In Photos: Historic moments of the Olympic Games -- Los Angeles 1984

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Athletes representing Japan, the 64th delegation to appear in the Olympic Games opening ceremony, march behind flag bearer Shigenobu Murofushi, a hammer thrower. Japan won 10 gold medals at the games. A total of 140 nations and regions participated.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- A festive opening ceremony, reminiscent of a Hollywood movie, is held.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- A "rocket man" flies down from the sky at the opening ceremony.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Hitoshi Saito, who won the gold medal in the over-95-kilogram weight division in the men's judo by defeating Angelo Parisi, of France, is seen competing in the final.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Japan's Yasuhiro Yamashita flips his Senegalese opponent during a first-round bout in the open-weight division in the men's judo.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Japan's Yasuhiro Yamashita sheds tears after winning the gold medal in the open-weight division of the men's judo. He won nine consecutive titles in national open-weight tournaments, starting from 1977, when he was a student at Tokai University. He retired from competition in June 1985 without being defeated during a 203-match winning streak. He was presented with the People's Honor Award in 1984.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Japanese gymnast Koji Gushiken performs a so-called "new moon somersault" on the rings. He won the gold medal in the individual all-around event.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Japanese gymnast Shinji Morisue, who won the gold medal in the horizontal bar event by scoring a perfect 10, is seen competing.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Japan's Hideaki Tomiyama performs to win the gold medal in the 57-kilogram division in the men's freestyle wrestling.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Japan's Yuji Takada performs to win the gold medal in the 52-kilogram division of the men's freestyle wrestling.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- The Japanese baseball team, which became the first champion of the sport in its Olympic debut, is seen

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- The Japanese pair of Miwako Motoyoshi and Saeko Kimura, who won the bronze medal in the duet of the synchronized swimming event, competes during the games.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- The Japanese pair of Miwako Motoyoshi, right, and Saeko Kimura, second from right, waves to spectators during the medal ceremony after taking the bronze medal in the duet of the synchronized swimming event.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Carl Lewis, of the United States, competes to win the gold medal in the men's 100 meters with a time of 9.99 seconds in the final.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Carl Lewis, of the United States, competes to win the gold medal in the long jump.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Carl Lewis, of the United States, competes to win the gold medal in the men's 4x100-meter relay.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- Carl Lewis, of the United States, who won four gold medals in the men's 100 meters, the 200 meters, the long jump and the 4x100-meter relay, is seen.

1984 Los Angeles Olympics -- A dehydrated Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, of Switzerland, staggers over the finish line in the women's marathon. About 90,000 spectators in the stands rose to their feet to cheer her on in a memorable moment that moved people across the world. The 39-year-old finished in 37th place with a time of 2 hours, 48 minutes and 42 seconds.