Papua New Guinea at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | PNG (NGU used at these Games) |
NOC | Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Los Angeles | |
Competitors | 3 |
Flag bearer | Iammogapi Launa |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Papua New Guinea competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Men's 400 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 10,000 metres
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Heptathlon
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Ireland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, It went from July 28, 1984, to August 12, 1984 United States. 42 competitors, 28 men and 13 women, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.
Ethiopia competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after a 12 year absence, having boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Twenty competitors, fourteen men and six women, took part in eleven events in two sports.
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Iammogapi Launa is a Papua New Guinean athlete. She competed in the women's heptathlon at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics. She was the first woman to represent Papua New Guinea at the Olympics.