Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1980 Summer Olympics

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IOC code IRL
NOC Olympic Council of Ireland
Website www.olympicsport.ie
in Moscow
Competitors 47 (44 men and 3 women) in 11 sports
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold Silver Bronze Total
0 1 1 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Great Britain (1896–1920)

Ireland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 47 competitors, 44 men and 3 women, took part in 38 events in 11 sports.[1] In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Ireland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.

Medalists

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In Ireland's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman. The men included Ireland's only veteran from 1976, James Conroy. It was Hazel Greene, however, who posted the nation's best results.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Heat 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat 13:45.4
  • Semi Final 13:28.8
  • Final 13:22.8 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 13:44.8
  • Semi Final 13:40.3
  • Final 13:23.7 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat 14:03.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat did not finish (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2:23:53 (→ 38th place)
  • Final 2:30:28 (→ 42nd place)
  • Final did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification 63.94 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

  • First Round Defeated Samir Khiniab (Iraq) on points (5-0)
  • Second Round Defeated Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) on points (5-0)
  • Quarter Finals Defeated Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (3-2)
  • Semi Finals Lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (0-5)

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Defeated Issack Mabushi (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in third round
  • Third Round Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) on points (1-4)

Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)

  • First Round Defeated Nelson René Trujillo (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in second round
  • Second Round Lost to Florian Livadaru (Romania) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Light-Welterweight ( 63,5 kg)

  • First Round Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in first round

Canoeing

Cycling

Three cyclists represented Ireland in 1980.

Individual road race

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Ireland in 1980.

Individual Competition:

Team Competition:

Rowing

Men's Coxless Pairs

  • Heat 3 3rd (Q)
  • Semi-Final 5th (-)
  • B-Final 1st
  • Overall 7th

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats DNS (→ no ranking)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats DNS (→ no ranking)
  • Heats 1.57,37 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heats 1:16.84 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heats 5:21.82 (→ did not advance)

References

  1. "Ireland at the 1980 Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
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