Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Ireland at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Olympic Movement
IOC codeIRL
NOCOlympic Federation of Ireland
Websiteolympics.ie
in Moscow
Competitors47 (44 men and 3 women) in 11 sports
Flag bearer Ken Ryan[1]
Medals
Ranked 31st
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
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.[2] In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Ireland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.

  1. ^ "Ken Ryan". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland at the 1980 Summer Games". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.