Uganda competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. The nation returned to the Olympic Games after boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics.
John Mugabi — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Pius Olowo, Charles Dramiga, John Akii-Bua, and Silver Ayoo
Heat — 3:07.0 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400 m Hurdles
John Akii-Bua
Heat — 50.87
Semifinals — 51.10 (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Fidelis Ndyabagye
Qualification — no mark (→ no ranking)
Men's Javelin Throw
Justin Arop
Qualification — 82.68 m
Final — 77.34 m (→ 12th place)
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Charles Lubulwa
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to György Gedó (Hungary) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
John Siryakibbe
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Defeated Aleksandr Radev (Bulgaria) after referee stopped contest in first round
Third Round — Defeated Ali ben Maghenia (France) on points (5-0)
Quarter Finals — Lost to Bernardo Piñango (Venezuela) after knock-out in second round
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Geofrey Nyeko
First Round — Bye
Second Round — Lost to Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) after referee stopped contest in first round
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
John Munduga
First Round — Defeated Nelson José Rodriguez (Venezuela) on points (4-1)
Second Round — Lost to Farouk Jawad (Iraq) after knock-out in first round
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
John Mugabi — Silver Medal
First Round — Defeated Georges Koffi (Congo) after knock-out in first round
Second Round — Defeated Paul Rasamimanana (Madagascar) after knock-out in second round
Quarterfinals — Defeated Mehmet Bogujevci (Yugoslavia) after knock-out in first round
Semifinals — Defeated Kazimierz Szczerba (Poland) on points (3-2)
Final — Lost to Andrés Aldama (Cuba) on points (1-4)
