These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres

800 metres

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 event at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal...

 in Moscow

Moscow

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, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

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. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, three semifinals and the final held on Saturday July 26, 1980.

Medallists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World Record	1:42.33	Sebastian Coe	Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...  (NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... )	July 5, 1979
Olympic Record	1:43.50	Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles....	Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...  (CAN Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... )	July 25, 1976

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		1:45.4
		1:45.9
		1:46.0
4.		1:46.2
5.		1:46.9
6.		1:47.0
7.		1:47.3
8.		1:49.3

Semifinals

• Held on Friday 1980-07-25

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		1:46.6
  2.		1:46.9
  3.		1:46.9
  4.		1:47.6
  5.		1:47.6
  6.		1:48.1
  7.		1:48.1
  8.		1:48.2

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:46.7
2.		1:46.7
3.		1:47.3
4.		1:47.4
5.		1:48.2
6.		1:49.7
7.		1:51.5
8.		1:51.9

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		1:46.6
2.		1:47.2
3.		1:47.3
4.		1:47.6
5.		1:47.8
6.		1:48.7
7.		1:48.8
8.		1:49.0

Qualifying Heats

• Held on Thursday 1980-07-24

  RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
  1.		1:49.4
  2.		1:49.5
  3.		1:49.6
  4.		1:49.8
  5.		1:50.3
  6.		1:52.5
  7.		1:56.1

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		1:47.5
2.		1:47.5
3.		1:47.5
4.		1:47.9
5.		1:49.6
6.		1:51.1
7.		1:54.6

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		1:47.4
2.		1:47.9
3.		1:48.2
4.		1:48.5
5.		1:49.9
6.		1:50.5
7.		1:54.6

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		1:48.5
2.		1:48.5
3.		1:48.7
4.		1:48.9
5.		1:51.6
6.		1:52.3
7.		2:04.4

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		1:48.9
2.		1:49.2
3.		1:49.3
4.		1:50.0
5.		1:52.7
6.		1:59.9

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		1:49.6
2.		1:49.9
3.		1:50.4
4.		1:51.1
5.		1:58.9
6.		2:05.5
7.		2:06.5

See also

• 1978 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Prague)
• 1982 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece.-Final:-See also:* 1978 Men's European Championships 800 metres * 1980 Men's Olympic 800 metres...
  
  
• 1983 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
  1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the men's 800 metres event at the 1983 IAAF World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 60 participating athletes, with eight qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on 9 August 1983....
  
  
• 1984 Men's Olympic Games 800 metres (Los Angeles)
  Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:-Records:...
  
  
• 1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's 800 metres
  These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 28 August 1986.-Final:-Semifinals:-See also:* 1984 Men's Olympic 800 metres...