Uganda at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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Uganda at the Olympic Games

Flag of Uganda
IOC code  UGA
NOC Uganda Olympic Committee
At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Competitors 14
Medals
Rank: 32		 Gold
0		 Silver
1		 Bronze
0		 Total
1
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
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Uganda competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Contents

[edit] Medals

[edit] Silver

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Justin Arop
  • Qualification — 82.68 m
  • Final — 77.34 m (→ 12th place)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Charles Lubulwa
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to György Gedó (Hungary) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • John Siryakibbe
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Defeated Aleksandr Radev (Bulgaria) after referee stopped contest in first round
    3. Third Round — Defeated Ali ben Maghenia (France) on points (5-0)
    4. Quarter Finals — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) after knock-out in second round


Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • Geofrey Nyeko
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) after referee stopped contest in first round


Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)

  • John Munduga
    1. First Round — Defeated Nelson José Rodriguez (Venezuela) on points (4-1)
    2. Second Round — Lost to Farouk Chanchoun Jawad (Iraq) after knock-out in first round


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

  • John Mugabi — Silver Silver Medal
    1. First Round — Defeated Georges Koffi (Congo) after knock-out in first round
    2. Second Round — Defeated Paul Rasamimanana (Madagscar) after knock-out in second round
    3. Quarterfinals — Defeated Mehmet Bogujevci (Yugoslavia) after knock-out in first round
    4. Semifinals — Defeated Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) on points (3-2)
    5. Final — Lost to Andres Aldama (Cuba) on points (1-4)

[edit] References


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