Guyana competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. They returned to the Olympic Games after missing the event in 1976. They debuted in 1948, and this was their eighth appearance. 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.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Michael Anthony Boxing Bantamweight July 31
Athletics
Men's 100 metres James Gilkes Heat — 10.34 Quarterfinals — 10.26 Semifinals — 10.44 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 metres Jennifer Inniss Heat — 11.79 (→ did not advance)
Women's Long Jump Jennifer Inniss Qualification — 6.44 m Final — 6.10 m (→ 13th place)
Boxing
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) Michael Anthony → Bronze Medal First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Nureni Gbadamosi (Nigeria) on points (5-0) Third Round — Defeated Fayez Zaghloul (Syria) on points (3-2) Quarter Finals — Defeated Daniel Zaragoza (Mexico) after referee stopped contest in second round Semi Finals — Lost to Juan Hernández (Cuba) on points (0-5)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg) Fitzroy Brown First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Abilio Almeida Cabral (Angola) on points (5-0) Third Round — Lost to Luis Pizarro (Puerto Rico) on points (0-5)
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) Barrington Cambridge First Round — Lost to Boualem Bel Alouane (Algeria) on points (0-5) Men's Middleweight (71 kg) Alfred Thomas First Round — Lost to Valentin Silaghi (Romania) on points (0-5)
Cycling
Two cyclists represented Guyana in 1980.
Sprint James Joseph
1000m time trial Errol McLean
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database