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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.
The Soviet Union won the most overall medals, with 195, and the most gold medals, with 80, setting a new record for most golds won in a single games (which was later broken at the 1984 Games). [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Sports commentators noted that the absence of the United States and various other Western nations stemming from a large-scale boycott ...
The 1980 Summer Olympics were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States in protest of the 1979 Soviet–Afghan War. The Soviet invasion spurred President Jimmy Carter to issue an ultimatum on 20 January 1980, which stated that the U.S. would boycott the Moscow Olympics if Soviet troops did not withdraw from Afghanistan ...
Soviet Union Tadeusz Ślusarski Poland: 5.65 m none-- Long jump details: Lutz Dombrowski East Germany: 8.54 m Frank Paschek East Germany: 8.21 m Valeriy Pidluzhny Soviet Union: 8.18 m Triple jump details: Jaak Uudmäe Soviet Union: 17.35 m Viktor Saneyev Soviet Union: 17.24 m João Carlos de Oliveira Brazil: 17.22 m Shot put details: Vladimir ...
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. [1]The Soviet Union won a record 80 gold medals (although since surpassed by the United States), and their 195 total medals are the second best result in history.
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and competed at the Summer and Winter Games on 18 occasions subsequently. At six of its nine appearances at the Summer Olympic Games, the Soviet team ranked first in the total number of gold medals won, second three times, and became the biggest contender to the United States' domination in the ...
A heroes' welcome for Welsh Olympians and Paralympians at the Senedd building, 2012. As the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United Kingdom, the British Olympic Association (BOA) membership encompasses the four Home Nations of the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, who notably compete separately in many international sports outside Olympic competition for ...
The 1980 Olympics may refer to: 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York, United States; 1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union