# 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.
In partial support of the American-led boycott, the UK government allowed its athletes to choose whether to compete. There was a boycott of the opening ceremony with Britain being represented solely by the General Secretary of the British Olympic Association, Dick Palmer, carrying the Olympic flag, and no athletes being present. Furthermore, the Olympic flag was raised for the British medal winners in place of the Union Flag, and the Olympic anthem was played instead of God Save the Queen for the five gold medalists.

## Medallists
### 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)
* 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

### 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 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

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
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Drew McMaster | 100 m | 10.43 | 3 Q | 10.42 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cameron Sharp | 100 m | 10.38 | 2 Q | 10.38 | 4 Q | 10.60 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alan Wells | 100 m | 10.35 | 1 Q | 10.11 | 1 Q | 10.27 | 1 Q | 10.25 | |
| Mike McFarlane | 200 m | 21.43 | 4 q | 20.33 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cameron Sharp | 200 m | 20.51 | 1 Q | 21.16 | 4 Q | 21.24 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alan Wells | 200 m | 21.57 | 2 Q | 20.59 | 1 Q | 20.75 | 4 Q | 20.21 | |
| Alan Bell | 400 m | 47.48 | 4 Q | 46.17 | 4 Q | 48.50 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Glen Cohen | 400 m | 48.35 | 4 Q | 47.35 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Jenkins | 400 m | 46.67 | 1 Q | 45.99 | 1 Q | 45.59 | 3 Q | 45.56 | 7 |
| Sebastian Coe | 800 m | 1:48.5 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:46.7 | 1 Q | 1:45.9 | |
| Steve Ovett | 800 m | 1:49.4 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:46.6 | 1 Q | 1:45.4 | |
| David Warren | 800 m | 1:49.9 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:47.2 | 2 Q | 1:49.3 | 8 |
| Sebastian Coe | 1500 m | 3:40.1 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:39.4 | 1 Q | 3:38.4 | |
| Steve Cram | 1500 m | 3:44.1 | 4 Q | — | — | 3:43.6 | 4 Q | 3:42.0 | 8 |
| Steve Ovett | 1500 m | 3:36.8 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:43.1 | 1 Q | 3:39.0 | |
| David Moorcroft | 5000 m | 13:43.0 | 5 Q | — | — | 13:52.8 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Rose | 5000 m | 13:44.7 | 3 Q | — | — | 13:40.6 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Barry Smith | 5000 m | 13:46.3 | 7 q | — | — | 13:36.7 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brendan Foster | 10000 m | 26:55.15 | 5 Q | — | — | — | — | 28:22.54 | 11 |
| Mike McLeod | 10000 m | 28:57.27 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 28:40.78 | 12 |
| Geoff Smith | 10000 m | 30:00.1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wilbert Greaves | 110 m hurdles | 13.85 | 4 Q | — | — | 13.98 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Holtom | 110 m hurdles | 13.83 | 3 Q | — | — | 13.94 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gary Oakes | 400 m hurdles | 50.39 | 3 Q | — | — | 50.07 | 3 Q | 49.11 | |
| Roger Hackney | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:36.34 | 5 Q | — | — | 8:29.18 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Colin Reitz | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:35.21 | 4 Q | — | — | 8:29.75 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tony Staynings | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:47.42 | 8 q | — | — | 8:52.30 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike McFarlane Alan Wells Cameron Sharp Drew McMaster | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.20 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 38.62 | 4 |
| Alan Bell Terry Whitehead Rod Milne Glen Cohen | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.9 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Dave Black | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Bernie Ford | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Ian Thompson | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Roger Mills | 20 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:32:37.8 | 10 |
| Ian Richards | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:22:57 | 11 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Mark Naylor | High jump | 2.21 | 1 Q | 2.21 | 9 |
| Brian Hooper | Pole vault | 5.35 | 10 q | 5.35 | 11 |
| Keith Connor | Triple jump | 16.57 | 6 Q | 16.87 | 4 |
| Geoff Capes | Shot put | 19.75 | 8 Q | 20.50 | 5 |
| Chris Black | Hammer throw | 66.74 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Dickenson | Hammer throw | 64.22 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Ottley | Javelin throw | 77.20 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Bradley McStravick | Result | 10.97 | 6.74 | 13.53 | 1.91 | 48.80 | 15.23 | 39.46 | 4.30 | 57.98 | 4:31.0 | 7616 | 15 |
