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Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Soviet Union (1955-1980).svg
IOC code URS
NOC Soviet Olympic Committee
in Moscow
Competitors 489 (340 men and 149 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer Nikolay Balboshin
Medals
Ranked 1st
Gold Silver Bronze Total
80 69 46 195
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–)
 Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)
 Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Armenia (1994–)
 Belarus (1994–)
 Georgia (1994–)
 Kazakhstan (1994–)
 Kyrgyzstan (1994–)
 Moldova (1994–)
 Russia (1994–)
 Ukraine (1994–)
 Uzbekistan (1994–)
 Azerbaijan (1996–)
 Tajikistan (1996–)
 Turkmenistan (1996–)

The Soviet Union (USSR) was the host nation of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 489 competitors, 340 men and 149 women, took part in 202 events in 23 sports.

The USSR finished first in the final medal rankings, with 80 gold and 195 total medals.

The Soviet Union was represented by four archers in Moscow, two men and two women. The women outscored everyone else in the competition, including in the men's division, to win the gold and silver medals. The men added another silver medal and a 6th-place finish to make the Soviet Union the first nation to win three medals in modern Olympic archery competition.

Women's individual competition:

Men's individual competition:

Men's 100 metres

Men's 200 metres

Men's 400 metres

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1,500 metres

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's 4x100 metres relay

Men's 4x400 metres relay

Men's 110 m hurdles

Men's 400 m hurdles

Men's 3,000 m steeplechase

Men's marathon

Men's 20 km walk

Men's 50 km walk

Men's long jump

Men's high jump

Men's pole vault

Men's triple jump

Men's hammer throw

Men's discus throw

Men's shot put

Men's javelin throw

Men's decathlon

Women's 100 metres

Women's 200 metres

Women's 400 metres

Women's 800 metres

Women's 1,500 metres

Women's 100 m hurdles

Women's 4x100 metres relay

Women's 4x400 metres relay

Women's high jump

Women's long jump

Women's discus throw

Women's javelin throw

Women's shot put

Women's pentathlon

Men's light flyweight (48 kg)


Men's flyweight (51 kg)


Men's bantamweight (54 kg)


Men's featherweight (57 kg)


Men's lightweight (60 kg)


Men's light welterweight (63.5 kg)


Men's welterweight (– 67 kg)


Men's light middleweight (– 71 kg)


Men's middleweight (– 75 kg)


Men's light heavyweight (81 kg)


Men's heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

K-1 500 metres

K-1 1000 metres


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