Guyana at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Guyana at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Guyana.svg
IOC code GUY
NOC Guyana Olympic Association
in Moscow
Competitors8 (7 men, 1 women) in 3 sports
Flag bearer James Gilkes
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Guyana competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. They won their first, and only Olympic medal to date during these games. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in ten events in three sports. [1]

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Michael Anthony Boxing Bantamweight July 31

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat 10.34
  • Quarterfinals 10.26
  • Semifinals 10.44 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 metres

  • Heat 11.79 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Qualification 6.44 m
  • Final 6.10 m (→ 13th place)

Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)


Men's Featherweight (57 kg)


Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Guyana in 1980.

Sprint
1000m time trial

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References

  1. "Guyana at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2015.