Sporting event delegation
Kuwait competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 56 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.[1]
Athletics
Men'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
Men's Platform
- Preliminary Round — 326.34 points (→ 23rd place, did not advance)
Fencing
Nine fencers represented Kuwait in 1980.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
Football
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
Handball
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
- 11th/12th place: Lost to Cuba (23-32) → 12th place
Judo
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Heats — 53,00 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Heats — 2.07,51 (→ did not advance)
References
- ^ "Kuwait at the 1980 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
External links
Nigeria (3-1)
Colombia (1-1)
Czechoslovakia (0-0)
Soviet Union (1-2) → Eliminated