Friendship Games - Participating Nations

Participating Nations

Initial estimates placed the number of athletes participating in Soviet event venues at approximately 8000. Later, the number of expected participants was lowered to 2300, representing 49 countries. However, not all the expected athletes showed up. The exact number of athletes who took part in events held outside of the Soviet Union is unknown.

While Olympic-boycotting countries were represented by their strongest athletes, other states sent their reserve teams, consisting of athletes who failed to qualify for the 1984 Summer Olympics.