Athletics at the Friendship Games
Athletics at the Friendship Games was contested in 41 events, 24 events by men and 17 by women. Men competed at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (now Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow, Soviet Union between 17 and 18 August, while women's events took place at the Evžen Rošický Stadium in Prague, Czechoslovakia between 16 and 18 August 1984.
Athletics at the Friendship Games | |
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Dates | August 16, 1984 – August 18, 1984 |
Host city | Moscow, Soviet Union (men) Prague, Czechoslovakia (women) |
Venue | Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (men) Evžen Rošický Stadium (women) |
Level | Senior |
Events | 41 |
Participation | 529 athletes from 39 nations |
One new world record was set, by East German Irina Meszynski in women's discus throw, with 73.36 m. As of 2017, it still ranks Meszynski sixth on the world all-time list.[1]
In an unusual feat, Alberto Juantorena (Cuba) and Ryszard Ostrowski (Poland) both crossed the finish line at exactly the same moment in men's 800 metres run. After the officials were unable to decide who came first – not even using a photograph – both were declared winners.[2]
The Soviet Union dominated the final medal tally, winning 24 gold and 63 total medals. East Germany finished second, with 8 and 19 respectively.
Medal summary
Men

Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s) |
![]() | 10.17 | ![]() | 10.18 | ![]() | 10.21 |
200 metres (wind: -1.2 m/s) |
![]() | 20.34 | ![]() | 20.41 | ![]() | 20.58 |
400 metres |
![]() | 44.78 | ![]() | 45.51 | ![]() | 45.57 |
800 metres |
![]() ![]() | 1:45.68 | none awarded | – | ![]() | 1:45.82 |
1500 metres |
![]() | 3:36.65 | ![]() | 3:37.35 | ![]() | 3:38.42 |
5000 metres |
![]() | 13:26.35 | ![]() | 13:26.85 | ![]() | 13:29.08 |
10,000 metres |
![]() | 27:55.16 | ![]() | 27:58.97 | ![]() | 28:03.06 |
Marathon |
![]() | 2:10:32 | ![]() | 2:11:30 | ![]() | 2:11:44 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) |
![]() | 13.52 | ![]() | 13.57 | ![]() | 13.64 |
400 metres hurdles |
![]() | 48.63 | ![]() | 48.74 | ![]() | 49.29 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
![]() | 8:27.15 | ![]() | 8:27.43 | ![]() | 8:32.36 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Aleksandr Yevgenyev Sergey Sokolov Vladimir Muravyov Nikolay Sidorov | 38.32 | ![]() Tomás González Leandro Peñalver Silvio Leonard Osvaldo Lara | 38.79 | ![]() Krzysztof Zwoliński Marian Woronin Czesław Prądzyński Arkadiusz Janiak | 38.81 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Sergey Lovachev Yevgeniy Lomtev Aleksandr Kurochkin Viktor Markin | 3:00.16 | ![]() Carlo Niestädt Mathias Schersing Thomas Schönlebe Jens Carlowitz | 3:00.47 | ![]() Lázaro Martínez Carlos Reyte Roberto Ramos Alberto Juantorena | 3:04.76 |
20 kilometres walk |
![]() | 1:21:57 | ![]() | 1:22:21 | ![]() | 1:22:40 |
50 kilometres walk |
![]() | 3:43:06 | ![]() | 3:45:53 | ![]() | 3:58:47 |
High jump |
![]() | 2.25 m | ![]() | 2.25 m | ![]() | 2.20 m |
Pole vault |
![]() | 5.80 m | ![]() | 5.70 m | ![]() | 5.70 m |
Long jump |
![]() | 8.38 m | ![]() | 8.37 m | ![]() | 8.22 m |
Triple jump |
![]() | 17.46 m | ![]() | 17.41 m | ![]() | 17.29 m |
Shot put |
![]() | 21.64 m | ![]() | 21.60 m | ![]() | 21.58 m |
Discus throw |
![]() | 66.70 m | ![]() | 66.04 m | ![]() | 66.02 m |
