Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 337 competitors, 229 men and 108 women, took part in 190 events in 20 sports.
The British team won a total of 37 medals, including five golds, this was Britain's largest total medal haul since 1920, and would not be surpassed until 2008, however this was due in large part to the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Olympics, which meant that Eastern Bloc competitors were not present. Great Britain sent a reserve team to the Soviet organised Friendship Games, dubbed the "alternative Olympics" the same year.
Medallists
Archery
In the fourth appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, three men and three women represented the country. The women's scores were separated by only 10 points, as the three placed consecutively in the final ranking.
Women's Individual Competition: Eileen Robinson - 2408 points (→ 29th place) Angela Goodall - 2401 points (→ 30th place) Susan Wilcox - 2398 points (→ 31st place)
Men's Individual Competition: Steven Hallard - 2473 points (→ 21st place) Peter Gillam - 2435 points (→ 30th place) Richard Priestman - 2339 points (→ 48th place)
Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 100 metres
Mike McFarlane
Final — 10.27 (→ 5th place)
Donovan Reid
Final — 10.32 (→ 7th place)
Men's 200 metres
Ade Mafe
Heat — 21.02
Quarterfinals — 20.55
Semifinals — 20.54
Final — 20.98 (→ 8th place)
Men's 400 metres
Kriss Akabusi
Heat — 45.64
Quarterfinals — 45.43
Semifinals — 45.69 (→ did not advance)
Philip Brown
Heat — 46.26
Quarterfinals — 46.63 (→ did not advance)
Todd Bennett
Heat — 46.09
Quarterfinals — 45.51 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
Tim Hutchings
Heat — 13:46.01
Semifinals — 13:28.60
Final — 13:11.50 (→ 4th place)
Eamonn Martin
Heat — 13:46.16
Semifinals — 13:41.70
Final — 13:53.34 (→ 13th place)
David Moorcroft
Heat — 13:51.40
Semifinals — 13:28.44
Final — 14:16.61 (→ 14th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
Mike McLeod
Qualifying Heat — 28:24.92
Final — 28:06.22 (→ Silver Medal)
Steve Jones
Qualifying Heat — 28:15.22
Final — 28:28.08 (→ 8th place)
Nick Rose
Qualifying Heat — 28:31.13
Final — 28:31.73 (→ 12th place)
Men's Marathon
Charlie Spedding
Final — 2:09:58 (→ Bronze Medal)
Hugh Jones
Final — 2:13:57 (→ 12th place)
Geoff Smith
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's High Jump
Geoff Parsons
Qualification — 2.21 m (→ did not advance)
Mark Naylor
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's triple jump
Keith Connor
Final — 16.87 m (→ Bronze Medal)
Eric McCalla
Final — 16.66 m (→ 8th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
David Ottley
Qualification — 85.68 m
Final — 85.74 m (→ Silver Medal)
Roald Bradstock
Qualification — 83.06 m
Final — 81.22 m (→ 7th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
Robert Weir
Qualification — 73.04 m
Final — 72.62 m (→ 8th place)
Martin Girvan
Qualification — 72.66 m
Final — 72.32 m (→ 9th place)
Matthew Mileham
Qualification — 71.80 m
Final — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Pole Vault
Jeff Gutteridge
Qualifying Round — 5.30 m
Final — 5.10 m (→ 11th place)
Keith Stock
Qualifying Round — 5.20 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Decathlon
Daley Thompson
Final Result — 8797 points (→ Gold Medal)
Brad McStravick
Final Result — 7890 points (→ 11th place)
Colin Boreham
Final Result — 7485 points (→ 20th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
Philip Vesty
Final — 1:27:28 (→ 13th place)
Ian McCombie
Final — 1:28:53 (→ 19th place)
Steve Barry
Final — 1:30:46 (→ 24th place)
Men's 50 km Walk
Chris Maddocks
Final — 4:26:33 (→ 16th place)
Women's Competition
Women's 1,500 metres
Christine Benning
Heat — 4:10.48
Final — 4:04.70 (→ 5th place)
Christina Boxer
Heat — 4:07.40
Final — 4:05.53 (→ 6th place)
Lynne MacDougall
Heat — 4:09.08
Final — 4:10.58 (→ 11th place)
