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) |
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Of the eighty participating nations, the smallest number since
Guyana, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe won their first-ever Olympic medals.
Amidst a heavy boycott, the Soviet Union dominated, winning a record 80 gold medals (although since surpassed by the United States), and their 195 total medals are the second best result in history. 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.[10]
Medal table
The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a nation is an entity represented by a National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
In boxing and judo two bronze medals were awarded in each weight class. Therefore, the total number of bronze medals is greater than the total number of gold or silver medals.[12][13]
* Host nation (Soviet Union)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
References
- ^ "Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
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- ^ "The Olympic Boycott, 1980". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "New Zealand Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ Brian Murphy. "Sting remains from boycotted 1980 Games". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
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- ^ Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition: http://www.library.ebonline.com/eb/article-9098213
- ^ ISBN 0-297-84382-6.
- ^ "British Olympic Association: Moscow 1980". olympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ The 1980 Olympics Are The 'Cleanest' In History. Athletes Recall How Moscow Cheated The System.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Boxing at the 1980 Moskava Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Judo at the 1980 Moskava Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
External links
- "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.