| Npc: | GBR |
| Npcname: | British Paralympic Association |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the United Kingdom |
| Location: | Arnhem |
| Competitors: | 96 |
| Rank: | 5 |
| Gold: | 47 |
| Silver: | 32 |
| Bronze: | 21 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Great Britain competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics Arnhem, Netherlands. It finished 5th in the overall medal count, with a total of 100 medals.
The following British competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 60m A | ||||
| [1] | Men's 5000m Walk B | |||
| Men's Javelin throw J | ||||
| Men's Pentathlon D | ||||
| [2] | Women's 100 m E | |||
| Women's 400 m E | ||||
| Women's Long jump E | ||||
| Women's Discus CP C | ||||
| Women's Javelin CP D | ||||
| Women's Shot put 2 | ||||
| Women's Shot put CP C | ||||
| Women's Javelin CP C | ||||
| Men's Singles 1A-1B | ||||
| Men's Singles 2-5 | ||||
| Men's Singles A | ||||
| Men's Singles B | ||||
| Men's Singles D | ||||
| | Men's Pairs 1A-1B | |||
| | Men's Pairs 2-5 | |||
| | Men's Pairs D | |||
| Women's Singles 1A-1B | ||||
| Women's Singles A | ||||
| Women's Pairs 1A-1B | ||||
| Women's Pairs 2-5 | ||||
| Men's 25 m backstroke 1A | ||||
| Men's 25 m breaststroke 1A | ||||
| Men's 25 m freestyle 1A | ||||
| Men's 100 m backstroke A | ||||
| Men's 100 m butterfly D | ||||
| Men's 100 m freestyle A | ||||
| Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay C | ||||
| Women's 25 m backstroke 1C | ||||
| Women's 25 m breaststroke 1C | ||||
| Women's 25 m freestyle 1C | ||||
| Women's 50 m backstroke 2 | ||||
| Women's 50 m freestyle 2 | ||||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke D | ||||
| Women's 100 m butterfly D | ||||
| Women's 100 m freestyle C-D | ||||
| Women's 3x25 m individual medley 2 | ||||
| Women's 4x50 m individual medley D | ||||
| Women's 4x50 m freestyle relay 2-6 | ||||
| Men's Singles 1B | ||||
| Men's Teams 1B | ||||
| Women's Singles 1B | ||||
| Women's Singles 3 | ||||
| Men's Sabre individual 2-3 | ||||
| [3] | Women's Short metric round paraplegic | |||
| | Men's Double FITA round team paraplegic | |||
| Men's High jump D | ||||
| Men's Discus throw J | ||||
| Men's Shot put D | ||||
| Men's Shot put J | ||||
| Women's 60 m 3 | ||||
| Women's Discus 2 | ||||
| Men's Singles C | ||||
| Men's Singles D | ||||
| Men's Singles F | ||||
| | Men's Pairs C | |||
| Women's Singles 1A-1B | ||||
| Women's Singles 2-5 | ||||
| Women's Pairs 2-5 | ||||
| Men's 100 m backstroke CP D | ||||
| Men's 100 m butterfly A | ||||
| Men's 4 × 100 m individual medley A | ||||
| 4 × 100 m freestyle relay C-D | ||||
| Women's 50 m butterfly 5 | ||||
| Women's 100 m backstroke C-D | ||||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke A | ||||
| Women's 100 m freestyle 5 | ||||
| Women's 4x25 m individual medley 3 | ||||
| Women's 3x50 m medley relay 2-4 | ||||
| Women's Singles 3 | ||||
| Women's Teams 2 | ||||
| Women's Teams 4 | ||||
| Men's Épée individual 1C-3 | ||||
| Men's Épée team | ||||
| Men's Sabre individual 2-3 | ||||
| Men's Sabre team | ||||
| Men's Double FITA round paraplegic | ||||
| Women's Advanced metric round paraplegic | ||||
| Men's Discus D | ||||
| [4] | Women's 60m 1A | |||
| Women's Javelin 2 | ||||
| Women's Shot put CP D | ||||
| Women's pairs open | ||||
| Men's Singles 1A-1B | ||||
| Men's Singles 2-5 | ||||
| Men's Pairs 2-5 | ||||
| Men's Singles C | ||||
| Women's Singles 2-5 | ||||
| Women's 50 m breaststroke 2 | ||||
| Women's 50 m freestyle 3 | ||||
| Women's 100 m backstroke 5 | ||||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke 4 | ||||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke 5 | ||||
| Women's 100 m breaststroke B | ||||
| Women's 4x50 m individual medley 5 | ||||
| Men's Foil team | ||||
| Mixed Foil individual 1A | ||||
| Medals by sport | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | bgcolor=#f7f6a8 | bgcolor=#dce5e5 | bgcolor=#ffdab9 | Total | |||
| Swimming | 18 | 10 | 7 | 35 | |||
| Lawn Bowls | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 | |||
| Athletics | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |||
| Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Wheelchair Fencing | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |||
| Archery | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Dartchery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 32 | 21 | 100 | |||