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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1984
Page
13
The TV schedule lists Olympic events and medal awards for Thursday and Friday. Events include fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, cycling, equestrian, track and field, and medley relays with men and women competing in multiple weight classes.
Jack Ford Gerald Ford son was handcuffed and held about 30 minutes by San Diego police after witnesses said he removed an Olympic sign at the Fairbanks endurance event. He was released with a notice to appear before a judge. police described handcuffing as standard for questioning. No clear value was given for the sign.
AP recap of Wednesday winners across events in 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Cycling 4000 meter individual pursuit gold Steve Hagg Dana Point California, silver Ro Cole West Germany, bronze Leonard Harvey Nitz Sacramento California. Gymnastics women gold Romania silver United States bronze China. Modern pentathlon team gold and bronze France. Individual gold Gob Vicenzo Maenza Italy silver Markus Scherer West Germany. Onze Ama Saito Japan gold Weon Kee Kim South Korea Johansson In.
The U S women finish with silver behind Romania after judging delays and a tumble by Julianne McNamara on the balance beam. Kathy Johnson’s routine and the crowd’s reaction color a bittersweet performance as the men push for gold in the all around.
Gold medal favorite Mark Breland rated his performance a nine after stopping Carlos Reyes seconds into the third round in Los Angeles. Breland, 106th career win with one loss, dominated from the bell, dropping Reyes in the second and finishing with a left-right combination. Page also won, keeping the U S squad undefeated as Meldrick Taylor and Robert Shannon prepared for their first bouts.
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