Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Archery
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueKrylatskoye Sports Complex Archery Field
Dates30 July – 2 August 1980
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors67 from 25 nations
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Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery field, located at the Krylatskoye Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow). The archery schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. Points were in a format called the double FITA round, which included 288 arrows shot over four days at four different distances: 70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for women; 90 meters, 70 meters, 50 meters, 30 meters for men.

Medal summary

Competitors in the men's individual event.
1977 USSR commemorative stamp issued for the event

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's
Tomi Poikolainen
 Finland
Boris Isachenko
 Soviet Union
Giancarlo Ferrari
 Italy
Women's
Keto Losaberidze
 Soviet Union
Natalya Butuzova
 Soviet Union
Päivi Meriluoto
 Finland

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)1203
2 Finland (FIN)1012
3 Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

Nation Men's Individual Women's Individual Total
 Australia 1 2 3
 Austria 1 0 1
 Belgium 2 0 2
 Brazil 1 1 2
 Bulgaria 1 1 2
 Costa Rica 2 0 2
 Czechoslovakia 1 2 3
 Finland 2 2 4
 Great Britain 2 2 4
 Hungary 2 2 4
 Ireland 2 1 3
 Italy 2 1 3
 Luxembourg 1 0 1
 Malta 1 1 2
 Mongolia 2 2 4
 Netherlands 1 1 2
 North Korea 1 2 3
 Poland 1 2 3
 Romania 2 2 4
 Soviet Union 2 2 4
 Spain 2 0 2
 Sweden 2 1 3
 Switzerland 2 2 4
 Yugoslavia 1 0 1
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1
Total athletes 38 29 67
Total NOCs 25 18 25

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archery at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.