Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 219 competitors, 149 men and 70 women, took part in 145 events in 14 sports.

In partial support of the American-led boycott, the UK government allowed its athletes to choose whether to compete. There was a boycott of the opening ceremony with Britain being represented solely by the General Secretary of the British Olympic Association, Dick Palmer, carrying the Olympic flag, and no athletes being present. Furthermore, the Olympic flag was raised for the British medal winners in place of the Union Flag, and the Olympic anthem was played instead of God Save the Queen for the five gold medalists.

Gold

 * Allan Wells &mdash; Athletics, Men's 100 metres
 * Steve Ovett &mdash; Athletics, Men's 800 metres
 * Sebastian Coe &mdash; Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
 * Daley Thompson &mdash; Athletics, Men's Decathlon
 * Duncan Goodhew &mdash; Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Silver

 * Allan Wells &mdash; Athletics, Men's 200 metres
 * Sebastian Coe &mdash; Athletics, Men's 800 metres
 * Neil Adams &mdash; 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 &mdash; Rowing, Men's Eights
 * Philip Hubble &mdash; Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
 * Sharron Davies &mdash; Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
 * June Croft, Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, and Ann Osgerby &mdash; Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Bronze

 * Steve Ovett &mdash; Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
 * Gary Oakes &mdash; Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
 * Beverley Goddard-Callender, Heather Hunte, Sonia Lannaman, and Kathy Smallwood-Cook &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
 * Donna Hartley, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Linsey MacDonald, and Michelle Probert &mdash; Athletics, Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
 * Anthony Willis &mdash; Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
 * Arthur Mapp &mdash; Judo, Men's Open Class
 * Malcolm Carmichael and Charles Wiggin &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
 * John Beattie, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, and Martin Cross &mdash; Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
 * Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Trevor Smith &mdash; Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Archery
In the third appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, two men and two women represented the country. Mark Blenkarne missed winning a medal in the men's competition by only three points, by far the most successful result for Great Britain since archery was returned to the Olympic schedule.

Women's Individual Competition:
 * Gillian Patterson &mdash; 2216 points (→ 22nd place)
 * Christine Harris &mdash; 2187 points (→ 25th place)

Men's Individual Competition:
 * Mark Blenkarne &mdash; 2446 points (→ 4th place)
 * Dennis Savory &mdash; 2407 points (→ 13th place)

Athletics

 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Men
 * Track & road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – Decathlon


 * Women
 * Track & road events


 * Field events


 * Combined events – Pentathlon

Canoeing

 * Men


 * Women

Cycling

 * Road


 * Track

Fencing
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Great Britain in 1980.


 * Men's foil
 * Pierre Harper
 * Rob Bruniges


 * Men's team foil
 * John Llewellyn, Steven Paul, Rob Bruniges, Pierre Harper


 * Men's épée
 * Steven Paul
 * John Llewellyn
 * Neal Mallett


 * Men's team épée
 * Steven Paul, John Llewellyn, Neal Mallett, Rob Bruniges


 * Men's sabre
 * Mark Slade


 * Women's foil
 * Ann Brannon
 * Linda Ann Martin
 * Susan Wrigglesworth


 * Women's team foil
 * Susan Wrigglesworth, Ann Brannon, Wendy Ager-Grant, Linda Ann Martin, Hilary Cawthorne

Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1980.

Individual
 * Robert Nightingale &mdash; 5,168 pts, 15th place
 * Peter Whiteside &mdash; 5,085 pts, 21st place
 * Nigel Clark &mdash; 4,809 pts, 33rd place

Team:
 * Nightingale, Whiteside and Clark &mdash; 15,062pts, 8th place

Rowing
Men's Single scull
 * Hugh Matheson
 * (→ 6th place)

Men's Double scull
 * Jim Clark, Chris Baillieu
 * (→ 4th place)

Men's Coxless pair
 * Malcolm Carmichael, Charles Wiggin
 * (→ Bronze)

Men's Coxed pair
 * James MacLeod, Neil Christie, David Webb
 * (→ 9th place)

Men's Coxless four
 * John Beattie, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, Martin Cross
 * (→ Bronze)

Men's Coxed four
 * Lenny Robertson, Gordon Rankine, Colin Seymour, John Roberts, Alan Inns
 * (→ 7th place)

Men's Eight
 * Henry Clay, Andrew Justice, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, John Pritchard, Richard Stanhope, Allan Whitwell, Colin Moynihan
 * (→ Silver)

Women's Single scull
 * Beryl Mitchell
 * (→ 5th place)

Women's Double scull
 * Sue Handscomb, Astrid Ayling
 * (→ 7th place)

Women's Coxed four
 * Pauline Janson, Bridget Buckley, Pauline Hart, Jane Cross, Sue Brown
 * (→ 6th place)

Women's Eight
 * Gillian Hodges, Joanna Toch, Penny Sweet, Lin Clark, Elizabeth Paton, Rosie Clugston, Nicola Boyes, Beverly Jones, Pauline Wright
 * (→ 5th place)

Swimming
Men's 100 m Freestyle
 * Men's Competition
 * Mark Taylor
 * Heats &mdash; 52.65 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Freestyle
 * Martin Smith
 * Heats &mdash; 1:54.17 (→ did not advance)


 * Kevin Lee
 * Heats &mdash; 1:55.63 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 m Butterfly
 * Gary Abraham
 * Final &mdash; 55.42 (→ 6th place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly
 * Philip Hubble
 * Final &mdash; 2:01.20 (→ Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)


 * Peter Morris
 * Final &mdash; 2:02.27 (→ 4th place)


 * Stephen Poulter
 * Final &mdash; 2:02.93 (→ 8th place)

Men's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Duncan Goodhew
 * Final &mdash; 1:03.44 (→ Gold medal.svg Gold Medal)


 * Leigh Atkinson
 * Heats &mdash; 1:06.43 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 m Breaststroke
 * Duncan Goodhew
 * Final &mdash; 2:20.92 (→ 6th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke
 * Gary Abraham
 * Final &mdash; 58.38 (→ 8th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke
 * Douglas Campbell
 * Final &mdash; 2:04.23 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
 * Douglas Campbell, Philip Hubble, Martin Smith, and Andrew Astbury
 * Final &mdash; 7:30.81 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Martin Smith
 * Final &mdash; 3:47.71 (→ Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal)

Women's 200 m Freestyle
 * Women's Competition
 * June Croft
 * Final &mdash; 2:03.15 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly
 * Ann Osgerby
 * Final &mdash; 1:02.21 (→ 4th place)


 * Janet Osgerby
 * Final &mdash; 1:02.90 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly
 * Ann Osgerby
 * Final &mdash; 2:14.83 (→ 6th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke
 * Margaret Kelly
 * Heats &mdash; 1:12.38
 * Final &mdash; 1:11.48 (→ 4th place)


 * Susannah Brownsdon
 * Heats &mdash; 1:12.83
 * Final &mdash; 1:12.11 (→ 6th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley
 * Sharron Davies
 * Heats &mdash; 4:52.38
 * Final &mdash; 4:46.83 (→ Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)


 * Sarah Kerswell
 * Heats &mdash; 5:03.75 (→ did not advance)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
 * Sharron Davies, Kaye Lovatt, Jacquelina Willmott, and June Croft
 * Final &mdash; 3:51.71 (→ 4th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
 * Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, Ann Osgerby, and June Croft
 * Final &mdash; 4:12.24 (→ Silver medal.svg Silver Medal)