Romania won 7 medals, the same number as they had won in Montreal. For the first time ever at the Olympics a Romanian gymnast medals on each piece of apparatus in event finals. They won 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze in event finals - only 1 bronze less than the USSR. Of the 7 perfect scores awarded at the 1980 Summer Olympics, 4 went to Romanian gymnasts, 2 to Soviet gymnasts and 1 to an East German gymnast. At Montreal in 1976 between the team competition and AA finals Nadia Comăneci was deducted 1.2 points from her start values. In Moscow 1980 she was also deducted 1.2 points. Or to put it another way - for the 11 routines Comaneci was deducted 1.2 in Montreal she was deducted 0.7 in Moscow (omitting her team optional bars score where she fell).EventGoldSilverBronzeTeam all-around
detailsSoviet Union (URS)
Elena Davydova
Maria Filatova
Nellie Kim
Elena Naimushina
Natalia Shaposhnikova
Stella ZakharovaRomania (ROU)
Nadia Comăneci
Rodica Dunca
Emilia Eberle
Cristina Elena Grigoraş
Melita Ruhn
Dumitriţa TurnerEast Germany (GDR)
Maxi Gnauck
Silvia Hindorff
Steffi Kraker
Katharina Rensch
Karola Sube
Birgit SüssIndividual all-around
detailsElena Davydova
Soviet Union (URS)Maxi Gnauck
East Germany (GDR)none awardedNadia Comăneci
Romania (ROU)Vault
detailsNatalia Shaposhnikova
Soviet Union (URS)Steffi Kraker
East Germany (GDR)Melita Ruhn
Romania (ROU)Uneven bars
detailsMaxi Gnauck
East Germany (GDR)Emilia Eberle
Romania (ROU)Steffi Kraker
East Germany (GDR)Melita Ruhn
Romania (ROU)Maria Filatova
Soviet Union (URS)Balance beam
detailsNadia Comăneci
Romania (ROU)Elena Davydova
Soviet Union (URS)Natalia Shaposhnikova
Soviet Union (URS)Floor
detailsNellie Kim
Soviet Union (URS)none awardedNatalia Shaposhnikova
Soviet Union (URS)Nadia Comăneci
Romania (ROU)Maxi Gnauck
East Germany (GDR)
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