Australia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Australia competed under the Olympic Flag. 121 competitors, 93 men and 28 women, took part in 92 events in 17 sports.
For the first time in the Olympics history, there were two flag bearers, Denise Boyd (athletics) and Max Metzker (swimming), Australia's first joint-flag carriers, carried the Olympic flag in the opening ceremony instead of the national flag. Countries marched in order of the Russian alphabet, and Australia was therefore second in the parade of nations, following Greece, which has traditionally led the march since 1928.
Athletes who competed at the Games were formally recognized by the Australian Government on July 30, 2025.
In the third Olympic archery competition that Australia contested, the nation sent two women and one man.
Officials: Section Manager - Keith Gaisford
Officials: Section Manager - Ray Durie, Chief Coach - John Daly, Coach - Jean Roberts, Coach - Pat Clohessy
Offivccials - Section Manager - Robert Staunton, Coach - Lindsay Gaze, Assistant Coach - Alan Dawe
Officials: Section Manager - Arthur Tunstall
Officials: Section Manager - Zoltan Sziegeti, Coach - Reg Hatch
Officials: Section Manager - Les Dunn, Track Coach - Charlie Walsh, Road Coach - John Hardaker
Note - Michael Turtur did not compete in 4000m team pursuit due to illness.
Officials: Coach - Ian Nicholls
Officials: Section Manager - Neil Archibald
Officials: Section Manager - Frances Thompson
Officials: Section Manager - John Rodda
Officials: Section Manager - Howard Edmunds
Officials: Section Manager - John Boultbee, Chief Coach & Men's Pair - Reinhold Batschi, Coach Men's Eight - Paul Dane, Coach Women's Four - David Palfreyman
Officials: Section Manager - Bob Hemery