Los Angeles 1984

Athlete: Philip Brown
Event: 4 x 400m Relay

Qualifying Heat 2: 1st – 3:06.10 (Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown)
Semifinal Heat 1 – 2nd – 3:02.98 (Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown)
FINAL: 2nd – 2:59.13 (Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook, Todd Bennett, Phil Brown)
Phil, who was the first in a very long line of 400 metres runners to be coached by Tony Hadley, famously ran the anchor leg advancing Great Britain from fourth to the silver medal position in the final.

  SILVER MEDAL

Video: 1984 Olympic mens 4×400m relay Final

Athlete: Judy Simpson
Event: Heptathlon

Event 1 – 100m Hurdles: 13.07
Event 2 – High Jump: 1.86
Event 3 – Shot Put: 13.86
Event 4 – 200 metres: 24.95
Event 5 – Long Jump: 6.33
Event 6 – Javelin Throw: 33.84
Event 7 – 800 metres: 2.13.01
FINAL STANDING: 5th – 6280 points

Athlete: Eric McCalla
Event: Triple Jump

3rd August 1984 – Qualifying round Group A: 2nd – 17.01
4th August 1984 – FINAL: 8th – 16.66
Eric’s throw in the qualifying round would have won the Bronze medal by 14cm.

Athlete: Robert Weir
Event: Hammer Throw

5th August 1984 – Qualifying round Group B: 5th – 73.04
6th August 1984 – FINAL: 8th – 72.62

Athlete: Robert Weir
Event: Discus Throw

8th August 1984 – Qualifying round Group A: 4th – 60.92
10th August 1984 – FINAL: 10th – 61.36
Robert qualified for the finals of both Hammer and Discus before being head hunted to play American Football in North America for the next decade.

Video: Robert Weir – 1984 Olympic Discus