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Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the tenth appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event. It was held from July 20 to July 30 at the Olympiiski Indoor Stadium [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and at the CSKA Sports Palace , [ 2 ] both located in Moscow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union .
In the 1980 Olympic women's long jump competition, Soviet jumper Tatiana Kolpakova bested her compatriots and other competitors by setting a new Olympic record of 7.06 metres (23 ft 2 in). Poland's Władysław Kozakiewicz won the pole vault with a jump of 5.78 metres (19 ft 0 in) – only the second pole vaulting world record to be established ...
Second largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 3: Philippines: W 121–53 +68: Preliminary Group Play: Tied for third largest USA margin of victory in Olympic competition [4] Game 4: Bulgaria: W 85–44 +41: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 5: Brazil: W 113–51 +62: Quarterfinal Group Play [4] Game 6: USSR: W 85–55 +30 ...
After a protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the United States boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. [2] The Soviet Union boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics in response. [3] [4] Both boycotts affected basketball at the Olympics, as both had successful basketball teams at the time. Until 1992, the Olympics were restricted to ...
1980 Cypriot Basketball Cup: AEL Limassol – Czechoslovakia: 1979–80 Czechoslovak Basketball League: Inter Slovnaft – Finland 1979–80 Korisliiga: Pantterit – 1980 Finnish Basketball Cup: Torpan Pojat – Greece 1979–80 A National Category: Panathinaikos – 1980 Greek Basketball Cup: Olympiacos: A.E.K. Athens: 85–80 – Iceland ...
Toggle Basketball subsection. 3.1 Medal table. 3.2 Medalists. ... The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Soviet Union from 19 July to 3 August 1980. ... Games Gold Silver
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Twelve men's teams competed in basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]