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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 1 |
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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]
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Medalists
Gold
- Arlene Boxhall, Sarah English, Maureen George, Ann Grant, Susan Huggett, Patricia McKillop, Brenda Phillips, Christine Prinsloo, Sonia Robertson, Anthea Stewart, Helen Volk, Linda Watson, Liz Chase, Sandra Chick, Gillian Cowley and Patricia Davies — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition
Archery
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:
- David Campbell Milne — 2.146 points (→ 34th place)
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's 5,000 metres
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- Heat — 14:06.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
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- Heat — 30:53.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
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- Final — 2:47:17 (→ 51st place)
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- Final — 2:53:35 (→ 53rd place)
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- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Three cyclists represented Zimbabwe in 1980.
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's Springboard
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- Preliminary Round — 416.67 points (→ 24th place, did not advance)
Men's Platform
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- Preliminary Round — 356.76 points (→ 22nd place, did not advance)
Hockey
Main article: Hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Team Roster:
Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Men's 100m Freestyle
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- Heats — 52.87 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Heats — 1:56.88 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Butterfly
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- Heats — 56.15 (→ advance to semi)
- Semi Final — 56.35 (→ 5th place did not advance)
Women's 100m Freestyle
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- Heats — 1:03.36 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Breaststroke
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- Heats — 1:18.81 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
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- Heats — 2:48.86 (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics
References
- ^ "Zimbabwe at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 4 May 2015.