Laos competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.
| Laos at the 1980 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | LAO |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Lao |
| in Moscow | |
| Competitors | 20 in 3 sports |
| Flag bearer | Panh Khemanith (Athletics) |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 100 metres
- Heat — 11.69 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200 metres
- Heat — 24.28 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Heat — 2:05.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's 20 km Walk
- Final — 2:20:22.0 (→ 25th place)
Women's 100 metres
- Heat — 14.62 (→ did not advance)
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
- Singkham Phongprathith
- First Round — Lost to Pedro Manuel Nieves (Venezuela) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Souneat Ouphaphone
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Fayez Zaghloul (Syria) on points (5-0)
Men's Featherweight (57 kg)
- Takto Youtiya Homrasmy
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Winfred Kabunda (Zambia) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
- Bounphisith Songkhamphou
- First Round — Lost to Kazimierz Adach (Poland) after referee stopped contest in second round
Men's Light-Welterweight (63,5 kg)
- Kampanath
- First Round — Lost to Farez Halabi (Syria) on points (2-3)