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. 121 competitors, 93 men and 28 women, took part in 92 events in 17 sports.
Medalists
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| || || Swimming || Women's 800 metre freestyle || 26 July
|-
| || <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> (heat) || Swimming || Men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay || 24 July
|-
| || || Athletics || Men's 400 metre || 30 July
|-
| || || Canoeing || Men's K-1 500 metres || 1 August
|-
| || || Swimming || Women's 200 metre butterfly || 24 July
|-
| || || Swimming || Men's 200 metre freestyle || 21 July
|-
| || || Swimming || Men's 1500 metre freestyle || 22 July
|-
| || || Swimming || Men's 100 metre breaststroke || 22 July
|-
| || || Swimming || Men's 200 metre backstroke || 26 July
|-
|}
Competitors
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width=180|Sport
! width=55|Men
! width=55|Women
! width=55|Total
|-
| align=left|Archery
| 1|| 2 || 3
|-
| align=left|Athletics
| 14 || 7 || 21
|-
| align=left|Basketball
| 12 || - || 12
|-
| align=left|Boxing
| 2|| – || 2
|-
| align=left|Canoeing
| 5 || - || 5
|-
| align=left|Cycling
| 11 || - || 11
|-
| align=left|Diving
| 1|| 2 || 3
|-
| align=left|Fencing
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
|-
| align=left|Gymnastics
| 1 || 2 || 3
|-
| align=left|Judo
| 3 || - || 3
|-
| align=left|Modern pentathlon
| 1 || – || 1
|-
| align=left|Rowing
| 11 || 5 || 16
|-
|-
| align=left|Shooting
| 1 || 1 || 2
|-
| align=left|Swimming
| 10 || 7 || 17
|-
| align=left|Water polo
| 11 || – || 11
|-
| align=left|Weightlifting
| 5|| – || 5
|-
| align=left|Wrestling
| 3 || – || 3
|-
! Total ||93 || 28 || 121
|}
Archery
In the third Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and one man.
<br/> Officials: Section Manager - Keith Gaisford
Men
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Rank || Archer || Round 1 <br> Score || Round 1 <br> Rank || Round 2 <br> Score || Round 2 <br> Rank || Total Score
|-
| 26 ||align=left| Scott Dumbrell || 1142 || 27 || 1129 || 25 || 2271
|-
|}
Women
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Rank || Archer || Round 1 <br> Score || Round 1 <br> Rank || Round 2 <br> Score || Round 2 <br> Rank || Total Score
|-
| ||align=left| Terene Donovan|| 1172 || 10 || 1171 || 10 || 2343
|-
| 15 ||align=left| Carole Toy || 1123 || 17 || 1162 || 14 || 2285
|-
|}
Athletics
Officials: Section Manager - Ray Durie, Chief Coach - John Daly, Coach - Jean Roberts, Coach - Pat Clohessy
;Men
;Track and road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Rick Mitchell
|align=left|400 metres
|46.63
|3 Q
|45.73
|1 Q
|45.48
|2 Q
|44.84
|
|-align=center
|align=left|David Fitzsimons
|align=left rowspan=2|5000 metres
|13:46.4
|7 Q
|colspan=2|-
|13:58.3
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Austin
|13:43.2
|6 Q
|colspan=2|-
|13:47.6
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Austin
|align=left rowspan=2|5000 metres
|29:45.2
|5
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Bill Scott
|28:58.70
|3 Q
|colspan=4
|28:15.08
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Rob de Castella
|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon
|colspan=6
|2:14:31
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Chris Wardlaw
|colspan=6
|2:20:42
|28
|-align=center
|align=left|Gerard Barrett
|colspan=6
|DNF
|
|-align=center
|align=left|David Smith
|align=left |20 kilometres walk
|colspan=6
|DSQ
|
|-align=center
|align=left|David Smith
|align=left rowspan=2|50 kilometres walk
|colspan=6
|DNF
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Willi Sawall
|colspan=6
|4:08:25
|8
|}
;Field events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Gary Honey
|align=left|Long jump
|7.44
|23
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Ian Campbell
|align=left rowspan=2|Triple jump
|17.02
|1 Q
|16.72
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Ken Lorraway
|16.80
|2 Q
|16.44
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Peter Farmer
|align=left|Hammer throw
|69.16
|13
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|}
;Combined events – Decathlon
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
!Athlete
!100 metres
!Long jump
!Shot put
!High jump
! 400 m
! 110 m hurdles
!Discus throw
!Pole vault
!Javelin throw
!1500 metres
!Final
!Rank
|-align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left|Peter Hadfield
|11.04
|7.36
|13.34
|1.85
|50.37
|15.69w
|48.02
|4.60
|58.12
|4:51.2
|rowspan=2|7709
|rowspan=2|13
|}
;Women
