1980 Summer Olympics medal table

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1980 Summer Olympics medals
Location Moscow, Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Highlights
Most gold medalsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (80)
Most total medalsFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (195)
Medalling NOCs36
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The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union from 19 July to 3 August. A total of 5,179 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 203 events in 22 sports. [1] They were the first Games to be staged in a communist nation. [2]

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66 countries [3] participated in a boycott against these Games as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[ citation needed ] Fifteen countries marched in the Opening Ceremony with the Olympic Flag instead of their national flags, and the Olympic Flag and Olympic Hymn were used at medal ceremonies when athletes from these countries won medals. Competitors from three countries – New Zealand, [4] Portugal, and Spain – competed under the flags of their respective National Olympic Committees. Some of these teams that marched under flags other than their national flags were depleted by boycotts by individual athletes, while some athletes did not participate in the march.

Of the eighty participating nations, the smallest number since 1956, [5] six nations made their first appearance at this Games – Angola, Botswana, Cyprus, Laos, Mozambique, and Seychelles. [6] None of these nations won a medal. Whilst competitors from 36 countries became Olympic medalists, the great majority of the medals were taken by the host country and East Germany in what was the most skewed medal tally since 1904. [7] Despite only being invited to compete five weeks prior to the opening ceremony, Zimbabwe won a surprise gold medal in the sport of women's field hockey. [8] The Soviet Union's Aleksandr Dityatin became the first athlete to win eight medals at a single Games, with three gold, four silver and a bronze medal. [9] In rowing, the winners of both the gold and silver medals in the coxless pairs were identical twins. [8]

Guyana, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe won their first-ever Olympic medals.

Amidst a heavy boycott, the Soviet Union dominated, winning a record 80 gold medals (although since surpassed by the United States), and their 195 total medals are the second best result in history. Sports commentators noted that the absence of the United States and various other Western nations stemming from an unprecedented boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the Soviet Union and East Germany. [10]

Medal table

East German swimmers Cornelia Polit (left), Rica Reinisch (center), and Birgit Treiber (right), who swept the 200 metre backstroke. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-W0727-138, Moskau, Olympiade, Siegerinnen uber 200 m Rucken.jpg
East German swimmers Cornelia Polit (left), Rica Reinisch (center), and Birgit Treiber (right), who swept the 200 metre backstroke.

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

In boxing and judo two bronze medals were awarded in each weight class. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals. [12] [13]

  *   Host nation (Soviet Union)

1980 Summer Olympics medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union*806946195
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 473742126
3Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 8161741
4Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 87520
5Olympic flag.svg  Italy 83415
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 7101532
7Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 661325
8Olympic flag.svg  France 65314
9Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 57921
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3141532
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 33612
12Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3148
13Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 23914
14Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 2349
15Olympic flag.svg  Australia 2259
16Olympic flag.svg  Denmark 2125
17Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 2024
Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 2024
19Olympic flag.svg  Switzerland 2002
20Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 1326
21Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1214
22Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1023
23Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 1001
Flag of India.svg  India 1001
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1001
26Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  North Korea 0325
27Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Mongolia 0224
28Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 0202
29Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0134
30Olympic flag.svg  Netherlands 0123
31Olympic flag.svg  Ireland 0112
32Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 0101
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 0101
34Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0033
35Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 0011
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0011
Totals (36 entries)204204223631

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