | Brussels, Belgium |
2. | ![]() | 8:09.18 | August 24 | Brussels, Belgium |
3. | ![]() | 8:11.80 | August 10 | Los Angeles, United States |
4. | ![]() | 8:13.16 | August 29 | Koblenz, West Germany |
5. | ![]() | 8:13.78 | July 21 | Oslo, Norway |
RANK | ATHLETE | HEIGHT | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 2.39 | June 10 | Eberstadt, West Germany |
2. | ![]() | 2.37 | February 24 | West Berlin, West Germany |
![]() | September 2 | Rieti, Italy | ||
4. | ![]() | 2.36 | February 1 | Milan, Italy |
![]() | May 5 | Tashkent, Soviet Union | ||
![]() | June 10 | Eberstadt, West Germany |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
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1. | ![]() | 8.79 | January 27 | New York, United States |
2. | ![]() | 8.59 | September 5 | Rhede, United States |
3. | ![]() | 8.50 | July 27 | Dresden, East Germany |
4. | ![]() | 8.38 | August 17 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5. | ![]() | 8.37 | August 17 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 17.52 | June 21 | Kiev, Soviet Union |
2. | ![]() | 17.50 | June 10 | Sochi, Soviet Union |
![]() | June 17 | Los Angeles, United States | ||
4. | ![]() | 17.47 | July 19 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5. | ![]() | 17.45 | August 26 | Cologne, West Germany |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 71.26 | June 9 | San José, United States |
![]() | November 15 | Malmö, Sweden | ||
3. | ![]() | 70.98 | July 21 | Eugene, United States |
4. | ![]() | 70.44 | June 9 | San José, United States |
5. | ![]() | 70.26 | September 8 | Cagliari, Italy |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 86.34 | July 3 | Cork City, Ireland |
2. | ![]() | 85.20 | July 3 | Cork City, Ireland |
3. | ![]() | 84.40 | September 9 | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
4. | ![]() | 82.56 | August 17 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5. | ![]() | 81.52 | June 11 | Tampere, Finland |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 22.19 | May 26 | San José, United States |
2. | ![]() | 22.09 | August 23 | Stayki, Soviet Union |
3. | ![]() | 22.04 | June 11 | Rehlingen, United States |
4. | ![]() | 21.92 | June 2 | Eugene, United States |
5. | ![]() | 21.76 | June 2 | Eugene, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 104.80 | July 20 | East Berlin, East Germany |
2. | ![]() | 93.68 | June 2 | Erfurt, East Germany |
3. | ![]() | 93.44 | June 18 | Los Angeles, United States |
4. | ![]() | 93.42 | July 1 | Pihtipudas, Finland |
5. | ![]() | 92.42 | April 6 | Austin, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | HEIGHT | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 5.94 | August 31 | Rome, Italy |
2. | ![]() | 5.91 | August 31 | Rome, Italy |
3. | ![]() | 5.85 | June 22 | Kiev, Soviet Union |
4. | ![]() | 5.82 | July 21 | Eugene, United States |
![]() | August 20 | Budapest, Hungary |
RANK | ATHLETE | POINTS | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 8798 | June 9 | Mannheim, West Germany |
![]() | August 9 | Los Angeles, United States | ||
3. | ![]() | 8704 | July 21 | Potsdam, East Germany |
4. | ![]() | 8652 | June 22 | Moscow, Soviet Union |
5. | ![]() | 8642 | June 3 | Neubrandenburg, DDR |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 10.76 |
2. | ![]() | 10.84 |
3. | ![]() | 10.99 |
4. | ![]() | 11.01 |
5. | ![]() | 11.02 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 21.71 |
2. | ![]() | 21.74 |
3. | ![]() | 21.81 |
4. | ![]() | 21.85 |
5. | ![]() | 22.04 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 48.16 |
2. | ![]() | 48.73 |
3. | ![]() | 48.83 |
4. | ![]() | 48.98 |
5. | ![]() | 49.02 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 1:55.69 |
2. | ![]() | 1:56.09 |
3. | ![]() | 1:56.26 |
4. | ![]() | 1:56.53 |
5. | ![]() | 1:56.78 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 3:56.63 |
2. | ![]() | 3:56.65 |
3. | ![]() | 3:57.22 |
4. | ![]() | 3:57.70 |
5. | ![]() | 3:57.72 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 4:15.8 |
2. | ![]() | 4:21.78 |
3. | ![]() | 4:22.64 |
4. | ![]() | 4:22.92 |
5. | ![]() | 4:24.57 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 8:22.62 |
2. | ![]() | 8:29.59 |
3. | ![]() | 8:32.0 |
4. | ![]() | 8:33.57 |
