Bermuda sent a team of 12 athletes, including a trio of cyclists, to represent the island at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.
The official Olympic site notes: “After the financial problems of 1976, only Los Angeles bid for the right to host the 1984 Olympic Games. The bid was criticised for depending heavily on existing facilities and corporate sponsors. However, the Games produced a healthy profit of $223 million [USD] and became the model for future Games.
“Although a revenge boycott led by the Soviet Union depleted the field in certain sports, 140 National Olympic Committees took part, which was a record at the time. Good feelings prevailed to such an extent that at the Opening Ceremony the athletes broke ranks to join in spontaneous dancing, something usually reserved for the Closing Ceremony.”
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Athletes: 6829
- Teams: 140
- Bermuda athletes: 12
- Sports Bermuda competed in: Athletics, Cycling, Equestrian, Swimming & Sailing
- Athletics: Clarence Saunders, Gregory Simons, Sonia Smith, and Bill Trott
- Cycling: Buddy Ford, Earl Godfrey, and Clyde Wilson
- Equestrian: Peter Gray
- Swimming: Victor Ruberry
- Sailing: Alan Burland, Christopher Nash, and Hugh Watlington
