Zimbabwe at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Zimbabwe at the Olympic Games

Flag of Zimbabwe
IOC code  ZIM
NOC Zimbabwe Olympic Committee
Website www.zoc.co.zw
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 42 (23 men and 19 women) in 10 sports
Medals
Rank: 23		 Gold
1		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
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Olympic history (summary)
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* As Rhodesia

Zimbabwe competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union capital, Moscow. The nation, previously known as Rhodesia, had competed at three Games under that name. 42 competitors, 23 men and 19 women, took part in 30 events in 10 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold medal.svg Gold

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Zimbabwe sent one archer to its first Olympic competition. He outscored four archers to place 34th.

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Heat — 14:06.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Heat — 30:53.8 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • Final — 2:47:17 (→ 51st place)
  • Final — 2:53:35 (→ 53rd place)
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Three cyclists represented Zimbabwe in 1980.

Individual road race
Sprint
1000m time trial

Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's Springboard

  • Preliminary Round — 416.67 points (→ 24th place, did not advance)

Men's Platform

  • Preliminary Round — 356.76 points (→ 22nd place, did not advance)

Hockey

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Main article: Hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Women's Team Competition

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Main article: Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team at the 1980 Summer Olympics
  • Preliminary Round Robin
  • Defeated Poland (4-0)
  • Drew with Czechoslovakia (2-2)
  • Defeated Soviet Union (2-0)
  • Drew with India (1-1)
  • Defeated Austria (4-1) → Gold medal.svg Gold Medal
  • Team Roster:

Judo

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Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats — 52.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heats — 1:56.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly

  • Heats — 56.15 (→ advance to semi)
  • Semi Final — 56.35 (→ 5th place did not advance)

Women's 100m Freestyle

  • Heats — 1:03.36 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

  • Heats — 1:18.81 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

  • Heats — 2:48.86 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics

References

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External links

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