Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics

Los Angeles, USA. The privately financed Games that profited about 223 million dollars

Overview

The Soviet bloc answered the 1980 boycott by staying home, yet a record 140 nations attended. Peter Ueberroth ran the Games on corporate sponsorship and existing venues, producing a profit of about 223 million dollars and changing host economics forever. Carl Lewis matched Jesse Owens with four athletics golds, and Joan Benoit won the first women Olympic marathon.