| Daley Thompson | Result | 10.62 | 8.00 | 15.18 | 2.08 | 48.01 | 14.47 | 42.24 | 4.70 | 64.16 | 4:39.9 | 8495 | |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Heather Hunte | 100 m | 11.40 | 3 Q | 11.25 | 3 Q | 11.36 | 4 Q | 11.34 | 8 |
| Sonia Lannaman | 100 m | 11.58 | 3 Q | 11.20 | 2 Q | 11.38 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kathy Smallwood | 100 m | 11.37 | 2 Q | 11.24 | 2 Q | 11.30 | 3 Q | 11.28 | 6 |
| Beverley Goddard | 200 m | 22.97 | 3 Q | — | 22.73 | 4 Q | 22.72 | 6 |
| Sonia Lannaman | 200 m | 22.84 | 3 Q | — | 22.82 | 4 Q | 22.80 | 8 |
| Kathy Smallwood | 200 m | 22.95 | 1 Q | — | 22.65 | 3 Q | 22.61 | 5 |
| Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | 400 m | 52.24 | 1 Q | — | 51.47 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Linsey MacDonald | 400 m | 52.57 | 2 Q | — | 51.60 | 4 Q | 52.40 | 8 |
| Michelle Probert | 400 m | 52.16 | 3 Q | — | 51.89 | 5 | Did not advance |
| Christina Boxer | 800 m | 2:02.1 | 4 Q | — | — | 2:00.9 | 8 | Did not advance |
| Janet Marlow | 1500 m | 4:15.9 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lorna Boothe | 100 m hurdles | 13.86 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shirley Strong | 100 m hurdles | 13.39 | 4 Q | — | — | 13.12 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heather Hunte Kathy Smallwood Beverley Goddard Sonia Lannaman | 4 × 100 m relay | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.43 | |
| Donna Hartley Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Linsey MacDonald Michelle Probert | 4 × 400 m relay | — | — | — | — | 3:29.0 | 3 | 3:27.5 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Louise Miller | High jump | 1.88 | 5 Q | 1.85 | 11 |
| Susan Hearnshaw | Long jump | 6.66 | 2 Q | 6.50 | 9 |
| Sue Reeve | Long jump | 6.48 | 6 Q | 6.46 | 10 |
| Angela Littlewood | Shot put | 17.53 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Meg Ritchie | Discus throw | 58.66 | 10 Q | 61.16 | 9 |
| Tessa Sanderson | Javelin throw | 48.76 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fatima Whitbread | Javelin throw | 49.74 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Combined events – Pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | SP | HJ | LJ | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Judy Livermore | Result | 13.57 | 13.56 | 1.77 | 5.71 | 2:25.3 | 4304 | 13 |
| Sue Longden | Result | 14.10 | 11.47 | 1.74 | 6.09 | 2:19.6 | 4234 | 15 |
| Yvette Wray | Result | 13.78 | 12.01 | 1.65 | 5.60 | 2:39.7 | 4159 | 16 |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Keith Wallace | Flyweight | Bye | Radu (ROU) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ray Gilbody | Bantamweight | Almeida (ANG) W 5-0 | Zaragoza (MEX) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Hanlon | Featherweight | Esparragoza (VEN) W 4-1 | Rybakov (URS) L 0-5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| George Gilbody | Lightweight | Bye | Siukoko (ZAM) L 1-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tony Willis | Light welterweight | Sodré (BRA) W 5-0 | Odhiambo (SWE) W 5-0 | Lyimo (TAN) W KO | Oliva (ITA) L 0-5 | Did not advance | |
| Joseph Frost | Welterweight | Dao (LAO) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nick Wilshire | Light middleweight | Bye | Perunović (YUG) W 3-2 | Koshkin (URS) L KO | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Kaylor | Middleweight | Bye | Fonseca (BRA) W 4-1 | Silaghi (ROU) L 2-3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andy Straughn | Light heavyweight | — | Kvachadze (URS) L RSC | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| William Reichenstein | C-1 500 metres | 2:09.37 | 5 QS | — | 2:09.86 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| William Reichenstein | C-1 1000 metres | 4:28.18 | 6 QS | — | 4:29.72 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Grayson Bourne | K-1 500 metres | 1:51.80 | 5 R | 1:47.39 | 1 Q | 1:48.34 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Douglas Parnham | K-1 1000 metres | 3:54.58 | 6 R | 4:06.96 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christopher Ballard Neil Robson | K-2 500 metres | 1:40.33 | 7 R | 1:39.95 | 3 Q | 1:41.37 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christopher Ballard Neil Robson | K-2 1000 metres | 3:28.95 | 3 QS | — | 3:40.31 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Stephen Brown Douglas Parnham Alan Williams Steven Hancock | K-4 1000 metres | 3:10.18 | 7 QS | — | 3:13.41 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lucy Perrett | K-1 500 metres | 2:03.09 | 5 QS | — | 2:03.73 | 2 Q | 2:04.89 | 8 |
| Frances Wetherall Lesley Smither | K-2 500 metres | 1:53.25 | 5 QS | — | 1:53.12 | 3 Q | 1:52.76 | 8 |

