Kuwait competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 56 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
* Heat — 11.28 (â did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
* Heat — did not start (â did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
* Heat — 1:54.6 (â did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
* Heat — 3:57.6 (â did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
* Heat — 53.31 (â did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
* Qualification — 39.26 m (â did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Hammer Throw
* Qualification — 47.40 m (â did not advance, 17th place)
Men's Shot Put
* Qualification — 17.15 m (â did not advance, 14th place)
Men's Long Jump
* Qualification — no mark (â no ranking)
Diving
Men
Fencing
Nine fencers represented Kuwait in 1980.
Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Football
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
* Defeated Nigeria (3-1)
* Drew with Colombia (1-1)
* Drew with Czechoslovakia (0-0)
* Lost to Soviet Union (1-2) â Eliminated
* Ahmad al-Trabulsi
* Mahboub Mubarak
* Jamal al-Qabendi
* Waleed al-Mubarak
* Saed al-Houti
* Fathi Marzouq
* Abdulla al-Biloushi
* Jasem Sultan
* Mu'ayed al-Haddad
* Hamad Bouhamad
* Yousef al-Suwayed
* Ahmad Askar
* Humoud al-Shemmari
* Sami al-Hashash
* Faisal al-Daakhjl
* Abdulnabi al-Khaldi
Handball
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
* Lost to Romania (12-32)
* Lost to Soviet Union (11-38)
* Lost to Switzerland (14-32)
* Lost to Yugoslavia (10-44)
* Lost to Algeria (17-30)
* 11th/12th place: Lost to Cuba (23-32) â 12th place
* Faraj Al-Mutairi
* Khalid Shahzadah
* Saleh Najem
* Fawzi al-Shuwairbat
* Jasem al-Deyab
* Ismaeel Shahzadah
* Jasem Al-Qassar
* Majid Al-Khamis
* Abdel Aziz Al-Anjri
* Mond al-Qassar
* Musa'ed Al-Randi
* Khamis Bashir
* Abdullah Al-Qena'i
* Ahmad al-Emran
Judo
Swimming
Men
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