;Track and road events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal
!colspan="2"|Semifinal
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
!Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Denise Boyd
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metres
|11.56
|2 Q
|11.35
|4 Q
|11.44
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Debbie Wells
|11.72
|5 q
|11.66
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Denise Boyd
|align=left|200 metres
|23.36
|8 Q
|22.91
|8 Q
|22.80
|3 Q
|22.76
|7
|-align=center
|align=left|Penelope Gillies
|align=left |100 metres hurdles
|13.68
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|}
;Field events
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Qualification
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Distance
!Position
!Distance
!Position
|-align=center
|align=left|Christine Stanton
|align=left|High jump
|1.88
|10 Q
|1.91
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Pam Matthews
|align=left rowspan=2|Javelin throw
|55.72
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Petra Rivers
|55.80
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Gael Mulhall
|align=left |Shot put
|colspan=2
|18.00
|12
|-align=center
|align=left|Gael Mulhall
|align=left |Discus
|54.90
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
Basketball
;Men's Team Competition
Offivccials - Section Manager - Robert Staunton, Coach - Lindsay Gaze, Assistant Coach - Alan Dawe
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=4|Preliminary round <br/> Group C
!colspan=5| Classification round
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Rank
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Australia
|align=left|Men's tournament
|<br> L 76-83
|<br>W 84-77
|<br>W 64-55
|8
| <br>W 91-86
| <br> L 74-101
|<br>W 94-65
|<br>W 93-75
|8
|}
- 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
Boxing
Officials: Section Manager - Arthur Tunstall
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Norman Stevens
|align=left|Lightweight
|<br>L 1-4
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Benny Pike
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|
|<br>W RT
|<br>L KO
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|}
Canoeing
Officials: Section Manager - Zoltan Sziegeti, Coach - Reg Hatch
;Men
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan=2|Heats
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|John Sumegi
|align=left|K-1 500 metres
|1:44.45
|1 QS
|colspan=2
|1:46.11
|1
|1:44.12
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Barry Kelly, Robert Lee
|align=left|K-4 500 metres
|1:36.31
|2 QS
|colspan=2
|1:36.63
|2 QF
|1:36.45
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Barry Kelly, Robert Lee, Ken Vidler, Crosbie Baulch
|align=left|K-4 1000 metres
|3:10.49
|3 QF
|colspan=2
|colspan=2
|3:19.87
|8
|}
Cycling
Officials: Section Manager - Les Dunn, Track Coach - Charlie Walsh, Road Coach - John Hardaker
Road - Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Kevin Bradshaw
|align=left rowspan=4|Road race
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Michael Wilson
|at 9:10
|25
|-align=center
|align=left|Remo Sansonetti
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Graham Seers
|colspan=2|
|-align=center
|align=left|Kevin Bradshaw <br/> Remo Sansonetti <br/> David Scarfe <br/> Michael Wilson
|align=left|Team time trial
|2:08:25.2
|11
|}
Track - Men
;Sprint
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Preliminary<br>Round 1
!Round 1<br>Repechage
!Preliminary<br>Round 2
!Round 2<br>Repechage
!Round of 16
!Round of 16<br>Repechage
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2| Classification 5-8
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kenrick Tucker
|align=left|Sprint
|<br>W 11.35
|
|<br>W10.93
|
|<br> L
|<br> |<br/> W11.49
|<br>L, L
|Did not advance
|,,
|7
|}
;Time trial
{| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Kenrick Tucker
|align=left|Time trial
|1:07.709
|10
|}
;Pursuit
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final /
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Opposition<br>Time
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Kevin Poole
|align=left|Individual pursuit
|4:49.71
|9
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Colin Fitzgerald <br/> Kevin Nichols <br/> Gary Sutton <br/> Kelvin Poole
|align=left|Team pursuit
|4:21.76
|8 Q
|<br> L 4:22.02
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}
Note - Michael Turtur did not compete in 4000m team pursuit due to illness.
