Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. British athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 219 competitors, 149 men and 70 women, took part in 145 events in 14 sports.
In partial support of the American-led boycott, the UK government allowed its athletes to choose whether to compete. There was a boycott of the opening ceremony with Britain being represented solely by the General Secretary of the British Olympic Association, Dick Palmer, carrying the Olympic flag, and no athletes being present. Furthermore, the Olympic flag was raised for the British medal winners in place of the Union Flag, and the Olympic anthem was played instead of God Save the Queen for the five gold medalists.
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Medalists
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85% align="right" style="text-align:center"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|+ Medals by discipline
|-
!Discipline
!File:Gold medal icon.svg
!File:Silver medal icon.svg
!File:Bronze medal icon.svg
!Total
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|Athletics
|4
|2
|4
|10
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|Swimming
|1
|3
|1
|5
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|Rowing
|0
|1
|2
|3
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|Judo
|0
|1
|1
|2
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
|Boxing
|0
|0
|1
|1
|-
!Total
!5
!7
!9
!21
|-
|}
Gold
- Allan Wells — Athletics, Men's 100 metres
- Steve Ovett — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Daley Thompson — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Duncan Goodhew — Swimming, Men's 100 m Breaststroke
Silver
- Allan Wells — Athletics, Men's 200 metres
- Sebastian Coe — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Neil Adams — Judo, Men's Lightweight (71 kg)
- Henry Clay, Andrew Justice, Chris Mahoney, Duncan McDougall, Malcolm McGowan, Colin Moynihan, John Pritchard, Richard Stanhope, and Allan Whitwell — Rowing, Men's Eights
- Philip Hubble — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Sharron Davies — Swimming, Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- June Croft, Helen Jameson, Margaret Kelly, and Ann Osgerby — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Bronze
- Steve Ovett — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Gary Oakes — Athletics, Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Beverley Goddard-Callender, Heather Hunte, Sonia Lannaman, and Kathy Smallwood-Cook — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Donna Hartley, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Linsey MacDonald, and Michelle Probert — Athletics, Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Anthony Willis — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Arthur Mapp — Judo, Men's Open Class
- Malcolm Carmichael and Charles Wiggin — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- John Beattie, David Townsend, Ian McNuff, and Martin Cross — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Gary Abraham, Duncan Goodhew, David Lowe, and Trevor Smith — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Archery
In the third appearance by Great Britain in modern Olympic archery, two men and two women represented the country. Mark Blenkarne missed winning a medal in the men's competition by only three points, by far the most successful result for Great Britain since archery was returned to the Olympic schedule.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Gillian Patterson — 2216 points (→ 22nd place)
- Christine Harris — 2187 points (→ 25th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Mark Blenkarne — 2446 points (→ 4th place)
- Dennis Savory — 2407 points (→ 13th place)
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!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|Drew McMaster
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m
|10.43
|3 Q
|10.42
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Cameron Sharp
|10.38
|2 Q
|10.38
|4 Q
|10.60
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Allan Wells
|10.35
|1 Q
|10.11
|1 Q
|10.27
|1 Q
|10.25
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Mike McFarlane
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m
|21.43
|4 q
|20.33
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Cameron Sharp
|20.51
|1 Q
|21.16
|4 Q
|21.24
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Allan Wells
|21.57
|2 Q