## Cycling
### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| John Herety | Individual road race | 4:57.38 | 21 |
| Neil Martin | Individual road race | 5:09:05 | 49 |
| Joseph Waugh | Individual road race | DNF | DNF |
| Jeff Williams | Individual road race | 5:09:05 | 47 |
| Robert Downs Des Fretwell Steve Jones Joseph Waugh | Team time trial | 2:07:30.6 | 9 |

### Track

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Terrence Tinsley | Track time trial | 1:07.542 | 9 |
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Repechage | 1/8 Final | Repechage | Quarter Final | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Terrence Tinsley | Sprint | Cahard (FRA) R | Musa (ZIM) 11.62 Q | Dazzan (ITA) R | Joseph (GUY) DNF | Did not advance | N/A |
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Quarter Final | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Sean Yates | Individual pursuit | 4:44.69 | 7 | Ørsted (DEN) 4:41.39 R | Did not advance | N/A |
| Tony Doyle Malcolm Elliott Glen Mitchell Sean Yates | Team pursuit | 4:19.73 | 5 Q | Czechoslovakia 4:23.45 R | Did not advance | N/A |

## Diving

| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Qualifying | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Christopher Snode | Men's 3 metre springboard | 557.10 | 5 Q | 844.470 | 6 |
| Martyn Brown | Men's 10 metre platform | 380.91 | 19 | Did not advance |
| Christopher Snode | Men's 10 metre platform | 468.21 | 9 | Did not advance |
| Alison Drake | Women's 3 metre springboard | 368.01 | 20 | Did not advance |
| Deborah Jay | Women's 3 metre springboard | 362.73 | 22 | Did not advance |
| Lindsey Fraser | Women's 10 metre platform | 277.08 | 15 | Did not advance |
| Marion Saunders | Women's 10 metre platform | 290.82 | 14 | Did not advance |

## Fencing

Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Great Britain in 1980.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Elimination | Elimination | Elimination | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank | Won | Lost | Rank |
| John Llewellyn | Men's épée | 3 | 2 | 3 Q | 0 | 5 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Neal Mallett | Men's épée | 1 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steven Paul | Men's épée | 2 | 2 | 3 Q | 3 | 2 | 4 Q | 0 | 2 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rob Bruniges John Llewellyn Neal Mallett Steven Paul | Men's team épée | 0 | 1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Rob Bruniges | Men's foil | 3 | 1 | 1 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pierre Harper | Men's foil | 1 | 2 | 3 Q | 2 | 3 | 4 Q | 0 | 2 | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rob Bruniges Pierre Harper John Llewellyn Steven Paul | Men's team foil | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Slade | Men's sabre | 2 | 2 | 4 Q | 0 | 5 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ann Brannon | Women's foil | 1 | 3 | 4 Q | 2 | 3 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Linda Ann Martin | Women's foil | 1 | 4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Susan Wrigglesworth | Women's foil | 1 | 4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wendy Ager-Grant Ann Brannon Hilary Cawthorne Linda Ann Martin Susan Wrigglesworth | Women's team foil | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| John Holliday | Extra Lightweight | Francini (SMR) W | Spyrou (CYP) W | Rodríguez (CUB) L | Repechage El-Najjar (SYR) W | Bronze Medal Kincses (HUN) L | — |
| Raymond Neenan | Half Lightweight | Očko (YUG) W | Rabary (MAD) W | Reissmann (GDR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Neil Adams | Lightweight | Picken (AUS) W | Nkandem (CMR) W | Alkśnin (POL) W | Lehmann (GDR) W | Gamba (ITA) L | |
| Christopher Bowles | Half Middleweight | Simo (CMR) W | Tchoullouyan (FRA) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Donnelly | Middleweight | Azcuy (CUB) L | — | Repechage Q/F Muhakatesho (ZAM) W | Repechage S/F Ultsch (GDR) L | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Chittenden | Half-Heavyweight | Nikodým (TCH) W | de Wet (ZIM) W | Numan (NED) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Radburn | Heavyweight | Bye | Cioc (ROM) W | Zinneker (SUI) W | Parisi (FRA) L | Bronze Medal Kocman (TCH) L | — |
| Arthur Mapp | Open category | Adelaar (NED) W | de Wet (ZIM) W | Zapryanov (BUL) W | Lorenz (GDR) L | Tsend–Ayuush (MGL) W | |

