Uganda at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Uganda at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Uganda.svg
IOC code UGA
NOC Uganda Olympic Committee
in Moscow
Competitors13 (13 men and 0 women) in 2 sports
Flag bearer John Mugabi
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Uganda competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics. In this campaign it had a standout performance in boxing where Mugabi John " The Beast " who won a silver medal in the Welterweight division, becoming the sole Ugandan medalist at those games. This was the third boxing medal for Uganda overall. The Ugandan team also included track and field athletes, but Mugabi's success was the highlight, marking a significant moment for Ugandan sports.

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Medalists

Silver

Athletics

Men
  • John Akii-Bua Men's 400 metres hurdles (did not advance past the semifinals) and 4 × 400 metres relay
  • Silver Ayoo: Men's 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay
  • Charles Dramiga : Men's 400 metres and 4 × 400 metres relay
  • Pius Olowo: Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  • Fidelis Ndyabagye : Men's Long Jump
  • Justin Arop : Men's Javelin Throw (finished 12th in the final)
  • The team included track and field athletes, but the star, John Akii-Bua (400m hurdles), couldn't replicate his 1972 gold, battling personal issues, though he still competed in relays.
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
John Akii-Bua 400 m hurdles 50.875 Q—51.107did not advance
Silver Ayoo 400 m 47.783 Q47.035did not advance
Charles Dramiga 400 m 48.695did not advance
Pius Olowo
Charles Dramiga
John Akii-Bua
Silver Ayoo 		4 × 400 m relay 3:07.05did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Justin Arop Javelin throw 82.688 Q77.3412
Fidelis Ndyabagye Long jump NMdid not advance

Boxing

Men
  • Charles Lubulwa : Light Flyweight
  • John Siryakibbe: Bantamweight (reached the quarterfinals, finishing 5th)
  • Geofrey Nyeko: Lightweight
  • John Munduga: Light Welterweight and team captain
  • John Mugabi: Welterweight (won the silver medal)
  • George Kabuto: Light Middleweight
  • Peter Odhiambo : Middleweight (reached the quarterfinals, finishing 5th)
AthleteEvent1 Round2 Round3 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Opposition
Result		Rank
Charles Lubulwa Light Flyweight —BYEFlag of Hungary.svg  György Gedó  (HUN)
L TKO-1		did not advance
John Siryakibbe Bantamweight —Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Aleksandr Radev  (BUL)
W TKO-1		Olympic flag.svg  Ali ben Maghenia  (FRA)
W 5–0		Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Bernardo Piñango  (VEN)
L TKO-2		did not advance5
Geofrey Nyeko Lightweight BYEFlag of East Germany.svg  Richard Nowakowski  (GDR)
L TKO-1		did not advance
John Munduga Light Welterweight —Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Nelson José Rodriguez  (VEN)
W 4–1		Flag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Farouk Jawad  (IRQ)
L TKO-1		did not advance
John Mugabi Welterweight —Flag of the People's Republic of Congo.svg  Georges Koffi  (CGO)
W TKO-1		Flag of Madagascar.svg  Paul Rasamimanana  (MAD)
W TKO-1		Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Mehmet Bogujevci  (YUG)
W TKO-1		Flag of Poland.svg  Kazimierz Szczerba  (POL)
W 3–2		Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Andrés Aldama  (CUB)
L 1–4		 Silver medal.svg
George Kabuto Light Middleweight —Flag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Seifu Retta  (ETH)
W 5–0		Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Armando Martínez  (CUB)
L TKO-1		did not advance
Peter Odhiambo Middleweight —BYEFlag of Nigeria.svg  John Martins  (NGR)
W TKO-2		Flag of Poland.svg  Jerzy Rybicki  (POL)
L 0–5		did not advance5

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