Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
| Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics |
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| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 120 (92 men and 28 women) in 17 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Denise Boyd (opening) Max Metzker (opening) John Sumegi (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 15th |
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1906 Intercalated Games Australasia (1908–1912) |
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Australia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Although Australia did not officially participate in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, athletes were encouraged to boycott by the government, and Australia competed under the Olympic Flag. 120 competitors, 92 men and 28 women, took part in 92 events in 17 sports.
Flag bearers Denise Boyd (athletics) and Max Metzker (swimming), Australia’s first joint-flag carriers, carried the Olympic flag in the opening ceremony instead of the national flag. Countries marched in order of the Russian alphabet, and Australia was therefore second in the parade of nations, following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928.
In the third Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and one man. Carole Toy, a veteran of the 1972 Games, repeated her 15th-place performance despite shooting 20 points lower.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Marathon
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
Men's Decathlon
Women's 100 metres
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's High Jump
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1980.
Men's Springboard
Men's Platform
Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Australia in 1980.
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1980.
Men's individual competition:
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 1.500m Freestyle
Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Men's 200m Breaststroke
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