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Competition in many events at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles suffered from a retaliatory boycott by the Soviet Union, East Germany, and Cuba. China did attend, however, and here, gymnast Li Ning celebrates one of his six medals.
The Los Angeles games are remembered as the most commercial to that date, with Chairman Peter Ueberroth selling official sponsor rights to companies for millions, allowing the Olympics to turn a profit for the first time in decades.
This Olympics also saw the ascendancy of notable American athletes Carl Lewis, who won four gold medals in track and field, Greg Louganis, who swept the diving events, and gymnast Mary Lou Retton, the first American woman to win in the combined exercises.
Photograph by the Associated Press
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