Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

competed at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

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. 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

Athletics

Men's 100 metres *

James Gilkes James Gilkes (born 21 September 1952) is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres. Career He was Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games, 1975 Pan American 200 metre champion, and in Athletics at the 1979 Pan Ameri ...

:* Heat — 10.34 :* Quarterfinals — 10.26 :* Semifinals — 10.44 (→ did not advance) Women's 100 metres *

Jennifer Inniss Jennifer Innis (sometimes spelled Inniss; born 21 November 1959) is a Guyanese and American former sprinter and long jumper. Innis represented Guyana at the 1979 Pan American Games. She competed in the women's 100 metres and long jump at the ...

:* 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 Fayez Zaghloul ( ar, فايز زغلول; born 8 August 1959) is a Syrian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, ...

(Syria) on points (3-2) *# Quarter Finals — Defeated

Daniel Zaragoza Daniel Zaragoza (born December 11, 1957) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1997. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC bantamweight title in 1985 and the WBC super bantamweight title bet ...

(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 Fitzroy Brown (born 3 April 1959) is a Guyanese boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, he defeated Abílio Cabral of Angola, before losing to Luis Pizarro of Puerto Rico ...

*# 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)

Cycling

Two cyclists represented Guyana in 1980. ;

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* James Joseph ; 1000m time trial *

Errol McLean Errol McLean (3 June 1952) is a Guyanese former cyclist. He competed in the 1000m time trial event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry ...

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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