Zimbabwe at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Zimbabwe
games=1980 Summer
competitors=42 (23 men and 19 women)
sports=10
flagbearer=
officials=
gold=1
silver=0
bronze=0
total=1
rank=23

Zimbabwe competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation had previously been known as Rhodesia and had competed at three previous Games under that name.

Medalists

Gold

* Sarah English, Maureen George, Ann Grant, Susan Huggett, Patricia McKillop, Brenda Phillips, Christine Prinsloo, Sonia Robertson, Anthea Stewart, Helen Volk, Linda Watson, Elizabeth Chase, Sandra Chick, Gillian Cowley and Patricia Davies — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

Results by event

=Archery=

Zimbabwe sent one archer to its first Olympic competition. He outscored four archers to place 34th.

Men's Individual Competition:
* David Campbell Milne — 2.146 points (34th place)

=Athletics=

Men's 5,000 metres
*Zephaniah Ncube

Men's 10,000 metres
*Kenias Tembo

Men's Marathon
* Tapfumaneyi Jonga:* Final — 2:47:17 (→ 51st place)

* Abel Nkhoma:* Final — 2:53:35 (→ 53rd place)

* Laswell Ngoma:* Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

=Diving=

Men's Springboard
* David Parrington:* Preliminary Round — 416.67 points (→ 24th place, did not advance)

Men's Platform
* David Parrington:* Preliminary Round — 356.76 points (→ 22nd place, did not advance)

Field Hockey

Women's Team Competition

Because of the boycott of the United States and other countries, only one team was available to compete in the Women's Field Hockey competition, the USSR team. A late request was send to the Zimbabwean government, which quickly assembled a team less than a week before the competition started. To everyone's surprise they won, thus claiming Zimbabwe's only medal in the 1980 Games.
* Preliminary Round Robin:* Defeated Poland (4-0):* Drew with Czechoslovakia (2-2):* Defeated Soviet Union (2-0):* Drew with India (1-1):* Defeated Austria (4-1) → Gold Medal
*Team Roster::* Sarah English:* Maureen George:* Ann Grant:* Susan Huggett:* Patricia McKillop:* Brenda Phillips:* Christine Prinsloo:* Sonia Robertson:* Anthea Stewart:* Helen Volk:* Linda Watson:* Elizabeth Chase:* Sandra Chick:* Gillian Cowley :* Patricia Davies

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Freestyle
* Guy Goosen:* Heats — 52.87 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle
* Guy Goosen:* Heats — 1:56.88 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100m Butterfly
* Guy Goosen

Women's 100m Freestyle
* Lynne Tasker

Women's 100m Breaststroke
* Lynne Tasker:* Heats — 1:18.81 (→ did not advance)

Women's 200m Breaststroke
* Lynne Tasker

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/ZIM/summer/1980/ sports-reference]