Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...

competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics

1980 Summer Olympics

The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...

in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, USSR

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. The nation, previously known as Rhodesia

Rhodesia

Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...

, had competed at three Games under that name.

Gold

• Arlene Boxhall, Sarah English
  Sarah English
  Sarah English is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Maureen George
  Maureen George
  Maureen Jean George is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Ann Grant
  Ann Grant
  Ann-Mary Gwynne Grant is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Susan Huggett
  Susan Huggett
  Susan Huggett is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Patricia McKillop
  Patricia McKillop
  Patricia Jean McKillop is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Brenda Phillips
  Brenda Phillips
  Brenda Phillips is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Christine Prinsloo
  Christine Prinsloo
  Christine Seraphine Prinsloo is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Sonia Robertson
  Sonia Robertson
  Sonia Robertson is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
  
  , Anthea Stewart
  Anthea Stewart
  Anthea Dorine Stewart is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national women's team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Helen Volk
  Helen Volk
  Helen Volk is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Linda Watson
  Linda Watson
  Linda Margaret Watson is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Elizabeth Chase
  Elizabeth Chase
  Elizabeth Chase is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:*...
  
  , Sandra Chick
  Sandra Chick
  Alexandra Chick is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  , Gillian Cowley
  Gillian Cowley
  Gillian Cowley is a former hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
   and Patricia Davies
  Patricia Davies
  Patricia Joan Davies is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
   — Field Hockey, Women's Team Competition

Archery

Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the archery range, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The archery schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. Two archery events were contested: men's individual and women's individual...

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

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

Men's 5,000 metres

• Zephaniah Ncube
• Heat — 14:06.7 (→ did not advance)

Men's 10,000 metres

• Kenias Tembo
• Heat — 30:53.8 (→ did not advance)

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

Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics

At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex Swimming Pool, from 20 to 28 July , comprising 67 divers from 23 nations.-Medal summary:...

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)

Women's Team Competition

Because of the boycott by 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
  Sarah English
  Sarah English is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Maureen George
  Maureen George
  Maureen Jean George is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Ann Grant
  Ann Grant
  Ann-Mary Gwynne Grant is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Susan Huggett
  Susan Huggett
  Susan Huggett is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Patricia McKillop
  Patricia McKillop
  Patricia Jean McKillop is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Brenda Phillips
  Brenda Phillips
  Brenda Phillips is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Christine Prinsloo
  Christine Prinsloo
  Christine Seraphine Prinsloo is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Sonia Robertson
  Sonia Robertson
  Sonia Robertson is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow...
  
  
• Anthea Stewart
  Anthea Stewart
  Anthea Dorine Stewart is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national women's team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Helen Volk
  Helen Volk
  Helen Volk is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Linda Watson
  Linda Watson
  Linda Margaret Watson is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Elizabeth Chase
  Elizabeth Chase
  Elizabeth Chase is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.-References:*...
  
  
• Sandra Chick
  Sandra Chick
  Alexandra Chick is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Gillian Cowley
  Gillian Cowley
  Gillian Cowley is a former hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  
• Patricia Davies
  Patricia Davies
  Patricia Joan Davies is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow....
  
  

Swimming

Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Swimming as usual was one of the three Aquatics disciplines at the 1980 Summer Olympics--the other two being Water Polo and Diving. The swimming competition consisted of 26 events: 13 for men and 13 for women. It was held in the Swimming Pool of the Olimpiysky Sports Complex between July 20 and...

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