Dominican Republic at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
The Dominican Republic
competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, United States
. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
Athletics
Men's 5,000 metres
Women's 100 metres
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Diving
Men's 3m Springboard
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The nation won its first ever Olympic medal at these Games.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAt the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 41 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 17 by women. There were a total number of 1273 participating athletes from 124 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:...
Men's 5,000 metres
- Ruddy Cornielle
- Heat — 17:16.77 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres
- Divina Estrella
- Heat — 12.25 (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1984 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
- Jesus HerreraJesús HerreraJesús Herrera is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico. He represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. His best Olympic result was finishing in 11th place in the men's marathon, clocking 2:13:58, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South...
- First Round – Bye
- Second Round – Lost to Rafael RamosRafael RamosRafael “Fito” Ramos is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico. He competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and twice won a medal at the Pan American Games during his career.-References:*...
(Puerto Rico), 1-4
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
- Pedro NolascoPedro NolascoPedro Nolasco was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States....
→ Bronze Medal- First Round — Defeated Ljubiša SimičLjubiša SimicLjubiša Simić is a former boxer from Yugoslavia, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country: in 1984 and in 1988. In both occasions he had an early exit from the tournament...
(Yugoslavia), 4-1 - Second Round — Defeated John Siryakibbe (Uganda), 5-0
- Third Round — Defeated Juan Molina (Puerto Rico), 3-2
- Quarterfinals — Defeated Moon Sung-Kil (South Korea), referee stopped contest in first round
- Semifinals — Lost to Maurizio SteccaMaurizio SteccaMaurizio Stecca is an Italian former boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.His brother Loris Stecca was also a professional boxer.-Professional career:...
(Italy), 0-5
- First Round — Defeated Ljubiša Simič
DivingDiving at the 1984 Summer OlympicsAt the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olympic Swim Stadium of the University of Southern California , from 5 to 12 August, comprising 80 divers from 29 nations....
Men's 3m Springboard
- Fernando Henderson
- Preliminary Round — 492.15 (→ did not advance, 19th place)
- Reynaldo Castro
- Preliminary Round — 485.16 (→ did not advance, 20th place)