Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

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 ...

in the

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capital,

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. The nation, previously known as

Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the ''de facto'' successor state to the British colony of S ...

, had competed at three Games under that name. 42 competitors, 23 men and 19 women, took part in 30 events in 10 sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Arlene Boxall, Sarah English, Maureen George,

Ann Grant Ann Mary Gwynne Grant (née Fletcher; born May 6, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who captained the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Because of a boycott by western European, Au ...

, Susan Huggett,

Patricia McKillop Patricia ("Pat") Jean McKillop, ''née'' Fraser, and now Buckle also simply known as Pat McKillop (born July 15, 1956) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summ ...

, Brenda Phillips, Christine Prinsloo, Sonia Robertson, Anthea Stewart,

Helen Volk Helen Volk (born March 29, 1954) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r= ...

, Linda Watson,

Liz Chase Elizabeth Muriel Chase (26 April 1950 – 9 May 2018) was a Zimbabwean field hockey player and member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Previously, she represented South Africa. Born in Umtali ...

Sandra Chick Alexandra "Sandra" Chick (born 2 June 1947) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Her identical twin sister Sonia Robertson was on ...

Gillian Cowley Gillian Margaret "Gill" Cowley (born July 8, 1955 in Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia) is a former hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow Moscow ( , US chi ...

and

Patricia Davies Patricia ("Trish") Joan Davies (born December 5, 1956) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Because of the boycott by the United St ...

—

Field Hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

, Women's Team Competition

Archery

Zimbabwe was represented by one archer in the Archery at the 1980 Olympics, with him making his only appearance in the Olympics. In the competition David Campbell Milne finished in 34th place outscored four archers. Men's Individual Competition: *

David Campbell Milne David Campbell Milne (born 29 January 1939) is a Zimbabwean archer. He competed in the men's individual event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiy ...

— 2.146 points (→ 34th place)

Athletics

Zimbabwe was represented by five male athletes in the athletics at the 1980 Olympics,

Zephaniah Ncube Zephaniah Ncube (born 10 January 1957, died before 2007) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and als ...

who at the time was 23 competed in his first Olympics.

Kenias Tembo Kenias Tembo (born 15 March 1955) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpi ...

competed in the 10,000 meters in what would be his only Olympics. In his heat, he would finish in 10th place which didn't get him through to the final as the top 4 got through to the final automatically with the next best three getting in. Zimbabwe entered three in the marathon, with two of them finishing. The youngest of the three,

Tapfumaneyi Jonga Tapfumaneyi Jonga (born 13 November 1959) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

who would compete at the shorter events in the next Olympics finished the highest as he finished in 51st place with the gap to first place being over thirty-five minutes. Six minutes behind was

Abel Nkhoma Abel Nkhoma (born 1961) is a Zimbabwean long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), off ...

who was the last runner to finish in the marathon. ;Men ;Track & road events

Cycling

Three cyclists represented Zimbabwe in 1980. ; Individual road race *

David Gillow David Gillow (born 16 April 1958) is a Zimbabwean former cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are ...

* Michael McBeath ;

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John Musa John Musa (6 March 1950) is a Zimbabwean cyclist Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as ...

; 1000m time trial *

Diving

Men's Springboard *

David Parrington David Parrington (born 28 July 1955) is a Zimbabwean diver. He competed in two events at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), offic ...

:* Preliminary Round — 416.67 points (→ 24th place, did not advance) Men's Platform *

:* Preliminary Round — 356.76 points (→ 22nd place, did not advance)

Hockey

After the

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the committee sent out invitations for other nations to join the women's competition. Zimbabwe agreed to the invitation and in their only appearance in the Olympic hockey to date, they would take out the gold medal as they shocked the whole world in taking it out. Sport historian Cathy Harris called this result a "fairytale" as the nation wouldn't get another medal until the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Women's Team Competition

;Team roster :* Sarah English :* Maureen George :*

:* Susan Huggett :*

:* Brenda Phillips :* Christine Prinsloo :* Sonia Robertson :* Anthea Stewart :*

:* Linda Watson :*

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Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle * Guy Goosen :* Heats — 52.87 (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle * Guy Goosen :* Heats — 1:56.88 (→ did not advance) Men's 100m Butterfly * Guy Goosen :* Heats — 56.15 (→ advance to semi) :* Semi Final — 56.35 (→ 5th place did not advance) Women's 100m Freestyle * Lynne Tasker :* Heats — 1:03.36 (→ did not advance) Women's 100m Breaststroke * Lynne Tasker :* Heats — 1:18.81 (→ did not advance) Women's 200m Breaststroke * Lynne Tasker :* Heats — 2:48.86 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
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