Several teams who had qualified to compete were absent as a result of the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott, including the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, and North Korea.
Rules for the rhythmic gymnastics competition also changed since the previous Olympics.
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On the 92nd episode of Seinfeld, "The Gymnast"" (aired on November 3, 1994) Jerry Seinfeld dated Katya, and mentioned that she is a Romanian gymnast which won the silver medal for gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.