# Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

Great Britain competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Arnhem, Netherlands. It finished 5th in the overall medal count, with a total of 100 medals.

## Medallists

The following British competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | William McLeod | Athletics | Men's 60m A |
| Gold | Derek Howie | Athletics | Men's 5000m Walk B |
| Gold | Philip Sadler | Athletics | Men's Javelin throw J |
| Gold | Anthony Willis | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon D |
| Gold | Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's 100 m E |
| Gold | Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's 400 m E |
| Gold | Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's Long jump E |
| Gold | M. Goddard | Athletics | Women's Discus CP C |
| Gold | Amanda Kyffin | Athletics | Women's Javelin CP D |
| Gold | M. Price | Athletics | Women's Shot put 2 |
| Gold | M. Goddard | Athletics | Women's Shot put CP C |
| Gold | M. Goddard | Athletics | Women's Javelin CP C |
| Gold | D. Cale | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 1A-1B |
| Gold | Ken Bridgeman | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 2-5 |
| Gold | William McLeod | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles A |
| Gold | J. Hughes | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles B |
| Gold | R. Newton | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles D |
| Gold | D. Cale Tommy Taylor | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs 1A-1B |
| Gold | Brian Faulkner Ken Bridgeman | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 |
| Gold | J. Gladman R. Newton | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs D |
| Gold | Maggie McLellan | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 1A-1B |
| Gold | K. Bonnet | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles A |
| Gold | Jane Blackburn Maggie McLellan | Lawn bowls | Women's Pairs 1A-1B |
| Gold | Margaret Maughan R. Thompson | Lawn bowls | Women's Pairs 2-5 |
| Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25 m backstroke 1A |
| Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25 m breaststroke 1A |
| Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25 m freestyle 1A |
| Gold | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke A |
| Gold | Peter Aldous | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly D |
| Gold | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle A |
| Gold | | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay C |
| Gold | Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25 m backstroke 1C |
| Gold | Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25 m breaststroke 1C |
| Gold | Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25 m freestyle 1C |
| Gold | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 50 m backstroke 2 |
| Gold | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle 2 |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke D |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly D |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle C-D |
| Gold | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 3x25 m individual medley 2 |
| Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m individual medley D |
| Gold | | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m freestyle relay 2-6 |
| Gold | Tommy Taylor | Table tennis | Men's Singles 1B |
| Gold | S. Bradshaw Tommy Taylor | Table tennis | Men's Teams 1B |
| Gold | Jane Blackburn | Table tennis | Women's Singles 1B |
| Gold | A. Smith | Table tennis | Women's Singles 3 |
| Gold | M. Kelly | Fencing | Men's Sabre individual 2-3 |
| Silver | Valerie Williamson | Archery | Women's Short metric round paraplegic |
| Silver | John Buchanan Alan Corrie Ian Smith | Archery | Men's Double FITA round team paraplegic |
| Silver | Anthony Willis | Athletics | Men's High jump D |
| Silver | Philip Sadler | Athletics | Men's Discus throw J |
| Silver | S. Gregg | Athletics | Men's Shot put D |
| Silver | Philip Sadler | Athletics | Men's Shot put J |
| Silver | Barbara Howie | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 |
| Silver | M. Price | Athletics | Women's Discus 2 |
| Silver | R. Miller | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles C |
| Silver | J. Gladman | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles D |
| Silver | Michael Byrne | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles F |
| Silver | R. Miller Neil Shaw | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs C |
| Silver | Jane Blackburn | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 1A-1B |
| Silver | Yvonne Hawtin | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 2-5 |
| Silver | Yvonne Hawtin G. Matthews | Lawn bowls | Women's Pairs 2-5 |
| Silver | Chris Hampshire | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke CP D |
| Silver | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly A |
| Silver | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m individual medley A |
| Silver | | Swimming | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay C-D |
| Silver | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly 5 |
| Silver | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke C-D |
| Silver | Lorraine Robinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke A |
| Silver | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle 5 |
| Silver | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 4x25 m individual medley 3 |
| Silver | | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m medley relay 2-4 |
| Silver | J. Swann | Table tennis | Women's Singles 3 |
| Silver | Jane Blackburn G. Matthews | Table tennis | Women's Teams 2 |
| Silver | B. Gibbs J. Swann | Table tennis | Women's Teams 4 |
| Silver | T. Willet | Fencing | Men's Épée individual 1C-3 |
| Silver | | Fencing | Men's Épée team |
| Silver | T. Willet | Fencing | Men's Sabre individual 2-3 |
| Silver | M. Kelly Tom Killin H. Wardle T. Willet | Fencing | Men's Sabre team |
| Bronze | John Buchanan | Archery | Men's Double FITA round paraplegic |
| Bronze | G. Matthews | Archery | Women's Advanced metric round paraplegic |
| Bronze | S. Gregg | Athletics | Men's Discus D |
| Bronze | Maggie McLellan | Athletics | Women's 60m 1A |
| Bronze | M. Price | Athletics | Women's Javelin 2 |
| Bronze | Amanda Kyffin | Athletics | Women's Shot put CP D |
| Bronze | | Dartchery | Women's pairs open |
| Bronze | Tommy Taylor | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 1A-1B |
| Bronze | P. Silva | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 2-5 |
| Bronze | | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 |
| Bronze | Neil Shaw | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles C |
| Bronze | R. Thompson | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 2-5 |
| Bronze | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 50 m breaststroke 2 |
| Bronze | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle 3 |
| Bronze | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke 5 |
| Bronze | Jenny Orpwood | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke 4 |
| Bronze | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke 5 |
| Bronze | J. Tree | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke B |
| Bronze | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m individual medley 5 |
| Bronze | | Fencing | Men's Foil team |
| Bronze | Maggie McLellan | Fencing | Mixed Foil individual 1A |

### Medals by sport

Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 18 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| Lawn Bowls | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| Athletics | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Wheelchair Fencing | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Archery | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dartchery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 47 | 32 | 21 | 100 |