Though no athletes were caught doping at the 1980 Summer Olympics, it has been revealed that athletes had begun using testosterone and other drugs for which tests had not been yet developed.

Jul 18, 1980 · Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.

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 …

Approximately 63 countries eventually boycotted the Moskva Olympics – it is actually difficult to be precise because some nations stated that they would not compete, but that they were not boycotting. …

Jan 30, 2026 · What's the true story of the Miracle on Ice? The hockey team in the 1980 Olympics upset spoke to TODAY about the true story behind the Netflix documentary.

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 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 …

Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events: 24 for men and 14 for women. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of …

Sixty-five countries that were invited to the 1980 Olympics, plus Qatar, did not participate for various reasons, including support for the boycott and economic reasons.