Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.
Men's events
| 100 metres |
10.25 | 10.25 | 10.42 | |||
| 200 metres |
20.19 | 20.21 | 20.29 | |||
| 400 metres |
44.60 | 44.84 | 44.87 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:45.40 | 1:45.85 | 1:45.94 | |||
| 1500 metres |
3:38.40 | 3:38.80 | 3:38.99 | |||
| 5000 metres |
13:20.91 | 13:21.60 | 13:22.00 | |||
| 10,000 metres |
27:42.69 | 27:44.28 | 27:44.64 | |||
| 110 metres hurdles |
13.39 | 13.40 | 13.44 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles |
48.70 | 48.86 | 49.11 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
8:09.70 | 8:12.48 | 8:13.57 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Vladimir Muravyov Nikolay Sidorov Nikolay Sidorov Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sidorov is a former Soviet track and field athlete where he won the soviet 100 metre championships on 2 occasions, he was then the winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... Andrey Prokofyev Andrey Prokofyev Andrey Vassilyevich Prokofyev is a former Soviet athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.At the Moscow Olympics, Prokofyev was fourth in the 110 m hurdles and won the gold medal running the anchoring leg of the Soviet 4x100 m relay team... Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Aksinin Aleksandr Timofeyevich Aksinin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics.Aleksandr Aksinin trained at Dynamo in Leningrad. At the 1976 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal as a member of Soviet 4x100 m relay team. He won silver in 1975, bronze... |
38.26 | Zenon Licznerski Zenon Licznerski Zenon Licznerski was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He was Polish 100/200 metre champion in 1976, 77.He was a member of the Polish sprint relay team that won Gold in the European championship.... Leszek Dunecki Leszek Dunecki Leszek Dunecki was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was polish champion on 6 occasions.He won a European Championship Gold medal in 1978 in the 4x100 metres.... Marian Woronin Marian Woronin Marian Jerzy Woronin is a retired Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time European Indoor Champion in the 60 metres... Krzysztof Zwoliński Krzysztof Zwolinski Krzysztof Zwoliński was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was a Polish 60 metre indoor champion in 1986.... |
38.33 | Patrick Barre Patrick Barré Patrick Barré is a former athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for a France in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union, in the 4 x 100 metre relay, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Antoine Richard, Pascal Barré and Hermann... Pascal Barre Pascal Barré Pascal Barré is a former track and field athlete from France who competed mainly in the 100/200 metres. He was a bronze medalist in the European Junior championships in 1977. He was French 200 metre champion on 3 occasions, and twice indoor 200 metre champion... Hermann Panzo Hermann Panzo Hermann Panzo was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was twice French 100 metre champion.... Antoine Richard Antoine Richard Antoine Richard is a former athlete from France who mainly competed in the 100 metres. He was French 100 metre champion on 5 Occasions, and also 200 metre winner in 1985.He also won the French 60 metres title 5 times as well.... |
38.53 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Viktor Markin Viktor Markin Viktor Fyodorovich Markin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... Remigijus Valiulis Remigijus Valiulis Remigijus Valiulis was a Lithuanian athlete, gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.-Achievements:-References:* . Sports-reference.com.* . Sports Illustrated.... Mikhail Linge Mikhail Linge Mikhail Innokentyevich Linge was a gold medalist in the men's 4x400 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union.... Nikolay Chernetsky Nikolay Chernetsky Nikolay Nikolaevich Chernetsky is a gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Moscow.-References:*... |
3:01.08 | Klaus Thiele Klaus Thiele Klaus Thiele was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Andreas Knebel, Frank Schaffer and Volker Beck.-References:... Andreas Knebel Andreas Knebel Andreas Knebel was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Klaus Thiele, Frank Schaffer and Volker Beck.-References:... Frank Schaffer Frank Schaffer Frank Schaffer is a retired East German athlete who specialized in the 400 metres.He won the bronze medal in the 400 metres at the 1980 Summer Olympics in a lifetime best time of 44.87 seconds... Volker Beck Volker Beck (athlete) Volker Beck is a former East German athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics.... |
3:01.26 | Roberto Tozzi Roberto Tozzi Roberto Tozzi was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Stefano Malinverni, Mauro Zuliani and Pietro Mennea.... Mauro Zuliani Mauro Zuliani Mauro Zuliani was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Stefano Malinverni, Roberto Tozzi and Pietro Mennea.... Stefano Malinverni Stefano Malinverni Stefano Malinverni was an Italian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics, with teammates Mauro Zuliani, Roberto Tozzi and Pietro Mennea.... Pietro Mennea Pietro Mennea Pietro Paolo Mennea is an Italian former sprinter and politician, who was the 1980 Moscow Olympic 200 meter Champion, and also held the 200 m world record for 17 years.-Biography:... |
