Seychelles competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
Athletics
Nine athletes represented Seychelles in 1980.
Men's 100 metres Marc Larose Heat — 10.62 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres Casimir Pereira Heat — 21.29 (→ next round)
Men's 400 metres Régis Tranquille Heat — 49.34 (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon Albert Marie Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Men's 110 m Hurdles Antonio Gopal Heat — 16.36 (→ did not advance)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase Albert Marie Heat — 9:19.7 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay Marc La Rose, Regis Tranquille, Casimir Pereira and Vincent Confait Heat — 41.71 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay Vincent Confait, Regis Tranquille, Marc La Rose and Casimir Pereira Heat — 3:19.2 (→ did not advance)
Men's Triple Jump Arthure Agathine Qualification — 14.21 m (→ did not advance, 20th place out of 23)
Women's 100 metres Bessey de Létourdie Heat — 13.04 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200 metres Bessey de Létourdie Heat — 26.91 (→ did not advance)
Women's 800 metres Margaret Morel Heat — 2:17.0 (→ did not advance)
Women's 1,500 metres Margaret Morel Heat — 4:37.9 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Two boxers represented Seychelles in 1980.
Men's Featherweight (57 kg) Ramy Zialor First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Leoul Neeraio (Ethiopia) on points (2-3)
Men's Welterweight (67 kg) Michael Pillay First Round — Defeated Ole Svendsen (Denmark) on points (4-1) Second Round — Lost to Mehmet Bogujevci (Yugoslavia) on knock-out in first round
References
Official Olympic Reports