# Zambia at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Zambia competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.

## Athletics
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Davison Lishebo | 400 m hurdles | 51.73 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Buumba Halwand | Marathon | 2:36:51 | 43 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Damiano Musonda | Marathon | 2:42:11 | 48 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Patrick Chiwala | Marathon | DNF | DNF | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charles Kachenjela | 100 m | 11.03 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alston Muziyo | 200 m | 22.47 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charles Lupiya | 400 m | 48.49 | 4 Q | 47.67 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Archfell Musango | 800 m | 1:51.6 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Archfell Musango | 1500 m | 3:53.7 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Damiano Musonda | 10000 m | 29:53.6 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charles Lupiya Alston Muziyo Archfell Musango Davison Lishebo | 4 x 400 m relay | 3:14.9 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Bogger Mushanga | Triple jump | 14.79 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | 1 Round | 2 Round | 3 Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Webby Mwango | Flyweight | BYE | Henryk Średnicki (POL) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lucky Mutale | Bantamweight | Moussa Sangare (MLI) W 5-0 | Dumitru Cipere (ROU) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Winfred Kabunda | Featherweight | BYE | Takto Youtiya Homrasmy (LAO) W TKO-1 | Barry McGuigan (IRL) W 4-1 | Rudi Fink (GDR) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Blackson Siukoko | Lightweight | BYE | George Gilbody (GBR) L 1-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Teddy Makofi | Light Welterweight | BYE | Dietmar Schwarz (GDR) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Talanti | Welterweight | BYE | Tumur Battur (MGL) W 5-0 | Joseph Frost (GBR) L TKO-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wilson Kaoma | Light Middleweight | — | BYE | Jackson Rivera (VEN) W RSC-2 | Jan Franek (TCH) L TKO-2 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Enock Chama | Middleweight | — | BYE | José Gómez Mustelier (CUB) L 2-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Football
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 6 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 |
| Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
* Team Roster
   * Mirade Mwape
   * Milton Muke
   * Kaiser Kalambo
   * Dickson Makwaza
   * Kampela Katumba
   * Evans Katebe
   * Moses Simwala
   * Clement Banda
   * Alex Chola
   * Godfrey Chitalu
   * Pele Kaimana
   * Fredrick Kashimoto
   * Bernard Mutale
   * Moffat Sinkala
   * Stanley Tembo
   * Ghost Mulenga

## Judo
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Charles Chibwe | −60kg | Samir El-Najjar (SYR) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Francis Mwanza | −65kg | Michael Young (AUS) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| George Hamaiko | −71kg | Maurice Nkandem (CMR) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Henry Sichalwe | −78kg | Vladimír Bárta (TCH) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Donald Muhakatesho | −86kg | BYE | Isaac Azcuy (CUB) L 0000-1000 | BYE | BYE | Peter Donnelly (GBR) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Rex Chizooma | −95kg | BYE | Robert Van de Walle (BEL) L 0000-1000 | BYE | BYE | István Szepesi (HUN) L 0000-1000 | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |