A

• [+] 1980 in alpine skiing (3 P)
• [+] 1980 in American football (3 C, 3 P)
• [+] 1980 in aquatics (3 C, 1 P)
• [+] 1980 in archery (2 P)
• [+] 1980 in athletics (track and field) (1 C, 6 P)
• [+] 1980 in Australian rules football (4 P)

B

• [+] 1980 in badminton (2 P)
• [+] 1980 in baseball (3 C, 8 P)
• [+] 1980 in basketball (1 C, 17 P)
• [+] 1980 in bowls (1 P)

C

• [+] 1980 in chess (4 P)
• [+] 1980 in cricket (8 P)
• [+] 1980 in cross-country skiing (1 P)
• [+] 1980 in cycle racing (4 P)

F

• [+] 1980 in fencing (1 P)
• [+] 1980 in figure skating (4 P)
• [+] 1980 in football (soccer) (8 C, 103 P)

G

• [+] 1980 in Gaelic games (27 P)
• [+] 1980 in golf (7 P)

H

• [+] 1980 in handball (1 P)
• [+] 1980 in horse racing (2 C)

I

• [+] 1980 in ice hockey (1 C, 63 P)

J

• [+] 1980 in judo (1 P)

M

• [+] 1980 in motorsport (4 C, 22 P)

O

• [+] 1980 Winter Olympics (4 C, 11 P)

P

• [+] 1980 Summer Paralympics (3 C, 1 P)
• [+] 1980 Winter Paralympics (2 C)

R

• [+] Recurring sporting events established in 1980 (25 P)

R cont.

• [+] 1980 in rugby league (6 P)
• [+] 1980 in rugby union (4 P)

S

• [+] 1980 in shooting sports (2 P)
• [+] 1980 in snooker (5 P)
• [+] 1980 in speedway (3 P)
• [+] Sports clubs disestablished in 1980 (1 C, 4 P)
• [+] Sports clubs established in 1980 (4 C, 18 P)

T

• [+] 1980 in table tennis (1 P)
• [+] 1980 in tennis (3 C, 13 P)

V

• [+] 1980 in volleyball (3 P)

W

• [+] 1980 in weightlifting (1 P)
• [+] 1980 in sport wrestling (2 P)

m

• [+] 1980 in multi-sport events (4 C)

• 1980 in sports

C

• 1980 CFL season

F

• FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1980

G

• 68th Grey Cup

H

• 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

J

• 1980 World Judo Championships

L

• Leonard-Duran II

R

• Rosie Ruiz

U

• 1980 UK Championship (snooker)

W

• 1980 World's Strongest Man