Athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 275 events. The Games saw 1,973 Para athletes from 43 countries compete in 13 sports.

The full list of sports was; archery, Para athletics, dartchery, lawn bowls, goalball, shooting Para sport, Para swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball, weightlifting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing and wrestling.

The USA and Poland tied for the most gold medals in Arnhem, with USA taking 195 overall medals and Poland finishing with 177. Germany, Canada and Great Britain rounded out the top 5 on the medals chart. Bahamas, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Sudan and Zimbabwe won their first ever medals in this competition. Participating nations

Medal summary

Men's events 60 m 1A 60 m 1B 60 m 1C 60 m A 80 m CP C 80 m CP D 100 m 2 100 m 3 100 m 4 100 m 5 100 m B 100 m C 100 m C1 100 m D 100 m D1 runners None None 100 m D1 wheelchairs 100 m E 100 m E1 100 m F 100 m F1 200 m 2 200 m 3 400 m 2 400 m 3 400 m A 400 m B 400 m C 400 m C1 None 400 m D 400 m D1 runners None None 400 m D1 wheelchairs 400 m E 400 m E1 None 400 m F 400 m F1 800 m 4 800 m 5 800 m CP C 800 m CP D 1500 m 4 1500 m 5 1500 m A 1500 m B 1500 m E 1500 m E1 1500 m F 1500 m F1 None None 5000 m walk A 5000 m walk B 4×60 m relay 1A-1C Arturo Granados Eduardo Monsalvo Pedro Sandoval Francisco de las Fuentes J. Lewellyn G. Slupe J. Thorn D. Wallen E. Niehof C. J. M. Slijkerman J. C. Smit J. van der Belt 4×80 m relay CP D 4×100 m relay 2-5 M. de Meyer Marc de Vos Remi van Ophem Paul van Winkel Rene Corona Uriel Martinez Ruben Rojas Eusebio Valdez Mel Fitzgerald Rick Hansen Ron Minor André Viger 4×100 m relay C None None 4×100 m relay D None None 4×100 m relay D1 Curt Brinkman Richard Bryant J. Finch Jim Martinson None None 4×100 m relay E-F1 None None 4×400 m relay D1 None None 4×400 m relay E None None High jump A High jump B High jump C High jump D High jump E High jump F Long jump A Long jump B Long jump C Long jump CP C Long jump CP D Long jump D Long jump E Long jump E1 Long jump F Long jump F1 Triple jump A Triple jump B Club throw 1A Club throw 1B Discus throw 1A Discus throw 1B Discus throw 1C Discus throw 2 Discus throw 3 Discus throw 4 Discus throw 5 Discus throw A Discus throw B Discus throw C Discus throw C1 Discus throw CP C Discus throw CP D Discus throw D Discus throw D1 Discus throw E Discus throw F Discus throw J Javelin throw 1C Javelin throw 2 Javelin throw 3 Javelin throw 4 Javelin throw 5 Javelin throw B Javelin throw C Javelin throw C1 Javelin throw CP C Javelin throw CP D Javelin throw D Javelin throw D1 Javelin throw E Javelin throw F Javelin throw J Shot put 1A Shot put 1B Shot put 1C Shot put 2 Shot put 3 Shot put 4 Shot put 5 Shot put A Shot put B Shot put C Shot put C1 Shot put CP C Shot put CP D Shot put D Shot put D1 Shot put E Shot put F Shot put J Slalom 1A Slalom 1B Slalom 1C Slalom 2 Slalom 3 Slalom 4 Slalom 5 Slalom F1 Pentathlon 1A None Pentathlon 1B Pentathlon 1C Pentathlon 2 Pentathlon 3 Pentathlon 4 Pentathlon 5 Pentathlon A Pentathlon B Pentathlon C Pentathlon C1 None Pentathlon D Pentathlon D1 None Pentathlon E Pentathlon E1 None None Pentathlon F

Women's events

60 m 1A 60 m 1B 60 m 1C 60 m 2 60 m 3 60 m 4 60 m 5 60 m A 60 m CP C 60 m CP D 100 m B 100 m C 100 m C1 None None 100 m D None 100 m D1 100 m E 100 m F None 100 m F1 None 200 m 2 200 m 3 400 m 2 400 m 3 400 m A 400 m B 400 m C1 None None 400 m CP C 400 m CP D 400 m D None None 400 m D1 runners None None 400 m D1 wheelchairs None None 400 m E None 400 m F1 800 m 4 800 m 5 800 m A 800 m B 1500 m 4 1500 m 5 1500 m F1 None 3000 m walk A 4×60 m relay 1A-1C None None 4×60 m relay 2-5 Rosa Camara Dora Garcia Juana Soto Angeles Valdez Candace Cable Kathryne Lynne Carlton Karen Casper Sharon Rahn Waltraud Hagenlocher Errol Marklein S. Roelli C. Zeyher 4×60 m relay CP C None None 4×60 m relay CP D None None None High jump A High jump B High jump C None None High jump D None None Long jump B Long jump C Long jump CP C Long jump CP D Long jump D None Long jump E Long jump F None Long jump F1 Club throw 1A Club throw 1B Discus throw 1A Discus throw 1B Discus throw 1C Discus throw 2 Discus throw 3 Discus throw 4 Discus throw 5 Discus throw A Discus throw B Discus throw C Discus throw C1 Discus throw CP C Discus throw CP D Discus throw D Discus throw D1 Discus throw E None None Discus throw F None Javelin throw 1C None Javelin throw 2 Javelin throw 3 Javelin throw 4 Javelin throw 5 Javelin throw A Javelin throw B Javelin throw C Javelin throw C1 Javelin throw CP C Javelin throw CP D Javelin throw D Javelin throw D1 Javelin throw E None None Javelin throw F None Shot put 1A Shot put 1B Shot put 1C None Shot put 2 Shot put 3 Shot put 4 Shot put 5 Shot put A Shot put B Shot put C None Shot put C1 None Shot put CP C None Shot put CP D Shot put D Shot put D1 Shot put E None None Shot put F None Slalom 1A Slalom 1B Slalom 1C None Slalom 2 Slalom 3 Slalom 4 Slalom 5 Pentathlon 1B None Pentathlon 2 None Pentathlon 3 Pentathlon 4 Pentathlon 5 None Pentathlon A Pentathlon B Pentathlon D None

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