Sporting event delegation
The Soviet Union (USSR) was the host nation of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow . 489 competitors, 340 men and 149 women, took part in 202 events in 23 sports.[ 1]
The Soviet Union won a record 80 gold medals (although since surpassed by the United States), and their 195 total medals are the second best result in history.[ 2]
Medalists
The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 80 gold and 195 total medals.
Competitors
Archery
Men
Women
Athletics
Men's competition
Men's 100 metres
Heat — 10.26
Quarterfinals — 10.29
Semifinals — 10.45
Final — 10.42 (→ 4th place)
Heat — 10.37
Quarterfinals — 10.34
Semifinals — 10.42
Final — 10.44 (→ 6th place)
Heat — 10.43
Quarterfinals — 10.59 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
Heat — 21.15
Quarterfinals — 20.83
Semifinals — 21.17 (→ did not advance)
Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 metres
Heat — 46.88
Quarterfinals — 45.58
Semifinals — 45.60
Final — 44.60 (→ Gold medal )
Heat — 46.41
Quarterfinals — 46.23
Semifinals — 45.97 (→ did not advance)
Heat — 47.04
Quarterfinals — 46.30
Semifinals — 45.94 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
Heat — 1:47.5
Semifinals — 1:46.7
Final — 1:46.0 (→ Bronze medal )
Heat — 1:47.9
Semifinals — 1:48.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
Heat — 3:38.7
Semifinals — 3:43.6 (→ did not advance)
Heat — 3:44.4
Semifinals — 3:41.5 (→ did not advance)
Heat — 3:44.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
Heat — 13:45.6
Semifinals — 13:31.9
Final — 13:24.1 (→ 8th place)
Heat — 13:42.9
Semifinals — 13:40.7 (→ did not advance)
Heat — 13:52.4 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
Heat — 29:12.1
Final — 28:13.8 (→ 8th place)
Heat — 29:32.4 (→ did not advance)
Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100 metres relay
Heat — 38.68
Final — 38.26 (→ Gold medal )
Men's 4x400 metres relay
Final — 3:01.1 (→ Gold medal )
Men's 110 m hurdles
Heat — 13.84
Semifinals — 13.50
Final — 13.44 (→ Bronze medal )
Heat — 13.61
Semifinals — 13.59
Final — 13.49 (→ 4th place)
Heat — 13.75
Semifinals — 13.78
Final — 15.80 (→ 8th place)
Men's 400 m hurdles
Heat — 50.22
Semifinals — 49.80
Final — 48.86 (→ Silver medal )
Heat — 50.09
Semifinals — 49.87
Final — 49.34 (→ 4th place)
Heat — 50.79
Semifinals — 50.64 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m steeplechase
Heat — 8:33.2
Semifinals — 8:24.9
Final — 8:19.8 (→ 8th place)
Heat — 8:34.3
Semifinals — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Heat — 8:42.6
Semifinals — 8:44.3 (→ did not advance)
Men's marathon
Final — 2:11:35 (→ Bronze medal )
Final — 2:12:05 (→ 4th place)
Final — 2:12:14 (→ 5th place)
Men's 20 km walk
Final — 1:24:45.4 (→ Silver medal )
Final — 1:26:28.3 (→ 4th place)
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's 50 km walk
Final — 3:56:32 (→ Bronze medal )
Final — 3:58:32 (→ 5th place)
Final — DSQ (→ no ranking)
Men's long jump
Qualification — 8.02 m
Final — 8.18 m (→ Bronze medal )
Qualification — 8.01 m
Final — 8.10 m (→ 6th place)
Men's high jump
Qualification — 2.21 m
Final — 2.21 m (→ 8th place)
Qualification — 2.21 m
Final — 2.21 m (→ 10th place)
