Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, ...

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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Athletics

Nine athletes represented Seychelles in 1980. Men's 100 metres * Marc Larose :* Heat — 10.62 (→ did not advance) Men's 200 metres * Casimir Pereira :* Heat — 21.29 (→ next round) Men's 400 metres * Régis Tranquille :* Heat — 49.34 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon * Albert Marie :* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking) Men's 110 m Hurdles * Antonio Gopal :* Heat — 16.36 (→ did not advance) Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase * Albert Marie :* Heat — 9:19.7 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay * Marc La Rose,

Regis Tranquille Regis or Régis may refer to: People * Regis (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Regis (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * Regis (musician), full name Karl O'Connor, an Englis ...

, Casimir Pereira and

Vincent Confait Vincent Confait (born 28 October 1959) is a Seychellois sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were ...

:* Heat — 41.71 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay *

, Marc La Rose and Casimir Pereira :* Heat — 3:19.2 (→ did not advance) Men's Triple Jump *

Arthure Agathine Arthure Agathine (17 December 1960 – 24 October 2016) was a Seychellois athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letni ...

:* Qualification — 14.21 m (→ did not advance, 20th place out of 23) Women's 100 metres *

Bessey de Létourdie Elizabeth "Bessey" de Létourdie (born 15 July 1962) is a Seychellois sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letni ...

:* Heat — 13.04 (→ did not advance) Women's 200 metres *

:* Heat — 26.91 (→ did not advance) Women's 800 metres *

Margaret Morel Margaret Morel (born 19 February 1958) is a Seychellois middle-distance runner. She competed in the women's 800 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniy ...

:* Heat — 2:17.0 (→ did not advance) Women's 1,500 metres *

:* Heat — 4:37.9 (→ did not advance)

Boxing

Two boxers represented Seychelles in 1980. Men's Featherweight (57 kg) *

Ramy Zialor Ramy Patrick Zialor (born 6 July 1960) is a Seychellois former boxer, and double Olympian. Zialor became the first person to represent his country at the Olympic Games when he competed in the men's featherweight category at the 1980 Olympics. H ...

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

Leoul Nearaio Leoul Neeraio (born 24 November 1959) is an Ethiopian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyski ...

(Ethiopia) on points (2-3) Men's Welterweight (67 kg) *

Michael Pillay Michael Pillay (born 10 November 1955) is a Seychellois former boxer and a founding member of the ''Seychelles Olympians Association''. Pillay competed in the men's welterweight category at the 1980 Olympic Games. In the first round he defeated ...

*# First Round — Defeated

Ole Svendsen Ole Svendsen (born 27 April 1952 in Aalborg, Nordjylland) is a retired male welterweight boxer from Denmark. Biography He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Svendsen was eliminated in the first round by Seych ...

(Denmark) on points (4-1) *# Second Round — Lost to

Mehmet Bogujevci Memet (Mehmet) Bogujevci (born 3 May 1951) is a Yugoslav former boxer. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the European Championships in 1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explo ...

(Yugoslavia) on knock-out in first round

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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