Los Angeles 1984

8 AUG 1984: STEVE OVETT OF GREAT BRITAIN AND MARCUS O'sULLIVAN OF IRELAND IN ACTION IN THE 1500 METER HEATS AT THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS.

5 AUG 1984: ECATERINA SZABO OF ROMANIA IN ACTION DURING HER ROUTINE ON THE ASSYMETRICAL BARS AT THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS.

9 AUG 1984: DALEY THOMPSON IN ACTION IN THE 110 METRES HURDLES EVENT OF THE DECATHLON DURING THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS. THOMPSON WON THE GOLD MEDAL WITH A WORLD RECORD EQUALLING TOTAL SCORE OF 8847 POINTS.

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 10: OLYMPISCHE SPIELE 1984 in LOS ANGELES; HOCHSPRUNG FRAUEN; Ulrike MEYFARTH/GER (Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images)

1984: Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco clears a hurdle in the women's 400m hurdle final en route to capturing the gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games held in Los Angeles, California USA. Nawal became the first winner of an event being run for thefirst time at the Olympics, but most importantly became the first female medalist from an Arabic country to win a gold medal. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/Allsport

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUG 8 1984: Carl Lewis of the USA raises his arms aloft as he crosses the line to win the 200 metres final during the 1984 Olympic Games at the Colliseum Stadium on August 8, 1984 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Tony Duffy / Getty Images )

* Local Caption * Carl Lewis

28 Jul-12 Aug 1984: Evelyn Ashford (left) of the USA comforts a team mate after winning the gold medal in the 100 metres event during the 1984 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles, USA. Ashford won the event with a time of 10.97 seconds.\ Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/Allsport

5 AUG 1984: JOAN BENOIT OF THE UNITED STATES IN ACTION DURING THE WOMENS MARATHON AT THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS. BENOIT WON THE GOLD MEDAL MAKING HER THE FIRST EVER WOMENS OLYMPIC MARATHON CHAMPION.

1984: Greg Louganis of the United States performs during the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Credit: Alvin Chung /Allsport

4 AUGUST 1984: KOJI GUSHIKEN OF JAPAN WINS THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE RINGS DISCIPLINE AT THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS WITH A SCORE OF 19.85 POINTS. HE ALSO WINS THE INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND GYMNASTICS GOLD.

4 AUG 1984: LOU YUN OF CHINA PERFORMS HIS ROUTINE DURING THE POMMEL HORSE COMPETITION A TTH E1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS.

1984: Daley Thompson of Great Britain goes over the bar in the high jump portion of the decathlon during the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Thompson won the gold medal for the decathlon. Mandatory Credit: Steve Powell /Allsport

1 AUG 1984: MARY LOU RETTON OF THE UNITED STATES IS CONGRATULATED BY TEAM MATES AFTER SCORING A PERFECT 10.0 DURING THE VAULT SECTION OF THE TEAM COMBINED GYMNASTICS COMPETITION. THE USA WON THE SILVER MEDAL BEHIND ROMANIA.

3 AUGUST 1984: ECATERINA SZABO OF ROMANIA COMPETES ON THE BALANCE BEAM ON HER WAY TO THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND GYMNASTICS COMPETITION AT THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS.

12 Aug 1984: Carl Lewis runs the 200 meter dash in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. Mandatory Credit: David Cannon /Allsport

Moroccan hurdler Nawal El Moutawakel on the podium after winning the women's 400 Metres Hurdles at the Los Angeles Olympics, 8th August 1984. El Moutawakel was the first woman from an Islamic nation to win an Olympic medal and the first Moroccan athlete to win gold. (Photo by Steve Powell/Getty Images)

5 AUG 1984: MARY LOU RETTON OF THE UNITED STATES PERFORMS HER ROUTINE DURING THE FLOOR EXERCISES EVENT AT THE 1984 LOS ANGELES OLYMPICS. RETTON FINISHED IN THIRD PLACE WITH A SCORE OF 19.775 POINTS.

1 AUG 1984: THE WOMENS GYMNASTIC TEAM FROM ROMANIA ACKNOWLEDGE THE CROWD AFTER RECEIVING THEIR GOLD MEDALS FOR THE WOMENS TEAM COMBINED EVENT. LEFT TO RIGHT THEY ARE ECATERINA SZABO , LAURA CUTINA , SIMONA PAUCA , CRISTINA GRIGORAS , MIHAELA STANULET AND LAVINIA AGACHE .

1984: Florence Griffith Joyner focuses as she prepares for competition during the 1984 Olympic trials. (Photo by Tony Duffy/Getty Images) * Local Caption * Florence Griffith Joyner

Aug 1984: Karch Kiraly of the USA bumps the ball during the USA v France match in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. Mandatory Credit: Mike Powell/Allsport