Laos at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Laos at the 1980 Summer Olympics
IOC code	LAO
NOC	National Olympic Committee of Lao
in Moscow
Competitors	20 in 3 sports
Flag bearer	Panh Khemanith (Athletics)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Laos competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Results by event

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

• Soutsakhone Somninhom

• Heat — 11.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Sitthixay Sacpraseuth

• Heat — 24.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

• Vongdeuane Phongsavanh

• Heat — 2:05.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk

• Thipsamay Chanthaphone

• Final — 2:20:22.0 (→ 25th place)

Women's 100 metres

• Seuth Khampa

• Heat — 14.62 (→ did not advance)

• Boualong Boungnavong
• Vongdeuane Phongsavanh

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

• Singkham Phongprathith
  1. First Round — Lost to Pedro Manuel Nieves (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)

• Souneat Ouphaphone
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Fayez Zaghloul (Syria) on points (5-0)

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Takto Youtiya Homrasmy
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) after referee stopped contest in first round

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)

• Bounphisith Songkhamphou
  1. First Round — Lost to Kazimierz Adach (Poland) after referee stopped contest in second round

Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)

• Kampanath
  1. First Round — Lost to Farez Halabi (Syria) on points (2-3)

References

• Official Olympic Reports