Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the Olympic Games
Ireland at the Olympic Games
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IOC code	IRL
NOC	Olympic Council of Ireland
Website	www.olympicsport.ie
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors	47 (44 men and 3 women) in 11 sports
	Olympic history (summary)
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	1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010
	Other related appearances
	Great Britain and Ireland (1896–1920)

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Ireland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Ireland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.

[edit] Medalists

[edit] Silver

David Wilkins and James Wilkinson — Sailing, Flying Dutchman class

[edit] Bronze

Hugh Russell — Boxing, Men's Flyweight

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Archery

In Ireland's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman. The men included Ireland's only veteran from 1976, James Conroy. It was Hazel Greene, however, who posted the nation's best results.

Women's Individual Competition:

Hazel Greene — 2229 points (→ 19th place)

Men's Individual Competition:

William Swords — 2212 points (→ 31st place)
James Conroy — 2058 points (→ 37th place)

[edit] Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

Ray Flynn

Heat — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

Eamonn Coghlan

Heat — 13:45.4
Semi Final — 13:28.8
Final — 13:22.8 (→ 4th place)

John Treacy

Heat — 13:44.8
Semi Final — 13:40.3
Final — 13:23.7 (→ 7th place)

Mick O'Shea

Heat — 14:03.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

John Treacy

Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

Dick Hooper

Final — 2:23:53 (→ 38th place)

Pat Hooper

Final — 2:30:28 (→ 42nd place)

John Treacy

Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's Hammer Throw

Seán Egan

Qualification — 63.94 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Gerard Hawkins

First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

Hugh Russell → Bronze Medal

First Round — Defeated Samir Khiniab (Iraq) on points (5-0)
Second Round — Defeated Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) on points (5-0)
Quarter Finals — Defeated Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (3-2)
Semi Finals — Lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

Philip Sutcliffe

First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (0-5)

Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)

Barry McGuigan

First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Issack Mabushi (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in third round
Third Round — Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) on points (1-4)

Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

Sean Doyle

First Round — Defeated Nelson René Trujillo (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in second round
Second Round — Lost to Florian Livadaru (Romania) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)