The
People's Republic of the Congo 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
Moscow,
USSR.
The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...
.
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
*
Théophile Nkounkou
** Heat — 10.53
** Quarterfinals — 10.59 (→ did not advance)
*
Antoine Kiakouama
** Heat — 10.69 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
*
Théophile Nkounkou
** Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
*
Emmanuel Mpioh
Emmanuel M'Pioh (born 24 May 1952) is a Congolese long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail rou ...
** Final — 2:48:17 (→ 52nd place)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
*
Bernard Mabikana
Bernard Mabikana (born 1951) is a Congolese hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 19 ...
** Heat — 15.42 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
*
Alphonse Matoubela
*# First Round — Lost to
Tibor Dezamits (Hungary) on points (0-5)
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
Women's Team Competition
* Preliminary Round Robin
**Lost to Soviet Union (30-11)
**Lost to Hungary (39-10)
**Lost to GDR (28-6)
**Lost to Czechoslovakia (23-10)
**Lost to Yugoslavia (39-9) → 6th place
*Team Roster
**
Angélique Abemane
**
Isabelle Azanga
**
Pascaline Bobeka
**
Germaine Djimbi
**
Yolande Kada-Gango
**
Henriette Koula
**
Solange Koulinka
**
Pemba Lopez
**
Yvonne Makouala
**
Julienne Malaki
**
Madeleine Mitsotso
**
Nicole Oba
**
Micheline Okemba
**
Viviane Okoula
References
Official Olympic Reports
External links
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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 – ...
1980 in the Republic of the Congo