Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 219 competitors, 149 men and 70 women, took part in 145 events in 14 sports.

Unlike the United States, the UK government allowed its athletes to choose whether to compete, and only a few athletes chose to stay away. There was a token boycott of the opening ceremony, the Olympic flag was raised for UK medal winners and the Olympic anthem played 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 4x100 m Medley...
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