The 470 was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program in Tallinn, USSR.

Seven races were scheduled.

28 sailors, on 14 boats, from 14 nations competed.

[1] DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified, PMS = Premature Start, YMP = Yacht Materially Prejudiced = Male, = Female