Mongolia at the
1980 Summer Olympics
IOC codeMGL
NOCMongolian National Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.mn (in Mongolian)
in Moscow
Competitors43 (39 men and 4 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearer Zevegiin Düvchin
Medals
Ranked 27th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Mongolia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 43 competitors, 39 men and 4 women, took part in 41 events in 8 sports.[1]

Medalists

Silver

Jamtsyn Davaajav on top of Valentin Raychev (Bulgaria), who in the end won gold in 1980

Bronze

Archery

In the third time they competed in archery at the Olympics, Mongolia entered two men and two women. Both of the men were returning veterans from the 1976 games while both of the women were Olympic rookies. The men both improved upon their scores and ranks from four years before.
Women's Individual Competition:


Men's Individual Competition:

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight ( 48 kg)

Men's Flyweight ( 51 kg)

Men's Bantamweight ( 54 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to Joseph Ahanda (Cameroon) after referee stopped contest in third round

Men's Featherweight ( 57 kg)

Men's Lightweight ( 60 kg)

Men's Light-Welterweight ( 63,5 kg)

  • First Round Bye
  • Second Round Lost to William Lyimo (Tanzania) on points (0-5)

Cycling

Five cyclists represented Mongolia in 1980.

Individual road race
Team time trial

Gymnastics

Judo

Shooting

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "Mongolia at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.


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