|20.59
|1 Q
|20.75
|4 Q
|20.21
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Alan Bell
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m
|47.48
|4 Q
|46.17
|4 Q
|48.50
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Glen Cohen
|48.35
|4 Q
|47.35
|7
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|David Jenkins
|46.67
|1 Q
|45.99
|1 Q
|45.59
|3 Q
|45.56
|7
|-align=center
|align=left|Sebastian Coe
|align=left rowspan=3|800 m
|1:48.5
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|1:46.7
|1 Q
|1:45.9
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Ovett
|1:49.4
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|1:46.6
|1 Q
|1:45.4
|
|-align=center
|align=left|David Warren
|1:49.9
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|1:47.2
|2 Q
|1:49.3
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Sebastian Coe
|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m
|3:40.1
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|3:39.4
|1 Q
|3:38.4
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Cram
|3:44.1
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|3:43.6
|4 Q
|3:42.0
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Steve Ovett
|3:36.8
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|3:43.1
|1 Q
|3:39.0
|
|-align=center
|align=left|David Moorcroft
|align=left rowspan=3|5000 m
|13:43.0
|5 Q
|colspan=2
|13:52.8
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Nick Rose
|13:44.7
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|13:40.6
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Barry Smith
|13:46.3
|7 q
|colspan=2
|13:36.7
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Brendan Foster
|align=left rowspan=3|10000 m
|26:55.15
|5 Q
|colspan=4
|28:22.54
|11
|-align=center
|align=left|Mike McLeod
|28:57.27
|2 Q
|colspan=4
|28:40.78
|12
|-align=center
|align=left|Geoff Smith
|30:00.1
|7
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Wilbert Greaves
|align=left rowspan=2|110 m hurdles
|13.85
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|13.98
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mark Holtom
|13.83
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|13.94
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Gary Oakes
|align=left|400 m hurdles
|50.39
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|50.07
|3 Q
|49.11
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Roger Hackney
|align=left rowspan=3|3000 m steeplechase
|8:36.34
|5 Q
|colspan=2
|8:29.18
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Colin Reitz
|8:35.21
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|8:29.75
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Tony Staynings
|8:47.42
|8 q
|colspan=2
|8:52.30
|11
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Mike McFarlane<br />Allan Wells<br />Cameron Sharp<br />Drew McMaster
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|39.20
|3 Q
|colspan=4
|38.62
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Alan Bell<br />Terry Whitehead<br />Rod Milne<br />Glen Cohen
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|3:05.9
|2 Q
|colspan=4
|colspan=2|DNF
|-align=center
|align=left|Dave Black
|align=left rowspan=3|Marathon
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|DNF
|-align=center
|align=left|Bernie Ford
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|DNF
|-align=center
|align=left|Ian Thompson
|colspan=6
|colspan=2|DNF
|-align=center
|align=left|Roger Mills
|align=left|20 km walk
|colspan=6
|1:32:37.8
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Ian Richards
|align=left|50 km walk
|colspan=6
|4:22:57
|11
|}
;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|Mark Naylor
|align=left|High jump
|2.21
|1 Q
|2.21
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Brian Hooper
|align=left|Pole vault
|5.35
|10 q
|5.35
|11
|-align=center
|align=left|Keith Connor
|align=left|Triple jump
|16.57
|6 Q
|16.87
|4
|-align=center
|align=left|Geoff Capes
|align=left|Shot put
|19.75
|8 Q
|20.50
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Chris Black
|align=left rowspan="2"|Hammer throw
|66.74
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Paul Dickenson
|64.22
|15
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|David Ottley
|align=left|Javelin throw
|77.20
|14
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Combined events – Decathlon
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
! 100 m
!
!
!
! 400 m
!
!
!
!
