Zambia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Davison Lishebo400 m hurdles51.737did not advanceBuumba HalwandMarathon2:36:5143did not advanceDamiano MusondaMarathon 2:42:11 48did not advancePatrick ChiwalaMarathonDNFdid not advanceCharles Kachenjela100 m11.035did not advanceAlston Muziyo200 m22.475did not advanceCharles Lupiya400 m48.494 Q47.677did not advanceArchfell Musango 800 m1:51.65did not advance1500 m3:53.7 8did not advanceDamiano Musonda10000 m29:53.69did not advanceCharles LupiyaAlston MuziyoArchfell MusangoDavison Lishebo 4 x 400 m relay3:14.97did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionBogger MushangaTriple jump14.7917did not advance
Boxing
Men AthleteEvent1 Round 2 Round 3 Round QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWebbyego MwanguFlyweightL 0-5did not advanceLucky MutaleBantamweightW 5-0L 0-5did not advanceWinfred KabundaFeatherweightW TKO-1W 4-1L 1-4did not advance5Blackson SiukokoLightweightL 1-4did not advanceTeddy MakofiLight WelterweightL 0-5did not advancePeter TalantiWelterweightW 5-0L TKO-1did not advanceWilson KaomaLight MiddleweightW RSC-2L TKO-2did not advance5Enock ChamaMiddleweightL 2-3did not advance
Football
Men
First round
Group A
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Team Roster Mirade Mwape Milton Muke Kaiser Kalambo Dickson Makwaza Kampela Katumba Evans Katebe Moses Simwala Clement Banda Alex Chola Godfrey Chitalu Pele Kaimana Fredrick Kashimoto Bernard Mutale Moffat Sinkala Stanley Tembo Ghost Mulenga
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Repechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCharles Chibwe−60kgL 0000-1000did not advanceFrancis Mwanza−65kgL 0000-1000did not advanceGeorge Hamaiko−71kgL 0000-1000did not advanceHenry Sichalwe−78kgL 0000-1000did not advanceDonald Muhakatesho−86kgL 0000-1000colspan=2 L 0000-1000did not advance9Rex Chizooma−95kgL 0000-1000colspan=2 L 0000-1000did not advance9
Notes
References Official Olympic Reports