## Modern pentathlon

| Athlete | Event | Rid | Fen | Sho | Swi | Run | Total | Rank |
| Nigel Clark | Individual | 986 | 714 | 824 | 1141 | 1141 | 4809 | 33 |
| Danny Nightingale | Individual | 950 | 766 | 1000 | 1212 | 1240 | 5168 | 15 |
| Peter Whiteside | Individual | 1010 | 766 | 1000 | 1228 | 1081 | 5085 | 21 |
| Nigel Clark Danny Nightingale Peter Whiteside | Team | See above | See above | See above | See above | See above | 15062 | 8 |

## Rowing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Hugh Matheson | Men's single sculls | 7:53.22 | 1 Q | — | 7:21.05 | 3 QA | 7:20.28 | 6 |
| Chris Baillieu Jim Clark | Men's double sculls | 6:59.67 | 1 Q | — | 6:31.13 | 4 |
| Malcolm Carmichael Charles Wiggin | Men's coxless pair | 7:30.57 | 2 Q | — | 6:51.47 | 2 QA | 6:51.47 | |
| Neil Christie James MacLeod David Webb (cox) | Men's coxed pair | 7:42.39 | 4 R | 7:29.97 | 3 QB | — | 7:23.18 | 9 |
| John Beattie Martin Cross Ian McNuff David Townsend | Men's coxless four | 6:42.73 | 4 R | 6:12.71 | 1 QA | — | 6:16.58 | |
| Gordon Rankine John Roberts Lenny Robertson Colin Seymour Alan Inns (cox) | Men's coxed four | 6:52.57 | 2 R | 6:33.25 | 3 QB | — | 6:27.11 | 7 |
| Henry Clay Andrew Justice Chris Mahoney Duncan McDougall Malcolm McGowan John Pritchard Richard Stanhope Allan Whitwell Colin Moynihan (cox) | Men's eight | 5:53.38 | 2 R | 5:49.35 | 2 QA | — | 5:51.92 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Beryl Mitchell | Women's single sculls | 4:05.72 | 1 Q | — | 3:45.88 | 2 QA | 3:49.71 | 5 |
| Astrid Ayling Sue Handscomb | Women's double sculls | 3:39.27 | 2 R | 3:33.32 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bridget Buckley Jane Cross Pauline Hart Pauline Janson Sue Brown (cox) | Women's coxed four | 3:48.13 | 3 R | 3:35.85 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicola Boyes Lin Clark Rosie Clugston Gillian Hodges Beverly Jones Elizabeth Paton Penny Sweet Joanna Toch Pauline Wright (cox) | Women's eight | 3:18.18 | 2 R | 3:15.77 | 3 Q | — | 3:13.85 | 5 |

## Swimming
### Men's Competition

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martin Smith | 100 metre freestyle | 51.88 | 2 Q | 52.41 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mark Taylor | 100 metre freestyle | 52.65 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Martin Smith | 200 metre freestyle | 1:54.17 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kevin Lee | 200 metre freestyle | 1:55.63 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Astbury | 400 metre freestyle | 4:00.30 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simon Gray | 400 metre freestyle | 3:57.60 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Simon Gray | 1500 metre freestyle | 15:43.17 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gary Abraham | 100 metre backstroke | 58.79 | 2 Q | 57.90 | 3 Q | 58.38 | 8 |
| Douglas Campbell | 100 metre backstroke | 58.75 | 4 Q | 58.61 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Marshall | 100 metre backstroke | 58.35 | 2 Q | 58.82 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Douglas Campbell | 200 metre backstroke | 2:04.78 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:04.23 | 7 |
| Jim Carter | 200 metre backstroke | 2:09.94 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leigh Atkinson | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:06.43 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Duncan Goodhew | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:03.48 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:03.34 | |
| Duncan Goodhew | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:21.25 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:20.92 | 6 |
| Gary Abraham | 100 metre butterfly | 56.10 | 2 Q | 55.53 | 3 Q | 55.42 | 6 |
| Phil Hubble | 100 metre butterfly | 56.30 | 3 Q | 56.51 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Lowe | 100 metre butterfly | 56.22 | 3 Q | 55.81 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Phil Hubble | 200 metre butterfly | 2:00.75 | 2 Q | — | — | 2:01.20 | |
| Peter Morris | 200 metre butterfly | 2:02.72 | 1 Q | — | — | 2:02.27 | 4 |
| Steve Poulter | 200 metre butterfly | 2:02.18 | 3 Q | — | — | 2:02.93 | 8 |
| Simon Gray | 400 metre individual medley | 4:29.43 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Steve Poulter | 400 metre individual medley | 4:35.21 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Andrew Astbury Douglas Campbell Phil Hubble Martin Smith Mark Taylor Kevin Lee | 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay | 7:37.36 | 4 Q | — | — | 7:30.81 | 6 |
| Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew David Lowe Martin Smith Mark Taylor Paul Marshall | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 3:51.66 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:47.71 | |

