Uganda at the 1980 Summer Olympics
# Uganda at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

## Medalists

### Silver

* John Mugabi — Boxing, Men's Welterweight

## Athletics

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| John Akii-Bua | 400 m hurdles | 50.87 | 5 Q | — | — | 51.10 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Silver Ayoo | 400 m | 47.78 | 3 Q | 47.03 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charles Dramiga | 400 m | 48.69 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pius Olowo Charles Dramiga John Akii-Bua Silver Ayoo | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.0 | 5 | 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 |
| Justin Arop | Javelin throw | 82.68 | 8 Q | 77.34 | 12 |
| Fidelis Ndyabagye | Long jump | NM | NM | 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 | Rank | Rank |
| Charles Lubulwa | Light Flyweight | — | BYE | György Gedó (HUN) L TKO-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Siryakibbe | Bantamweight | — | Aleksandr Radev (BUL) W TKO-1 | Ali ben Maghenia (FRA) W 5-0 | Bernardo Piñango (VEN) L TKO-2 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Geofrey Nyeko | Lightweight | BYE | Richard Nowakowski (GDR) L TKO-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Munduga | Light Welterweight | — | Nelson José Rodriguez (VEN) W 4-1 | Farouk Jawad (IRQ) L TKO-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Mugabi | Welterweight | — | Georges Koffi (CGO) W TKO-1 | Paul Rasamimanana (MAD) W TKO-1 | Mehmet Bogujevci (YUG) W TKO-1 | Kazimierz Szczerba (POL) W 3-2 | Andrés Aldama (CUB) L 1-4 | |
| George Kabuto | Light Middleweight | — | Seifu Retta (ETH) W 5-0 | Armando Martínez (CUB) L TKO-1 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Peter Odhiambo | Middleweight | — | BYE | John Martins (NGR) W TKO-2 | Jerzy Rybicki (POL) L 0-5 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
