Laos at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Laos competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Laos at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAO
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Lao
in Moscow
Competitors	20 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Panh Khemanith (Athletics)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Soutsakhone Somninhom

• Heat — 11.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Sitthixay Sacpraseuth

• Heat — 24.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Vongdeuane Phongsavanh

• Heat — 2:05.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Thipsamay Chanthaphone

• Final — 2:20:22.0 (→ 25th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Seuth Khampa

• Heat — 14.62 (→ did not advance)

• Boualong Boungnavong
• Vongdeuane Phongsavanh

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Singkham Phongprathith
  1. First Round — Lost to Pedro Manuel Nieves (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Souneat Ouphaphone
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Fayez Zaghloul (Syria) on points (5-0)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Takto Youtiya Homrasmy
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Bounphisith Songkhamphou
  1. First Round — Lost to Kazimierz Adach (Poland) after referee stopped contest in second round

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Kampanath
  1. First Round — Lost to Farez Halabi (Syria) on points (2-3)

References

• Official Olympic Reports