Guyana at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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]

Guyana at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGUY
NOCGuyana 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)

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Bronze Michael Anthony Boxing Bantamweight July 31

Athletics

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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

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Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)


Men's Featherweight (57 kg)


Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

Cycling

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Two cyclists represented Guyana in 1980.

Sprint
1000m time trial

References

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