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Encyclopedia > Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the Indoor Stadium of the Olimpiski Sports Complex and at the Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army, both located in Moscow. Two basketball events were contested: men's team and women's team. Finals of both events were held 30 July at the Indoor Stadium of the Olimpiski Sports Complex. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Badge, released in the USSR The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow in the Soviet Union. ... Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiisky, is a large indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. ... CSKA Universal Sports Hall is an indoor sporting arena located in Moscow, Russia. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ...

Contents

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)
Andro Knego
Dragan Kičanović
Rajko Žižić
Mihovil Nakić
Zeljko Jerkov
Branko Skroče
Zoran Slavnić
Kresimir Ćosić
Ratko Radovanović
Duje Krstulović
Drazen Dalipagić
Mirza Delibašić		 Italy Italy (ITA)
Fabrizio Della Fiori
Marco Solfrini
Marco Bonamico
Dino Meneghin
Renato Villalta
Renzo Vecchiatio
Pierluigi Marzorati
Pietro Generali
Romeo Saccchetti
Roberto Brunamonti
Michael Sylvester
Enrico Gilardi		 Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
Stanislav Eremin
Valeri Miloserdov
Sergei Tarakanov
Aleksandr Salnikov
Andrei Lopatov
Nikolai Deriugin
Sergei Belov
Vladimir Tkachenko
Anatoli Myshkin
Sergei Iovaisha
Aleksandr Belostenny
Vladimir Zhigily
Women's Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
Angelia Rupshene
Liubov Sharmai
Vida Besselene
Olga Barisheva-Korosteleva
Tatiana Ovechkina
Nadezhda Shuvaeva-Olkhova
Iuliana Semenova
Liudmila Rogozhina
Nelli Feryabnikova
Olga Sukharnova
Tatiana Zakharova-Nadirova
Tatiana Ivinskaia		 Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL)
Nadka Goltcheva
Penka Metodieva
Petkana Makaveeva
Snezhana Mikhailova
Vania Dermendjieva
Krasimira Bogdanova
Angelina Mikhailova
Diana Brainova
Evladia Slavtcheva-Stefanova
Kostadinka Radkova
Silvia Germanova
Penka Stoyanova		 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)
Vera Đurašković
Mersada Bećirspahić
Jelica Komnenović
Mira Bjedov
Vukica Mitić
Sanja Ožegović
Sofija Pekić
Marija Tonković
Zorica Đurković
Vesna Despotović
Biljana Majstorović
Jasmina Perazić

Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Kresimir Cosic vs. ... Image:Delibasic. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Fabrizio Della Fiori (born September 1, 1951) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Marco Solfrini (born January 30, 1958) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Marco Bonamico (born January 18, 1957 in Genova) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Dino Meneghin (b. ... Renato Villalta (born February 3, 1955) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Pierluigi Marzorati (born September 12, 1952) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Pietro Generali (born October 10, 1958) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Roberto Brunamonti (born April 14, 1959 in Spoleto) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Michael Lane Sylvester (born 21 August 1951 in Noblesville, Indiana, USA) was a lyric spinto operatic tenor. ... Enrico Gilardi (born January 20, 1957) is a former basketball player from Italy, who won the silver medal with his national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Sergei Alexandrovič Belov (Russian: Сергей Александрович Белов; born January 23, 1944 in Nashevoko, Russia) is a former basketball player, most notably playing for the Soviet Union at Olympic Games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Tatiana Nikolaevna Ovechkina (Russian: ; maiden name: Kabayeva) (born 19 March 1950); is a former Soviet Russian basketball player who represented the USSR winning two Olympic gold medals, 1975 World Championships and six European Championships. ... Iuliana Larionovna Semenova (or Uļana SemjonovaLatvian:; Russian:Ульяна Ларионовна Семенова) (born March 9, 1952 in village Medumi, Daugavpils District, Latvian SSR) is a retired Soviet Latvian basketball player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria_1971-1990. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ...

Men's

Final ranking

  1. Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)
  2. Italy Italy (ITA)
  3. Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
  4.  Spain (ESP)
  5. Brazil Brazil (BRA)
  6. Cuba Cuba (CUB)
  7. Poland
  8. Australia
  9. Czechoslovakia
  10. Sweden
  11. Senegal
  12. India

Image File history File links Flag_of_SFR_Yugoslavia. ... Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union. ... Image File history File links Bandera_de_España(1977-1981). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ...

Women's

Final ranking

  1. Soviet Union Soviet Union (URS)
  2. Bulgaria Bulgaria (BUL)
  3. Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (YUG)
  4. Hungary Hungary (HUN)
  5. Cuba Cuba (CUB)
  6. Italy Italy (ITA)
Basketball at the Summer Olympics
1904 (demonstration) • 1908–1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
See also: List of Olympic medalists in basketball
Events at the 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)
Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling

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