! 1500 m
!Final
!Rank
|-align=center
|align=left|Bradley McStravick
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|10.97
|6.74
|13.53
|1.91
|48.80
|15.23
|39.46
|4.30
|57.98
|4:31.0
|7616
|15
|-align=center
|align=left|Daley Thompson
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|10.62
|8.00
|15.18
|2.08
|48.01
|14.47
|42.24
|4.70
|64.16
|4:39.9
|8495
|
|}
;Women
;Track & road events
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event
!colspan="2"|Heat
!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|Heather Hunte
|align=left rowspan=3|100 m
|11.40
|3 Q
|11.25
|3 Q
|11.36
|4 Q
|11.34
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Sonia Lannaman
|11.58
|3 Q
|11.20
|2 Q
|11.38
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Kathy Smallwood
|11.37
|2 Q
|11.24
|2 Q
|11.30
|3 Q
|11.28
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Beverley Goddard
|align=left rowspan=3|200 m
|22.97
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|22.73
|4 Q
|22.72
|6
|-align=center
|align=left|Sonia Lannaman
|22.84
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|22.82
|4 Q
|22.80
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Kathy Smallwood
|22.95
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|22.65
|3 Q
|22.61
|5
|-align=center
|align=left|Joslyn Hoyte-Smith
|align=left rowspan=3|400 m
|52.24
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|51.47
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Linsey MacDonald
|52.57
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|51.60
|4 Q
|52.40
|8
|-align=center
|align=left|Michelle Probert
|52.16
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|51.89
|5
|colspan=2
|-align=center
|align=left|Christina Boxer
|align=left|800 m
|2:02.1
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|2:00.9
|8
|colspan=2
|-align=center
|align=left|Janet Marlow
|align=left|1500 m
|4:15.9
|9
|colspan=2
|colspan=4
|-align=center
|align=left|Lorna Boothe
|align=left rowspan=2|100 m hurdles
|13.86
|6
|colspan=2
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Shirley Strong
|13.39
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|13.12
|5
|colspan=2
|-align=center
|align=left|Heather Hunte<br />Kathy Smallwood<br />Beverley Goddard<br />Sonia Lannaman
|align=left|4 × 100 m relay
|colspan=6
|42.43
|
|-align=center
|align=left|Donna Hartley<br />Joslyn Hoyte-Smith<br />Linsey MacDonald<br />Michelle Probert
|align=left|4 × 400 m relay
|colspan=4
|3:29.0
|3
|3:27.5
|
|}
;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|Louise Miller
|align=left|High jump
|1.88
|5 Q
|1.85
|11
|-align=center
|align=left|Susan Hearnshaw
|align=left rowspan=2|Long jump
|6.66
|2 Q
|6.50
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Sue Reeve
|6.48
|6 Q
|6.46
|10
|-align=center
|align=left|Angela Littlewood
|align=left|Shot put
|17.53
|13
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Meg Ritchie
|align=left|Discus throw
|58.66
|10 Q
|61.16
|9
|-align=center
|align=left|Tessa Sanderson
|align=left rowspan=2|Javelin throw
|48.76
|9
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|-align=center
|align=left|Fatima Whitbread
|49.74
|10
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Combined events – Pentathlon
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!
!
!
!
! 800 m
!Final
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Judy Livermore
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|13.57
|13.56
|1.77
|5.71
|2:25.3
|4304
|13
|- align=center
|align=left|Sue Longden
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|14.10
|11.47
|1.74
|6.09
|2:19.6
|4234
|15
|- align=center
|align=left|Yvette Wray
!style="font-size:95%"|Result
|13.78
|12.01
|1.65
|5.60
|2:39.7
|4159
|16
|}
Boxing
{| 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|Keith Wallace
|align=left|Flyweight
|
|<br />L 1-4
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Ray Gilbody
|align=left|Bantamweight
|<br />W 5-0
|<br />L 1-4
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Peter Hanlon
|align=left|Featherweight
|<br />W 4-1
|<br />L 0-5
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|George Gilbody
|align=left|Lightweight
|
|<br />L 1-4
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Tony Willis
|align=left|Light welterweight
|<br />W 5-0
|<br />W 5-0
|<br />W KO
|<br />L 0-5
