Great Britain at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Winter Olympics
in Sarajevo
, Yugoslavia
.
Men
Women
Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.
Men
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
Women
Women's 4 x 5 km relay
Men
Women
Pairs
Ice Dancing
Men
Women
Men
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Winter Olympics
1984 Winter Olympics
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...
in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
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Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
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Figure skating Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics -Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Donald H. GilchristAssistant Referee:* Tjasa AndréeJudges: Vladimir Amsel Gerhard Frey Monique Georgelin Ida Tateoka Ingrid Linke Björn Elwin Tatiana Danilenko Oskar Urban Margaret Berezowski Tsukasa Kimura -Ladies:Katarina Witt became the first lady to repeat as... |
Ice dancing |
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Frederick Burton | Downhill | 1:51.15 | 37 | ||||
| Connor O'Brien | 1:50.36 | 33 | |||||
| Graham Bell Graham Bell (skier) Graham Bell is a former professional skier and television pundit. Graham Bell was the younger of the two Bell brothers from Britain.... |
1:50.06 | 32 | |||||
| Martin Bell Martin Bell (skier) Martin Bell is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Scotland.Bell was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and the Stams Ski Gymnasium in Austria.... |
1:48.00 | 18 | |||||
| Frederick Burton | Giant Slalom | 1:30.32 | 42 | 1:30.23 | 38 | 3:00.55 | 39 |
| Nicholas Wilson | 1:29.26 | 37 | 1:30.23 | 38 | 2:59.49 | 38 | |
| Martin Bell Martin Bell (skier) Martin Bell is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Scotland.Bell was educated at George Watson's College in Edinburgh and the Stams Ski Gymnasium in Austria.... |
1:28.42 | 34 | 1:28.08 | 33 | 2:56.50 | 32 | |
| David Mercer | 1:27.81 | 33 | 1:28.83 | 34 | 2:56.64 | 33 | |
| David Mercer | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Nicholas Wilson | 57.33 | 27 | 54.75 | 16 | 1:52.08 | 16 | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Clare Booth | Downhill | DNF | – | ||||
| Lesley Beck | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Biathlon
Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Trevor King | 5 | 36:34.4 | 51 |
| Graeme Ferguson | 4 | 35:37.3 | 44 | |
| Jim Wood | 2 | 33:40.2 | 26 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Tony McLeod | 1'17:34.5 | 8 | 1'25:34.5 | 44 |
| Charles MacIvor | 1'16:37.5 | 7 | 1'23:37.5 | 37 | |
| Jim Wood | 1'14:55.8 | 4 | 1'18:55.8 | 14 |
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Jim Wood Patrick Howdle Tony McLeod Charles MacIvor |
0 | 1'46:17.2 | 12 |
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Tom De La Hunty Tom De La Hunty Thomas "Tom" De La Hunty is a British bobsledder who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 12th in then two-man event at Calgary in 1988.... Peter Lund |
Two-man | 53.17 | 18 | 53.34 | 18 | 53.53 | 27 | 53.09 | 19 | 3:33.13 | 21 |
| GBR-2 | Gomer Lloyd Peter Brugnani |
Two-man | 52.80 | 14 | 52.73 | 9 | 52.26 | 10 | 52.57 | 13 | 3:30.36 | 10 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Michael Pugh Tony Wallington Corrie Brown Mark Tout Mark Tout Mark Tout is an English bobsledder who competed from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. Born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, he attended Cambridgeshire High School for Boys from 1972 to 1977... |
Four-man | 51.52 | 21 | 51.84 | 20 | 51.68 | 20 | 51.89 | 21 | 3:26.93 | 20 |
| GBR-2 | Gomer Lloyd Howard Smith Gus McKenzie Peter Brugnani |
Four-man | 51.15 | 17 | 51.11 | 10 | 51.44 | 13 | 51.64 | 18 | 3:25.34 | 15 |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Martin Watkins | 49:08.7 | 63 |
