Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay and fourth in their respective 100 m events. The British team included the 100 m breaststroke gold medallist (Duncan Goodhew), and fifth-place finisher in the 100 m backstroke (Gary Abraham). Sweden's butterflyer (Pär Arvidsson) and backstroker (Bengt Baron) had won their respective 100 m events, and their freestyle swimmer (Per Holmertz) had come second in the 100 m, while their lowest ranked swimmer, the breaststroker (Peter Berggren), had come ninth in the 100 m event. The Australians were regarded as an outside chance for a medal, but were not seen as the main threats, as they were ranked seventh coming
Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics Men's Shot Put Men's Javelin Throw Men's Hammer Throw Men's Decathlon Men's 20 km Walk Men's 50 km Walk Women's 100 metres Women's 800 metres Women's 1,500 metres Women's 100 m Hurdles Women's High Jump Women's Long Jump Women's Discus Throw Women's Javelin Throw Women's Shot Put Women's Pentathlon Men's Flyweight (51 kg) <br> Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) <br> Men's Featherweight (57 kg) <br> Men's Lightweight (60 kg) <br> Men's Light-Welterweight (63.5 kg) Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1980. Men's Springboard Men's Platform Eleven fencers, six men and five women, represented Great Britain in 1980. Three male pentathletes represented