Olympics

American singer Lionel Richie, wearing a blue jacket and white trousers, on a podium surrounded by performers during the closing ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, 12th August 1984.

1984 Breakdancing Craze Lives on At 2024 Paris Olympic Games

During the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Lionel Richie performed a memorable extended version of “All Night Long,” accompanied by dozens of young breakdancers.
Romanian champion Nadia Comaneci, aged 14, wawes on the women' s Olympic uneven bars event podium of the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games on July 24, 1976 in Montreal. Legendary gymnast, during her career Nadia Comaneci captured four Olympic gold medals and was the first to score 10 in her discipline. At left, silver medalis Romanian Teodora Ungureano. / AFP / EPU / -

Where in the World is Nadia Comăneci, the Romanian Gymnast That Took Gold in 1976?

Comăneci remained active and influential in and out of the gymnastics community for years to come… but where is she today?
Gymnastics: 1984 Summer Olympics: USA Mary Lou Retton in action on balance beam during Women's All-Around Team competition at Pauley Pavilion. Los Angeles, CA 8/1/1984

Simone Biles Is the Olympic Gymnast Queen Now, But Remember Mary Lou Retton in 1984?

She is an important part of American gymnast history.
Sam the Olympic Eagle, mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics during the opening ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Games on 28 July 1984 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States.

40 Years Ago the Soviet Union Announced Boycott of 1984 Summer Olympics

They weren’t the only ones to drop out of the Los Angeles games.