1984 Los Angeles Olympics

About This Episode

With the 2024 Olympics underway in Paris, we look back four decades to the year that reinvigorated The Games. From establishing new financial models to breaking ground for female athletes, and more, the Los Angeles Games changed everything. In this Backtrack, we’re looking back at the impact of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

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Show Notes

• 16 Days of Glory 1984 Summer Olympics » youtu.be/IUX8h2R3WAw?si=HboIEXFQwyBHx_dZ
• Behind the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics » youtu.be/piBv6J8LcUs?si=7Vkt81-v37wfcLoT
• Opening Ceremony Highlights – Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games » youtu.be/QcWF96wSjGM?si=MWHliE3BmOrVPKpj
• How the L.A. ’84 Olympics Changed Everything – Sports Illustrated » bit.ly/3SEfzyr
• Mary Lou Retton » youtu.be/kYETq4L4-S4?si=2na7KIsx65tqKXPY
• Joan Benoit Wins First Ever Olympic Women’s Marathon » youtu.be/DedVXfgHVAY?si=ppPc2Jquerjnx5eL
• 1984 Marathon women, the finish of Gabriela Andersen » youtu.be/GM5wTcItbuY?si=QymRsEPOIYshni-S
• Greg Louganis » youtu.be/udpVICVTQrQ?si=3C_dtbMUOM4mXxoi
• Edwin Moses » youtu.be/FLw140sj-zg?si=saHSguQ3Ounm1bk1
• Carl Lewis winning Four Gold Medals at the Olympic Games 1984 » youtu.be/h04lOmMyAMo?si=GE0WCTyrQaDfDnhD
• Mark Schultz » youtu.be/KbI-tNpI_Dg?si=sxWAtSf1P6KALq_x
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