Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Kuwait at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Kuwait.svg
IOC code KUW
NOC Kuwait Olympic Committee
Website www.kuwaitolympic.net  (in Arabic and English)
in Moscow
Competitors56 in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Athletes (2016)

Kuwait competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 56 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat 11.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat did not start (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat 1:54.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Heat 3:57.6 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Heat 53.31 (→ did not advance)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification 39.26 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualification 47.40 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Men's Shot Put

  • Qualification 17.15 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification no mark (→ no ranking)

Diving

Men's Platform

  • Preliminary Round 326.34 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)

Fencing

Nine fencers represented Kuwait in 1980.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre

Football

Men's Team Competition

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • 11th/12th place: Lost to Cuba (23-32) → 12th place

Judo

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats 53,00 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats 2.07,51 (→ did not advance)

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References

  1. "Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.