Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

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

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 47 Silver 32 Bronze 21 Total 100
Summer Paralympics appearances
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Medallists

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  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 Discus CP D  Gold M. Price Athletics Women's Shot put 2  Gold M. Goddard Athletics Women's Shot put 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 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 T. 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 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 See also 1980 Summer Paralympics Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics Notes Stephen, Phyllis (29 August 2012). "Derek Howie – our very own paralympian". theedinburghreporter.co.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2014. "Barbara Howie – born 1944 in Forfar now lives in Dalkeith". scottishdisabilitysport.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2014. "2012 Paralympic Media Pack" (PDF). archerygb.org. p. 7. Archived from the original (pdf) on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2014. "Maggie Killin". paralympics.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2014. External links British Paralympic Association Website