Seychelles at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SEY
Nocname:	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
Games:	Summer Olympics
Games Link:	1980 Summer Olympics
Date:	July 19 – August 3, 1980
Year:	1980
Flagcaption:	Flag of Seychelles
Location:	Moscow, Soviet Union
Competitors:	11
Sports:	2
Flagbearer:	Michael Pillay^[1]
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

Seychelles competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics. 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

• 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

See main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Two boxers represented Seychelles in 1980.

Men's Featherweight (57 kg)

• Ramy Zialor
  1. First Round - Bye
  2. Second Round - Lost to Leoul Nearaio (Ethiopia) on points (2-3)

Men's Welterweight (67 kg)

• Michael Pillay
  1. First Round - Defeated Ole Svendsen (Denmark) on points (4-1)
  2. Second Round - Lost to Mehmet Bogujevci (Yugoslavia) on knock-out in first round

References

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michael Pillay . olympedia.org . 6 January 2024.