3:04.54 |
| Marathon |
2:11:03 | 2:11:20 | 2:11:35 | |||
| 20 kilometres walk |
1:23:35.5 | 1:25:45.4 | 1:25:58.2 | |||
| 50 kilometres walk |
3:49.24 | 3:51.25 | 3:56.32 | |||
| Long jump |
8.54 m | 8.21 m | 8.18 m | |||
| Triple jump |
17.35 m | 17.24 m | 17.22 m | |||
| High jump |
2.36 m WR | 2.31 m | 2.31 m | |||
| Pole vault |
5.78 m WR | |
5.65 m | none | -- | |
| Shot put |
21.35 m | 21.08 m | 21.06 m | |||
| Discus throw |
66.64 m | 66.38 m | 66.32 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
91.20 m | 89.64 m | 86.72 m | |||
| Hammer throw |
81.80 m WR | 80.64 m | 78.96 m | |||
| Decathlon |
8495 | 8331 | 8315 |
Women's events
| 100 metres |
11.06 | 11.07 | 11.14 | |||
| 200 metres |
22.03 OR | 22.19 | 22.20 | |||
| 400 metres |
48.88 OR | 49.46 | 49.66 | |||
| 800 metres |
1:53.43 WR | 1:54.81 | 1:55.46 | |||
| 1500 metres |
3:56.56 OR | 3:57.71 | 3:59.52 | |||
| 100 metres hurdles |
12.56 OR | 12.63 | 12.65 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay |
Romy Müller Romy Müller Romy Müller is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres and for the SC Dynamo Berlin and the Sportvereinigung Dynamo.... Bärbel Wöckel Bärbel Wöckel Bärbel Wöckel, née Eckert is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She won four Olympic gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics... Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Auerswald Ingrid Lange, née Brestrich, divorced Auerswald is a retired German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr Marlies Göhr is a former East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years... |
41.60 WR | Vera Komisova Vera Komisova Vera Yakovlevna Komisova, née Nikitina is a retired hurdler. Her career highlight came in 1980 when she won the Olympic gold medal.-References:**... Lyudmila Maslakova Vera Anisimova Vera Anisimova Vera Anisimova is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.Anisimova trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Moscow... Natalya Bochina Natalya Bochina Natalya Valeryevna Bochina is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. Bochina trained at Dynamo in Leningrad.... |
42.10 | Heather Hunte Heather Hunte Heather Oakes is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She was born in Hackney, London and joined the Haringey Athletics Club... Kathy Smallwood Beverley Goddard Beverley Goddard Beverley Lanita Callender is a British athlete who competed for Great Britain and Reading Athletic Club mainly in the 100 metres 200 metres and 4x100m Relay.... Sonia Lannaman Sonia Lannaman Sonia May Lannaman is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed in her first Olympics in 1972 where she set a British junior record of 11.45 sec. In 1973 she became European junior champion winning gold in the 100 metres followed by a bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay... |
42.43 |
| 4×400 metres relay |
Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Prorochenko is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.Prorochenko trained at VSS Kolos in Zaporozhye... Tatyana Goishchik Nina Ziuskova Irina Nazarova |
3:20.12 | Barbara Krug Barbara Krug Barbara Krug is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1978 European Championships she won a gold medal in the 4x400 m relay, together with teammates Christiane Marquardt, Christina Lathan and Marita Koch... Gabriele Löwe Gabriele Löwe Gabriele Löwe, née Kotte is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow she finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Barbara Krug, Christina Brehmer and Marita Koch.She... Christina Lathan Marita Koch Marita Koch Marita Koch , is a former sprint track and field athlete... |
3:20.35 | Linsey MacDonald Linsey MacDonald Linsey MacDonald is a former Scottish sprinter from Dunfermline, Fife, who specialised in the 400 metres. She was nicknamed "The Fife Flyer" during her career.... Michelle Probert Michelle Scutt Michelle Scutt is a former British Olympic athlete. Competing for Wales at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, she won a silver medal in the 400 metres, behind Australia's Raelene Boyle.... Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Joslyn Hoyte-Smith is a former British 400m athlete. She competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where, as part of the women's 4 x 400m relay team, she won a bronze medal. She also ran in the 4 x 400m relay team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was the winner of the 400m at... Donna Hartley Donna Hartley Donna Hartley-Wass, born Donna-Marie Louise Murray and formerly known as Donna Hartley is a British athlete.She was born in Southampton, England in 1955. She was a south of England sprint champion, and won the AAA's 200 metres in 1972 then the 400 metres in 75. In 1977 she was U.K. 400 metres... |
3:27.74 |
| Long jump |
7.06 m | 7.04 m | 7.01 m | |||
| High jump |
1.97 m | 1.94 m | 1.94 m | |||
| Shot put |
22.41 m OR | 21.42 m | 21.20 m | |||
| Discus throw |
69.96 m | 67.90 m | 67.40 m | |||
| Javelin throw |
68.40 m | 67.76 m | 66.56 m | |||
| Pentathlon |
5083 WR | 4937 | 4875 |
Medal table
| 1 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 | |
| 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |