Eighty nations were represented at the Moscow Games, the smallest number since 1956. Led by the United States, 66 countries boycotted the games entirely, because of the Soviet–Afghan War. …

Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Moscow that took place July 19–August 3, 1980. The Moscow Games were the 19th occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. The Soviet Union’s …

Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

In 1980, Moscow hosted the Summer Olympics, the first Olympics held in a communist country. Because the United States and the USSR were deep in conflict, especially over the recent …

The city of Moscow hosted the Summer Olympic Games from July 19 to August 3, 1980. The International Olympic Committee awarded Moscow the games in 1974, in the hopes that …

After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, United States’ President Jimmy Carter called for a boycott of the Moskva Olympics if the Soviets did not withdraw before 20 February 1980.

The Summer Olympic Games of 1980, awarded to Moscow in 1974 by the International Olympic Committee, represented an unparalleled opportunity to showcase the superiority of Soviet athletes …

Games of the 22 Olympiad, 1980 in Moscow. Common information, bid history, medal count table, sports and the most medal winners of the Summer Olympics 1980.

In all, 80 nations participated in the Games, down from the high of 121 nations in Munich eight years earlier. Due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter called upon the U.S. Olympic …

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, from 19 July to 3 August. [1][2] They …