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Not Mary Lou Retton, NO. It was Kerry Strug who sprained her ankle during the womens gymnastics after she had done two vaults.
Men: Carl Lewis, United States Women: Evelyn Ashford, United States
The People's Republic of China's first gold medal in Olympic competition came at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles by Xu Haifeng in 50 meter pistol shooting.
The silver medalist in the 100 meter dash at the 1984 Games was Sam Graddy of the United States.
P. T. Usha did not win an Olympic medal. She competed in three Olympics (1980, 1984, 1988) with her best finish being 4th in women's 400 meter hurdles in 1984.