Kuwait competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 56 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.[1]
| Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | KUW |
| NOC | Kuwait Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 56 in 7 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (2016) | |
Athletics
editMen's 100 metres
- Heat — 11.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:54.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 3:57.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Heat — 53.31 (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 39.26 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Qualification — 47.40 m (→ did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualification — 17.15 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — no mark (→ no ranking)
Diving
editMen's Platform
- Abdullah Mayouf
- Preliminary Round — 326.34 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)
Fencing
editNine fencers represented Kuwait in 1980.
Football
edit- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Defeated Nigeria (3-1)
- Drew with Colombia (1-1)
- Drew with Czechoslovakia (0-0)
- Quarter Finals
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-2) → Eliminated
- Team Roster
Handball
edit- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- Lost to Romania (12-32)
- Lost to Soviet Union (11-38)
- Lost to Switzerland (14-32)
- Lost to Yugoslavia (10-44)
- Lost to Algeria (17-30)
- Classification Match
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Cuba (23-32) → 12th place
- Team Roster
Judo
editSwimming
editMen's 100m Freestyle
- Adham Hemdan
- Heats — 53,00 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Adham Hemdan
- Heats — 2.07,51 (→ did not advance)
References
edit- ^ "Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.