India at the 1984 Summer Olympics

India at the Olympic Games
Flag of India IOC code  IND NOC Indian Olympic Association Website www.olympic.ind.in
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
Competitors	48
Flag bearer	Zafar Iqbal
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

India competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. India didn't win a medal but the Games are remembered for bringing Indian women athletes centre stage. P. T. Usha lost the bronze medal in 400 metre hurdles by one-hundredth of a second. Earlier in the Games, Shiny Abraham reached the semifinals of 800 metres with a personal best of 2:04.69 seconds and became the first Indian woman to reach the semi-finals of an Olympic event. She finished last in the semifinal.

Later, the Indian women's 4x400 metre relay team of P. T. Usha, Shiny Abraham, M. D. Valsamma and Vandana Rao made it to the finals. They finished last among the seven teams in the final but set an Asian record of 3:32.49 seconds.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 800m

• Charles Borromeo

• Round 1 — 1:51.52 (→ 5th, did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Chand Ram

• Final — 1:30.06 (→ 22nd place)

Men's Javelin Throw

• Gurtej Singh

• Qualification — 70.08m (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 800m

• Shiny Abraham

• Round 1 — 2:04.69
• Semifinal — 2:05.42 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 3,000 metres

• Geeta Zutshi

• Heat — 9.40.63 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400m hurdles

• P. T. Usha

• Round 1 — 56.81
• Semifinal — 55.54
• Final — 55.42 (→ 4th place)

• M. D. Valsamma

• Round 1 — 1:00.03 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x400m relay

• Round 1  : 4th, 3:33.85 (M. D. Valsamma, Vandana Rao, Shiny Abraham, P. T. Usha)
• Final  : 7th, 3:32.49 (M. D. Valsamma, Vandana Rao, Shiny Abraham, P. T. Usha)

References

• An interview with Shiny Wilson