Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
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The Men's Javelin Throw
event at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
had an entrylist of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group (18 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday July 27, 1980. The qualifying round was staged on Saturday July 26, with the mark set at 80.00 metres.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
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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had an entrylist of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group (18 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday July 27, 1980. The qualifying round was staged on Saturday July 26, with the mark set at 80.00 metres.
Medalists
Schedule
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)Qualification Round 26.07.1980 – 12:25h Final Round 27.07.1980 – 17:15h
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification q qualification by rank DNS did not start NM no mark OR olympic record WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon... |
96.72 m | April 23, 1980 |  Tata, HungaryTata, Hungary Tata is a town in north-western Hungary, Komárom-Esztergom county, northwest from county seat Tatabánya.-Location:Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse and Vértes Mountains, some from the Budapest, the capital. By the virtue of its location, the city is a railway and road junction... |
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| Olympic Record | 94.58 m | July 25, 1976 |  Montreal, Canada |
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Qualification
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 | X | 72.60 | 88.76 | 88.76 m | |
| 2 | 75.24 | 85.82 | — | 85.82 m | |
| 3 | 85.76 | — | — | 85.76 m | |
| 4 | 84.84 | — | — | 84.84 m | |
| 5 | 74.78 | 84.02 | — | 84.02 m | |
| 6 | 83.32 | — | — | 83.32 m | |
| 7 | 82.96 | — | — | 82.96 m | |
| 8 | 63.02 | 76.64 | 82.68 | 82.68 m | |
| 9 | 70.84 | 78.50 | 82.12 | 82.12 m | |
| 10 | X | 80.30 | — | 80.30 m | |
| 11 | 72.12 | X | 78.80 | 78.80 m | |
| 12 | 70.62 | 78.74 | 71.00 | 78.74 m | |
| 13 | 73.30 | 78.34 | X | 78.34 m | |
| 14 | X | 77.20 | 71.94 | 77.20 m | |
| 15 | 69.68 | 75.72 | 76.82 | 76.82 m | |
| 16 | 71.58 | X | 61.66 | 71.58 m | |
| 17 | 54.20 | 63.56 | X | 63.56 m | |
| 18 | X | 51.04 | 47.68 | 51.04 m | |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| X | X | 88.88 | 91.20 | X | X | 91.20 m | ||
| 85.84 | 83.48 | X | 84.40 | 88.04 | 89.64 | 89.64 m | ||
| 86.72 | 73.74 | 84.04 | X | X | X | 86.72 m | ||
| 4 | 86.10 | X | — | X | — | X | 86.10 m | |
| 5 | 85.12 | X | X | 78.14 | X | 82.94 | 85.12 m | |
| 6 | 75.08 | 84.34 | 82.86 | X | X | X | 84.34 m | |
| 7 | 68.44 | 81.02 | 81.44 | 83.50 | 80.42 | 80.96 | 83.50 m | |
| 8 | 76.60 | 74.06 | 81.46 | 81.38 | 82.40 | 76.22 | 82.40 m | |
| 9 | 75.82 | 80.58 | 78.86 | 80.58 m | ||||
| 10 | X | 75.46 | 79.52 | 79.52 m | ||||
| 11 | 77.32 | 74.38 | 79.04 | 79.04 m | ||||
| 12 | 53.56 | 77.34 | X | 77.34 m | ||||
See also
- 1976 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Prague)
- 1980 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
- 1982 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)1982 European Championships in Athletics - Men's JavelinThese are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. There were a total number of 21 competitors. The final was held on 7 September 1982...
- 1983 Men's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)1983 World Championships in Athletics - Men's JavelinThe Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland had a total number of 18 participating athletes, with the final held on 12 August 1983. All results were made with rough surfaced javelin...
- 1984 Men's Olympic Javelin Throw (Los Angeles)Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throwThe Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California had an entrylist of 28 competitors. The final was held on August 5, 1984, and the qualifying round on August 4, 1984 with the qualification mark set at 83.00 metres....
- 1986 Men's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)1986 European Championships in Athletics - Men's JavelinThese are the official results of the Men's javelin throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. There were a total number of 30 competitors. The final was held on 27 August 1986...