Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held from July 27, 1980 and on July 30, 1980.[1]

Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Lenin Stadium
Dates27 July 1980 (heats)
28 July 1980 (quarter-finals and semi-finals)
30 July 1980 (final)
Competitors57 from 38 nations
Winning time44.60
Medalists
Viktor Markin
 Soviet Union
Rick Mitchell
 Australia
Frank Schaeffer
 East Germany
Athletics at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Final
RANK FINAL TIME
 Viktor Markin (URS) 44.60
 Rick Mitchell (AUS) 44.84
 Frank Schaffer (GDR) 44.87
4.  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 45.09
5.  Fons Brydenbach (BEL) 45.10
6.  Mike Solomon (TRI) 45.55
7.  David Jenkins (GBR) 45.56
8.  Joseph Coombs (TRI) 46.33

Semifinals
  • Held on Tuesday July 29, 1980
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Fons Brijdenbach (BEL) 45.46
2.  Rick Mitchell (AUS) 45.48
3.  David Jenkins (GBR) 45.59
4.  Mike Solomon (TRI) 45.61
5.  Dele Udo (NGR) 45.88
6.  Nikolay Chernetskiy (URS) 45.94
7.  Mauro Zuliani (ITA) 46.01
8.  Karel Kolář (TCH) 46.11


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Frank Schaffer (GDR) 45.47
2.  Viktor Markin (URS) 45.60
3.  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 45.95
4.  Joseph Coombs (TRI) 45.96
5.  Viktor Burakov (URS) 45.97
6.  Didier Dubois (FRA) 46.72
7.  Jens Smedegaard Hansen (DEN) 47.00
8.  Alan Bell (GBR) 48.50

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals were held on 28 July 1980. The top four in each heat advanced to the semi finals.

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Rick Mitchell (AUS) 45.73
2.  Fons Brijdenbach (BEL) 45.88
3.  Jens Smedegaard Hansen (DEN) 45.89
4.  Dele Udo (NGR) 46.18
5.  Francis Demarthon (FRA) 46.38
6.  Jozo Alebić (YUG) 46.60
7.  Charles Lupiya (ZAM) 47.67
8.  Stefano Malinverni (ITA) 47.79


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Viktor Markin (URS) 45.58
2.  Joseph Coombs (TRI) 45.81
3.  Mauro Zuliani (ITA) 45.93
4.  Alan Bell (GBR) 46.17
5.  Andrzej Stępień (POL) 46.31
6.  Eddy De Leeuw (BEL) 46.47
7.  Derrick Peynado (JAM) 46.50
8.  Marcel Klarenbeek (NED) 46.81


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Frank Schaffer (GDR) 46.15
2.  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 46.23
3.  Viktor Burakov (URS) 46.23
4.  Didier Dubois (FRA) 46.60
5.  Silver Ayoo (UGA) 47.03
6.  Bert Cameron (JAM) 47.31
7.  Glen Cohen (GBR) 47.35
8.  Jacques Borlée (BEL) 47.73


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  David Jenkins (GBR) 45.99
2.  Mike Solomon (TRI) 46.12
3.  Karel Kolář (TCH) 46.27
4.  Nikolay Chernetskiy (URS) 46.30
5.  Roberto Tozzi (ITA) 46.73
6.  Hope Ezeigbo (NGR) 46.88
7.  Ian Stapleton (JAM) 47.64
8.  Hussain Ali Nasayyif (IRQ) 48.50

Round one

Eight Round One heats were held at the Lenin Stadium on Sunday 27 July 1980. The first four in each heat progressed to the Quarter Finals.

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  David Jenkins (GBR) 46.67
2.  Karel Kolář (TCH) 47.26
3.  Francis Demarthon (FRA) 47.43
4.  Eddy De Leeuw (BEL) 47.59
5.  Charles Dramiga (UGA) 48.69
6.  Asfaw Deble (ETH) 49.77


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Bert Cameron (JAM) 47.54
2.  Didier Dubois (FRA) 47.57
3.  Silver Ayoo (UGA) 47.78
4.  Charles Lupiya (ZAM) 48.49
5.  Horia Toboc (ROU) 49.90
6.  Léopold Hounkanrin (BEN) 51.04
7.  Joseph Ramotshabi (BOT) 51.49


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Dele Udo (NGR) 46.48
2.  Joseph Coombs (TRI) 46.55
3.  Rick Mitchell (AUS) 46.63
4.  Jens Smedegaard Hansen (DEN) 47.01
5.  Jimmy Massallay (SLE) 49.68
6.  El-Mehdi Sallah Diab (LBA) 49.89
7.  Panh Khemanith (LAO) 53.74


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Derrick Peynado (JAM) 47.37
2.  Fons Brijdenbach (BEL) 47.72
3.  Andrzej Stępień (POL) 47.99
4.  Glen Cohen (GBR) 48.35
5.  Régis Tranquille (SEY) 49.34
6.  Mohamed Diakité (GUI) 49.59


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Viktor Markin (URS) 46.88
2.  Mike Solomon (TRI) 47.24
3.  Hope Ezeigbo (NGR) 47.46
4.  Jacques Borlée (BEL) 47.77
5.  Mohamed El-Abed (SYR) 50.47
6.  Sahr Kendor (SLE) 52.98


RANK HEAT 6 TIME
1.  Jozo Alebić (YUG) 47.61
2.  Stefano Malinverni (ITA) 47.63
3.  Ian Stapleton (JAM) 47.97
4.  Hussain Ali Nasayyif (IRQ) 48.03
5.  Harry Schulting (NED) 48.53
6.  William Akabi-Davis (SLE) 50.80


RANK HEAT 7 TIME
1.  Frank Schaffer (GDR) 46.13
2.  Viktor Burakov (URS) 46.41
3.  Alberto Juantorena (CUB) 46.69
4.  Roberto Tozzi (ITA) 47.01
5.  Jerzy Pietrzyk (POL) 47.18
6.  Geraldo José Pegado (BRA) 48.71


RANK HEAT 8 TIME
1.  Nikolay Chernetskiy (URS) 47.04
2.  Mauro Zuliani (ITA) 47.16
3.  Marcel Klarenbeek (NED) 47.67
4.  Alan Bell (GBR) 47.38
5.  Oddur Sigurðsson (ISL) 47.39
6.  Isidoro Hornillos (ESP) 47.45

See also
  • 1976 Men's Olympic 400 metres (Montreal)
  • 1978 Men's European Championships 400 metres (Prague)
  • 1982 Men's European Championships 400 metres (Athens)
  • 1983 Men's World Championships 400 metres (Helsinki)
  • 1984 Men's Olympic 400 metres (Los Angeles)

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.