Wheelchair racing at the 1984 Summer Olympics featured as a demonstration event within the athletics programme on 11 August 1984. There were two events, an 800 m race for women and a 1500 m race for men.
Men's 1500 m wheelchair
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Paul van Winkel | Belgium | 3:58.50 | ||
Randy Snow | United States | 4:00.02 | ||
André Viger | Canada | 4:00.47 | ||
4 | Mel Fitzgerald | Canada | 4:00.65 | |
5 | Jürgen Geider | West Germany | 4:00.71 | |
6 | Peter Trotter | Australia | 4:00.83 | |
7 | Rick Hansen | Canada | 4:02.75 | |
8 | Jim Martinson | United States | 4:21.37 |
Women's 800 m wheelchair
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sharon Hedrick | United States | 2:15.73 | WR | |
Monica Wetterström | Sweden | 2:20.73 | ||
Candace Cable | United States | 2:28.37 | ||
4 | Sacajuwea Hunter | United States | 2:32.22 | |
5 | Anna-Maria Orvefors | Sweden | 2:32.49 | |
6 | Angela Leriti | Canada | 2:41.43 | |
7 | Connie Hansen | Denmark | 2:41.53 | |
8 | Ingrid Lauridsen | Denmark | 2:43.06 |
See also
editReferences
edit- Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 1,500 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.
- Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's 800 metres Wheelchair. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-05-11.