Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Demonstration sport
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
CityLos Angeles, California
DatesJuly 31 – August 7, 1984 (1984-07-31 – 1984-08-07)
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Japan
Runner-up United States
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played16
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Baseball at the 1984 Summer Olympics was a demonstration sport. It would become an official sport 8 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Although single exhibition games had been played in conjunction with five previous Olympics, it was the first time that the sport was officially included in the program, and also the first time that the sport was played in Olympics held in the United States. Eight teams competed in Los Angeles, California, in the tournament. Games were held at Dodger Stadium. Cuba originally qualified but withdrew as a result of the Soviet-led boycott.