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

While many nations boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the country's pro-Soviet puppet government sent a team to Moscow.[1]

Boxing

Further information: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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

Main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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

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