Austria competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 83 competitors, 64 men and 19 women, took part in 51 events in 16 sports.
In its second appearance in archery competition at the Olympics, Austria again entered only one man.
Men's Individual Competition:
Peter Mitterer — 2336 points (→ 21st place)Men's 1,500 metres
Robert NemethHeat — 3:38.3Semifinals — 3:40.8 (→ did not advance)Men's 5,000 metres
Dietmar MillonigHeat — 13:45.7Semi Final — 13:29.4Final — 13:23.3 (→ 6th place)Men's Marathon
Josef SteinerFinal — 2:24:24 (→ 39th place)Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Wolfgang KonradHeat — 8:35.3Semifinals — 8:25.0 (→ did not advance)Men's 20 km Walk
Martin ToporekFinal — 1:44:56.0 (→ 21st place)Johann SiegeleFinal — 1:45:17.8 (→ 22nd place)Wilfried SiegeleFinal — DSQ (→ no ranking)Men's Long Jump
William ReaQualification — 7.74 m (→ did not advance)Men's Decathlon
Georg WerthnerFinal — 8050 points (→ 4th place)Sepp ZeilbauerFinal — 8007 points (→ 5th place)Six cyclists represented Austria in 1980.
Individual road raceHerbert SpindlerJohann TraxlerJohann LienhartKurt ZellhoferTeam time trialJohann LienhartPeter MuckenhuberHerbert SpindlerJohann SummerMen's Springboard
Niki StajkovićPreliminary Round — 521.04 points (→ 12th place, did not advance)Kenneth GroveHeats — 491.94 points (→ 15th place, did not advance)Michael WorischPreliminary Round — 452.43 points (→ 21st place, did not advance)Men's Platform
Niki StajkovićPreliminary Round — 493.89 points (→ 7th place)Final — 725.145 points (→ 8th place)Kenneth GrovePreliminary Round — 447.12 points (→ 12th place, did not advance)Preliminary Round RobinLost to India (0-2)Defeated Soviet Union (2-0)Defeated Poland (3-0)Lost to Czechoslovakia (0-5)Lost to Zimbabwe (1-4) → 5th placeTeam Roster:Patricia LorenzSabine BlemenschützElisabeth PistauerAndrea KozmaBrigitta PecankaBrigitte KindlerFriederike SternRegina LorenzEleonore PecankaIlse StipanovskyAndrea PorschErika CsarDorit GansterUlrike KleinhanslEva CambalJana CejpekTwo male pentathletes represented Austria in 1980.
Individual Competition:
Alexander Topay — 4784 points (→ 35th place)Helmut Wieser — 4582 points (→ 38th place)OpenOpenMen's 100m Freestyle
Herwig BayerHeats — 52.79 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)Men's 100m Backstroke
Herwig BayerHeats — (→ did not advance, 20th place)Men's 100m Butterfly
Kurt DittrichHeats — (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 100m Freestyle
Heidi KochHeats — (→ did not advance, 19th place)Women's 100m Backstroke
Marianne HumpelstetterHeats — (→ did not advance, 21st place)Women's 100m Butterfly
Sonja HausladenHeats — (→ 16th place)Women's 200m Butterfly
Sonja HausladenHeats — (→ 12th place)