Hammer throw |
![]() | 85.60 m | ![]() | 82.56 m | ![]() | 81.30 m |
Javelin throw |
![]() | 94.44 m | ![]() | 88.32 m | ![]() | 87.10 m |
Decathlon |
![]() | 8523 | ![]() | 8450 | ![]() | 8433 |
Women

Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
![]() | 10.95 | ![]() | 11.02 | ![]() | 11.10 |
200 metres (wind: -0.3 m/s) |
![]() | 22.15 | ![]() | 22.75 | ![]() | 22.79 |
400 metres |
![]() | 48.16 | ![]() | 48.73 | ![]() | 49.52 |
800 metres |
![]() | 1:57.31 | ![]() | 1:58.06 | ![]() | 1:58.10 |
1500 metres |
![]() | 3:56.63 | ![]() | 3:58.70 | ![]() | 4:01.61 |
3000 metres |
![]() | 8:33.01 | ![]() | 8:40.53 | ![]() | 8:43.74 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.2 m/s) |
![]() | 12.55 | ![]() | 12.60 | ![]() | 12.61 |
400 metres hurdles |
![]() | 53.67 | ![]() | 54.42 | ![]() | 54.65 |
Marathon |
![]() | 2:33:44 | ![]() | 2:33:54 | ![]() | 2:33:59 |
4 × 100 metres relay |
![]() Pepa Pavlova Anelia Nuneva Nadezhda Georgieva Liliyana Ivanova | 42.62 | ![]() Lyudmila Kondratyeva Maia Azarashvili Svetlana Zhizdrikova Olga Antonova | 42.71 | ![]() Eva Murková Taťána Kocembová Renata Černochová Jarmila Kratochvílová | 43.21 |
4 × 400 metres relay |
![]() Irina Baskakova Irina Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina | 3:19.12 | ![]() Alena Bulířová Zuzana Moravčíková Jarmila Kratochvílová Taťána Kocembová | 3:21.89 | ![]() Galina Penkova Katia Ilieva Radostina Shtereva Rositsa Stamenova | 3:28.34 |
High jump |
![]() | 1.96 m | ![]() | 1.96 m | ![]() | 1.96 m |
Long jump |
![]() | 7.15 m | ![]() | 7.11 m | ![]() | 7.11 m |
Shot put |
![]() | 21.96 m | ![]() | 21.33 m | ![]() | 21.18 m |
Discus throw |
![]() | 73.36 m (WR) |
![]() | 72.14 m | ![]() | 70.14 m |
Javelin throw |
![]() | 73.30 m | ![]() | 65.40 m | ![]() | 64.34 m |
Heptathlon |
![]() | 6477 | ![]() | 6357 | ![]() | 6290 |
World records broken
1 new world record was set.
Event | Name | Nationality | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Women's discus throw | Irina Meszynski | ![]() | 73.36 m |
Medal table
* Host nations (Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 24 | 20 | 19 | 63 |
2 | ![]() | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (10 nations) | 43 | 39 | 41 | 123 |
Participating nations
Algeria (4) Argentina (3) Austria (8) Belgium (2) Benin (5) Bulgaria (49) Cambodia (11) Cape Verde (2) Colombia (5) Cuba (35) Czechoslovakia (65) East Germany (48) Ethiopia (10) Finland (4) France (1) Guinea (7) Guinea-Bissau (4) Great Britain (5) Hungary (28) Italy (5) Lebanon (5) Madagascar (2) Malaysia (6) Mongolia (3) Nicaragua (2) North Korea (3) Peru (4) Poland (43) Portugal (2) Seychelles (3) South Yemen (9) Soviet Union (131) Sweden (3) Switzerland (4) Syria (2) Tanzania (2) United States (1) Vietnam (2) West Germany (1)
Notes
- "Olympic Games 2008. Women's Discus Throw" (PDF). IAAF official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2010-05-29. P. 3
- Eaton, William (1984-08-19). "Peace dominating message at Friendship Games opening". The Daily Courier.
References
- Chmielewski, Zbigniew; et al. (1987). Na olimpijskim szlaku 1984. Sarajewo, Los Angeles (in Polish). Warsaw: Sport i Turystyka. pp. 154–160, 213–215. ISBN 83-217-2610-0.
- Trzciński, Tomasz; et al. (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Warsaw: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. pp. 87–89. ISBN 83-03-01177-4.