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2 unusual facts about Basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics


1984–85 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

Prior to the start of the season, Bobby Knight was the head coach of the US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Dayton Flyers men's basketball

Don Donoher (1951-54): University of Dayton Head Basketball Coach 1964-89; 1984 US Olympic Team Basketball Assistant Coach


Allen Rae

He was the Technical Commissioner in 1984 Olympics, 1988 Olympics, 1992 Olympics, 1990 World Championship and 1983 Pan American Games.

Phil Smyth

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Games, Smyth and his wife, Jenny Cheesman, would become the first husband and wife to captain Australian teams at the same Olympics.

Sung Jung-A

Sung Jung-A (born 25 December 1965 in Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a South Korean former basketball player who won the silver medal in the women's basketball tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics.


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