Seychelles at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
Seychelles
competed in the Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, USSR
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Athletics
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 4x400 metres and 4x100 metres Relays
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
Men's Triple Jump
Women's 100 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Boxing
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
competed in the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
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AthleticsAthletics at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...
Men's 100 metres
- Marc Larose
- Heat — 11.27 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Casey Casimir De Pereira
- Heat — 21.29 (→ next round)
Men's Marathon
- Albert Marie
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 4x400 metres and 4x100 metres Relays
- Vincent Confait, Regis Tranquille, Marc La Rose, and Casey Casimir De Pereira
- Heat — 3:09.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Antonio Gopal
- Heat — 16.36 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Albert Marie
- Heat — 9:19.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Arthure Agathine
- Qualification — 14.21 m (→ did not advance, 20th place out of 23)
Women's 100 metres
- Bessey de Létourdie
- Heat — 13.04 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
- Margaret Morel
- Heat — 2:17.0 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Margaret Morel
- Heat — 4:37.9 (→ did not advance)
BoxingBoxing at the 1980 Summer OlympicsBoxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Ramy Patrick Zialor
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Leoul Nearaio (Ethiopia) on points (2-3)