Afghanistan at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Afghanistan (1980-1987).svg
IOC code AFG
NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Moscow
Competitors11 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Ibrahim Shudzandin
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

While many nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Communist government of Afghanistan sent a team to Moscow. Afghanistan had previously boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [1]

Contents

Boxing

AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ahmad Nesar −54 kg ByeFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Mohamed  (ETH)
L PTS		did not advance17
Esmail Mohammad −57 kg ByeFlag of East Germany.svg  Fink  (GDR)
L KO1		did not advance17
Rabani Ghulam −60 kg Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Jo-Ung  (PRK)
L TKO2		did not advance17

Wrestling

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Mohammad Aktar −48 kg Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Jabbar  (IRQ)
W Fall		Flag of Poland.svg  Falandys  (POL)
L 0-4		Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Se-Hong  (PRK)
L 0-4		did not advance9
Mohammad Aynutdin −52 kg Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Efremov  (YUG)
L Fall		Flag of Vietnam.svg  Thieng  (VIE)
W Fall		Flag of North Korea (1948-1992).svg  Dok-Ryong  (PRK)
L 1-3		did not advance9
Mohammad Halilula −57 kg Flag of Peru.svg  Hurtado  (PER)
L 1-3		Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Neagu  (ROM)
L Forfeit		did not advance12
Khojawahid Zahedi −74 kg Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Fawaz  (SYR)
W Fall		Flag of East Germany.svg  Steingräber  (GDR)
L Fall		Withdrew11
Ahmadjan Khasan −82 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Mazur  (POL)
L DQ		Withdrew14
Ibrahim Shudzandin −90 kg Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Tserentogtokh  (MGL)
L DQ		Flag of Senegal.svg  Diop  (SEN)
L Fall		did not advance11
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Final / BM
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Ghulam Sanay −62 kg Flag of Hungary.svg  Tóth  (HUN)
L Fall		Flag of Greece.svg  Mygiakis  (GRE)
L DQ		did not advance11
Sakhidad Hamidi −68 kg Flag of Poland.svg  Supron  (POL)
L DQ		Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945-1992).svg  Bold  (MGL)
L DQ		did not advance13

References

  1. ↑ "Carter reacts to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan - HISTORY".
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