Venues of the 1980 Summer Olympics

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For the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, 28 sports venues were used. The oldest venue involved was built in 1923, and more venues followed after the Spartakiad began in Moscow in 1928. The Dynamo Central Stadium Grand Arena in Moscow was built in 1928 for the first Spartakiad, and the Young Pioneers Stadium was constructed between 1932 and 1934. For the 1956 Spartakiad, four new venues were built, most notably the Central Lenin Stadium Grand Arena, which is today Luzhniki Stadium.

The Canoeing and Rowing Basin was completed in 1973 for European championships. In 1971 a plan to build many new venues by 1990 began, and after Moscow won the bid in 1974, the new venues were finished by 1979. The cycling events were held at the Krylatskoye Sports Circuit, the first permanent road cycling venue.

The football final at the Games was held at the Grand Arena (Luzhniki) and was played in a heavy rainstorm. After the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, the venues in Kiev, Minsk, and Tallinn became part of Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia, respectively. Kiev’s Republic Stadium became the Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex.

Luzhniki Stadium continued to be used and later hosted the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 2013. The Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin hosted the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in 2014. In December 2010, Russia was awarded the 2018 FIFA World Cup, with Luzhniki Stadium and Dynamo Stadium proposed as venues for the tournament.