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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. It was the nineteenth time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in every Summer Olympics to that point. Great Britain contested under the IOC country code GBR. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow, USSR. Another candidate in the bid to organise the Olympics was Los Angeles. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ...

Unlike the US, the UK government allowed its athletes to choose whether to compete, and only a few athletes chose to stay away. There was token boycott of the opening ceremony, the Olympic flag was raised for UK medal winners and the Olympic anthem played for the five Gold Medallists.

Medals

				Total
Great Britain	5	7	9	21

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Gold

• Allan Wells — Athletics, Men's 100 metres

• Steve Ovett — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres

• Daley Thompson — Athletics, Men's Decathlon

• Duncan Goodhew — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke

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Silver

• Allan Wells — Athletics, Men's 200 metres

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

• Neil Adams — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)

• John Clay, Andrew Justice, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, Colin Moynihan, John Pritchard, Richard Stanhope, and Allan Whitwell — Rowing, Men's Eights

• Phillip Hubble — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Sharron Davies — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• June Croft, Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, and Ann Osgerby — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

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Bronze

• Steve Ovett — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres

• Gary Oakes — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles

• Beverley Goddard-Callender, Heather Hunte, Sonia Lannaman, and Kathryn Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 4x100 m Relay

• Donna-Marie Hartley, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Linsey MacDonald, and Michelle Probert — Athletics, Women's 4x400 m Relay

• Anthony Willis — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight

• Arthur Mapp — Judo, Men's Open Class

• Malcolm Carmichael and Charles Wiggin — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs

• John Beattie, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, and Martin Cross — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours

• Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Trevor Smith — Swimming, Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

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Results by event

Archery

In the third appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, two men and two women represented the country. Mark Blenkarne missed winning a medal in the men's competition by only three points, by far the most successful result for Great Britain since archery was returned to the Olympic schedule. Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow). ...

Women's Individual Competition:

• Gillian Patterson — 2216 points (22nd place)
• Christine Harris — 2187 points (25th place)

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• Mark Blenkarne — 2446 points (4th place)
• Dennis Savory — 2407 points (13th place)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg) Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. ...

• Keith Wallace
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Daniel Radu (Romania) on points (1-4)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Raymond Gilbody
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated João Luis de Almeida (Angola) on points (5-0)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (1-4)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Peter Joseph Hanlon
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Antonio Esparragoza (Venezuela) on points (4-1)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Viktor Rybakov (Soviet Union) on points (0-5)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• George Gilbody
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated Blackson Siukoko (Zambia) on points (4-1)
  3. Quarter Finals — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) on points (5-0)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Anthony Willis → Bronze Medal
  1. First Round — Defeated Jaime Soares França (Brazil) on points (5-0)
  2. Second Round — Defeated Shadrach Odhiambo (Sweden) on points (5-0)
  3. Quarter Finals — Defeated William Lyimo (Tanzania) after knock-out in third round
  4. Semi Finals — Lost to Patrizio Oliva (Italy) on points (0-5)

Diving

Men's Springboard At the 1980 Summer Olympics, four diving events were contested. ...

• Christopher Snode

• Preliminary Round — 557.10 points (→ 5th place)
• Final — 844.470 points (→ 6th place)

Men's Platform

• Christopher Snode

• Preliminary Round — 468.21 points (→ 9th place, did not advance)

• Martyn Brown

• Preliminary Round — 380.91 points (→ 19th place, did not advance)

Modern Pentathlon

Individual The Modern Pentathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by two events (both for men): Individual competition and Team competition. ...

• Robert Nightingale — 5,168 pts, 15th place
• Peter Whiteside — 5,085 pts, 21st place
• Nigel Clark — 4,809 pts, 33rd place

Team:

• Nightingale, Whiteside and Clark — 15,062pts, 8th place

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics as usual was a part of the Swimming Sport, other two parts were Water Polo and Diving. ...

• Mark Taylor

• Heats — 52,65 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

• Martin Smith

• Heats — 1.54,17 (→ did not advance)

• Kevin Lee

• Heats — 1.55,63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

• Gary Abraham

• Final — 55,42 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Philip Hubble

• Final — 2.01,20 (→ Silver Medal)

• Peter Morris

• Final — 2.02,27 (→ 4th place)

• Stephen Poulter

• Final — 2.02,93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Duncan Goodhew

• Final — 1.03,44 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke Duncan Goodhew (born March 27, 1957) is one of the most respected and instantly recognisable UK swimming athletes. ...

• Duncan Goodhew

• Final — 2.20,92 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke Duncan Goodhew (born March 27, 1957) is one of the most respected and instantly recognisable UK swimming athletes. ...

• Gary Abraham

• Final — 58,38 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Douglas Campbell

• Final — 2.04,23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Douglas Campbell, Philip Hubble, Martin Smith, and Andrew Astbury

• Final — 7.30,81 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Martin Smith

• Final — 3.47,71 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 200 m Freestyle Duncan Goodhew (born March 27, 1957) is one of the most respected and instantly recognisable UK swimming athletes. ...

• June Crott

• Final — 2.03,15 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Ann Osgerby

• Final — 1.02,21 (→ 4th place)

• Janet Osgerby

• Final — 1.02,90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Ann Osgerby

• Final — 2.14,83 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

• Margaret Kelly

• Final — 1.11,48 (→ 4th place)

• Susannah Brownsdon

• Final — 1.12,11 (→ 6th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• Sharron Davies

• Final — 4.46,83 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay Sharron Davies (born November 1, 1962) is one of Britains most successful swimmers ever. ...

• Sharron Davies, Kaye Lovatt, Jacquelina Willmott, and June Croft

• Final — 3.51,71 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay Sharron Davies (born November 1, 1962) is one of Britains most successful swimmers ever. ...

• Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby, and June Croft

• Final — 2.01,20 (→ Silver Medal)

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