|Did not advance
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Joseph Frost
|align=left|Welterweight
|<br />L KO
|colspan="5"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Nick Wilshire
|align=left|Light middleweight
|
|<br />W 3-2
|<br />L KO
|colspan="3"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Kaylor
|align=left|Middleweight
|
|<br />W 4-1
|<br />L 2-3
|colspan="3"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Andy Straughn
|align=left|Light heavyweight
|
|<br />L RSC
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|}
Canoeing
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|William Reichenstein
|align=left|C-1 500 metres
|2:09.37
|5 QS
|colspan=2
|2:09.86
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|William Reichenstein
|align=left|C-1 1000 metres
|4:28.18
|6 QS
|colspan=2
|4:29.72
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Grayson Bourne
|align=left|K-1 500 metres
|1:51.80
|5 R
|1:47.39
|1 Q
|1:48.34
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Douglas Parnham
|align=left|K-1 1000 metres
|3:54.58
|6 R
|4:06.96
|6
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Christopher Ballard<br>Neil Robson
|align=left|K-2 500 metres
|1:40.33
|7 R
|1:39.95
|3 Q
|1:41.37
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Christopher Ballard<br>Neil Robson
|align=left|K-2 1000 metres
|3:28.95
|3 QS
|colspan=2
|3:40.31
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Stephen Brown<br>Douglas Parnham<br>Alan Williams<br>Steven Hancock
|align=left|K-4 1000 metres
|3:10.18
|7 QS
|colspan=2
|3:13.41
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinals
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Lucy Perrett
|align=left|K-1 500 metres
|2:03.09
|5 QS
|colspan=2
|2:03.73
|2 Q
|2:04.89
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Frances Wetherall<br>Lesley Smither
|align=left|K-2 500 metres
|1:53.25
|5 QS
|colspan=2
|1:53.12
|3 Q
|1:52.76
|8
|}
Cycling
;Road
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|John Herety
|align=left rowspan=4|Individual road race
|4:57.38
|21
|- align=center
|align=left|Neil Martin
|5:09:05
|49
|- align=center
|align=left|Joseph Waugh
|colspan=2|DNF
|- align=center
|align=left|Jeff Williams
|5:09:05
|47
|- align=center
|align=left|Robert Downs<br>Des Fretwell<br>Steve Jones<br>Joseph Waugh
|align=left|Team time trial
|2:07:30.6
|9
|}
;Track
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Terrence Tinsley
|align=left|Track time trial
|1:07.542
|9
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!Round 1
!Repechage
!Round 2
!Repechage
!1/8 Final
!Repechage
!Quarter Final
!Semifinal
!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
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Terrence Tinsley
|align=left|Sprint
|<br />R
|<br />11.62 Q
|<br />R
|<br />DNF
|colspan=5
|N/A
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!Quarter Final
!Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|- style="font-size:95%"
!Time
!Rank
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Opposition<br />Result
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Sean Yates
|align=left|Individual pursuit
|4:44.69
|7
|<br /> 4:41.39 R
|colspan=2
|N/A
|- align=center
|align=left|Tony Doyle<br>Malcolm Elliott<br>Glen Mitchell<br>Sean Yates
|align=left|Team pursuit
|4:19.73
|5 Q
|<br /> 4:23.45 R
|colspan=2
|N/A
|}
Diving
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Qualifying
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Points
!Rank
!Points
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Christopher Snode
|align=left|Men's 3 metre springboard
|557.10
|5 Q
|844.470
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Martyn Brown
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's 10 metre platform
|380.91
|19
|colspan=2
|- align=center
|align=left|Christopher Snode
|468.21
|9
|colspan=2
|- align=center
|align=left|Alison Drake
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's 3 metre springboard
|368.01
|20
|colspan=2
|- align=center
|align=left|Deborah Jay
|362.73
|22
|colspan=2
|- align=center
|align=left|Lindsey Fraser
|align=left rowspan=2|Women's 10 metre platform
|277.08
|15
|colspan=2
|- align=center
|align=left|Marion Saunders
|290.82
|14
|colspan=2
|}
Fencing
Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Great Britain in 1980.