Diving
Officials: Coach - Ian Nicholls
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=2|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Foley
|align=left |3 m springboard
|521.82
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Foley
|align=left |10 m platform
|427.44
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Preminary
!colspan=2|Final
!colspan=2|Total
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Jenny Donnet
|align=left rowspan=2|3 m springboard
|376.77
|18
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Valerine McFarlane
|413.97
|7
|444.060
|6
|651.045
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Jenny Donnet
|align=left rowspan=2|10 m platform
|264.00
|17
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Valerine McFarlane
|333.57
|7
|333.000
|7
|499.785
|7
|}
Fencing
Officials: Section Manager - Neil Archibald
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Round 1
!colspan=3|Round 2
!colspan=3|Elimination
!colspan=3|Final
|-
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Greg Benko
|align=left|Men's épée
|4
|1
|2Q
|2
|3
|5
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|17
|- align=center
|align=left|Greg Benko
|align=left |Men's foil
|3
|1
|=1 Q
|2
|3
|4 Q
|0
|1
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|9
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=3|Round 1
!colspan=3|Round 2
!colspan=3|Elimination
!colspan=3|Final
|-
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
!Won
!Lost
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Mitzi Ferguson
|align=left rowspan=2 |Women's foil
|2
|2
|3Q
|0
|5
|6
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|22
|- align=center
|align=left|Helen Smith
|2
|3
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|25
|}
Gymnastics
Officials: Section Manager - Frances Thompson
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank
! Gymnast
! Prelim
! <br>Prelim
! Floor
! Pommel<br/>horse
! Rings
! Vault
! Parallel<br/>bars
! Horizontal<br/>bar
! Final
! Total
|-
|34
|align=left| Lindsay Nylund
| 109.15 || 54.575||8.800||8.600||9.350||9.700||8.950||9.700||55.100||109.675
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!Rank
!style="width:16em"|Gymnast
!style="width:5em"|Prelim
!width="10%"|Vault
!width="10%"|Uneven bars
!width="10%"|Balance beam
!width="10%"|Floor
!style="width:5em"|Final
!style="width:5em"|Total
|-
| 32
|align=left| Marina Sulicich
|35.800||8.700||8.750||7.550||8.900||33.900||69.700
|-
| 33
|align=left| Kerry Bayliss
|35.275||8.500||8.150||8.950||8.600||34.200||69.475
|}
Judo
Officials: Section Manager - John Rodda
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round of 32
!Round of 16
!Quarterfinals
!Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Michael Young
|align=left|Half Lightweight
|<br />W
|<br /> L
|colspan="3"|Did not advance
|=13
|- align=center
|align=left|Michael Picken
|align=left|Lightweight
|<br /> L'
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|=7
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Carew
|align=left|Middleweight
|<br />L
|
|colspan="3"|Did not advance
|=19
|}
Modern pentathlon
Officials: Section Manager - Howard Edmunds
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Athlete
|rowspan="44"|
!Rid.
!Fen.
!Sho.
!Swi.
!Run.
|rowspan="44"|
!Score
|-
|37||align=left| Robert Barrie||1062 ||610 ||846 ||1124 ||1054||4696
|}
Rowing
Officials: Section Manager - John Boultbee, Chief Coach & Men's Pair - Reinhold Batschi, Coach Men's Eight - Paul Dane, Coach Women's Four - David Palfreyman
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heats
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|
|align=left|Coxless pair
|7:50.05
|5
|7:13.24
|3
|5:56.74
|6
|6:59.13
|10
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Semifinals
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|-align=center
|
|align=left|Eight
|6:05.12
|4
|5:45.04
|2
|5:56.74
|6
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!colspan="2"|Repechage
!colspan="2"|Final
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|-align=center
|
|align=left|Coxed four
|3:34.08
|3
|3:26.77
|3
|3:26.37
|5
|}
Shooting
Officials: Section Manager - Bob Hemery
;Mixed
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Final
|-
!Score
!Rank
|-
|Yvonne Hill
|rowspan=2|50 m rifle, prone
|align="center"|596
|align="center"|11
|-
|David Hollister
|align="center"|595
|align="center"|15
|}
Swimming
Officials: Section Manager- Peter Bowen Pain, Coach - Bill Sweetenham, Coach Joe King
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Graeme Brewer
|align=left rowspan=3|100 metre freestyle
|52.59
|16 Q
|51.91
|8
|52.22
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Neil Brooks
|51.11
|8 Q
|52.70
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Tonelli
|52.04
|4 Q
|52.17
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Graeme Brewer
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre freestyle
|1:51.92
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|1:51.60
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Ron McKeon
|1:52.66
|7 Q
|colspan=2
|1:52.60
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Graeme Brewer
|align=left rowspan=3|400 metre freestyle
|3:57.19
|9
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-
|align=left|Ron McKeon
|3:56.77
|6 Q
|colspan=2
|3:57.00
|8
|-
|align=left|Max Metzker
|3:56.42
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|3:56.87
|7
|- align=center
|align=left|Max Metzker
|align=left |1500 metre freestyle
|15:21.63
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|15:14.49
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Kerry
|align=left rowspan=3|100 metre backstroke
|58.08
|7 Q
|58.07
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Glenn Patching
|58.30
|9 Q
|1:00.31
|16
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Tonelli
|2:03.60
|3 Q
|57.89
|3 Q
|57.98
|7
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Kerry
|align=left rowspan=3|200 metre backstroke
