534 Dai Li Saved U.S. Track and Field

Shawn Ford won the men's 200-meter, which was the fifth gold medal won by the U.S. track and field team that day.

On the fifth day, the U.S. track and field team won four medals in a single day. This day was even better, as they secured five.

This was the U.S. track and field team's 18th gold medal at this Olympics. They had already broken the record for the number of track and field gold medals won by the United States.

Between the 1980s and the 1990s was the best time for the U.S. track and field team.

In 1984, a total of 19 countries and regions did not participate in the Los Angeles Olympics due to the boycott of the Soviet bloc. The Soviet Union and Germany were among those that did not participate. This made the U.S. a dominant team at that Olympics and the home team won 16 gold medals in track and field events.