Female artistic gymnasts
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Laura Muñoz |  Spain | 9 June 1970 (aged 14) |
| Oldest competitor | Kathy Johnson |  United States | 13 September 1959 (aged 24) |
| Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| List of gymnasts | ||
| Artistic | ||
| Team all-around | men | women |
| Individual all-around | men | women |
| Vault | men | women |
| Floor | men | women |
| Pommel horse | men | |
| Rings | men | |
| Parallel bars | men | |
| Horizontal bar | men | |
| Uneven bars | women | |
| Balance beam | women | |
| Rhythmic | ||
| Individual all-around | women | |
This is a list of the gymnasts who represented their country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles from 28 July to 12 August 1984. Gymnasts across two disciplines (artistic gymnastics [1] and rhythmic gymnastics [2] ) participated in the Games.
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Laura Muñoz | Spain | 9 June 1970 (aged 14) |
| Oldest competitor | Kathy Johnson | United States | 13 September 1959 (aged 24) |
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Johan Jonasson |  Sweden | 9 October 1966 (aged 17) |
| Oldest competitor | Volker Rohrwick |  West Germany | 16 July 1954 (aged 30) |
| Name | Country | Date of birth (Age) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest competitor | Danijela Simić |  Yugoslavia | 21 August 1969 (aged 14) |
| Oldest competitor | Wang Xiurong |  China | 27 March 1959 (aged 25) |
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