Qualification — 2.21 m
Final — 2.21 m (→ 11th place)
Men's pole vault
Qualification — 5.35 m
Final — 5.65 m (→ Silver medal )
Qualification — 5.35 m
Final — 5.45 m (→ 8th place)
Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)
Men's triple jump
Qualification — 16.69 m
Final — 17.35 m (→ Gold medal )
Qualification — 16.57 m
Final — 17.24 m (→ Silver medal )
Qualification — 16.77 m
Final — 16.12 m (→ 9th place)
Men's hammer throw
Qualification — 78.22 m
Final Round — 81.80 m (→ Gold medal )
Qualification — 75.24 m
Final Round — 80.64 m (→ Silver medal )
Qualification — 76.24 m
Final Round — 78.96 m (→ Bronze medal )
Men's discus throw
Qualification — 64.78 m
Final — 66.64 m (→ Gold medal )
Qualification — 62.82 m
Final — 65.58 m (→ 5th place)
Qualification — 63.10 m
Final — 64.04 m (→ 6th place)
Men's shot put
Qualification — 20.72 m
Final — 21.35 m (→ Gold medal )
Qualification — 20.58 m
Final — 21.08 m (→ Silver medal )
Qualification — 20.19 m
Final — 19.93 m (→ 9th place)
Men's javelin throw
Qualification — 85.76 m
Final — 91.20 m (→ Gold medal )
Qualification — 83.32 m
Final — 89.64 m (→ Silver medal )
Qualification — 82.96 m
Final — 86.10 m (→ 4th place)
Men's decathlon
Final — 8331 points (→ Silver medal )
Final — 8135 points (→ Bronze medal )
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's competition
Women's 100 metres
Heat — 11.13
Quarterfinals — 11.06
Semifinals — 11.11
Final — 11.06 (→ Gold medal )
Heat — 11.53
Quarterfinals — 11.33
Semifinals — 11.51 (→ did not advance)
Heat — 11.38
Quarterfinals — 11.30
Semifinals — 11.38 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
Heat — 23.28
Quarterfinals — 22.26
Semifinals — 22.75
Final — 22.19 (→ Silver medal )
Heat — 23.49
Quarterfinals — 23.24
Semifinals — 23.27 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 metres
Heat — 51.66
Semifinals — 50.18
Final — 50.07 (→ 4th place)
Heat — 51.42
Semifinals — 51.12
Final — 50.17 (→ 5th place)
Heat — 51.51
Semifinals — 51.30 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
Heat — 1:59.3
Semifinals — 1:57.7
Final — 1:53.5 (→ Gold medal )
Heat — 2:01.5
Semifinals — 1:57.5
Final — 1:54.9 (→ Silver medal )
Heat — 1:58.5
Semifinals — 1:58.3
Final — 1:55.5 (→ Bronze medal )
Women's 1,500 metres
Heat — 3:59.2
Final — 3:56.6 (→ Gold medal )
Heat — 3:59.5
Final — 3:59.6 (→ Bronze medal )
Heat — 4:04.4
Final — 4:01.3 (→ 6th place)
Women's 100 m hurdles
Heat — 12.67
Semifinal — 12.78
Final — 12.56 (→ Gold medal )
Heat — 12.97
Semifinal — 12.84
Final — 12.84 (→ 6th place)
Heat — 13.31
Semifinal — did not start (→ did not advance)
Women's 4x100 metres relay
Final — 42.10 (→ Silver medal )
Women's 4x400 metres relay
Final — 3:20.2 (→ Gold medal )
Women's high jump
Qualification — 1.88 m
Final — 1.91 m (→ 5th place)
Qualification — 1.88 m
Final — 1.88 m (→ 9th place)
Qualification — 1.80 m (→ did not advance)
Women's long jump
Qualification — 6.70 m
Final — 7.06 m (→ Gold medal )
Qualification — 6.56 m
Final — 7.01 m (→ Bronze medal )
Qualification — 6.78 m
Final — 6.71 m (→ 8th place)
Women's discus throw
Qualification — 62.20 m
Final — 67.40 m (→ Bronze medal )
Qualification — 60.32 m
Final — 63.84 m (→ 7th place)
Qualification — 53.76 m (→ did not advance)
