The Soviet Union won the most gold and overall medals, with the USSR and East Germany winning 127 out of 203 available golds. Contents.
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Olympic Firsts. Aleksandr Dityatin of Russia earned medals in every men's gymnastics event to become the first athlete to win eight medals at one Olympic Games.
4 days ago · Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Moscow that took place July 19–August 3, 1980. The Moscow Games were the 19th ...
In 1980, the United States led a boycott of the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow to protest the late 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In total, 65 nations ...
Jul 18, 2020 · Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXII Olympiad, in Moscow in 1980. 3 min 18 July 2020 23:44 GMT-7.
The Soviet Union (USSR) was the host nation of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 489 competitors, 340 men and 149 women, took part in 202 events in 23 ...
Jul 22, 2020 · When Moscow hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics, games were being played not only in Soviet arenas but at the headquarters of the KGB.
Aug 9, 2020 · The Soviet war in Afghanistan rumbled on through the 1980 Olympics. Boxers and wrestlers sent by Afghanistan's pro-Soviet authorities were held ...
Jan 25, 2024 · The USSR won 87 gold medals, the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) 47, and Bulgaria in third place won eight gold – less than a tenth of ...