# Canada at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

Canada competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. 94 competitors from Canada won 130 medals including 64 gold, 35 silver and 31 bronze and finished 4th in the medal table.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | T. Parker | Archery | Men's double FITA round tetraplegic |
| Gold | Magella Belanger | Athletics | Men's 100m C |
| Gold | Denis Lapalme | Athletics | Men's 100m C1 |
| Gold | Patrick York | Athletics | Men's 400m A |
| Gold | Joe Harrison | Athletics | Men's 400m D |
| Gold | Rick Hansen | Athletics | Men's 800m 4 |
| Gold | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's 800m 5 |
| Gold | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's 1500m 5 |
| Gold | Jacques Pilon | Athletics | Men's 1500m A |
| Gold | Paul English | Athletics | Men's 1500m B |
| Gold | Ernie Lambier | Athletics | Men's high jump A |
| Gold | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's high jump D |
| Gold | Arnold Boldt | Athletics | Men's long jump D |
| Gold | Eugene Reimer | Athletics | Men's discus throw 4 |
| Gold | Denis Lapalme | Athletics | Men's javelin throw C1 |
| Gold | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F |
| Gold | Doug Lyons | Athletics | Men's shot put 4 |
| Gold | Al Heaver | Athletics | Men's pentathlon C |
| Gold | Chris Facey | Athletics | Men's pentathlon E |
| Gold | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's pentathlon F |
| Gold | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's 100m C |
| Gold | Giselle Cole | Athletics | Women's 100m F1 |
| Gold | Giselle Cole | Athletics | Women's 400m F1 |
| Gold | Cheryl Hurd | Athletics | Women's 3000m walk A |
| Gold | Sue Grimstead | Athletics | Women's high jump D |
| Gold | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's long jump C |
| Gold | Sue Grimstead | Athletics | Women's long jump D |
| Gold | Giselle Cole | Athletics | Women's long jump F1 |
| Gold | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's discus throw C |
| Gold | Sarah Baker | Athletics | Women's discus throw C1 |
| Gold | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's discus throw D |
| Gold | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C |
| Gold | Sarah Baker | Athletics | Women's javelin throw C1 |
| Gold | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's javelin throw D |
| Gold | Anne Farrell | Athletics | Women's shot put C |
| Gold | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's shot put D |
| Gold | Joanne McDonald | Athletics | Women's slalom 5 |
| Gold | Stephania Balta | Athletics | Women's pentathlon D |
| Gold | Mark Burger | Swimming | Men's 25m breaststroke 1B |
| Gold | Mark Burger | Swimming | Men's 25m freestyle 1B |
| Gold | Gary Collins-Simpson | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C-D |
| Gold | Denis Lapalme | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke C1-D1 |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke A |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly A |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley A |
| Gold | Gary Collins-Simpson | Swimming | Men's 200m individual medley C |
| Gold | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley A |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke J |
| Gold | Marjorie Seargeant | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke F |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 50m breaststroke J |
| Gold | Marjorie Seargeant | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle F |
| Gold | Josee Lake | Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle J |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke A |
| Gold | Jackie Mitchell | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke C-D |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke A |
| Gold | Cheryl Kristiansen | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke C |
| Gold | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly A |
| Gold | Cheryl Kristiansen | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly C |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle A |
| Gold | Yvette Michel | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley A |
| Gold | Cheryl Kristiansen | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley C |
| Gold | Kim Kilpatrick | Swimming | Women's 400m individual medley A |
| Gold | Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay C-D |
| Gold | S. Breddlove | Wrestling | Men's -57kg |
