Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Pentathlon
Boxing
Canoeing
Men
Women
Cycling
Road
Track
Diving
Fencing
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Great Britain in 1980.
Men's foil
Pierre Harper
Rob Bruniges
Men's team foil
John Llewellyn, Steven Paul, Rob Bruniges, Pierre Harper
Men's épée
Steven Paul
John Llewellyn
Neal Mallett
Men's team épée
Steven Paul, John Llewellyn, Neal Mallett, Rob Bruniges
Men's sabre
Mark Slade
Women's foil
Ann Brannon
Linda Ann Martin
Susan Wrigglesworth
Women's team foil
Susan Wrigglesworth, Ann Brannon, Wendy Ager-Grant, Linda Ann Martin, Hilary Cawthorne
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1980.
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
Rowing
Men's Single scull
Hugh Matheson
(→ 6th place)
Men's Double scull
Jim Clark, Chris Baillieu
(→ 4th place)
Men's Coxless pair
Malcolm Carmichael, Charles Wiggin
(→ Bronze)
Men's Coxed pair
James MacLeod, Neil Christie, David Webb
(→ 9th place)
Men's Coxless four
John Beattie, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, Martin Cross
(→ Bronze)
Men's Coxed four
Lenny Robertson, Gordon Rankine, Colin Seymour, John Roberts, Alan Inns
(→ 7th place)
Men's Eight
Henry Clay, Andrew Justice, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, John Pritchard, Richard Stanhope, Allan Whitwell, Colin Moynihan
(→ Silver)
Women's Single scull
Beryl Mitchell
(→ 5th place)
Women's Double scull
Sue Handscomb, Astrid Ayling
(→ 7th place)
Women's Coxed four
Pauline Janson, Bridget Buckley, Pauline Hart, Jane Cross, Sue Brown
(→ 6th place)
Women's Eight
Gillian Hodges, Joanna Toch, Penny Sweet, Lin Clark, Elizabeth Paton, Rosie Clugston, Nicola Boyes, Beverly Jones, Pauline Wright
(→ 5th 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)
Leigh Atkinson
Heats — 1:06.43 (→ did not advance)
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 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Douglas Campbell, Philip Hubble, Martin Smith, and Andrew Astbury
Final — 7:30.81 (→ 6th place)
Men's 4 × 100 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
Heats — 1:12.38
Final — 1:11.48 (→ 4th place)
Susannah Brownsdon
Heats — 1:12.83
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 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Sharron Davies, Kaye Lovatt, Jacquelina Willmott, and June Croft
Final — 3:51.71 (→ 4th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby, and June Croft
Final — 4:12.24 (→ Silver Medal)
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980
Summer Olympics