Games of the XXII Olympiad

Host city	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nations	80
Athletes	5,179 (4,064 men, 1,115 women)
Events	203 in 21 sports (27 disciplines)
Opening	19 July
Closing	3 August
Opened by	Chairman Leonid Brezhnev
Cauldron	Sergei Belov
Stadium	Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium
Summer
← Montreal 1976 Los Angeles 1984 →
Winter
← Lake Placid 1980 Sarajevo 1984 →

Nations that participated

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were held in Moscow, Soviet Union from July 19 to August 3.