{| 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|John Llewellyn
|align=left rowspan=3|Men's épée
|3
|2
|3 Q
|0
|5
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Neal Mallett
|1
|3
|5
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Steven Paul
|2
|2
|3 Q
|3
|2
|4 Q
|0
|2
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Rob Bruniges<br>John Llewellyn<br>Neal Mallett<br>Steven Paul
|align=left|Men's team épée
|0
|1
|2 Q
|colspan=6
|1
|2
|5
|- align=center
|align=left|Rob Bruniges
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's foil
|3
|1
|1 Q
|2
|3
|5
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Pierre Harper
|1
|2
|3 Q
|2
|3
|4 Q
|0
|2
|
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Rob Bruniges<br>Pierre Harper<br>John Llewellyn<br>Steven Paul
|align=left|Men's team foil
|0
|2
|3
|colspan=6
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Slade
|align=left|Men's sabre
|2
|2
|4 Q
|0
|5
|6
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Ann Brannon
|align=left rowspan=3|Women's foil
|1
|3
|4 Q
|2
|3
|5
|colspan=6|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Linda Ann Martin
|1
|4
|6
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Susan Wrigglesworth
|1
|4
|6
|colspan=9|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Wendy Ager<br>Ann Brannon<br>Hilary Cawthorne<br>Linda Ann Martin<br>Susan Wrigglesworth
|align=left|Women's team foil
|1
|1
|3
|colspan=6
|colspan=3|Did not advance
|}
Gymnastics
Judo
{| 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|John Holliday
|align=left|Extra Lightweight
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|Repechage<br><br />W
|Bronze Medal<br><br />L
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Raymond Neenan
|align=left|Half Lightweight
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan="3"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Neil Adams
|align=left|Lightweight
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Christopher Bowles
|align=left|Half Middleweight
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan="4"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Peter Donnelly
|align=left|Middleweight
|<br />L
|
|Repechage Q/F<br><br />W
|Repechage S/F<br><br />L
|colspan="2"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Chittenden
|align=left|Half-Heavyweight
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|colspan="3"|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Paul Radburn
|align=left|Heavyweight
|
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|Bronze Medal<br><br />L
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Arthur Mapp
|align=left|Open category
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />W
|<br />L
|<br />W
|
|}
Modern pentathlon
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Rid
!Fen
!Sho
!Swi
!Run
!Total
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Nigel Clark
|rowspan=3 align=left|Individual
|986
|714
|824
|1141
|1141
|4809
|33
|- align=center
|align=left|Danny Nightingale
|950
|766
|1000
|1212
|1240
|5168
|15
|- align=center
|align=left|Peter Whiteside
|1010
|766
|1000
|1228
|1081
|5085
|21
|- align=center
|align=left|Nigel Clark<br>Danny Nightingale<br>Peter Whiteside
|align=left|Team
|colspan=5|See above
|15062
|8
|}
Rowing
;Men
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Hugh Matheson
|align=left|Men's single sculls
|7:53.22
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|7:21.05
|3 QA
|7:20.28
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Chris Baillieu<br>Jim Clark
|align=left|Men's double sculls
|6:59.67
|1 Q
|colspan=4
|6:31.13
|4
|- align=center
|align=left|Malcolm Carmichael<br>Charles Wiggin
|align=left|Men's coxless pair
|7:30.57
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|6:51.47
|2 QA
|6:51.47
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Neil Christie<br>James MacLeod<br>David Webb (cox)
|align=left|Men's coxed pair
|7:42.39
|4 R
|7:29.97
|3 QB
|colspan=2
|7:23.18
|9
|- align=center
|align=left|John Beattie<br>Martin Cross<br>Ian McNuff<br>David Townsend
|align=left|Men's coxless four
|6:42.73
|4 R
|6:12.71
|1 QA
|colspan=2
|6:16.58
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Gordon Rankine<br>John Roberts<br>Lenny Robertson<br>Colin Seymour<br>Alan Inns (cox)
|align=left|Men's coxed four
|6:52.57
|2 R
|6:33.25
|3 QB
|colspan=2
|6:27.11
|7
|- align=center
