Boycotting Countries
Fourteen countries took part in the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Olympic Games:
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Bulgaria
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- East Germany
- Ethiopia
- Hungary
- Laos
- Mongolia
- North Korea
- Poland
- Soviet Union
- Vietnam
Iran and Libya also boycotted the games, citing political reasons, but were not a part of the Soviet led boycott. Iran was the only country to boycott both the 1980 and 1984 events.
- Iran
- Libya
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