Bahamas at the 1980 Summer Paralympics explained

The Bahamas competed at the 1980 Summer Paralympics in Arnhem, Netherlands. The country's delegation consisted of six competitors in two sports, track and field athletics, and swimming. Two of the athletes, Christine Morgan and Olivia Armbrister, competed in both sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's club throw 1B
			Men's discus throw 1B
			Women's 100 metre freestyle 6

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Amoury	Men's 100 m 4	35.64	5	Did not advance
	Men's 800 m 4	5:24.60	5	Did not advance
	Men's slalom 4	Disqualified		Did not advance
Olivia Armbrister	Women's 60 m 5	21.52	4	Did not advance
	Women's discus throw 5	N/A		13.94	8
	Women's javelin throw 5	N/A		11.32	5
	Women's shot put 5	N/A		5.92	7
Elizabeth Burrows	Women's discus throw 4	N/A		9.68	11
	Women's shot put 4	N/A		3.42	13
	Women's slalom 3	1:57.72	9	Did not advance
Christine Morgan	Women's 60 m 5	20.87	6	Did not advance
	Women's discus throw 5	N/A		13.50	10
	Women's javelin throw 5	N/A		9.42	10
	Women's shot put 5	N/A		4.92	11
Charlene Poitier	Women's 60 m 3	19.04	5	Did not advance
	Women's discus throw 3	N/A		11.32	12
	Women's javelin throw 3	N/A		10.12	11
	Women's shot put 3	N/A		3.96	16
	Women's slalom 3	1:31.90	7	Did not advance
John Sands	Men's shot put 1B	N/A		5.59	4
	Men's discus throw 1B	12.26	3	12.26
	Men's club throw 1B	N/A		25.10

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Paralympics.

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Athlete	Events	Heat		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Olivia Armbrister	Women's 100 m freestyle 5	N/A		2:13.06	7
Christine Morgan	Women's 100 m freestyle 6	N/A		2:01.98