Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Soviet UnionFlag bearers
IOC code   URS
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 488 in 23 sports
Flag bearer Nikolay Balboshin
Medals
Rank: 1
Gold
80
Silver
69
Bronze
46
Total
195
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Winter Games
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
Other related appearances
Unified Team (1992)

The Soviet Union (USSR) was the host nation of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 488 competitors, 339 men and 149 women, took part in 202 events in 23 sports.[1]

Contents

Medalists

The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 80 gold and 195 total medals.

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

The Soviet Union was represented by four archers in Moscow, two men and two women. The women outscored everyone else in the competition, including in the men's division, to win the gold and silver medals. The men added another silver medal and a 6th place finish to make the Soviet Union the first nation to win three medals in modern Olympic archery competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

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 — did not start (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — did not finish (→ 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
  • Semi Final — 13:31.9
  • Final — 13:24.1 (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 13:42.9
  • Semi Finals — 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 4x400 metres Relay

  • Heat — 3:01.8
  • 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 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 Marathon

  • Final — 2:11:35 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Final — 2:12:05 (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 2:12:14 (→ 5th 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 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:59.3
  • Semifnals — 1:57.7
  • Final — 1:53.5 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heat — 2:01.5
  • Semifnals — 1:57.5
  • Final — 1:54.9 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat — 1:58.5
  • Semifnals — 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 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

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated India (121-65)
  • Defeated Brazil (101-88)
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (99-82)
  • Defeated Spain (119-102)
  • Lost to Italy (85-87)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (91-101)
  • Defeated Cuba (109-90)
  • Defeated Spain (117-94) → Bronze Medal
Women's Team Competition
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (97-62)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (122-83)
  • Defeated Italia (119-53)
  • Defeated Cuba (95-56)
  • Defeated Hungary (120-62)
  • Defeated Bulgaria (103-73) → Gold Medal

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight (63.5 kg)

Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

Men's Events

K-1 500 metres

K-1 1000 metres

K-2 500 metres

K-2 1000 metres

K-4 1000 metres

C-1 500 metres

C-1 1000 metres

C-2 500 metres

C-2 1000 metres

Women's Events

K-1 500 metres

K-1 500 metres

Cycling

Diving

Men's Springboard

  • Heats — 580.11 points (→ 2nd place)
  • Final — 905.025 points (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heats — 558.90 points (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 855.120 points (→ 5th place)
  • Heats — 552.42 points (→ 7th place)
  • Final — 820.050 points (→ 7th place)

Men's Platform

  • Heats — 539.07 points (→ 2nd place)
  • Final — 819.705 points (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heats — 518.82 points (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 817.440 points (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heats — 487.20 points (→ 8th place)
  • Final — 775.860 points (→ 7th place)

Women's Springboard

  • Heats — 478.86 points (→ 1st place)
  • Final — 725.910 points (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heats — 454.35 points (→ 2nd place)
  • Final — 673.665 points (→ 4th place)
  • Heats — 432.57 points (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 650.265 points (→ 7th place)

Women's Platform

  • Heats — 381.99 points (→ 1st place)
  • Final — 576.465 points (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heats — 360.87 points (→ 2nd place)
  • Final — 575.925 points (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heats — 351,00 points (→ 6th place)
  • Final — 540.180 points (→ 5th place)

Equestrianism

Fencing

17 fencers, 12 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

Football

Men's team competition
  • Defeated Venezuela (4-0)
  • Defeated Zambia (3-1)
  • Defeated Cuba (8-0)
  • Defeated Kuwait (2-1)
  • Lost to East Germany (0-1)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (1-0) → Bronze Medal

Team Roster

Gymnastics

Handball

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to Spain (1-2)
  • Defeated Cuba (11-2)
  • Defeated Poland (5-1)
  • Defeated Tanzania (11-2)
  • Lost to India (2-4)
  • Defeated Poland (2-1) → Bronze Medal
Women's Team Competition
  • Defeated Czechoslovakia (2-0)
  • Lost to Austria (0-2)
  • Lost to Zimbabwe (0-2)
  • Defeated Poland (6-0)
  • Defeated India (3-1) → Bronze Medal
  • Galina Inzhuvatova
  • Nelli Gorbatkova
  • Valentina Zazdravnykh
  • Nadezhda Ovechkina
  • Natella Krasnikova
  • Natalia Bykova
  • Lidia Glubokova
  • Galina Viuzhanina
  • Natalia Buzunova
  • Liailia Akhmerova
  • Nadezhda Filippova
  • Elena Guryeva
  • Tatiana Embakhtova
  • Tatiana Shvyganova
  • Alina Kham
  • Liudmila Frolova

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Individual Competition:

Team Competition:

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heats — 52.08
  • Semi-finals — 51.51
  • Final — 51.34 (→ 4th place)
  • Heats — 52.08
  • Semi-finals — 51.81
  • Final — 51.80 (→ 6th place)
  • Heats — 52.21
  • Semi-finals — 52.18 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heats — 1:51.04
  • Final — 1:49.91 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Heats — 1:51.21
  • Final — 1:50.76 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Final — 3:51.31 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 3:53.24 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 3:53.95 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Final — 14:58.27 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 15:14.30 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 15:28.24 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Final — 55.35 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 55.70 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Final — 1:59.76 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 1:59.76 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Final — 1:03.82 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 1:04.00 (→ 4th place)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Final — 2:15.85 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 2:17.28 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Final — 2:19.64 (→ 4th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Final — 56.99 s (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 57.63 s (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Final — 2:03.48 (→ 4th place)

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Final — 4:22.89 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 4:23.43 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Final — 7:23.50 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Final — 3:45.92 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Final — 57.40 s (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 57.83 s (→ 6th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Final — 2:02.29 (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 2:03.74 (→ 7th place)
  • Final — 2:04.00 (→ 8th place)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Final — 4:14.40 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 4:19.18 (→ 8th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Final — 8:38.05 (→ 4th place)
  • Final — 8:42.04 (→ 5th place)
  • Final — 8:46.45 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Final — 2:15.70 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Final — 1:03.87 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Final — 2:17.72 (→ 8th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heats — 1:11.03
  • Final — 1:10.41 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heats — 1:12.71
  • Final — 1:12.21 (→ 7th place)
  • Heats — 1:15.04 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Final — 2:29.54 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Final — 2:29.61 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Final — 2:32.39 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heats — 4:55.99
  • Final — 4:50.91 (→ 7th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

  • Final — 4:13.61 (→ Bronze Medal)

Volleyball

Women's Team Competition
  • Defeated Peru (3-1)
  • Defeated East Germany (3-1)
  • Defeated Cuba (3-0)
  • Defeated East Germany (3-1) → Gold Medal

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Italy (8-6)
  • Defeated Spain (4-3)
  • Defeated Sweden (12-1)
  • Defeated Hungary (5-4)
  • Defeated Spain (6-2)
  • Defeated Cuba (8-5)
  • Defeated Netherlands (7-3)
  • Defeated Yugoslavia (8-7) → Gold Medal

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References