Ireland competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Ireland competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag.
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Silver
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Bronze
[edit] Results by event
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:
Men's Individual Competition:
Men's 1,500 metres
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- Heat — 3:42.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 5,000 metres
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- Heat — 13:45.4
- Semi Final — 13:28.8
- Final — 13:22.8 (→ 4th place)
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- Heat — 13:44.8
- Semi Final — 13:40.3
- Final — 13:23.7 (→ 7th place)
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- Heat — 14:03.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
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- Heat — did not finish (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
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- Final — 2:23:53 (→ 38th place)
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- Final — 2:30:28 (→ 42nd place)
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- Final — did not start (→ no ranking)
Men's Hammer Throw
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- Qualification — 63.94 m (→ did not advance, 16th place)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
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- 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)
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- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- First Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in first round
Individual Competition:
Team Competition:
- Hartigan, Currie, and Hartigan — 13.295pts 12th place
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Heats — DNS (→ no ranking)
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- Heats — 1.57,37 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
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- Heats — 1:16.84 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
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- Heats — 5:21.82 (→ did not advance)
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