AOC Media Centre - 1984 Los Angeles

Debra Flintoff competes in the 400m Debra Flintoff competes in the 400m hurdles at the LA 1984 olympics and finshes sixth. In the 1988 Seoul Olympics she will win the gold medal in the same event. Copyright IOC

Great Britain: 1, 2Great Britain's Sebastian Coe (359) and Steve Cram (362) lead the field in the final of the 1500m. Coe went on to win in an Olympic record 3:32.53 ahead of Cram who won the silver with 3:33.40.

Decathlon RecordDaley Thompson of Great Britain prepares to jump in the decathlon pole vault event. Thompson won the gold medal with a world record score of 8,847pts.

Time to WaveSaid Aouita of Morocco waves to the crowd as he wins the 5,000m final with a time of 13:26.44.

Marathon AussieWorld Champion and pre-race favourite Rob de Castella of Australia on his way to 5th place in the marathon.

Taking the JumpAustralia's Glynis Nunn participates in the long jump during the women's heptathlon. Nunn went on to win the inaugural heptathlon gold medal.

Ed Moses SoarsEd Moses of the USA on his way to victory in the men's 400m hurdles. His winning time was 47.75s.

Carl Lewis DominatesCarl Lewis of the USA acknowldges the crowd after his 8.54m performance to win the long jump.Australian Gary Honey was second with 8.24m. Lewis won the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and long jump at the Games to equal the great Jesse Owens with four gold medals in a single Olympics.

Olympic DebutAustralian Debbie Flintoff-King in action during the women's 400m hurdles event where she finished in sixth place.

Lap of HonourAlonzo Babers of the United States starts his lap of honour after winning the 400m gold medal with a time of 44.27s. Australia's Darren Clark placed 4th with 44.75s.