- Source: Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Ireland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.
Medalists
Archery
In Ireland's second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, the nation was represented by two men and one woman. The men included Ireland's only veteran from 1976, James Conroy. It was Hazel Greene, however, who posted the nation's best results.
Women's Individual Competition:
Hazel Greene — 2229 points (→ 19th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
William Swords — 2212 points (→ 31st place)
James Conroy — 2058 points (→ 37th place)
Athletics
Men's 1,500 metres
Ray Flynn
Heat — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
Eamonn Coghlan
Heat — 13:45.4
Semi Final — 13:28.8
Final — 13:22.8 (→ 4th place)
John Treacy
Heat — 13:44.8
Semi Final — 13:40.3
Final — 13:23.7 (→ 7th place)
Mick O'Shea
Heat — 14:03.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
John Treacy
Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Dick Hooper
Final — 2:23:53 (→ 38th place)
Pat Hooper
Final — 2:30:28 (→ 42nd place)
John Treacy
Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
Seán Egan
Qualification — 63.94 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Gerard Hawkins
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Hugh Russell → Bronze Medal
First Round — Defeated Samir Khiniab (Iraq) on points (5-0)
Second Round — Defeated Emmanuel Mlundwa (Tanzania) on points (5-0)
Quarter Finals — Defeated Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (3-2)
Semi Finals — Lost to Petar Lesov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Philip Sutcliffe Snr
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Barry McGuigan
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Issack Mabushi (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in third round
Third Round — Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) on points (1-4)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Sean Doyle
First Round — Defeated Nelson René Trujillo (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in second round
Second Round — Lost to Florian Livadaru (Romania) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Martin Brerton
First Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in first round
Canoeing
Cycling
Three cyclists represented Ireland in 1980.
Individual road race
Billy Kerr
Stephen Roche
Tony Lally
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Ireland in 1980.
Individual Competition:
Jerome Hartigan — 4.557 pts 39th place
Sackville Currie — 4.377 42nd place
Mark Hartigan — 4.361 pts, 43rd place
Team Competition:
Hartigan, Currie, and Hartigan — 13.295pts 12th place
Rowing
Men's Coxless Pairs
Pat Gannon — 1st B Final (→ 7th)
Willie Ryan — 1st B Final (→ 7th)
Men's Coxed Pairs
Denis Rice — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Christy O'Brien — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Liam Williams — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Men's Coxed Fours
Iain Kennedy — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Pat McDonagh — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Ted Ryan — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Davey Gray — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Noel Graham — 5th B Final (→ 11th)
Women's Single Sculls
Frances Cryan — 1st B Final (→ 7th)
Sailing
David Wilkins and James Wilkinson — Flying Dutchman class
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
David Cummins
Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Freestyle
David Cummins
Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
Kevin Williamson
Heats — 1.57,37 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Catherine Bohan
Heats — 1:16.84 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Catherine Bohan
Heats — 5:21.82 (→ did not advance)
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