| Mike Dixon Mike Dixon (biathlete) Staff Sergeant Michael Dixon, born 21 November 1962 in Fort William, Scotland, is a combat engineer in the British Armed Forces who has represented Great Britain at six Olympic Games in Cross-country Skiing and Biathlon... |
48:18.6 | 60 | |
| Mark Moore | 47:03.2 | 58 | |
| John Spotswood | 46:53.7 | 57 | |
| 30 km | Stephen Daglish | 1'44:04.3 | 58 |
| John Spotswood | 1'42:23.3 | 54 | |
| Andrew Rawlin | 1'41:33.9 | 52 | |
| Mark Moore | 1'40:22.2 | 50 | |
| 50 km | John Spotswood | 2'38:03.2 | 45 |
| Mark Moore | 2'36:32.8 | 44 | |
Men's 4 x 10 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Mark Moore Andrew Rawlin Mike Dixon Mike Dixon (biathlete) Staff Sergeant Michael Dixon, born 21 November 1962 in Fort William, Scotland, is a combat engineer in the British Armed Forces who has represented Great Britain at six Olympic Games in Cross-country Skiing and Biathlon... John Spotswood |
2'10:09.9 | 14 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Carolina Brittan | 21:44.3 | 50 |
| Nicola Lavery | 21:08.5 | 47 | |
| Doris Trueman | 21:05.6 | 46 | |
| Ros Coats | 20:16.7 | 44 | |
| 10 km | Lauren Jeffrey | 40:11.2 | 48 |
| Doris Trueman | 39:28.4 | 47 | |
| Nicola Lavery | 39:05.2 | 46 | |
| Ros Coats | 38:12.2 | 45 | |
| 20 km | Nicola Lavery | 1'16:24.0 | 39 |
| Ros Coats | 1'11:24.1 | 36 | |
Women's 4 x 5 km relay
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Lauren Jeffrey Nicola Lavery Doris Trueman Ros Coats |
1'18:36.2 | 11 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Robinson | 21 | 20 | 22 | 42.6 | 22 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Jackson Wagner | 19 | 17 | 15 | 33.2 | 17 |
Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Garland Ian Jenkins |
12 | 14 | 20.0 | 14 |
Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD | OD | FD | TFP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Sessions Wendy Sessions Wendy Sessions is a British ice dancer. She won the 1977 World Junior Figure Skating Championships with partner Mark Reed. She won the 1980 Nebelhorn Trophy with partner Stephen Williams.-Results:-Navigation:... Stephen Williams Stephen Williams (figure skater) Stephen Williams is a British ice dancer. He won the 1980 Nebelhorn Trophy with partner Wendy Sessions.-Results:-References:... |
12 | 11 | 11 | 22.4 | 11 |
| Karen Barber Karen Barber Karen Barber is a British ice dancer.-Skating career:With partner Kim Spreyer, she is the 1977 World Junior silver medalist. With partner Nicky Slater, she is the 1983 European bronze medalist... Nicky Slater |
5 | 6 | 6 | 11.6 | 6 |
| Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill Jayne Torvill, OBE is a British ice dancer. With Christopher Dean, she won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics.-Early life:... Christopher Dean Christopher Dean Christopher Colin Dean, OBE is a famous British ice dancer who won a gold medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics with his skating partner Jayne Torvill... |
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Luge
Men
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Mike Howard | 50.415 | 30 | 50.090 | 30 | 48.343 | 27 | 48.315 | 27 | 3:17.163 | 26 |
| Chris Prentice | 50.033 | 28 | 50.074 | 29 | 50.384 | 30 | 49.283 | 29 | 3:19.774 | 29 |
| André Usborne | 49.901 | 27 | 49.853 | 28 | 49.447 | 29 | 48.438 | 28 | 3:17.639 | 27 |
Women
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Claire Sherred | 45.580 | 27 | 45.062 | 25 | 45.324 | 23 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 1500 m | Bryan Carbis Bryan Carbis Bryan Carbis is a former ice speed skater from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia... |
2:13.25 | 39 |
| 5000 m | Bryan Carbis Bryan Carbis Bryan Carbis is a former ice speed skater from Great Britain, who represented the United Kingdom at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia... |
8:01.44 | 41 |