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

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Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Central Lenin Stadium
Dates27 July 1980 (heats)
28 July 1980 (quarter-finals and semi-finals)
30 July 1980 (final)
Competitors50 from 32 nations
Winning time44.60
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Markin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Rick Mitchell
Olympic flag.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Frank Schaffer
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1976
1984  

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held from July 27 to July 30, 1980. [1] Fifty athletes from 32 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.24 seconds by Viktor Markin of the Soviet Union, the nation's first title in the men's 400 metres and first medal in the event since 1956. With the United States boycotting the Games, the country was not represented on the podium for the first time since 1920. Australia earned its first medal in the event with Rick Mitchell's silver, while East Germany won its first medal with Frank Schaffer's bronze, which was the first medal by any German since the United Team took silvers in 1956 and 1960.

Background

This was the nineteenth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Defending gold medalist from 1976 Alberto Juantorena of Cuba returned to try to repeat without competition from the Americans, but with an Achilles tendon injury from 1979. Other returning finalists were fourth-place finisher Fons Brijdenbach of Belgium, sixth-place finisher Rick Mitchell of Australia, and seventh-place finisher David Jenkins of Great Britain. The field was relatively open, with no clear favorite. [2]

Botswana, Guinea, Laos, Libya, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, and Syria appeared in this event for the first time. Great Britain made its seventeenth appearance in the event, most of any present in Moscow but still one behind the United States at 18.

Competition format

The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was available but not used because there were eight first-round heats, making for even advancement. Each heat has six or seven runners, with the top four advancing. The four quarterfinals each had eight runners; the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals, with no "fastest loser" spots. The semifinals featured two heats of eight runners each. The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making an eight-man final. [2] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Lee Evans  (USA)43.86 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Lee Evans  (USA)43.86 Mexico City, Mexico 18 October 1968

No world or Olympic records were set during this event.

Schedule

The quarterfinals were moved to the second day (along with the semifinals) after one time on the first day in 1976.

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 27 July 198011:30Round 1
Monday, 28 July 198011:00
19:30
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Wednesday, 30 July 198018:40Final

Results

Round 1

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

Heat 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 David Jenkins Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 46.67Q
25 Karel Kolář Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 47.26Q
32 Francis Demarthon Olympic flag.svg  France 47.43Q
43 Eddy De Leeuw Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 47.59Q
57 Charles Dramiga Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 48.69
64Asfaw DebleFlag of Ethiopia (1975-1987).svg  Ethiopia 49.77
Constantino Reis Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique DNS

Heat 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.54Q
23 Didier Dubois Olympic flag.svg  France 47.57Q
34 Silver Ayoo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 47.78Q
46 Charles Lupiya Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 48.49Q
57 Horia Toboc Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 49.90
62Léopold HounkanrinFlag of Benin (1975-1990).svg  Benin 51.04
75 Joseph Ramotshabi Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 51.49

Heat 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
11 Dele Udo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.48Q
27 Joseph Coombs Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.55Q
33 Rick Mitchell Olympic flag.svg  Australia 46.63Q
45 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Olympic flag.svg  Denmark 47.01Q
54 Jimmy Massallay Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 49.68
66El-Mehdi Sallah DiabFlag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 49.89
72Panh KhemanithFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 53.74

Heat 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Derrick Peynado Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.37Q
23 Fons Brydenbach Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 47.72Q
31 Andrzej Stępień Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47.99Q
42 Glen Cohen Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 48.35Q
56 Régis Tranquille Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Seychelles 49.34
65Mohamed DiakitéFlag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 49.59
Emmanuel Bitanga Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNS

Heat 5

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
13 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.88Q
21 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 47.24Q
36 Hope Ezeigbo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 47.46Q
44 Jacques Borlée Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 47.77Q
52Mohamed El-AbedFlag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria 50.47
65 Sahr Kendor Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 52.98
Koen Gijsbers Olympic flag.svg  Netherlands DNS