5. | ![]() | 8:34.91 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 14:58.89 |
2. | ![]() | 15:01.83 |
3. | ![]() | 15:09.07 |
4. | ![]() | 15:22.50 |
5. | ![]() | 15:22.76 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 31:13.78 |
2. | ![]() | 31:15.00 |
3. | ![]() | 31:53.53 |
4. | ![]() | 31:56.01 |
5. | ![]() | 31:56.02 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 1:08:34 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 12.43 |
2. | ![]() | 12.50 |
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4. | ![]() | 12.53 |
5. | ![]() | 12.54 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 53.58 |
2. | ![]() | 53.67 |
3. | ![]() | 54.34 |
4. | ![]() | 54.43 |
5. | ![]() | 54.56 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 2.07 |
2. | ![]() | 2.05 |
3. | ![]() | 2.02 |
4. | ![]() | 2.00 |
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RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
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1. | ![]() | 7.40 |
2. | ![]() | 7.29 |
3. | ![]() | 7.27 |
4. | ![]() | 7.21 |
5. | ![]() | 7.12 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 74.56 |
2. | ![]() | 73.36 |
3. | ![]() | 73.28 |
4. | ![]() | 73.10 |
5. | ![]() | 72.32 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 22.53 |
2. | ![]() | 21.85 |
3. | ![]() | 21.60 |
4. | ![]() | 21.53 |
5. | ![]() | 21.32 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 74.72 |
2. | ![]() | 74.24 |
3. | ![]() | 72.70 |
4. | ![]() | 72.16 |
5. | ![]() | 71.68 |
RANK | 1984 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 6946 |
2. | ![]() | 6859 |
3. | ![]() | 6803 |
4. | ![]() | 6789 |
5. | ![]() | 6775 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
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1. | ![]() | 2:08:05WR | October 21 | Chicago, United States |
2. | ![]() | 2:09:06 | October 21 | Chicago, United States |
3. | ![]() | 2:09:09 | October 21 | Chicago, United States |
4. | ![]() | 2:09:14 | July 21 | East Berlin, East Germany |
5. | ![]() | 2:09:21 | August 12 | Los Angeles, United States |
6. | ![]() | 2:09:30 | July 21 | East Berlin, East Germany |
7. | ![]() | 2:09:41 | March 31 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
8. | ![]() | 2:09:56 | August 12 | Los Angeles, United States |
9. | ![]() | 2:09:57 | May 13 | London, United Kingdom |
10. | ![]() | 2:09:58 | August 12 | Los Angeles, United States |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | 2:24:26WR | May 13 | London, United Kingdom |
2. | ![]() | 2:24:52 | August 5 | Los Angeles, United States |
3. | ![]() | 2:26:01 | October 21 | Chicago, United States |
4. | ![]() | 2:26:18 | August 5 | Los Angeles, United States |
5. | ![]() | 2:26:52 | July 21 | East Berlin, East Germany |
6. | ![]() | 2:26:57 | August 5 | Los Angeles, United States |
7. | ![]() | 2:27:34 | August 5 | Los Angeles, United States |
8. | ![]() | 2:27:40 | October 21 | Chicago, United States |
9. | ![]() | 2:27:51 | January 15 | Houston, United States |
10. | ![]() | 2:28:34 | August 5 | Los Angeles, United States |
DATE | MARATHON | NATION | MEN'S WINNER | TIME | WOMEN'S WINNER | TIME |
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February 19 | Los Angeles Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:10:19 | ![]() | 2:31:57 |
April 14 | Rotterdam Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:11:12 | ![]() | 2:34:56 |
April 16 | Boston Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:10:34 | ![]() | 2:29:28 |
May 12 | Amsterdam Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:14:28 | ![]() | 2:43:51 |
May 12 | Paris Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:11:58 | ![]() | 2:38:20 |
May 13 | London Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:09:57 | ![]() | 2:24:26 |
August 5 | Olympic Marathon | ![]() | — | — | ![]() | 2:24:52 |
August 12 | Olympic Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:09:58 | — | — |
September 30 | Berlin Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:13:35 | ![]() | 2:39:32 |
October 21 | Chicago Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:08:05 | ![]() | 2:26:01 |
December 2 | Fukuoka Marathon | ![]() | ![]() | 2:10:00 | — | — |
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