Afghanistan at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the Olympic Games
Flag of Afghanistan
IOC code:   AFG
1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004

Although many nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Asian nation itself ironically participated in the Games held in the capital city of the Soviet Union.

[edit] Results and competitors by event

[edit] Boxing

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Ahmad Nesar
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Ayele Mohammed (Ethiopia) on points (0-5)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Esmail Mohamad
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Rudi Fink (East Germany) after knock-out in first round

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Rabani Ghulam
  1. First Round — Lost to Jong Jo-Ung (North Korea) after referee stopped contest in second round

Nations at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union

Afghanistan • Algeria • Andorra • Angola • Australia • Austria • Belgium • Benin • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burma • Cameroon • Colombia • Congo • Costa Rica • Cuba • Cyprus • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • Dominican Republic • Ecuador • Ethiopia • Finland • France • East Germany • Great Britain • Greece • Guatemala • Guinea • Guyana • Hungary • India • Iraq • Ireland • Italy • Jamaica • Jordan • North Korea • Kuwait • Laos • Lebanon • Lesotho • Liberia • Libya • Luxembourg • Madagascar • Mali • Malta • Mexico • Mongolia • Mozambique • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nicaragua • Nigeria • Peru • Poland • Portugal • Puerto Rico • Romania • San Marino • Sierra Leone • Senegal • Seychelles • Soviet Union • Spain • Sri Lanka • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Syria • Tanzania • Trinidad‑Tobago • Uganda • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yugoslavia • Zambia • Zimbabwe