Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Australia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics Australia competed under the Olympic Flag. 120 competitors, 92 men and 28 women, took part in 92 events in 17 sports.
Flag bearers Denise Boyd and Max Metzker, Australia’s first joint-flag carriers, carried the Olympic flag in the opening ceremony instead of the national flag. Countries marched in order of the Russian alphabet, and Australia was therefore second in the parade of nations, following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928.
Medalists
Gold
- Michelle Ford — Swimming, Women's 800 metres Freestyle
- Neil Brooks, Mark Kerry, Peter Evans and Mark Tonelli — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, known as the Quietly Confident Quartet
Silver
- Rick Mitchell — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- John Sumegi — Canoeing, Men's K1 500 metres Kayak Singles
Bronze
- Graeme Brewer — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Freestyle
- Max Metzker — Swimming, Men's 1.500 metres Freestyle
- Mark Kerry — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Backstroke
- Peter Evans — Swimming, Men's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Michelle Ford — Swimming, Women's 200 metres Butterfly
Archery
Women's Individual Competition:
- Terene Donovan — 2343 points
- Carole Toy — 2285 points
- Scott Dumbrell — 2271 points
Athletics
- Bill Scott
- * Heat — 28:58.8
- * Final — 28:15.1
- Stephen Austin
- * Heat — 29:45.2
- Gerard Barrett
- * Heat — did not finish
- Gary Honey
- * Qualification — 7.44 m
- Ian Campbell
- * Qualification — 17.02 m
- * Final — 16.72 m
- Ken Lorraway
- * Qualification — 16.80 m
- * Final — 16.44 m
- Robert de Castella
- * Final — 2:14:31
- Chris Wardlaw
- * Final — 2:20:42
- Gerard Barrett
- * Final — did not finish
- Peter Farmer
- * Qualifying Round — 69.16m
- David Smith
- * Final — DSQ
- Willi Sawall
- * Final — 4:08:25
- David Smith
- * Final — did not finish
- Peter Hadfield
- * Final — 7709 points
- Denise Boyd
- * Heat — 11.56
- * Quarterfinals — 11.35
- * Semifinals — 11.44
- Debbie Wells
- * Heat — 11.72
- * Quarterfinals — 11.66
- Penelope Gillies
- * Heat — 13.68
- Gael Mulhall
- * Qualification — 54.90 m
- Gael Mulhall
- * Final — 18.00 m
- Pam Matthews
- * Qualification — 55.72 m
- Petra Rivers
- * Qualification — 51.08 m
- Christine Stanton
- * Qualification — 1.88m
- * Final — 1.91m
Basketball
- Preliminary Round :
- * Lost to Cuba
- * Defeated Italy
- * Defeated Sweden
- Classification Round :
- * Defeated Czechoslovakia
- * Lost to Poland
- * Defeated Senegal
- * Defeated India → 8th place
- Team Roster:
- * Peter Ali
- * Stephen Breheny
- * Perry Crosswhite
- * Mel Dalgleish
- * Ian Davies
- * Gordon McLeod
- * Danny Morseau
- * Les Riddle
- * Larry Sengstock
- * Phil Smyth
- * Michael Tucker
- * Peter Walsh
- Head Coach: Lindsay Gaze
Boxing
- Norm Stevens
- * First Round — Lost to Geza Tumbas on points
Canoeing
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented Australia in 1980.;Individual road race
;Team time trial
- Kevin Bradshaw
- Remo Sansonetti
- David Scarfe
- Michael Wilson
;1000m time trial
- Kenrick Tucker
;Team pursuit
- Colin Fitzgerald
- Kevin Nichols
- Kelvin Poole
- Gary Sutton
Diving
- Steve Foley
- * Preliminary Round — 521.82 points
- Steve Foley
- * Preliminary Round — 427.44 points
Fencing
;Men's foil
;Men's épée
- Greg Benko
- Mitzi Ferguson
- Helen Smith
Gymnastics
Judo
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1980.Men's individual competition:
- Robert Barrie — 4696 pts, 37th place
Rowing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle- Neil Brooks
- * Qualifying Heat — 51,11
- * Semi-Finals — 52,70
- Graeme Brewer
- * Qualifying Heat — 52,59
- * Semi-Finals — 51,91
- * Final — 52,22
- Mark Tonelli
- * Qualifying Heat — 52,04
- * Semi-Finals — 52,17
- Graeme Brewer
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.51,92
- * Final — 1.51,60
- Ron McKeon
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.52,66
- * Final — 1.52,60
- Graeme Brewer
- * Qualifying Heat — 3.57,19
- Max Metzker
- * Qualifying Heat — 3.54,79
- * Final — 3.56,87
- Ron McKeon
- * Qualifying Heat — 3.56,77
- * Final — 3.57,00
- Max Metzker
- * Qualifying Heat — 15.21,63
- * Final — 15.14,49
- Paul Moorfoot
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.05,69
- Peter Evans
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.04,55
- * Final — 1.03,96
- Lindsay Spencer
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.04,78
- * Final — 1.05,04
- Lindsay Spencer
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.21,08
- * Final — 2.19,68
- Peter Evans
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.26,62
- Mark Tonelli
- * Qualifying Heat — 58,66
- * Semi Final — 57,89
- * Final — 57,98
- Mark Kerry
- * Qualifying Heat — 58,08
- * Semi Final — 58,07
- Glenn Patching
- * Qualifying Heat — 58,30
- * Semi Final — 1.00,31
- Mark Kerry
- * Qualifying Heat — 3.03,60
- * Final — 2.03,14
- Mark Tonelli
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.07,04
- Paul Moorfoot
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.04,87
- * Final — 2.06,15
- Paul Moorfoot
- * Qualifying Heat — 4.34,28
- Graeme Brewer, Mark Tonelli, Mark Kerry, and Ron McKeon
- * Qualifying Heat — 7.34,06
- * Final — 7.30,82
- Mark Kerry, Peter Evans, Mark Tonelli, and Neil Brooks
- * Qualifying Heat — 3.48,94
- * Final — 3.45,70
- Michelle Pearson
- * Qualifying Heat — 58,90
- Karen Ramsay
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.06,06
- Michelle Ford
- * Qualifying Heat — 4.13,90
- * Final — 4.11,65
- Rosemary Fydler
- * Qualifying Heat — 4.21,36
- Michelle Ford
- * Qualifying Heat — 8.42,36
- * Final — 8.28,90
- Rosemary Fydler
- * Qualifying Heat — 8.49,47
- Lisa Curry
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.02,92
- * Final — 1.02,40
- Michelle Ford
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.12,72
- * Final — 2.11,66
- Karen Ramsay
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.17,82
- Lisa Curry
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.39,42
- Michelle Ford
- * Final — 2.11,66
- Lisa Forrest
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.04,55
- Georgina Parkes
- * Qualifying Heat — 1.05,06
- Lisa Forrest
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.15,40
- * Final — 2.16,75
- Georgina Parkes
- * Qualifying Heat — 2.17,78
- Lisa Curry
- * Qualifying Heat — 5.01,58
- Lisa Curry, Karen Ramsay, Rosemary Brown, and Michele Pearson
- * Qualifying Heat — 3.56,24
- * Final — 3.54,16
- Lisa Forrest, Lisa Curry, Karen Ramsay, and Rosemary Brown
- * Qualifying Heat — 4.23,33
- * Final — 4.19,90
Water polo
- Preliminary Round
- * Defeated Bulgaria
- * Lost to Cuba
- * Lost to Yugoslavia
- Final Round
- * Defeated Bulgaria
- * Drew with Romania
- * Defeated Greece
- * Defeated Sweden
- * Defeated Italy → 7th place
- Team Roster
- * Michael Turner
- * David Neesham
- * Robert Bryant
- * Peter Montgomery
- * Julian Muspratt
- * Andrew Kerr
- * Anthony Falson
- * Charles Turner
- * Martin Callaghan
- * Randall Goff
- * Andrew Steward
- Head Coach: Tom Hoad
Weightlifting