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The 1980 Summer Olympics (Russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, romanized: Letnije Olimpijskije igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (Russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, romanized: Igry XXII Olimpiady) and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (Russian: Москва 1980, romanized: Moskva 1980), were an international multi-sport event held ...
The 1980 Olympics may refer to: 1980 Winter Olympics, Lake Placid, New York, United States; 1980 Summer Olympics, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
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]
The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Soviet Union from 19 July to 3 August 1980. Archery. Medal table. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total; 1 Soviet Union (URS) * 1 ...
The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on 20 July and ended on 2 August. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested.Seven qualified countries did not participate, joining the American-led boycott in protest of the December 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events: 24 for men and 14 for women. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow) between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.
Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the tenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and at the CSKA Sports Palace , [ 2 ] both located in Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union .
Several teams who had qualified to compete were absent as a result of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, including the United States, Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, and West Germany. [1] For the first time in Olympic competition, in event finals for the vault an average of two vaults was used as the final score, rather than the best of two ...