Athletics at the Friendship Games
| Athletics at the Friendship Games | |
|---|---|
| Host city |
Moscow, Soviet Union (men) Prague, Czechoslovakia (women) |
| Date(s) | August 16, 1984 – August 18, 1984 |
| Main stadium |
Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (men) Evžen Rošický Stadium (women) |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation | 529 athletes from 39 nations |
| Events | 41 |
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.
One new world record was set, by East German Irina Meszynski in women's discus throw, with 73.36 m. As of 2008, it was still the sixth best result in the history of this discipline.
It was the only Friendship Games competition which saw participation of recent Olympic gold medalists, with American sprinter Alice Brown taking part in women's 100 metre run, and West German Claudia Losch competing in shot put. However, neither won medals.
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.
1 new world record was set.
Host nations (Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union)
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