Bolivia at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Bolivia competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Eleven competitors, ten men and one woman, took part in eleven events in six sports.[1]
| Bolivia at the 1984 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | BOL |
| NOC | Bolivian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Los Angeles | |
| Competitors | 11 (10 men and 1 woman) in 6 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Juan Camacho
- Final — 2:21:04 (→ 38th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Oswaldo Morejón
- Final — 1:44:42 (→ 36th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
- Osvaldo Morejón
- Final — DNF (→ no ranking)
Women's Marathon
- Nelly Chávez
- Final — 2:51:35 (→ 42nd place)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- René Centellas
- First Round — Lost to Jeff Fenech (AUS), RSC-3
Men's Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
- Marvin Perez
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Scheduled to fight Henry Tillman (USA), but sustained a broken hand beforehand and withdrew.[2]
Fencing
One male fencer represented Bolivia in 1984.
- Men's foil
- Saúl Mendoza
- Men's épée
- Saúl Mendoza
Judo
Men's Competition
- Edgar Claure
Shooting
Men's Competition
- Javier Asbun
- Víctor Hugo Campos
- Luis Gamarra
- Mauricio Kattan
Wrestling
Men's Competition
- Leonardo Camacho
References
- "Bolivia at the 1984 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-27.
- Tosches, Rick (6 August 1984). "South Korean Sung Kil Moon snapped the U.S. Olympic..." UPI. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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