Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freestyle | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | women | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| Backstroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Breaststroke | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Butterfly | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| Individual medley | ||||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| Freestyle relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | women | |||
| 4×200 m | men | |||
| Medley relay | ||||
| 4×100 m | men | women | ||
Swimming as usual was one of the three aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics--the other two being Water Polo and Diving. The swimming competition consisted of 26 events: 13 for men and 13 for women. It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex between July 20 and July 27. There was a total of 333 participants from 41 countries competing.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) |
12 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
8 | 9 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Brazil (BRA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Men's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women's events
* Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
References
- 1980 Summer Olympics results: swimming, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-12-24.
