Guyana at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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IOC codeGUY
Competitors8 (7 men, 1 women) in 3 sports
| Guyana at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | GUY |
| NOC | Guyana Olympic Association |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 8 (7 men, 1 women) in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | James Gilkes |
| Medals Ranked 35th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.[1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Michael Anthony | Boxing | Bantamweight | July 31 |
Athletics
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
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)
