Afghanistan at the 1980 Summer Olympics

While many nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Communist government of Afghanistan sent a team to Moscow.[1]

Afghanistan at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAFG
NOCAfghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Moscow
Competitors11 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Ibrahim Shudzandin
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ahmad Nesar −54 kg Bye   Mohamed (ETH)
L PTS
did not advance 17
Esmail Mohammad −57 kg Bye   Fink (GDR)
L KO1
did not advance 17
Rabani Ghulam −60 kg   Jo-Ung (PRK)
L TKO2
did not advance 17

Wrestling

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Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Mohammad Aktar −48 kg   Jabbar (IRQ)
W Fall
  Falandys (POL)
L 0-4
  Se-Hong (PRK)
L 0-4
did not advance 9
Mohammad Aynutdin −52 kg   Efremov (YUG)
L Fall
  Thieng (VIE)
W Fall
  Dok-Ryong (PRK)
L 1-3
did not advance 9
Mohammad Halilula −57 kg   Hurtado (PER)
L 1-3
  Neagu (ROM)
L Forfeit
did not advance 12
Khojawahid Zahedi −74 kg   Fawaz (SYR)
W Fall
  Steingräber (GDR)
L Fall
Withdrew 11
Ahmadjan Khasan −82 kg   Mazur (POL)
L DQ
Withdrew 14
Ibrahim Shudzandin −90 kg   Tserentogtokh (MGL)
L DQ
  Diop (SEN)
L Fall
did not advance 11
Men's Greco-Roman
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ghulam Sanay −62 kg   Tóth (HUN)
L Fall
  Mygiakis (GRE)
L DQ
did not advance 11
Sakhidad Hamidi −68 kg   Supron (POL)
L DQ
  Bold (MGL)
L DQ
did not advance 13

References

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  1. ^ "Carter reacts to Soviet intervention in Afghanistan - HISTORY".