Heat 6

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
14 Jozo Alebić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 47.61Q
22 Stefano Malinverni Olympic flag.svg  Italy 47.63Q
33 Ian Stapleton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.97Q
46Hussain Ali NasayyifFlag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq 48.03Q
55 Harry Schulting Olympic flag.svg  Netherlands 48.53
61 William Akabi-Davis Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 50.80
Ramyan al-RamianFlag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait DNS

Heat 7

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Frank Schaffer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 46.13Q
25 Viktor Burakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.41Q
34 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 46.69Q
43 Roberto Tozzi Olympic flag.svg  Italy 47.01Q
56 Jerzy Pietrzyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 47.18
61 Geraldo José Pegado Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil 48.71
Ruben Inacio Flag of Angola.svg  Angola DNS
Boubacar Diallo Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal DNS

Heat 8

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
16 Nikolay Chernetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 47.04Q
22 Mauro Zuliani Olympic flag.svg  Italy 47.16Q
33 Marcel Klarenbeek Olympic flag.svg  Netherlands 47.67Q
47 Alan Bell Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 47.38Q
55 Oddur Sigurðsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 47.39
61 Isidoro Hornillos Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Spain 47.45
Christer Gullstrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNS

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 28 July 1980. The top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Rick Mitchell Olympic flag.svg  Australia 45.73Q
26 Fons Brijdenbach Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 45.88Q
32 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Olympic flag.svg  Denmark 45.89Q
41 Dele Udo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.18Q
54 Francis Demarthon Olympic flag.svg  France 46.38
63 Jozo Alebić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 46.60
75 Charles Lupiya Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia 47.67
88 Stefano Malinverni Olympic flag.svg  Italy 47.79

Quarterfinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
12 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 45.58Q
24 Joseph Coombs Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.81Q
31 Mauro Zuliani Olympic flag.svg  Italy 45.93Q
43 Alan Bell Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 46.17Q
55 Andrzej Stępień Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 46.31
67 Eddy De Leeuw Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 46.47
78 Derrick Peynado Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 46.50
86 Marcel Klarenbeek Olympic flag.svg  Netherlands 46.81

Quarterfinal 3

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Frank Schaffer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 46.15Q
26 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 46.23Q
32 Viktor Burakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.23Q
45 Didier Dubois Olympic flag.svg  France 46.60Q
51 Silver Ayoo Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 47.03
64 Bert Cameron Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.313
73 Glen Cohen Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 47.35
88 Jacques Borlée Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 47.73

Quarterfinal 4

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
18 David Jenkins Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 45.99Q
21 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.12Q
32 Karel Kolář Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 46.27Q
43 Nikolay Chernetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 46.30Q
55 Roberto Tozzi Olympic flag.svg  Italy 46.73
66 Hope Ezeigbo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 46.88
74 Ian Stapleton Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 47.64
87Hussain Ali NasayyifFlag of Iraq (1963-1991).svg  Iraq 48.50

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Tuesday, July 29, 1980.

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
15 Fons Brijdenbach Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 45.46Q
24 Rick Mitchell Olympic flag.svg  Australia 45.48Q
37 David Jenkins Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 45.59Q
48 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.61Q
53 Dele Udo Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 45.88
62 Nikolay Chernetskiy Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 45.94
76 Mauro Zuliani Olympic flag.svg  Italy 46.01
81 Karel Kolář Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 46.11

Semifinal 2

RankLaneAthleteNationTimeNotes
17 Frank Schaffer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 45.47Q
21 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 45.60Q
38 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 45.95Q
43 Joseph Coombs Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.96Q
56 Viktor Burakov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 45.97
64 Didier Dubois Olympic flag.svg  France 46.72
75 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Olympic flag.svg  Denmark 47.00
82 Alan Bell Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 48.50

Final

RankLaneAthleteNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg2 Viktor Markin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 44.60
Silver medal icon.svg4 Rick Mitchell Olympic flag.svg  Australia 44.84
Bronze medal icon.svg6 Frank Schaffer Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 44.87
43 Alberto Juantorena Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 45.09
51 Fons Brydenbach Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 45.10
67 Mike Solomon Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 45.55
78 David Jenkins Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 45.56
85 Joseph Coombs Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 46.33

See also

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.
  2. 1 2 3 "400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 29.