Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
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At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 247 in 18 sports
Flag bearer Richard Palmer (official)
Medals
Rank: 9		 Gold
5		 Silver
7		 Bronze
9		 Total
21
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.

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

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[edit] Medals

[edit] Image:Med_1.png Gold

[edit] Image:Med_2.png Silver

  • 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

[edit] Image:Med_3.png Bronze

  • 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

[edit] Results by event

[edit] 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:

  • Philip Braithwaite — 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)

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

  • David Black
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Qualification — 16.57 m
  • Final — 16.87 m (→ 4th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's Decathlon

  • Final — 8495 points (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal)
  • Bradley McStravick
  • Final — 7616 points (→ 15th place)


Women's Pentathlon

  • Judy Livermore — 4304 points (→ 13th place)
    1. 100 metres — 13.57 s
    2. Shot Put — 13.56 m
    3. High Jump — 1.77 m
    4. Long Jump — 5.71 m
    5. 800 metres — 2:25.30
  • Susan Longden — 4234 points (→ 15th place)
    1. 100 metres — 14.10 s
    2. Shot Put — 11.47 m
    3. High Jump — 1.74 m
    4. Long Jump — 6.09 m
    5. 800 metres — 2:19.60
  • Yvette Wray — 4159 points (→ 16th place)
    1. 100 metres — 13.78 s
    2. Shot Put — 12.01 m
    3. High Jump — 1.65 m
    4. Long Jump — 5.60 m
    5. 800 metres — 2:15.90

[edit] Boxing

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

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


Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)


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)


[edit] Diving

Men's Springboard

  • 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)


[edit] Modern pentathlon

Individual

  • 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


[edit] Swimming

[edit] Men's Competition

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • 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

  • Final — 55.42 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Philip Hubble
  • Final — 2:01.20 (→ Image:Med_2.png Silver Medal)
  • Peter Morris
  • Final — 2:02.27 (→ 4th place)
  • Stephen Poulter
  • Final — 2:02.93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Final — 1:03.44 (→ Image:Med_1.png Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Final — 2:20.92 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Final — 58.38 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Douglas Campbell
  • Final — 2:04.23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Final — 7:30.81 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Final — 3:47.71 (→ Image:Med_3.png Bronze Medal)

[edit] Women's Competition

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Final — 2:03.15 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Final — 1:02.21 (→ 4th place)
  • Janet Osgerby
  • Final — 1:02.90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • 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

  • Heats — 4:52.38
  • Final — 4:46.83 (→ Image:Med_2.png Silver Medal)
  • Sarah Kerswell
  • Heats — 5:03.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Final — 3:51.71 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Final — 4:12.24 (→ Silver Medal)