Seychelles competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
| Seychelles at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | SEY |
| NOC | Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association |
| in Moscow, Soviet Union July 19 – August 3, 1980 | |
| Competitors | 11 in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer | Michael Pillay[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
editNine athletes represented Seychelles in 1980.
Men's 100 metres
- Heat — 10.62 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 21.29 (→ next round)
Men's 400 metres
- Heat — 49.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 m Hurdles
- Heat — 16.36 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Heat — 9:19.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
- Heat — 41.71 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
- Heat — 3:19.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump
- Qualification — 14.21 m (→ did not advance, 20th place out of 23)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat — 13.04 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres
- Heat — 26.91 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat — 2:17.0 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 4:37.9 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
editTwo boxers represented Seychelles in 1980.
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Ramy Zialor
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Leoul Nearaio (Ethiopia) on points (2-3)
Men's Welterweight (67 kg)
- Michael Pillay
- First Round — Defeated Ole Svendsen (Denmark) on points (4-1)
- Second Round — Lost to Mehmet Bogujevci (Yugoslavia) on knock-out in first round
References
edit- ^ "Michael Pillay". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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