Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Great Britain at the
1980 Summer Paralympics

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IPC code| GBR
NPC| British Paralympic Association
Website| www.paralympics.org.uk
in Arnhem
Competitors| 96
Medals
Ranked 5th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total
100
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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Great Britain competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Arnhem, Netherlands. It finished 5th in the overall medal count, with a total of 100 medals.

## Medallists

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The following British competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | William McLeod | Athletics | Men's 60m A |
Gold | Derek Howie[1] | Athletics | Men's 5000m Walk B |
Gold | Philip Sadler | Athletics | Men's Javelin throw J |
Gold | Anthony Willis | Athletics | Men's Pentathlon D |
Gold | Barbara Joscelyne[2] | Athletics | Women's 100 m E |
Gold | Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's 400 m E |
Gold | Barbara Joscelyne | Athletics | Women's Long jump E |
Gold | M. Goddard | Athletics | Women's Discus CP C |
Gold | Amanda Kyffin | Athletics | Women's Javelin CP D |
Gold | M. Price | Athletics | Women's Shot put 2 |
Gold | M. Goddard | Athletics | Women's Shot put CP C |
Gold | M. Goddard | Athletics | Women's Javelin CP C |
Gold | D. Cale | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 1A-1B |
Gold | Ken Bridgeman | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 2-5 |
Gold | William McLeod | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles A |
Gold | J. Hughes | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles B |
Gold | R. Newton | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles D |
Gold | D. Cale
Tommy Taylor | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs 1A-1B |
Gold | Brian Faulkner
Ken Bridgeman | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 |
Gold | J. Gladman
R. Newton | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs D |
Gold | Maggie McLellan | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 1A-1B |
Gold | K. Bonnet | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles A |
Gold | Jane Blackburn
Maggie McLellan | Lawn bowls | Women's Pairs 1A-1B |
Gold | Margaret Maughan
R. Thompson | Lawn bowls | Women's Pairs 2-5 |
Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25 m backstroke 1A |
Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25 m breaststroke 1A |
Gold | Mike Kenny | Swimming | Men's 25 m freestyle 1A |
Gold | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke A |
Gold | Peter Aldous | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly D |
Gold | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100 m freestyle A |
Gold |  | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay C |
Gold | Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25 m backstroke 1C |
Gold | Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25 m breaststroke 1C |
Gold | Isabel Barr | Swimming | Women's 25 m freestyle 1C |
Gold | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 50 m backstroke 2 |
Gold | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle 2 |
Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke D |
Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m butterfly D |
Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle C-D |
Gold | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 3x25 m individual medley 2 |
Gold | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m individual medley D |
Gold |  | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m freestyle relay 2-6 |
Gold | Tommy Taylor | Table tennis | Men's Singles 1B |
Gold | S. Bradshaw
Tommy Taylor | Table tennis | Men's Teams 1B |
Gold | Jane Blackburn | Table tennis | Women's Singles 1B |
Gold | A. Smith | Table tennis | Women's Singles 3 |
Gold | M. Kelly | Fencing | Men's Sabre individual 2-3 |
Silver | Valerie Williamson[3] | Archery | Women's Short metric round paraplegic |
Silver | John Buchanan
Alan Corrie
Ian Smith[3] | Archery | Men's Double FITA round team paraplegic |
Silver | Anthony Willis | Athletics | Men's High jump D |
Silver | Philip Sadler | Athletics | Men's Discus throw J |
Silver | S. Gregg | Athletics | Men's Shot put D |
Silver | Philip Sadler | Athletics | Men's Shot put J |
Silver | Barbara Howie | Athletics | Women's 60 m 3 |
Silver | M. Price | Athletics | Women's Discus 2 |
Silver | R. Miller | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles C |
Silver | J. Gladman | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles D |
Silver | Michael Byrne | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles F |
Silver | R. Miller
Neil Shaw | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs C |
Silver | Jane Blackburn | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 1A-1B |
Silver | Yvonne Hawtin | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 2-5 |
Silver | Yvonne Hawtin
G. Matthews | Lawn bowls | Women's Pairs 2-5 |
Silver | Chris Hampshire | Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke CP D |
Silver | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly A |
Silver | James Muirhead | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m individual medley A |
Silver |  | Swimming | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay C-D |
Silver | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 50 m butterfly 5 |
Silver | Monica Vaughan | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke C-D |
Silver | Lorraine Robinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke A |
Silver | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m freestyle 5 |
Silver | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 4x25 m individual medley 3 |
Silver |  | Swimming | Women's 3x50 m medley relay 2-4 |
Silver | J. Swann | Table tennis | Women's Singles 3 |
Silver | Jane Blackburn
G. Matthews | Table tennis | Women's Teams 2 |
Silver | B. Gibbs
J. Swann | Table tennis | Women's Teams 4 |
Silver | T. Willet | Fencing | Men's Épée individual 1C-3 |
Silver |  | Fencing | Men's Épée team |
Silver | T. Willet | Fencing | Men's Sabre individual 2-3 |
Silver | M. Kelly
Tom Killin
H. Wardle
T. Willet | Fencing | Men's Sabre team |
Bronze | John Buchanan[3] | Archery | Men's Double FITA round paraplegic |
Bronze | G. Matthews[3] | Archery | Women's Advanced metric round paraplegic |
Bronze | S. Gregg | Athletics | Men's Discus D |
Bronze | Maggie McLellan[4] | Athletics | Women's 60m 1A |
Bronze | M. Price | Athletics | Women's Javelin 2 |
Bronze | Amanda Kyffin | Athletics | Women's Shot put CP D |
Bronze |  | Dartchery | Women's pairs open |
Bronze | Tommy Taylor | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 1A-1B |
Bronze | P. Silva | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles 2-5 |
Bronze |  | Lawn bowls | Men's Pairs 2-5 |
Bronze | Neil Shaw | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles C |
Bronze | R. Thompson | Lawn bowls | Women's Singles 2-5 |
Bronze | M. Price | Swimming | Women's 50 m breaststroke 2 |
Bronze | D. Smith | Swimming | Women's 50 m freestyle 3 |
Bronze | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke 5 |
Bronze | Jenny Orpwood | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke 4 |
Bronze | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke 5 |
Bronze | J. Tree | Swimming | Women's 100 m breaststroke B |
Bronze | L. Wilkinson | Swimming | Women's 4x50 m individual medley 5 |
Bronze |  | Fencing | Men's Foil team |
Bronze | Maggie McLellan | Fencing | Mixed Foil individual 1A |

### Medals by sport

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Medals by sport

Sport |  |  |  | Total
Swimming | 18  | 10  | 7  | 35
Lawn Bowls | 12  | 7  | 5  | 24
Athletics | 12  | 6  | 4  | 22
Table tennis | 4  | 3  | 0  | 7
Wheelchair Fencing | 1  | 4  | 2  | 7
Archery | 0  | 2  | 2  | 4
Dartchery | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1
Total  | 47  | 32  | 21  | 100

## See also

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* 1980 Summer Paralympics
* Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics

## Notes

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1. ^ Stephen, Phyllis (29 August 2012). "Derek Howie – our very own paralympian". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
2. ^ "Barbara Howie – born 1944 in Forfar now lives in Dalkeith". scottishdisabilitysport.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
3. ^ a b c d "2012 Paralympic Media Pack" (PDF). archerygb.org. p. 7\. Archived from the original (pdf) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
4. ^ "Maggie Killin". paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2014.

## External links

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* British Paralympic Association Website

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