Bangladesh at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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Bangladesh at the
1984 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer
Saidur Rahman Dawn[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (
overview)

Los Angeles, United States from 28 July to 12 August 1984. The Bangladeshi delegation consisted of a single track and field athlete, Saidur Rahman Dawn
. In his two events, the 100 metres and 200 metres, he did not qualify to advance beyond the first round.

Background

The

National Olympic Committees took part.[5] Saidur Rahman Dawn was the only competitor sent by Bangladesh to Los Angeles,[6] and he was the flagbearer for the opening ceremony.[4]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Saidur Rahman Dawn was 21 years old at the time of the Los Angeles Olympics, and was making his only Olympic appearance.[7] On 3 August, he took part in the heats of the 100 metres race, where he was drawn into eight, which he finished in 11.25 seconds, in eighth and last place for his heat.[8] Only the top three in each heat and the next seven fastest from all heats could advance, and Dawn was eliminated.[8] The gold medal was eventually won by Carl Lewis of the United States, the silver belonged to fellow American Sam Graddy, and the bronze was won by Canadian Ben Johnson.[9] Three days later Dawn took part in the heats of the 200 metres. He was drawn into heat 1, and finished in a time of 22.59 seconds; seventh and last among those who finished his heat.[10] This time, only the top three from a heat and the next two fastest overall could advance, and Dawn's competition came to an end.[10] Americans eventually swept the podium, with Lewis winning the gold medal, Kirk Baptiste the silver, and Thomas Jefferson the bronze.[11]

Athlete Events Heat Semifinal Final
Time Position Time Position Time Position
Saidur Rahman Dawn[12] 100 m 11.25 8 Did not advance
200 m 22.59 7 Did not advance

References

  1. OlyMADMen
    . Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh – National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  3. ^ "54 Boycotted in 1980". The New York Times. 1984-05-10. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  4. ^ a b "Bangladesh". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  5. ^ "Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics – results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  7. ^ "Saidur Rahman Dawn Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-07-16. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  8. ^ a b "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 100 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  9. ^ "Los Angeles 1984 100m men – Olympic Athletics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  10. ^ a b "Athletics at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's 200 metres Round One". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles 1984 200m men – Olympic Athletics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  12. ^ "Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles, 1984, Volume 2: Competition Summary and Results (part 2)" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
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