Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...

competed in the

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for the first time 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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Results by event

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Men's 100 metres * Soutsakhone Somninhom :* Heat — 11.69 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres * Sitthixay Sacpraseuth :* Heat — 24.28 (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres * Vongdeuane Phongsavanh :* Heat — 2:05.5 (→ did not advance) Men's 20 km Walk * Thipsamay Chanthaphone :* Final — 2:20:22.0 (→ 25th place) Women's 100 metres * Seuth Khampa :* Heat — 14.62 (→ did not advance) * Boualong Boungnavong * Vongdeuane Phongsavanh

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg) *

Singkham Phongprathith Singkham Phongpratith (born 10 October 1950) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olim ...

*# First Round — Lost to

Pedro Manuel Nieves Pedro Nieves (born 27 February 1961) is a Venezuelan boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiysk ...

(Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in first round Men's Bantamweight (54 kg) *

Souneat Ouphaphone Souneat Ouphaphone (born 10 April 1958) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...

*# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to

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 (5-0) Men's Featherweight (57 kg) *

Takto Youtiya Homrasmy Takto Youtiya Homrasmy (born 25 March 1956) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...

*# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to

Winfred Kabunda Winfred Kabunda is a Zambian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially ...

(Zambia) after referee stopped contest in first round Men's Lightweight (60 kg) *

Bounphisith Songkhamphou Bounphisith Songkhamphou (born 15 May 1953) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiysk ...

*# First Round — Lost to

Kazimierz Adach Kazimierz Piotr Adach (born 9 May 1957 in Ustka) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. offici ...

(Poland) after referee stopped contest in second round Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg) *

Kampanath M. Kampanath (born 1 May 1957) is a Laotian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ig ...

*# First Round — Lost to

Farez Halabi Farez Halabi ( ar, فارس حلبي; born 9 June 1957) is a Syrian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, ...

(Syria) on points (2-3)

References

Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 ...

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