|58.08
|7 Q
|colspan=2
|2:03.14
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Paul Moorfoot
|2:04.87
|8 Q
|colspan=2
|2:06.15
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Tonelli
|2:07.04
|15
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Peter Evans
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre breaststroke
|1:04.55
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|1:03.96
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Lindsay Spencer
|1:04.78
|6 Q
|colspan=2
|1:05.04
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Peter Evans
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre breaststroke
|2:26.62
|12
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Lindsay Spencer
|2:21.08
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|2:19.68
|5
|- align=center
|align=left|Paul Moorfoot
|align=left |200 metre butterfly
|2:05.69
|15
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Paul Moorfoot
|align=left |400 metre individual medley
|4:34.28
|16
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Tonelli <br/> Mark Kerry <br/> Graeme Brewer <br/> Ron McKeon <br> Max Metzker (heat)
|align=left |4 x 200 metre freestyle relay
|7:34.06
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|7:30.82
|7
|- align=center
|align=left| Mark Kerry <br/> Peter Evans <br/>Mark Tonelli <br> Neil Brooks <br/> Glenn Patching (heat)
|align=left |4 x 100 metre medley relay
|3:48.94
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|3:45.70
|
|}
; Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Michelle Pearson
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre freestyle
|58.90
|13
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Rosemary Brown
|59.35
|16
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Rosemary Brown
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre freestyle
|2:04.59
|10
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Karen Van der Graaf
|2:06.06
|16
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Rosemary Brown
|align=left rowspan=2|400 metre freestyle
|4:21.36
|13
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Michelle Ford
|4:13.90
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|4:11.65
|4
|- align=center
|align=left|Rosemary Brown
|align=left rowspan=2|800 metre freestyle
|8:49.47
|9
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Michelle Ford
|8:42.36
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|8:28.90 OR
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Lisa Forrest
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre backstroke
|2:15.40
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|2:16.75
|7
|- align=center
|align=left|Georgina Parkes
|2:17.78
|10
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Lisa Curry
|align=left |200 metre breaststroke
|2:39.42
|14
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Lisa Curry
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre butterfly
|1:02.92
|8 Q
|colspan=2
|1:02.40
|5
|- align=center
|align=left|Karen Ramsay
|1:03.62
|13
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Michelle Ford
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre butterfly
|2:12.72
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|2:11.66
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Karen Ramsay
|2:17.82
|11
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Lisa Curry
|align=left |400 metre individual medley
|5:01.58
|11
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Lisa Curry <br/> Karen Van de Graaf <br/> Rosemary Brown <br/> Michelle Pearson
|align=left |4 x 100 metre freestyle relay
|3:56.24
|5 Q
|colspan=2
|3:54.16
|5
|- align=center
|align=left|Lisa Forrest <br/> Lisa Curry <br/> Karen Van de Graaf <br/> Rosemary Brown
|align=left |4 x 100 metre medley relay
|4:23.33
|6 Q
|colspan=2
|4:19.90
|6
|}
Water polo
Officials: Manager - John Whitehouse, Coach - Tom Hoad
;Men's Team Competition
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!colspan=4|Preliminary round
!colspan=6|7-12 Placing
|-style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Rank
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Opposition<br>Score
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Australia men's
| Bulgaria<br>W 9-5
| Cuba<br>L 4-6
| Yugoslavia<br>L 2-9
|8
|<br>W 8-5
| Romania<br> 4-4
|<br>W 4-2
| Netherlands<br>W 7–3
|<br>W 9-4
|<br>W 5-4
|7
|}
- Team Roster
- Michael Turner
- David Neesham
- Robert Bryant
- Peter Montgomery
- Julian Muspratt
- Andrew Kerr
- Anthony Falson
- Charles Turner
- Martin Callaghan
- Randall Goff
- Andrew Steward
Weightlifting
Officials: Section Manager - Lyn Jones
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Snatch
!Clean & Jerk
!Total
!Rank
|-
|align=left|Lorenzo Orsini
|align=left|Bantamweight
|95
|125
|220
|16
|-
|align=left|Bill Stellois
|align=left|Lightweight
|122.5
|160
|282.5
|11
|-
|align=left|Robert Kabbas
|align=left|Lightweight
|142.5
| -
| -
|DNF
|-
|align=left|Luigi Fratangelo
|align=left|Middle-Heavyweight
|142.5
| -
| -
|DNF
|-
|align=left|Don Mitchell
|align=left|Heavyweight II
|162.5
|190
|352.5
|7
|}
Wrestling
Officials: Section Manager - Sam Parker
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Round 2
!Round 3
!Round 4
!Round 5
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Cris Brown
|align=left|Men's freestyle 57 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Zsigmond Kelevitz
|align=left|Men's freestyle 68 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mick Pikos
|align=left|Men's freestyle 90 kg
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|8
|}
Administration
Officials: General Manager and Chef de Mission - Phil Coles, Assistant General Manager - Jim Barry, Administration Director - John Coates, Secretary-General - Julius 'Judy' Patching
Australian Olympic Committee has identified 62 athletes selected that did not compete due to personal withdrawal or their national sports organisation not sending a team.
