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tournament at the

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was the 14th edition of the field hockey event for men at the

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. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating on 29 July 1980. Games were played across two venues in

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, at the

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and

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won the gold medal for the eighth time, defeating

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4–3 in the gold-medal match.

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won the bronze medal after defeating

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2–1 in the bronze-medal match.

Qualification

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. Argentina, Kenya, Pakistan, Malaysia, and West Germany boycotted completely, and while

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, and

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competed in some sports, their hockey governing bodies pulled out. The organising committee subsequently reduced the competition to six teams, the minimum required to hold a competition, with Cuba and Tanzania representing the Americas and Africa in place of Argentina and Kenya respectively, while Poland were invited as the next best team from the

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Squads

Results

Preliminary

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Bronze-medal match

Gold-medal match

Final standings

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Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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