West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. West Germany had joined the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics four years previously. 390 competitors, 267 men and 123 women, took part in 194 events in 25 sports. Medalists Archery All five of the German archers posted solid scores in the nation's third Olympic archery competition, with none placing lower than 15th. Women's Individual Competition: Manuela Dachner — 2508 points (→ 6th place) Doris Haas — 2480 points (→ 11th place) Men's Individual Competition: Harry Wittig — 2497 points (→ 9th place) Armin Garnreiter — 2494 points (→ 10th place) Detlef Kahlert — 2486 points (1→ 5th place) Athletics Men's Competition Men's 400 metres Erwin Skamrahl Heat — 45.94 Quarterfinals — 46.39 (→ did not advance) Men's 5,000 metres Christoph Herle Heat — 13:46.35 Semifinals — did not finish (→ did not advance) Uwe Mönkemeyer Heat — 13:48.66 Semifinals — did not finish (→ did not advance) Men's 10,000 metres Christoph Herle Qualifying Heat — 28:30.28 Final — 28:08.21 (→ 5th place) Men's Marathon Ralf Salzmann Final — 2:15:29 (→ 18th place) Men's High Jump Dietmar Mögenburg Qualification — 2.24 m Final — 2.35 m (→ Gold Medal) Carlo Thränhardt Qualification — 2.24 m Final — 2.15 m (→ 10th place) Gerd Nagel Qualification — 2.18 m (→ did not advance) Men's Triple Jump Peter Bouschen Final — 16.77 m (→ 5th place) Men's Javelin Throw Wolfram Gambke Qualification — 82.98 m Final — 82.46 m (→ 4th place) Klaus Tafelmeier Qualification — 73.52 m (→ did not advance, 22nd place) Men's Shot Put Karsten Stolz Qualifying Round — 18.98 m Final — 18.31 m (→ 12th place) Men's Discus Throw Rolf Danneberg Final — 66.60 m (→ Gold Medal) Alwin Wagner Final — 64.72 m (→ 6th place) Men's Hammer Throw Karl-Hans Riehm Qualification — 75.50 m Final — 77.98 m (→ Silver Medal) Klaus Ploghaus Qualification — 74.68m Final — 76.68 m (→ Bronze Medal) Christoph Sahner Qualification — 72.88 m Final — no mark (→ no ranking) Men's Decathlon Jürgen Hingsen Final Result — 8673 points (→ Silver Medal) Siegfried Wentz Final Result — 8412 points (→ Bronze Medal) Guido Kratschmer Final Result — 8326 points (→ 4th place) Men's 20 km Walk Dieter Hoffmann Final — did not start (→ no ranking) Women's Competition Women's 1,000 metres