- Archery - Terry Reilly (athlete withdrew)
- Athletics - Raelene Boyle, John Higham (athletes withdrew)
- Equestrian - Mervyn Bennett, Gavin Chester, Guy Creighton, Greg Eurell, Marlane Gilchrist, Philippa Glennen, Andrew Hoy, Wayne Roycroft (national sports organisation withdrew)
- Hockey Men -Colin Batch, David Bell, Grant Boyce, Greg Browning, Richard Charlesworth, Craig Davies, Wayne Greene, Wayne Hammond, Peter Haselhurst, Jim Irvine, Treva King, Malcolm Poole, Graeme Reid, Ronald Riley, Trevor Smith, Terry Walsh
- Hockey Women - Marian Aylmore, Sharon Buchanan, Janice Davidson, Elspeth Denning, Pam Glossop, Diane Gorman, Julene Grant (Sutherland), Sandra Grant, Kym Ireland, Robyn Leggatt (Fernley), Robyn Morrison, Colleen Pearce, Janice Ramshaw (Miller), Sharyn Simpson (McCarthy), Dianne Troode
- Modern Pentathlon - Alexander Watson (athlete withdrew)
- Shooting - Eli Ellis, Ian Hale, Terry Rumbel, John Tremelling (athletes withdrew)
- Swimming - Mark Morgan, Tracey Wickham (athletes withdrew)
- Sailing - John Bertrand, Glenn Bourke, Ian Brown, Richard Coxon, Geoff Davidson, Garry Geltz, Timothy Goodwin-Dorning, Greg Johns, Brian Lewis, Peter O'Donnell, Barry Robson, Gary Sheard (national sports organisation withdrew)
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Expenditure report in 1984 identified athletes and national sports organisations that were compensated for not attending the Moscow Olympics. National sports organisations that received payments used the funding to attend other international sporting events.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Organisation
!Amount
|-
|Equestrian Federation of Australia
|$125,000
|-
|Australian Yachting Federation
|$52,840
|-
|Australian Hockey Association (Men)
|$90, 374.14
|-
|Australian Women's Hockey Association
|$45,740
|-
|Amateur Boxing Union of Australia
|$13,784
|-
|Australian Volleyball Federation
|$120,00
|-
|Australian Shooting Association
|$41,000
|-
|Total
|$488,738.14
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Athlete
!Amount
|-
|Raelene Boyle (athletics)
|$6,000
|-
|John Higham (athletics)
|$6,000
|-
|Mark Morgan (swimming)
|$6,000
|-
|Terry Reilly (archery)
|$6,000
|-
|Alexander Watson (modern pentathlon)
|$6,000
|-
|Tracey Wickham (swimming)
|$6,000
|-
|Total
|$36,000
|}
On 30 July 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Sussan Ley in the House of Representatives formally acknowledged and welcomed home the 121 athletes who defied Fraser government to compete under a neutral flag at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Athletes that were selected but did not attend were also acknowledged.
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", has become one of the most famous calls in the history of Australian sport.
Books and Reports
- Australian Olympic Federation. Report of the Olympic Games 1980. Melbourne, The Federation, 1980.
- Australian Olympic Federation. Annual Report 1980, Melbourne, The Federation, 1980.
- Barry Cohen. Olympic Gold. The Author, 1980.
- Harry Gordon. Australia and the Olympic Games. Brisbane, University of Queensland Press, 1994.
- Lisa Forrest. Boycott. Sydney, ABC Books, 2008.
See also
- Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
References
External links
- IOC Site on 1980 Summer Olympics
- Official Report from the Organizing Committee (3 volumes) on the AAFLA website
- sports-reference