Soviet Union at The 1980 Summer Olympics - Archery

Archery

The Soviet Union was represented by four archers in Moscow, two men and two women. The women outscored everyone else in the competition, including in the men's division, to win the gold and silver medals. The men added another silver medal and a 6th place finish to make the Soviet Union the first nation to win three medals in modern Olympic archery competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

  • Keto Losaberidze — 2491 points (→ Gold Medal)
  • Natalya Butuzova — 2477 points (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Individual Competition:

  • Boris Isachenko — 2452 points (→ Silver Medal)
  • Vladimir Yesheyev — 2432 points (→ 6th place)

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