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The 33 pages that link to 1984 Summer Olympics, each with the reason it gives.

• 1996 Summer OlympicsRelated: Los Angeles’s commercially successful model influenced Atlanta’s financing approach.

• 1988 Summer OlympicsCompared with: The Soviet Union and several allies boycotted Los Angeles, intensifying the political stakes of Seoul’s return to wider participation.

• 1976 Summer OlympicsRelated: Los Angeles used existing venues and private financing in a model often contrasted with Montreal’s costly build-out.

• 1980 Summer OlympicsRelated: The Soviet-led boycott of these Games answered the Moscow boycott four years earlier.

• Soviet Union at the OlympicsBroader topic: The Soviet-led absence answered the boycott of Moscow four years earlier.

• Rhythmic gymnasticsRelated: The individual rhythmic gymnastics all-around made its Olympic debut at these Games.

• Carl LewisRelated: Lewis matched Jesse Owens’s four-event gold-medal feat at these Games.

• Gymnastics at the Summer OlympicsBroader topic: Women’s rhythmic gymnastics made its Olympic debut there.

• Juan Antonio SamaranchBroader topic: Their commercial success reinforced the direction of the IOC under Samaranch.

• 1932 Summer OlympicsCompared with: Los Angeles next hosted the Summer Olympics after a fifty-two-year interval.

• HeptathlonBroader topic: The Games marked the women's heptathlon's Olympic debut.

• Jackie Joyner-KerseeRelated: She won heptathlon silver in her Olympic debut.

• Sebastian CoeBroader topic: Coe defended his 1,500-metre title and won 800-metre silver.

• Béla KárolyiBroader topic: Retton’s victory cemented Károlyi’s reputation as a successful U.S. coach.

• Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumBroader topic: The stadium again hosted the Olympic opening and closing ceremonies and track events.

• Mary Lou RettonRelated: Retton won the all-around title at these Games, held amid a Soviet-led boycott.

• Mike TysonCompared with: Tyson did not make the United States Olympic boxing team, choosing the professional route instead.

• Daley ThompsonBroader topic: Thompson defended his Olympic decathlon title in Los Angeles.

• Karch KiralyBroader topic: Kiraly won his first Olympic gold as a member of the U.S. men’s indoor team.

• Jarmila KratochvílováRelated: Kratochvílová competed in the 400 metres and won silver behind Valerie Brisco-Hooks.

• Lang PingBroader topic: China's women's volleyball team won its first Olympic gold there, with Lang Ping as a player.

• Edwin MosesRelated: His second Olympic gold came eight years after his first.

• Mary DeckerRelated: Decker fell during the 3,000-metre final after contact with Zola Budd, ending her bid for an Olympic medal.

• 1980sBroader topic: The boycott showed how Cold War rivalry continued to shape international sport.

• Greg LouganisRelated: Louganis won gold in both springboard and platform diving at these Games.

• Naim SüleymanoğluCompared with: Bulgaria’s boycott kept him from the Games, despite his emerging status as a leading lifter.

• Steve RedgraveRelated: Redgrave began his five-Games gold-medal sequence in the coxed four.

• Elisabeta LipăRelated: Lipă earned her first Olympic medal, a silver, in the double sculls.

• Li NingRelated: Li Ning won six medals for China at these Games, including three golds.

• Manuel EstiarteRelated: Estiarte scored 34 goals, leading the tournament’s scoring.

• Merlene OtteyRelated: Ottey earned bronze in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at these Games.

• Paul ElvstrømRelated: His return to Olympic competition decades later showed an unusually long sailing career.

• Reiner KlimkeBroader topic: Klimke won individual dressage gold there aboard Ahlerich.