1980 Summer Olympics medal table
| 1980 Summer Olympics medals | |
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| Location | Moscow,  Soviet Union |
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| Most gold medals | Soviet Union (80) |
| Most total medals | Soviet Union (195) |
| Medalling NOCs | 36 |
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The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Soviet Union, from 19 July to 3 August.[1][2] They were the first Olympic Games to be staged in a communist nation.[3] A total of 5,179 athletes representing 80 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated.[2] This was the fewest number of participating NOCs since 1956,[4] which included six teams making their Olympic debut at the Summer Games; Angola,[5] Botswana,[6] Cyprus,[7] Laos,[8] Mozambique,[9] and Seychelles.[10] The games featured 203 events in 21 sports across 27 disciplines.[2]
66 countries participated in a boycott against these Games as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.[11] Fifteen countries marched in the Opening Ceremony with the Olympic Flag instead of their national flags, and the Olympic Flag and Olympic Hymn were used at medal ceremonies when athletes from these countries won medals. Competitors from three countries – New Zealand,[12] Portugal, and Spain – competed under the flags of their respective National Olympic Committees. Some of these teams that marched under flags other than their national flags were depleted by boycotts by individual athletes, while some athletes did not participate in the march.
Athletes representing 36 NOCs received at least one medal, with 25 NOCs winning at least one gold medal.[13] The Soviet Union won the most gold medals, with 80, and most overall medals, with 195, both of which were new records.[13] Sports commentators noted that the absence of the United States and various other Western nations stemming from an unprecedented boycott contributed to the highly skewed medal results benefitting the Soviet Union and East Germany.[14] Guyana,[15] Tanzania,[16] and Zimbabwe won their first Olympic medals of any kind, with Zimbabwe also winning their nation's first gold medal.[17]
Soviet gymnast Alexander Dityatin became the first athlete to win eight medals at a single Games, with three gold, four silver and a bronze medal.[18]
Medal table
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The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.[20][21] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.[22]
Events in boxing resulted in bronze medals being awarded to each of the competitors who lost their semi-final matches, as opposed to taking part in a third place tiebreaker.[23] Events in judo used a repechage system which also resulted in two bronze medals being awarded.[24]
In women's gymnastics floor there was a two-way tie for first and a two-way tie for third, resulting in two gold medals and two bronze medals being issued, with no silver medal being awarded.[25] In men's pole vault and the women's gymnastic artistic individual all-around events there were two-way ties for second, which resulted in two silver medals and no bronze medals being awarded in each event.[26][27] Lastly, in the women's uneven bars, there was a three-way tie for third, which resulted in three bronze medals being awarded.[28]
* Host nation (Soviet Union)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union* | 80 | 69 | 46 | 195 |
| 2 |  East Germany | 47 | 37 | 42 | 126 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria | 8 | 16 | 17 | 41 |
| 4 |  Cuba | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 5 |  Italy | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 |  Hungary | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| 7 |  Romania | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 8 | France | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 |  Poland | 3 | 14 | 15 | 32 |
| 11 |  Sweden | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 |  Finland | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 14 |  Yugoslavia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Australia | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 19 | Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Spain | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  Greece | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  North Korea | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 27 |  Mongolia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 28 |  Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 |  Uganda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 |  Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 35 |  Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (36 entries) | 204 | 204 | 223 | 631 | |
See also
[edit]- All-time Olympic Games medal table
- List of 1980 Summer Olympics medal winners
- 1980 Winter Olympics medal table
References
[edit]- ^ "Moscow 1980 Olympic Games | Boycott, Cold War, USSR, & Summer Games". Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 November 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ John E. Findling (1996). Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympics. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313284779. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- ^ Brian Murphy. "Sting remains from boycotted 1980 Games". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "Angola – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Botswana – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Cyprus – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Lao PDR – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Mozambique – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Seychelles – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "The Olympic Boycott, 1980". U.S. Department of State. 8 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "New Zealand Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ a b c "Moscow 1980 Olympic Medal Table – Gold, Silver & Bronze". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "The 1980 Olympics Are The 'Cleanest' In History. Athletes Recall How Moscow Cheated The System". Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Guyana – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Tanzania – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Zimbabwe – Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "British Olympic Association: Moscow 1980". olympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Swimming at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games:Women's 200 metres Backstroke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (11 August 2024). "Olympic medal table: USA beat China to top spot at Paris 2024". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Araton, Harvey (18 August 2008). "A Medal Count That Adds Up To Little". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Cons, Roddy (10 August 2024). "What happens if two countries are tied in the Olympic medal table? Tiebreaker rules explained". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Ansari, Aarish (1 August 2021). "Explained: Two bronze medals are awarded in the Olympics boxing competition". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Nag, Utathya (21 June 2024). "Repechage in wrestling and other sports explained – the second chance". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Moscow 1980 floor exercises women Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Moscow 1980 pole vault men men Results – Olympic athletics". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Moscow 1980 individual all-round women Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Moscow 1980 uneven bars women Results – Olympic gymnastics-artistic". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- "Moscow 1980". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.
- "1980 Summer Olympics". Olympedia.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- "Olympic Analytics/1980_1". olympanalyt.com.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "1980 Moskava Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