|align=left|Henry Clay<br>Andrew Justice<br>Chris Mahoney<br>Duncan McDougall<br>Malcolm McGowan<br>John Pritchard<br>Richard Stanhope<br>Allan Whitwell<br>Colin Moynihan (cox)
|align=left|Men's eight
|5:53.38
|2 R
|5:49.35
|2 QA
|colspan=2
|5:51.92
|
|}
;Women
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Round 1
!colspan=2|Repechage
!colspan=2|Semifinal
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Beryl Mitchell
|align=left|Women's single sculls
|4:05.72
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|3:45.88
|2 QA
|3:49.71
|5
|- align=center
|align=left|Astrid Ayling<br>Sue Handscomb
|align=left|Women's double sculls
|3:39.27
|2 R
|3:33.32
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Bridget Buckley<br>Jane Cross<br>Pauline Hart<br>Pauline Janson<br>Sue Brown (cox)
|align=left|Women's coxed four
|3:48.13
|3 R
|3:35.85
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Nicola Boyes<br>Lin Clark<br>Rosie Clugston<br>Gillian Hodges<br>Beverly Jones<br>Elizabeth Paton<br>Penny Sweet<br>Joanna Toch<br>Pauline Wright (cox)
|align=left|Women's eight
|3:18.18
|2 R
|3:15.77
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|3:13.85
|5
|}
Swimming
;Men's Competition
{| 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|Martin Smith
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre freestyle
|51.88
|2 Q
|52.41
|7
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Mark Taylor
|52.65
|3
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Martin Smith
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre freestyle
|1:54.17
|4
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Kevin Lee
|1:55.63
|5
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Andrew Astbury
|align=left rowspan=2|400 metre freestyle
|4:00.30
|4
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Simon Gray
|3:57.60
|4
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Simon Gray
|align=left|1500 metre freestyle
|15:43.17
|3
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Gary Abraham
|align=left rowspan=3|100 metre backstroke
|58.79
|2 Q
|57.90
|3 Q
|58.38
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Douglas Campbell
|58.75
|4 Q
|58.61
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Paul Marshall
|58.35
|2 Q
|58.82
|8
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Douglas Campbell
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre backstroke
|2:04.78
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|2:04.23
|7
|- align=center
|align=left|Jim Carter
|2:09.94
|5
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Leigh Atkinson
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre breaststroke
|1:06.43
|4
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Duncan Goodhew
|1:03.48
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|1:03.34
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Duncan Goodhew
|align=left|200 metre breaststroke
|2:21.25
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|2:20.92
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Gary Abraham
|align=left rowspan=3|100 metre butterfly
|56.10
|2 Q
|55.53
|3 Q
|55.42
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Phil Hubble
|56.30
|3 Q
|56.51
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|David Lowe
|56.22
|3 Q
|55.81
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Phil Hubble
|align=left rowspan=3|200 metre butterfly
|2:00.75
|2 Q
|colspan=2
|2:01.20
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Peter Morris
|2:02.72
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|2:02.27
|4
|- align=center
|align=left|Steve Poulter
|2:02.18
|3 Q
|colspan=2
|2:02.93
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Simon Gray
|align=left rowspan=2|400 metre individual medley
|4:29.43
|3
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Steve Poulter
|4:35.21
|4
|colspan=2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Andrew Astbury<br>Douglas Campbell<br>Phil Hubble<br>Martin Smith<br>Mark Taylor<br>Kevin Lee
|align=left|4 × 200 metre freestyle relay
|7:37.36
|4 Q
|colspan=2
|7:30.81
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Gary Abraham<br>Duncan Goodhew<br>David Lowe<br>Martin Smith<br>Mark Taylor<br>Paul Marshall
|align=left|4 × 100 metre medley relay
|3:51.66
|1 Q
|colspan=2
|3:47.71
|
|}
;Women's Competition
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!rowspan=2|Athlete
