Seychelles at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Seychelles at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Flag of Seychelles
IOC code	SEY
NOC	Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
in Moscow, Soviet Union July 19 – August 3, 1980
Competitors	11 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Michael Pillay[1]
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Seychelles competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Athletics

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

• 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

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

1. "Michael Pillay". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.

• Official Olympic Reports