### Women's Competition

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| June Croft | 100 metre freestyle | 57.88 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jackie Willmott | 100 metre freestyle | 58.78 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| June Croft | 200 metre freestyle | 2:03.95 | 2 Q | 2:03.15 | 6 |
| Jackie Willmott | 200 metre freestyle | 2:08.04 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharron Davies | 400 metre freestyle | 4:19.99 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jackie Willmott | 400 metre freestyle | 4:22.32 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jackie Willmott | 800 metre freestyle | 8:50.51 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joy Beasley | 100 metre backstroke | 1:06.84 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helen Jameson | 100 metre backstroke | 1:05.56 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jane Admans | 200 metre backstroke | 2:19.20 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Helen Jameson | 200 metre backstroke | 2:17.84 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suki Brownsdon | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:12.83 | 3 Q | 1:12.11 | 6 |
| Margaret Kelly | 100 metre breaststroke | 1:12.38 | 3 Q | 1:11.48 | 4 |
| Margaret Kelly | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:37.67 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Debbie Rudd | 200 metre breaststroke | 2:36.32 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Susan Cooper | 100 metre butterfly | 1:02.95 | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ann Osgerby | 100 metre butterfly | 1:01.93 | 2 Q | 1:02.21 | 4 |
| Janet Osgerby | 100 metre butterfly | 1:02.84 | 3 Q | 1:02.90 | 8 |
| Ann Osgerby | 200 metre butterfly | 2:15.17 | 3 Q | 2:14.83 | 6 |
| Janet Osgerby | 200 metre butterfly | 2:18.01 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharron Davies | 400 metre individual medley | 4:52.38 | 1 Q | 4:46.83 | |
| Sarah Kerswell | 400 metre individual medley | 5:03.75 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| June Croft Sharron Davies Kaye Lovatt Jackie Willmott | 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay | 3:53.08 | 3 Q | 3:51.71 | 4 |
| June Croft Helen Jameson Margaret Kelly Ann Osgerby | 4 × 100 metre medley relay | 4:16.29 | 1 Q | 4:12.24 | |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Jeffrey Bryce | Men's 60 kg | NM | — | — | — |
| Geoff Laws | Men's 60 kg | 110 | 135 | 245 | 12 |
| Leo Isaac | Men's 67.5 kg | 117.5 | 157.5 | 275 | 14 |
| Alan Winterbourne | Men's 67.5 kg | 117.5 | 150 | 267.5 | 18 |
| Newton Burrowes | Men's 75 kg | 130 | 172.5 | 302.5 | 8 |
| Kevin Kennedy | Men's 75 kg | 130 | 160 | 290 | 11 |
| Stephen Pinsent | Men's 82.5 kg | 135 | 170 | 305 | 13 |
| Gary Langford | Men's 90 kg | 150 | 180 | 330 | 9 |
| John Burns | Men's 100 kg | 157.5 | 180 | 337.5 | 11 |
| Andy Drzewiecki | Men's 110 kg | 140 | 180 | 320 | 10 |

## Wrestling

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Mark Dunbar | Men's freestyle 52 kg | Selimov (BUL) L | Jang D-R (PRK) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amrik Singh Gill | Men's freestyle 57 kg | Kończak (POL) L | Li H-P (PRK) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Aspen | Men's freestyle 62 kg | Hatziioannidis (GRE) L | Bye | Şuteu (ROU) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fitzloyd Walker | Men's freestyle 74 kg | Fehér (HUN) L | Pinigin (URS) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keith Peache | Men's freestyle 90 kg | Gómez (CUB) L | Ivanov (ROU) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Matthew Clempner | Men's freestyle +100 kg | Zambrano (PER) L | Sandurski (POL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |