Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics


Great Britain competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Arnhem, Netherlands. It finished 5th in the overall medal count, with a total of 100 medals.

Medallists

The following British competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
MedalNameSportEventDate
AthleticsMen's 60m A
AthleticsMen's 5000m Walk B
AthleticsMen's Javelin throw J
AthleticsMen's Pentathlon D
AthleticsWomen's 100 m E
AthleticsWomen's 400 m E
AthleticsWomen's Long jump E
AthleticsWomen's Discus CP C
AthleticsWomen's Discus CP D
AthleticsWomen's Shot put 2
AthleticsWomen's Shot put CP C
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles 1A-1B
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles 2-5
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles A
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles B
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles D

Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs 1A-1B

Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs 2-5

Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs D
Lawn bowlsWomen's Singles 1A-1B
Lawn bowlsWomen's Singles A

Lawn bowlsWomen's Pairs 1A-1B

Lawn bowlsWomen's Pairs 2-5
SwimmingMen's 25 m backstroke 1A
SwimmingMen's 25 m breaststroke 1A
SwimmingMen's 25 m freestyle 1A
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke A
SwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly D
SwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle A
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relay C
SwimmingWomen's 25 m backstroke 1C
SwimmingWomen's 25 m freestyle 1C
SwimmingWomen's 50 m backstroke 2
SwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle 2
SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke D
SwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly D
SwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle C-D
SwimmingWomen's 3x25 m individual medley 2
SwimmingWomen's 4x50 m individual medley D
SwimmingWomen's 4x50 m freestyle relay 2-6
Table tennisMen's Singles 1B

Table tennisMen's Teams 1B
Table tennisWomen's Singles 1B
Table tennisWomen's Singles 3
FencingMen's Sabre individual 2-3
ArcheryWomen's Short metric round paraplegic


ArcheryMen's Double FITA round team paraplegic
AthleticsMen's High jump D
AthleticsMen's Discus throw J
AthleticsMen's Shot put D
AthleticsMen's Shot put J
AthleticsWomen's 60 m 3
AthleticsWomen's Discus 2
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles C
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles D
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles F

Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs C
Lawn bowlsWomen's Singles 1A-1B
Lawn bowlsWomen's Singles 2-5

Lawn bowlsWomen's Pairs 2-5
SwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke CP D
SwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly A
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m individual medley A
Swimming4 × 100 m freestyle relay C-D
SwimmingWomen's 50 m butterfly 5
SwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke C-D
SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke A
SwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle 5
SwimmingWomen's 4x25 m individual medley 3
SwimmingWomen's 3x50 m medley relay 2-4
Table tennisWomen's Singles 3

Table tennisWomen's Teams 2

Table tennisWomen's Teams 4
FencingMen's Épée individual 1C-3
FencingMen's Épée team
FencingMen's Sabre individual 2-3



FencingMen's Sabre team
ArcheryMen's Double FITA round paraplegic
ArcheryWomen's Advanced metric round paraplegic
AthleticsMen's Discus D
AthleticsWomen's 60m 1A
AthleticsWomen's Javelin 2
AthleticsWomen's Shot put CP D
DartcheryWomen's pairs open
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles 1A-1B
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles 2-5
Lawn bowlsMen's Singles C
Lawn bowlsWomen's Singles 2-5
SwimmingWomen's 50 m breaststroke 2
SwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle 3
SwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke 5
SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke 4
SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke 5
SwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke B
SwimmingWomen's 4x50 m individual medley 5
FencingMen's Foil team
FencingMixed Foil individual 1A