Zambia 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 ...

Athletics

;Men ;Track & road events ;Field events

Boxing

;Men

Football

Men

First round

Group A

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Dickson Makwaza Dickson Kenneth Makwaza (15 July 1942 – 29 June 2019) was a Zambian football player and coach. Nicknamed "Barbed-Wire" due to his tenacity in defence, he was one of the most decorated players in Zambian soccer history and was captain of the ...

:* Kampela Katumba :*

Evans Katebe Evans Katebe (born March 17, 1960) was a Zambia football midfielder who played for Zambia in the 1978 African Cup of Nations and in 1980 Summer Olympics. He also played for Mufulira Wanderers Mufulira Wanderers are Zambia's most successful ...

Moses Simwala Moses Simwala (16 July 1949 – 19 September 1993) was a Zambian footballer and coach. Nicknamed 'the chairman,' Simwala featured for Zambia and Rhokana United (later Nkana Red Devils and now Nkana F.C.) as a right winger, the same club he woul ...

:* Clement Banda :*

Alex Chola Alexander “Alex” Chola (6 June 1956 – 27 April 1993) was a Zambian footballer and coach. Voted Zambian Footballer of the Year in 1976, he is regarded as one of the greatest Zambian players in history and is the country's second highest go ...

:* Godfrey Chitalu :* Pele Kaimana :* Fredrick Kashimoto :* Bernard Mutale :* Moffat Sinkala :*

Stanley Tembo Stanley Tembo is a Zambian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known ...

Ghost Mulenga Joseph Mulenga, better known as Ghost Mulenga (January 6, 1954 – April 21, 1985) was a Zambian goalkeeper who played for Red Arrows and represented Zambia at CAN 1982. He was also in the team that won Zambia its first CECAFA Cup in Uganda in 19 ...

Judo

;Men

References

Official Olympic Reports
{{NOCin1980SummerOlympics 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 – ...

Olympics The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...