| Burma at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | BIR |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 2 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Myint Sann |
| Officials | 1 |
| Medals |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Burma competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The South Asian nation returned the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Soe Khin | Marathon | — | 2:41:41 | 47 | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Myint Sann | 90 kg | DNF | — | — | — | DNF | |
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Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sailing program of 1980 consisted of a total of six sailing classes (disciplines). For each class seven races were scheduled from 19 to 29 July 1980 of the coast of Tallinn, in that time an illegally annexed part of the USSR at the Baltic Sea. The sailing was done on the triangular type Olympic courses.
Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Dynamo Shooting Range in Mytishchi in eastern part of Moscow between 20 and 26 July. Seven events were contested. Although events were mixed, i.e. open to both men and women, all medals were swept by men, and there were only 5 women competing compared to 77 in Los Angeles 1984, which introduced separate female events.
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Angola competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Ecuador competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Twelve competitors, eleven men and one woman, took part in thirteen events in five sports. This was the nation's fourth Olympics appearance, since its maiden participation at the 1924 Summer Games in Paris.
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Benin competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after missing the 1976 Summer Olympics. Previously, the nation competed as Dahomey.
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