The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad and commonly known as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russia. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country, as well as the first Olympic Games and only Summer Olympics to be held in a Slavic language-speaking country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a socialist state until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Finland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 105 competitors, 99 men and 6 women, took part in 71 events in 16 sports.
Finland competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, United States. 86 competitors, 73 men and 13 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
Finland competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 78 competitors, 59 men and 19 women, took part in 66 events in 15 sports.
Finland competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. 76 competitors, 47 men and 29 women, took part in 74 events in 15 sports.
Ulrich Wehling is a retired German skier who won the nordic combined event in the Winter Olympics three consecutive times, in 1972, 1976, and 1980. Wehling was the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event at Winter Olympics but not the first Olympian to win three Gold in a winter discipline as Gillis Grafström had won a figure skating title at the Summer Olympics 1920 before winning twice at the first two Winter Olympics.
Rudi Fink is a retired boxer, who won the gold medal in the featherweight division (−57 kg) for East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Sébastien Flute is a gold medal winning French archer. He currently has the 25th best ranking in the world among archers. He won the gold medal in the Men's Individual competition in the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 20-year-old European champion defeated all three South Korean archers on his way to the Olympic Title; and also competed in the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2000 Olympic Games. He retired from International competition after the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Petar Lesov is a former Bulgarian boxer, who won the Flyweight Gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He is a two-time European champion in the flyweight division. Lesov is currently a boxing coach.
Jerzy Pietrzyk is a retired Polish sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.
Sándor Wladár is a Hungarian retired male swimmer. He won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow in 200 m backstroke.
Christopher John Hunt is a retired badminton player from England.
Roland Brückner is a retired East German gymnast. He competed at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a bronze and a silver medal in the team competition, respectively. Individually he won a gold in the floor exercise and two bronze medals in the vault and parallel bars in 1980. He won two more gold medals in the floor exercise at the 1979 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and 1981 European championships. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and competed at the Friendship Games instead, winning a gold on the floor and a silver in the team competition.
Ketevan "Keto" Losaberidze was a Georgian archer.
Jari Matti Lipponen is a Finnish former archer who participated in three consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in 1992. He won the silver medal in the Men's Team Competition in 1992 alongside Tomi Poikolainen and Ismo Falck.
Ismo Kalevi Falck is a Finnish former archer who participated in two consecutive Olympic competitions, starting in 1988. He won the silver medal in the Men's Team Competition in 1992 alongside Tomi Poikolainen and Jari Lipponen.
Päivi Aulikki Aaltonen is a retired Finnish archer. She competed at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won an individual bronze medal in 1980. Between 1978 and 1985 she won four silver and two bronze medals at European championships. She was the Finnish champion in 1977–82 and 1987–88.
Sorin Babii is a retired pistol shooter from Romania. He competed in the 10 m air pistol and 50 m free pistol events at six consecutive Olympics between 1984 and 2004 and won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze in 1992.
Poikolainen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jutta Anneli Poikolainen is a retired Finnish archer. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics alongside her husband Tomi Poikolainen.
