Ireland at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Ireland
games=1980 Summer
flagcaption=Flag of the Olympic Movement
competitors=48 (45 men/3 women)
sports=
flagbearer=
gold=0
silver=1
bronze=1
total=2
rank=31

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.

Medalists

ilver

* David Wilkins and James Wilkinson — Sailing, Flying Dutchman class

Bronze

* Hugh Russell — Boxing, Men's Flyweight

Results by event

=Archery=

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:
* Hazel Greene — 2229 points (→ 19th place)

Men's Individual Competition:
* William Swords — 2212 points (→ 31st place)
* James Conroy — 2058 points (→ 37th place)

=Athletics=

Men's Marathon
* Richard Hooper:* Final — 2:23:53 (→ 38th place)

* Patrick Hooper:* Final — 2:30:28 (→ 42nd place)

* John Treacy:* Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

=Boxing=

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
* Gerard Hawkins
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Lost to Ismail Mustafov (Bulgaria) on points (0-5)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
* Hugh Russell → Bronze Medal
*# 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)
* Philip Sutcliffe
*# First Round — Bye
*# Second Round — Lost to Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
* Barry McGuigan
*# 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)
* Sean Doyle
*# 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)
* Martin Brerton
*# First Round — Lost to José Aguilar (Cuba) after referee stopped contest in first round

=Modern pentathlon=

Individual competition:
* Jerome Hartigan — 4.557 pts 39th place
* Sackville Currie — 4.377 42nd place
* Mark Hartigan — 4.361 pts, 43rd place

Team competition:
* Hartigan, Currie, and Hartigan — 13.295pts 12th place

=Sailing=

* David Wilkins and James Wilkinson — Flying Dutchman class

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Freestyle
* David Cummins:* Heats — DNS

Men's 200m Freestyle
* David Cummins:* Heats — DNS

* Kevin Williamson:* Heats — 1.57,37 (→ did not advance)

"'Women's 100 m Breaststroke
*Catherine Bohan:* Heats — 1:16.84 (→ did not advance)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley
*Catherine Bohan:* Heats — 5:21.82 (→ did not advance)