The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament were held in Leningrad, Kiev, and Minsk. The 1980 Games were the first to be staged in Eastern Europe.
The United States and a number of other countries boycotted the games because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, though some athletes from some of the boycotting countries participated in the games, under the Olympic Flag. This prompted the Soviet-led boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics. Some of the later events of the games were also nearly mired by the death and unauthorized mass funeral of the immensely popular and beloved singer-songwriter Vladimir Vysotsky
The only two cities to bid for the 1980 Summer Olympics were Moscow and Los Angeles. The choice between them was made on 23...
Athletes: David Ambartsumyan - Soviet Union; Irina Kalinina - Soviet Union; Martina Proeber - German Democratic Republic; Liana Tsotadze - Soviet Union; Carlos Giron - Mexico; Vladimir Aleinik - Soviet Union; Servard Emirzian - Soviet Union; Giorgio Cagnotto - Italy; Falk Hoffmann - German Democratic Republic; Karin Guthke - German Democratic Republic;
Competitions: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 3 metre springboard Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 200 metre butterfly Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 800 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre freestyle Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metre freestyle Events: Men's Boxing, Welterweight 63.5-67kg Men's Wrestling, Freestyle Super Heavyweight + 100kg 50 metre running target Men's Weightlifting, Super Heavyweight +110 Men's Weightlifting, First Heavyweight 90-100kg Men's Weightlifting, Middle Heavyweight 82.5-90 kg Men's Weightlifting, Featherweight 56-60kg Men's Weightlifting, Flyweight -52kg Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling, Featherweight 57-62 kg Olympic trap Host City: Moscow Mascot: Misha Athletic Performances: Silver medal - Boris Isachenko - Soviet Union - Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's Individual; Gold medal - Keto Losaberidze - Soviet Union - Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's Individual; Silver medal - Natalya Butuzova - Soviet Union - Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Women's Individual; Gold medal - Viktor Markin - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres; Bronze medal - Nikolay Kirov - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres; Bronze medal - Satymkul Dzhumanazarov - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon; Bronze medal - Aleksandr Puchkov - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 110 metre hurdles; Silver medal - Vasili Arkhipenko - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metre hurdles; Silver medal - Pyotr Pochenchuk - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 km walk; Bronze medal - Yevgeniy Ivchenko - Soviet Union - Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 km walk;
Number Of Athletes: 5,179;
Number Of Nations: 80;
Participating countries: United Kingdom Sports: Weightlifting Archery Team handball Freestyle wrestling Rowing Water polo Judo Track cycling Dressage Eventing Venues: Luzhniki Stadium Olympic Stadium End date: Aug 3, 1980;
Includes event: Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 Summer Olympics closing ceremony 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony Instance of recurring event: Summer Olympic Games Location(s): Moscow Start date: Jul 19, 1980;
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