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Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 219 competitors, 149 men and 70 women, took part in 145 events in 14 sports.

Medalists
GoldAllan 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 SilverAllan Wells — Athletics, Men's 200 metres • Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 800 metres • Neil Adams — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg) • Henry Clay, Andrew Justice, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, Colin Moynihan, John Pritchard, Richard Stanhope, and Allan Whitwell — Rowing, Men's Eights • Philip 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 4 × 100 m Medley Relay BronzeSteve Ovett — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres • Gary Oakes — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles • Beverley Goddard-Callender, Heather Hunte, Sonia Lannaman, and Kathy Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay • Donna Hartley, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Linsey MacDonald, and Michelle Probert — Athletics, Women's 4 × 400 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 4 × 100 m Medley Relay ==Archery==
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. '''Women's Individual Competition:''' • Gillian Patterson — 2216 points (→ 22nd place) • Christine Harris — 2187 points (→ 25th place) '''Men's Individual Competition:''' • Mark Blenkarne — 2446 points (→ 4th place) • Dennis Savory — 2407 points (→ 13th place) ==Athletics==
Athletics
;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon ;Women ;Track & road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Pentathlon ==Boxing==
Fencing
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Great Britain in 1980. ==Gymnastics==
Swimming
;Men's Competition ;Women's Competition ==Weightlifting==
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