!rowspan=2|Event
!colspan=2|Heat
!colspan=2|Final
|-
!Time
!Rank
!Time
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|June Croft
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre freestyle
|57.88
|2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Jackie Willmott
|58.78
|3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|June Croft
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre freestyle
|2:03.95
|2 Q
|2:03.15
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Jackie Willmott
|2:08.04
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Sharron Davies
|align=left rowspan=2|400 metre freestyle
|4:19.99
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Jackie Willmott
|4:22.32
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Jackie Willmott
|align=left|800 metre freestyle
|8:50.51
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Joy Beasley
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre backstroke
|1:06.84
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Helen Jameson
|1:05.56
|6
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Jane Admans
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre backstroke
|2:19.20
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Helen Jameson
|2:17.84
|4
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Suki Brownsdon
|align=left rowspan=2|100 metre breaststroke
|1:12.83
|3 Q
|1:12.11
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Margaret Kelly
|1:12.38
|3 Q
|1:11.48
|4
|- align=center
|align=left|Margaret Kelly
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre breaststroke
|2:37.67
|3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Debbie Rudd
|2:36.32
|3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Susan Cooper
|align=left rowspan=3|100 metre butterfly
|1:02.95
|2
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Ann Osgerby
|1:01.93
|2 Q
|1:02.21
|4
|- align=center
|align=left|Janet Osgerby
|1:02.84
|3 Q
|1:02.90
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Ann Osgerby
|align=left rowspan=2|200 metre butterfly
|2:15.17
|3 Q
|2:14.83
|6
|- align=center
|align=left|Janet Osgerby
|2:18.01
|5
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Sharron Davies
|align=left rowspan=2|400 metre individual medley
|4:52.38
|1 Q
|4:46.83
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Sarah Kerswell
|5:03.75
|3
|colspan=2|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|June Croft<br>Sharron Davies<br>Kaye Lovatt<br>Jackie Willmott
|align=left|4 × 100 metre freestyle relay
|3:53.08
|3 Q
|3:51.71
|4
|- align=center
|align=left|June Croft<br>Helen Jameson<br>Margaret Kelly<br>Ann Osgerby
|align=left|4 × 100 metre medley relay
|4:16.29
|1 Q
|4:12.24
|
|}
Weightlifting
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
!Athlete
!Event
!Snatch
!Clean & Jerk
!Total
!Rank
|- align=center
|align=left|Jeffrey Bryce
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's 60 kg
|NM
|
|
|
|- align=center
|align=left|Geoff Laws
|110
|135
|245
|12
|- align=center
|align=left|Leo Isaac
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's 67.5 kg
|117.5
|157.5
|275
|14
|- align=center
|align=left|Alan Winterbourne
|117.5
|150
|267.5
|18
|- align=center
|align=left|Newton Burrowes
|align=left rowspan=2|Men's 75 kg
|130
|172.5
|302.5
|8
|- align=center
|align=left|Kevin Kennedy
|130
|160
|290
|11
|- align=center
|align=left|Stephen Pinsent
|align=left|Men's 82.5 kg
|135
|170
|305
|13
|- align=center
|align=left|Gary Langford
|align=left|Men's 90 kg
|150
|180
|330
|9
|- align=center
|align=left|John Burns
|align=left|Men's 100 kg
|157.5
|180
|337.5
|11
|- align=center
|align=left|Andy Drzewiecki
|align=left|Men's 110 kg
|140
|180
|320
|10
|}
Wrestling
{| 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|Mark Dunbar
|align=left|Men's freestyle 52 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Amrik Singh Gill
|align=left|Men's freestyle 57 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Brian Aspen
|align=left|Men's freestyle 62 kg
|<br />L
|Bye
|<br />L
|colspan=4|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Fitzloyd Walker
|align=left|Men's freestyle 74 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Keith Peache
|align=left|Men's freestyle 90 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left|Matthew Clempner
|align=left|Men's freestyle +100 kg
|<br />L
|<br />L
|colspan=5|Did not advance
|}