Eswatini at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | SWZ |
NOC | Swaziland Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | www |
in Los Angeles | |
Competitors | 8 in 4 sports |
Flag bearer | Lenford Dlamine |
Medals |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Swaziland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting both the 1976 and the 1980 Games.
Athletes | Events | Heat Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Vusie Dlamini | 800 m | DSQ | did not advance | ||||||
Samuel Hlawe | Marahon | — | 2:22:45 | 45 | |||||
Clifford Sibusiso Mamba | 100 m | 11.24 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
200 m | 22.76 | 8 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||||
Leonard Makhanya | Flyweight | Pat Clinton (GBR) L 0-5 | did not advance | — | did not advance | |||||
Jonathan Magagula | Featherweight | BYE | Kevin Taylor (GBR) L 0-5 | did not advance | ||||||
Bhutana Magwaza | Light Welterweight | BYE | Roshdy Armanios (EGY) L RSC-2 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Trevor Ncala | 100 m freestyle | 58.22 | 62 | did not advance | |||
200 m freestyle | 2:15.30 | 53 | did not advance | ||||
100 m butterfly | 1:06.94 | 50 | did not advance |
Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
Paul Hoffman | 75 kg | 72.5 | 21 | 102.5 | 19 | 175.0 | 19 |
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