Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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.

Medals

Gold

• Allan 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

Silver

• Allan Wells — Athletics, Men's 200 metres

• Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

• Neil Adams — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)

• 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

• Sharron Davies — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley

• June Croft, Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, and Ann Osgerby — Swimming, Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

Bronze

• Steve 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 4x100 m Relay

• Donna-Marie Hartley, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Linsey MacDonald, and Michelle Probert — Athletics, Women's 4x400 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 4x100 m Medley Relay

Results by event

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)

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Peter O'Hanrahahanrahan

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Bernard Ford

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

• Ian Thompson

• Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's Triple Jump

• Keith Connor

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

Men's Javelin Throw

• Dave Ottley

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

Men's Decathlon

• Daley Thompson

• Final — 8495 points (→ 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

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)

• Luke Jones
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Defeated João Luis de Almeida (Angola) on points (5-0)
  3. Third Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (1-4)

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)

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)

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

Swimming

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

• Gary Abraham

• Final — 55.42 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

• Philip Hubble

• Final — 2:01.20 (→ Silver Medal)

• Peter Morris

• Final — 2:02.27 (→ 4th place)

• Stephen Poulter

• Final — 2:02.93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

• Duncan Goodhew

• Final — 1:03.44 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

• Duncan Goodhew

• Final — 2:20.92 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

• Gary Abraham

• Final — 58.38 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

• Douglas Campbell

• Final — 2:04.23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay

• Douglas Campbell, Philip Hubble, Martin Smith, and Andrew Astbury

• Final — 7:30.81 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Martin Smith

• Final — 3:47.71 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Competition

Women's 200 m Freestyle

• June Croft

• Final — 2:03.15 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

• Ann Osgerby

• Final — 1:02.21 (→ 4th place)

• Janet Osgerby

• Final — 1:02.90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

• Ann Osgerby

• 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

• Sharron Davies

• Heats — 4:52.38
• Final — 4:46.83 (→ Silver Medal)

• Sarah Kerswell

• Heats — 5:03.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay

• Sharron Davies, Kaye Lovatt, Jacquelina Willmott, and June Croft

• Final — 3:51.71 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay

• Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby, and June Croft

• Final — 4:12.24 (→ Silver Medal)