Mosca 1980

Mosca 1980

XXII edition of the Summer Olympics

19 July - 03 August 1980

The invasion of Afghanistan by the Red Army, which took place in December 1979, was the opportunity for the Carter administration to call for the USA's friends and allies to boycott the Olympics. The decision was not shared by many Western countries at the World's greatest sporting event. Absent, together with the United States, were Canada, West Germany, Japan, China, Norway and Kenya. In the end there were about 65 nations that refused to go to Moscow. Italian participation was a very difficult decision passionately supported by CONI, despite the government's recommendation not to: the Italian team, missing athletes who at that time had a military status, marched into Lenin stadium under the emblem of CONI, without the tricolour and the standard bearer.

Medal table

  • gold 8

  • silver 3

  • bronze 4

Statistics

Nations

80

Athletes

5.179 (4.064 Uomini; 1.115 Donne)

ITALIAN Athletes

167 (128 Men; 39 Women)

GOLD
Atletica 200 m
GOLD
Atletica Marcia 20 km
GOLD
Atletica salto in alto donne
GOLD
Judo 71 Kg
GOLD
Lotta Libera 48 kg
GOLD
Pugilato 63,5 Kg
GOLD
Sport Equestri concorso completo individuale
GOLD
Tiro a Volo fossa olimpica
SILVER
Sport Equestri concorso completo a squadre
SILVER
Sport Equestri concorso completo a squadre
BRONZE
Tiro con l'arco Individuale
BRONZE
Tuffi Trampolino 3 m
BRONZE
Vela classe star