Laos at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Laos competed in the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR.

Athletics
Men's 100 metres
 * Soutsakhone Somninhom
 * Heat — 11.69 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres
 * Sitthixay Sacpraseuth
 * Heat — 24.28 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres
 * Vongdeuane Phongsavanh
 * Heat — 2:05.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's 20 km Walk
 * Thipsamay Chanthaphone
 * Final — 2:20:22.0 (→ 25th place)

Women's 100 metres
 * Seuth Khampa
 * Heat — 14.62 (→ did not advance)


 * Boualong Boungnavong
 * Vongdeuane Phongsavanh

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)