Women's javelin throw
Qualification — 63.98 m
Final — 67.76 m (→ Silver medal )
Qualification — 59.86 m
Final — 65.08 m (→ 6th place)
Qualification — 62.96 m
Final — 59.94 m (→ 11th place)
Women's shot put
Final — 21.42 m (→ Silver medal )
Final — 21.15 m (→ 4th place)
Final — 19.74 m (→ 7th place)
Women's pentathlon
Nadiya Tkachenko — 5083 points (→ Gold medal )
100 metres — 13.29s
Shot put — 16.84m
High jump — 1.84m
Long jump — 6.73m
800 metres — 2:05.20
Olga Rukavishnikova — 4937 points (→ Silver medal )
100 metres — 13.66s
Shot put — 14.09m
High jump — 1.88m
Long jump — 6.79m
800 metres — 2:04.80
Olga Kuragina — 4875 points (→ Bronze medal )
100 metres — 13.26s
Shot put — 12.49m
High jump — 1.84m
Long jump — 6.77m
800 metres — 2:03.60
Basketball
Summary
Men's roster
Women's roster
Boxing
Canoeing
Men
Women
Cycling
Thirteen cyclists represented the Soviet Union in 1980.
Road
Track
Pursuit
Sprint
Athlete
Event
Preliminary Round 1
Round 1 Repechage
Preliminary Round 2
Round 2 Repechage
Round of 16
Round of 16 Repechage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final / BM
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Opposition Time
Rank
Sergei Kopylov
Sprint
Ahokas (FIN ) W WO
Bye
Joseph (GUY ) W 10.55
Bye
Tucker (AUS ) W 10.55
Bye
Dazzan (ITA ) W 10.76,W 11.00
Heßlich (GDR ) L , L
Tkáč (TCH ) W 10.56,W 10.47
Time trial
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage, Individual
Team dressage
Three-Day Event, Individual
Three-Day Event, Team
Jumping, Individual
Jumping, Team
Fencing
18 fencers, 13 men and 5 women, represented Soviet Union in 1980.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Field hockey
Summary
Men's roster
Women's roster
Summary
Team roster
Gymnastics
Men
Women
Handball
Summary
Men's roster
Women's roster
Judo
Extra lightweight (60 kg)
Half lightweight (65 kg)
Lightweight (71 kg)
Half middleweight (78 kg)
Middleweight (86 kg)
Half heavyweight (95 kg)
Heavyweight (+95 kg)
Open category
Modern pentathlon
Athlete
Event
Riding
Fencing (épée one touch)
Shooting (10 m air pistol)
Swimming (300 m freestyle)
Running
Total points
Final rank
Time
Penalties
Rank
MP Points
Results
Rank
MP Points
Points
Rank
MP Points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Time
Rank
MP Points
Pavel Lednyov
Individual
2:01.8
74
21
1026
30–12
=2
1026
195
=13
1022
3:41.494
31
1104
13:07.7
4
1204
5382
Yevgeny Lipeyev
1:59.0
0
5
1100
24–18
=11
870
186
=40
824
3:25.358
7
1232
13:25.2
10
1150
5176
14
Anatoly Starostin
2:00.9
32
13
1068
29–13
=4
1000
199
2
1110
3:27.418
10
1216
13:17.2
8
1174
5568
Pavel Lednyov Yevgeny Lipeyev Anatoly Starostin
Team
16126
Rowing
The Soviet Union had 30 male and 24 female rowers participate in all 14 rowing events in 1980.[ 4]
Men
Women
Sailing
Shooting
Open
Swimming
Men
Women
Volleyball
Summary
Men's roster
Women's roster
Water polo
Summary
Team roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Medals by republic
In the following table for team events number of team representatives, who received medals are counted, not "one medal for all the team", as usual. Because there were people from different republics in one team.
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