The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially branded as Moscow 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. The games were the first to be staged in an Eastern Bloc country. They were also the only Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state until the 2008 Summer Olympics held in China. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC Presidency of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin before he was succeeded by Juan Antonio Samaranch shortly afterward. The 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union: July 19 – August 3, 1980. Top of the medal table: Soviet Union (80 gold, 69 silver, 46 bronze); East Germany (47 gold, 37 silver, 42 bronze); Bulgaria (8 gold, 16 silver, 17 bronze). Wiki link