Sporting event delegation
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.[1]
Flag bearers Denise Boyd (athletics) and Max Metzker (swimming), 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 .
Archery
In the third Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and one man. Carole Toy , a veteran of the 1972 Games , repeated her 15th-place performance despite shooting 20 points lower.
Women's Individual Competition:
Men's Individual Competition:
Boxing
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Fencing
Three fencers, one man and two women, represented Australia in 1980.
Men's foil Men's épée Women's foil
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Australia in 1980.
Men's individual competition:
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
Neil Brooks
Qualifying Heat — 51,11 (2nd)
Semi-Finals — 52,70 (→ did not advance) Graeme Brewer
Qualifying Heat — 52,59 (4th)
Semi-Finals — 51,91 (3rd)
Final — 52,22 (→ 8th place) Mark Tonelli
Qualifying Heat — 52,04 (3rd)
Semi-Finals — 52,17 (5th, did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle
Graeme Brewer
Qualifying Heat — 1.51,92 (2nd)
Final — 1.51,60 (→ Bronze Medal ) Ron McKeon
Qualifying Heat — 1.52,66
Final — 1.52,60 (→ 5th place) Men's 400m Freestyle
Graeme Brewer
Qualifying Heat — 3.57,19 (→ did not advance) Max Metzker
Qualifying Heat — 3.54,79 (2nd)
Final — 3.56,87 (→ 7th place) Ron McKeon
Qualifying Heat — 3.56,77 (2nd)
Final — 3.57,00 (→ 8th place) Men's 1.500m Freestyle
Max Metzker
Qualifying Heat — 15.21,63 (3rd)
Final — 15.14,49 (→ Bronze Medal ) Men's 200m Butterfly
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Peter Evans
Qualifying Heat — 1.04,55 (2nd)
Final — 1.03,96 (→ Bronze Medal ) Lindsay Spencer
Qualifying Heat — 1.04,78 (3rd)
Final — 1.05,04 (→ 6th place) Men's 200m Breaststroke
Lindsay Spencer
Qualifying Heat — 2.21,08 (2nd)
Final — 2.19,68 (→ 5th place) Peter Evans
Qualifying Heat — 2.26,62 (4th, did not advance) Men's 100m Backstroke
Mark Tonelli
Qualifying Heat — 58,66 (1st)
Semi Final — 57,89 (2nd)
Final — 57,98 (→ 7th place) Mark Kerry
Qualifying Heat — 58,08 (3rd)
Semi Final — 58,07 (3rd, did not advance) Glenn Patching
Qualifying Heat — 58,30 (1st)
Semi Final — 1.00,31 (8th, did not advance) Men's 200m Backstroke
Mark Kerry
Qualifying Heat — 3.03,60 (1st)
Final — 2.03,14 (→ Bronze Medal ) Mark Tonelli
Qualifying Heat — 2.07,04 (3rd, did not advance) Paul Moorfoot
Qualifying Heat — 2.04,87 (1st)
Final — 2.06,15 (→ 8th place) Men's 400m Individual Medley
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Women's 100m Freestyle
Women's 200m Freestyle
Karen Ramsay
Qualifying Heat — 2.06,06 (3rd, did not advance) Women's 400m Freestyle
Michelle Ford
Qualifying Heat — 4.13,90 (1st)
Final — 4.11,65 (→ 4th place) Rosemary Fydler
Qualifying Heat — 4.21,36 (6th, did not advance) Women's 800m Freestyle
Michelle Ford
Qualifying Heat — 8.42,36 (2nd)
Final — 8.28,90 (→ Gold Medal ) Rosemary Fydler
Qualifying Heat — 8.49,47 (4th, did not advance) Women's 100m Butterfly
Lisa Curry
Qualifying Heat — 1.02,92 (3rd)
Final — 1.02,40 (→ 5th place) Women's 200m Butterfly
Michelle Ford
Qualifying Heat — 2.12,72 (1st)
Final — 2.11,66 (→ Bronze Medal ) Karen Ramsay
Qualifying Heat — 2.17,82 (4th, did not advance) Women's 200m Breaststroke
Lisa Curry
Qualifying Heat — 2.39,42 (→ 5th place, did not advance) Women's 200m Butterfly
Women's 100m Backstroke
Women's 200m Backstroke
Lisa Forrest
Qualifying Heat — 2.15,40 (1st)
Final — 2.16,75 (→ 7th place) Georgina Parkes
Qualifying Heat — 2.17,78 (3rd, did not advance) Women's 400m Individual Medley
Lisa Curry
Qualifying Heat — 5.01,58 (→ 5th place, did not advance) Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Trivia
Norman May 's call of the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay, in which he excitedly exclaimed "Four, Three, Two, One. Gold, Gold to Australia, Gold" ,[2]
Australasia (1908–1912)
