India at the 1980 Summer Olympics
| India at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | IND |
| NOC | Indian Olympic Association |
| Website | olympic |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 76 (58 men, 18 women) in 8 sports |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
|
| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
India competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.[1][2][3]
Competitors[edit]
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 |
| Basketball | 12 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Equestrian | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 | 2 |
| Shooting | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 56 | 18 | 74 | 29 |
Medalists[edit]
Field Hockey[edit]
- Vasudevan Baskaran (captain), Allan Schofield, Bir Bhadur Chettri, Sylvanus Dung Dung, Davinder Singh, Gurmail Singh, Ravinder Pal Singh, Sommayya Maneypande, Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, Charanjit Kumar, Merwyn Fernandes, Amarjit Singh Rana, Mohamed Shahid, Zafar Iqbal, and Surinder Singh Sodhi — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition.
Results by event[edit]
Athletics[edit]
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 22.39 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:49.8
- Semifinals — 1:49.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Heat — 3:55.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 10,000 metres
- Heat — 29:45.8 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Final — 2:22:08 (→ 31st place)
- Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's Shot Put
- Qualification — 17.05 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 1:38:27.2 (→ 18th place)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat — 12.27 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres
- Heat — 2:06.6 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres
- Heat — did not start (→ did not advance)
Basketball[edit]
Men's Team Competition[edit]
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Lost to Soviet Union (65-121)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (65-133)
- Lost to Brazil (64-137)
- Semi Final Round (Group B)
- Lost to Poland (67-113)
- Lost to Senegal (59-81)
- Lost to Sweden (63-119)
- Lost to Australia (75-93) → 12th place
- Team Roster:
Boxing[edit]
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Thapa Birender Singh
- First Round — Lost to Dietmar Geilich (East Germany) on points (2-3)
Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
- Amala Dass
- First Round — Lost to Yo Ryon-Sik (North Korea) on points (0-5)
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Ganapathy Manoharan
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Defeated Samba Jacob Diallo (Guinea) on points (4-1)
- Third Round — Lost to Geraldi Issaick (Tanzania) after referee stopped contest in second round
Hockey[edit]
Men's Team Competition[edit]
- Preliminary Round
- India defeated Tanzania 18-0
- India drew Poland 2-2
- India drew Spain 2-2
- India defeated Cuba 13-0
- India defeated Soviet Union 4-2
- Final
- India defeated Spain 4-3 →
Gold Medal
- India defeated Spain 4-3 →
Women's Team Competition[edit]
- Preliminary Round Robin
- Defeated Austria (2-0)
- Defeated Poland (4-0)
- Lost to Czechoslovakia (1-2)
- Drew with Zimbabwe (1-1)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1-3) → 4th place
- Team Roster:
References[edit]
- ^ "Mohammed Shahid Was The Reason India Won 1980 Olympics Gold: Zafar Iqbal". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "India regains lost glory". Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ "India sinks spain for gold". Retrieved 1 May 2022.