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1980 Moscow Medal Tally

Here are the top 10 ranked countries based on Olympic medals won in 1980. As per tradition, the ranking order is based first on the number of gold medals, then silver and bronze. See more about the Moscow Games in 1980.



In 1980, the leading country on the medal table was the USSR.

rank Country Gold Silver Bronze total
1 USSR 80 69 46 195
2 East Germany 47 37 42 126
3 Bulgaria 8 16 17 41
4 Cuba 8 7 5 20
5 Italy 8 3 4 15
6 Hungary 7 10 15 32
7 Romania 6 6 13 25
8 France 6 5 3 14
9 Great Britain 5 7 9 21
10 Poland 3 14 15 32


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