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

These are the official results of the women's 400 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 25, 1980, and on July 28, 1980.[1]

Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueLenin Central Stadium
Dates25 July 1980 (heats)
27 July 1980 (semi-finals)
28 July 1980 (final)
Competitors39 from 22 nations
Winning time48.88 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Marita Koch
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jarmila Kratochvílová
 Czechoslovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christina Lathan
 East Germany
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Final

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  • Held on Monday July 28, 1980
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
  Marita Koch   East Germany 48.88 OR
  Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia 49.46
  Christina Lathan   East Germany 49.66
4 Irina Nazarova   Soviet Union 50.07
5 Nina Zyuskova   Soviet Union 50.17
6 Gabriele Löwe   East Germany 51.33
7 Pirjo Häggman   Finland 51.35
8 Linsey MacDonald   Great Britain 52.40

Semifinals

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  • Held on Sunday July 27, 1980
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Marita Koch   East Germany 50.57
2 Gabriele Löwe   East Germany 50.85
3 Pirjo Häggman   Finland 51.02
4 Nina Zyuskova   Soviet Union 51.12
5 Lyudmila Chernova   Soviet Union 51.30
6 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith   Great Britain 51.47
7 Małgorzata Dunecka   Poland 51.93
8 Rositsa Stamenova   Bulgaria 52.96


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Christina Lathan   East Germany 50.16
2 Irina Nazarova   Soviet Union 50.18
3 Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia 50.79
4 Linsey MacDonald   Great Britain 51.60
5 Michelle Probert   Great Britain 51.89
6 Ilona Pál   Hungary 51.99
7 Grażyna Oliszewska   Poland 52.36
8 Irena Szewińska   Poland 53.13

Heats

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  • Held on Friday July 25, 1980
Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Christina Lathan   East Germany 51.33
2 Ilona Pál   Hungary 51.99
3 Michelle Probert   Great Britain 52.16
4 Svobodka Damyanova   Bulgaria 52.23
5 Niculina Lazarciuc   Romania 52.52
6 Ann-Louise Skoglund   Sweden 52.78
7 Kehinde Vaughan   Nigeria 53.54
8 Eugenia Osho-Williams   Sierra Leone 1:00.44


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Nina Ziuskova   Soviet Union 51.42
2 Linsey MacDonald   Great Britain 52.57
3 Rositsa Stamenova   Bulgaria 52.71
4 Maria Samungi   Romania 52.89
5 Sophie Malbranque   France 53.46
6 Hala El-Moughrabi   Syria 59.33
7 Xiomara Larios   Nicaragua 1:01.50


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Irina Nazarova   Soviet Union 51.66
2 Pirjo Häggman   Finland 52.56
3 Irena Szewińska   Poland 52.57
4 Karoline Käfer   Austria 52.82
5 Erica Rossi   Italy 52.98
6 Judit Forgács   Hungary 53.06
7 Marième Boye   Senegal 55.16


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith   Great Britain 52.24
2 Gabriele Löwe   East Germany 52.43
3 Grażyna Oliszewska   Poland 52.62
4 Mary Akinyemi   Nigeria 52.64
5 Elena Tărîţă   Romania 52.96
6 Malena Andonova   Bulgaria 53.30
7 Anne Michel   Belgium 54.22
8 Acacia Mate   Mozambique 1:00.90


Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Jarmila Kratochvílová   Czechoslovakia 51.04
2 Marita Koch   East Germany 51.06
3 Lyudmila Chernova   Soviet Union 51.51
4 Małgorzata Dunecka   Poland 51.84
5 Rosine Wallez   Belgium 52.00
6 Gloria Ayanlaja   Nigeria 53.55
7 Ruth Williams-Simpson   Jamaica 55.59
8 Trần Thị Ngọc Anh   Vietnam 1:00.62

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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