| Silver | Gary Birch | Athletics | Men's 60m 1A |
| Silver | Mel Fitzgerald | Athletics | Men's 100m 5 |
| Silver | Tony Wills | Athletics | Men's 100m C |
| Silver | Joe Harrison | Athletics | Men's 100m D |
| Silver | Charles Peart | Athletics | Men's 100m F1 |
| Silver | Rick Hansen | Athletics | Men's 1500m 4 |
| Silver | Chris Facey | Athletics | Men's 1500m E |
| Silver | Tony Wills | Athletics | Men's high jump C |
| Silver | Charles Peart | Athletics | Men's long jump F1 |
| Silver | Al Heaver | Athletics | Men's discus throw C |
| Silver | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's discus throw F |
| Silver | Gilles Marois | Athletics | Men's javelin throw B |
| Silver | Al Heaver | Athletics | Men's javelin throw D |
| Silver | Dan Leonard | Athletics | Men's shot put F |
| Silver | Karen Gillis | Athletics | Women's 100m C |
| Silver | Lucille Baillargeon | Athletics | Women's pentathlon B |
| Silver | Laszlo Decsi | Shooting | Men's air pistol amputee |
| Silver | Yvon Page | Shooting | Mixed air rifle prone 1A-1C |
| Silver | Yvon Page | Shooting | Mixed air rifle standing 1A-1C |
| Silver | Jeff Stanfield | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke 4 |
| Silver | Denis Lapalme | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke C1 |
| Silver | Larry Gardner | Swimming | Men's 100m breaststroke D |
| Silver | G. Collins-Simpson | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly C |
| Silver | Timothy McIsaac | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle A |
| Silver | Marjorie Seargeant | Swimming | Women's 50m backstroke F |
| Silver | Lisa Bentz | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke B |
| Silver | Jackie Mitchell | Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke D |
| Silver | Margaret Nicholson | Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly D |
| Silver | Jackie Mitchell | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C-D |
| Silver | Jackie Mitchell | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle C-D |
| Silver | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley A |
| Silver | Jackie Mitchell | Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley D |
| Silver | Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x100m freestyle relay A-B |
| Silver | Women's relay team | Swimming | Women's 4x100m medley relay A-B |
| Silver | P. Moreton | Wrestling | Men's -74kg |
| Silver | Victor Pereira | Wrestling | Men's -90kg |
| Bronze | Charles Peart | Athletics | Men's 400m F1 |
| Bronze | Eddie Morten | Athletics | Men's 5000m walk B |
| Bronze | Mel Fitzgerald Rick Hansen Ron Minor André Viger | Athletics | Men's 4x100m relay 2-5 |
| Bronze | Yvan Bourdeau | Athletics | Men's long jump A |
| Bronze | Dennis Cherenko | Athletics | Men's club throw 1B |
| Bronze | Dale Vincent | Athletics | Men's discus throw J |
| Bronze | John Donahue | Athletics | Men's shot put 1B |
| Bronze | Dale Vincent | Athletics | Men's shot put J |
| Bronze | Ed Batt | Athletics | Men's slalom 1A |
| Bronze | Ron Minor | Athletics | Men's slalom 4 |
| Bronze | Pam Frazee | Athletics | Women's 400m 3 |
| Bronze | Lily Wong | Athletics | Women's 800m B |
| Bronze | Cheryl Hurd | Athletics | Women's high jump A |
| Bronze | Anna Ostapa | Athletics | Women's high jump B |
| Bronze | Karen Gillis | Athletics | Women's long jump C |
| Bronze | Lily Wong | Athletics | Women's javelin throw B |
| Bronze | Yvon Page | Shooting | Mixed air rifle 3 positions 1A-1C |
| Bronze | Gary Birch | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1A |
| Bronze | Mark Burger | Swimming | Men's 25m backstroke 1B |
| Bronze | Jeff Stanfield | Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke 4 |
| Bronze | Larry Gardner | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly D |
| Bronze | Denis Lapalme | Swimming | Men's 100m freestyle C1-D1 |
| Bronze | Lee Grenon | Swimming | Men's 400m individual medley B |
| Bronze | Gary Birch Mark Burger T. Parker | Swimming | Men's 3x25m freestyle relay 1A-1C |
| Bronze | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m freestyle relay A-B |
| Bronze | Men's relay team | Swimming | Men's 4x100m medley relay A-B |
| Bronze | Irene Wownuk | Swimming | Women's 25m butterfly 4 |
| Bronze | Andrea Rossi | Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke A |
| Bronze | Sarah Baker | Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle C1-D1 |
| Bronze | Margaret Nicholson | Swimming | Women's 400m freestyle C-D |
| Bronze | G. Chrak | Table tennis | Men's singles D |