Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Soviet Union
IOC code	URS
NOC	Soviet Olympic Committee
in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Competitors	489 (340 men and 149 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Nikolay Balboshin
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 80 Silver 69 Bronze 46 Total 195
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988
Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)  Estonia (1920–1936, 1992–)  Latvia (1924–1936, 1992–)  Lithuania (1924–1928, 1992–)  Unified Team (1992)  Armenia (1994–)  Belarus (1994–)  Georgia (1994–)  Kazakhstan (1994–)  Kyrgyzstan (1994–)  Moldova (1994–)  Russia (1994–2016)  Ukraine (1994–)  Uzbekistan (1994–)  Azerbaijan (1996–)  Tajikistan (1996–)  Turkmenistan (1996–)  ROC (2020–2022)

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 sports.^[1]

The Soviet Union won a record 80 gold medals (although since surpassed by the United States), and their 195 total medals are the second best result in history.^[2]