Great Britain at the
1980 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the United Kingdom
IPC codeGBR
NPCBritish Paralympic Association
Websitewww.paralympics.org.uk
in Arnhem
Competitors96
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
47
Silver
32
Bronze
21
Total
100
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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

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
 GoldWilliam McLeodAthleticsMen's 60m A
 GoldDerek Howie[1]AthleticsMen's 5000m Walk B
 GoldPhilip SadlerAthleticsMen's Javelin throw J
 GoldAnthony WillisAthleticsMen's Pentathlon D
 GoldBarbara Joscelyne[2]AthleticsWomen's 100 m E
 GoldBarbara JoscelyneAthleticsWomen's 400 m E
 GoldBarbara JoscelyneAthleticsWomen's Long jump E
 GoldM. GoddardAthleticsWomen's Discus CP C
 GoldAmanda KyffinAthleticsWomen's Javelin CP D
 GoldM. PriceAthleticsWomen's Shot put 2
 GoldM. GoddardAthleticsWomen's Shot put CP C
 GoldM. GoddardAthleticsWomen's Javelin CP C
 GoldD. CaleLawn bowlsMen's Singles 1A-1B
 GoldKen BridgemanLawn bowlsMen's Singles 2-5
 GoldWilliam McLeodLawn bowlsMen's Singles A
 GoldJ. HughesLawn bowlsMen's Singles B
 GoldR. NewtonLawn bowlsMen's Singles D
 GoldD. Cale
Tommy Taylor		Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs 1A-1B
 GoldBrian Faulkner
Ken Bridgeman		Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs 2-5
 GoldJ. Gladman
R. Newton		Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs D
 GoldMaggie McLellanLawn bowlsWomen's Singles 1A-1B
 GoldK. BonnetLawn bowlsWomen's Singles A
 GoldJane Blackburn
Maggie McLellan		Lawn bowlsWomen's Pairs 1A-1B
 GoldMargaret Maughan
R. Thompson		Lawn bowlsWomen's Pairs 2-5
 GoldMike KennySwimmingMen's 25 m backstroke 1A
 GoldMike KennySwimmingMen's 25 m breaststroke 1A
 GoldMike KennySwimmingMen's 25 m freestyle 1A
 GoldJames MuirheadSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke A
 GoldPeter AldousSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly D
 GoldJames MuirheadSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle A
 GoldSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relay C
 GoldIsabel BarrSwimmingWomen's 25 m backstroke 1C
 GoldIsabel BarrSwimmingWomen's 25 m breaststroke 1C
 GoldIsabel BarrSwimmingWomen's 25 m freestyle 1C
 GoldM. PriceSwimmingWomen's 50 m backstroke 2
 GoldM. PriceSwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle 2
 GoldMonica VaughanSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke D
 GoldMonica VaughanSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly D
 GoldMonica VaughanSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle C-D
 GoldM. PriceSwimmingWomen's 3x25 m individual medley 2
 GoldMonica VaughanSwimmingWomen's 4x50 m individual medley D
 GoldSwimmingWomen's 4x50 m freestyle relay 2-6
 GoldTommy TaylorTable tennisMen's Singles 1B
 GoldS. Bradshaw
Tommy Taylor		Table tennisMen's Teams 1B
 GoldJane BlackburnTable tennisWomen's Singles 1B
 GoldA. SmithTable tennisWomen's Singles 3
 GoldM. KellyFencingMen's Sabre individual 2-3
 SilverValerie Williamson[3]ArcheryWomen's Short metric round paraplegic
 SilverJohn Buchanan
Alan Corrie
Ian Smith[3]		ArcheryMen's Double FITA round team paraplegic
 SilverAnthony WillisAthleticsMen's High jump D
 SilverPhilip SadlerAthleticsMen's Discus throw J
 SilverS. GreggAthleticsMen's Shot put D
 SilverPhilip SadlerAthleticsMen's Shot put J
 SilverBarbara HowieAthleticsWomen's 60 m 3
 SilverM. PriceAthleticsWomen's Discus 2
 SilverR. MillerLawn bowlsMen's Singles C
 SilverJ. GladmanLawn bowlsMen's Singles D
 SilverMichael ByrneLawn bowlsMen's Singles F
 SilverR. Miller
Neil Shaw		Lawn bowlsMen's Pairs C
 SilverJane BlackburnLawn bowlsWomen's Singles 1A-1B
 SilverYvonne HawtinLawn bowlsWomen's Singles 2-5
 SilverYvonne Hawtin
G. Matthews		Lawn bowlsWomen's Pairs 2-5
 SilverChris HampshireSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke CP D
 SilverJames MuirheadSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly A
 SilverJames MuirheadSwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m individual medley A
 SilverSwimming4 × 100 m freestyle relay C-D
 SilverL. WilkinsonSwimmingWomen's 50 m butterfly 5
 SilverMonica VaughanSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke C-D
 SilverLorraine RobinsonSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke A
 SilverL. WilkinsonSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle 5
 SilverD. SmithSwimmingWomen's 4x25 m individual medley 3
 SilverSwimmingWomen's 3x50 m medley relay 2-4
 SilverJ. SwannTable tennisWomen's Singles 3
 SilverJane Blackburn
G. Matthews		Table tennisWomen's Teams 2
 SilverB. Gibbs
J. Swann		Table tennisWomen's Teams 4
 SilverT. WilletFencingMen's Épée individual 1C-3
 SilverFencingMen's Épée team
 SilverT. WilletFencingMen's Sabre individual 2-3
 SilverM. Kelly
Tom Killin
H. Wardle
T. Willet		FencingMen's Sabre team
 BronzeJohn Buchanan[3]ArcheryMen's Double FITA round paraplegic
 BronzeG. Matthews[3]ArcheryWomen's Advanced metric round paraplegic
 BronzeS. GreggAthleticsMen's Discus D
 BronzeMaggie McLellan[4]AthleticsWomen's 60m 1A
 BronzeM. PriceAthleticsWomen's Javelin 2
 BronzeAmanda KyffinAthleticsWomen's Shot put CP D
 BronzeDartcheryWomen's pairs open
 BronzeTommy TaylorLawn bowlsMen's Singles 1A-1B
 BronzeP. SilvaLawn bowlsMen's Singles 2-5
 BronzeLawn bowlsMen's Pairs 2-5
 BronzeNeil ShawLawn bowlsMen's Singles C
 BronzeR. ThompsonLawn bowlsWomen's Singles 2-5
 BronzeM. PriceSwimmingWomen's 50 m breaststroke 2
 BronzeD. SmithSwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle 3
 BronzeL. WilkinsonSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke 5
 BronzeJenny OrpwoodSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke 4
 BronzeL. WilkinsonSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke 5
 BronzeJ. TreeSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke B
 BronzeL. WilkinsonSwimmingWomen's 4x50 m individual medley 5
 BronzeFencingMen's Foil team
 BronzeMaggie McLellanFencingMixed Foil individual 1A

Medals by sport

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

Notes

  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. 1 2 3 4 "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.
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