Archery
For the first time, Italy entered a woman in the Olympic archery competition. She placed a respectable tenth place. Giancarlo Ferrari repeated his bronze medal-winning performance of four years earlier.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Franca Capetta — 2342 points (→ 10th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Giancarlo Ferrari — 2449 points (→ Bronze Medal)
- Sante Spigarelli — 2405 points (→ 14th place)
Read more about this topic: Italy At The 1980 Summer Olympics