Wheelchair racing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Wheelchair racing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 11 August 1984. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men.
| Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Wheelchair races | ||
Men's 1500 m wheelchair
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Paul van Winkel | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 3:58.50 | |
 | Randy Snow |  United States | 4:00.02 | |
 | André Viger | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 4:00.47 | |
| 4 | Mel Fitzgerald | Canada | 4:00.65 | |
| 5 | Jürgen Geider |  West Germany | 4:00.71 | |
| 6 | Peter Trotter |  Australia | 4:00.83 | |
| 7 | Rick Hansen | Canada | 4:02.75 | |
| 8 | Jim Martinson | United States | 4:21.37 |
Women's 800 m wheelchair
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Hedrick | United States | 2:15.73 | WR |
| Monica Wetterström |  Sweden | 2:20.73 | |
| Candace Cable | United States | 2:28.37 | |
| 4 | Sacajuwea Hunter | United States | 2:32.22 | |
| 5 | Anna-Maria Orvefors | Sweden | 2:32.49 | |
| 6 | Angela Leriti | Canada | 2:41.43 | |
| 7 | Connie Hansen |  Denmark | 2:41.53 | |
| 8 | Ingrid Lauridsen | Denmark | 2:43.06 |
References
- Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
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