Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Venue Lenin Stadium
Dates27 July 1980 (qualifying)
28 July 1980 (final)
Competitors18 from 12 nations
Winning distance66.64
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Rashchupkin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Silver medal icon.svg Imrich Bugár
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Luis Delís
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
  1976
1984  

The men's discus throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 18 competitors from 12 nations, with one qualifying group and the final (12) held on Monday July 28, 1980. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Viktor Rashchupkin of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal and first victory in the men's discus throw. Imrich Bugár put Czechoslovakia back on the podium in the event after a one-Games absence, taking silver. Luis Delís earned Cuba's first men's discus throw medal with his bronze. The United States, which had earned at least one medal in every appearance of the event prior to 1980, missed the podium due to the boycott.

Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1976 Games were silver medalist Wolfgang Schmidt of East Germany and tenth-place finisher Velko Velev of Bulgaria. Schmidt was the 1978 European champion and world record holder as well, but was bothered by an ankle injury. That injury, along with the absence of the American team due to boycott (1976 Olympic champion Mac Wilkins was still a top thrower, and four-time gold medalist Al Oerter had come out of retirement) left the competition open. [2]

Kuwait and Syria each made their debut in the men's discus throw. Sweden made its 15th appearance, most of any nation competing, though tied with Hungary for second behind the United States's 18 appearances.

Competition format

The competition used the two-round format introduced in 1936, with the qualifying round completely separate from the divided final. In qualifying, each athlete received three attempts; those recording a mark of at least 62.00 metres advanced to the final. If fewer than 12 athletes achieved that distance, the top 12 would advance. The results of the qualifying round were then ignored. Finalists received three throws each, with the top eight competitors receiving an additional three attempts. The best distance among those six throws counted. [2] [3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows.

World recordFlag of East Germany.svg  Wolfgang Schmidt  (GDR)71.16 East Berlin, East Germany 9 August 1978
Olympic recordFlag of the United States.svg  Mac Wilkins  (USA)68.28 Montréal, Canada 24 July 1976

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 27 July 198010:00Qualifying
Monday, 28 July 198017:30Final

Results

Qualifying round

The qualifying round was held on Sunday July 27, 1980.

RankAthleteNation123DistanceNotes
1 Imrich Bugár Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 61.5065.0865.08Q
2 Viktor Rashchupkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 64.7864.78Q
3 Luis Delís Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 64.2064.20Q
4 Ihor Duhinets Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 63.1063.10Q
5 Yuriy Dumchev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 62.8262.82Q
6 Kenth Gardenkrans Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 53.9062.5862.58Q
7 Emil Vladimirov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 60.5460.5262.5062.50Q
8 Wolfgang Schmidt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 62.4662.46Q
9 Markku Tuokko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 62.1462.14Q
10 Velko Velev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 54.8256.6061.3061.30q
11 José Santa Cruz Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 60.1458.70X60.14q
12 Hilmar Hoßfeld Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany X57.9859.9259.92q
13 Armin Lemme Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 59.4454.44X59.44
14 Iosif Nagy Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 56.5059.3458.4859.34
15 Namakoro Niare Flag of Mali.svg  Mali X57.3456.0857.34
16 Adnan Houri Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958-1971), Flag of Syria (1980-2024).svg  Syria XX47.5247.52
17 Najem Najem Flag of Kuwait (3-2).svg  Kuwait X39.2635.3839.26
Oskar Jakobsson Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland XXXNo mark

Final

The home-nation officials may have provided some assistance to Raschupkin, as "Cuba's Luis Delís's final throw appeared to be a winning mark, but some observers thought it was marked at least a foot short." [2]

RankAthleteNation123456Distance
Gold medal icon.svg Viktor Rashchupkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 62.3864.7265.0866.6460.48X66.64
Silver medal icon.svg Imrich Bugár Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 65.1461.7864.3466.3864.4265.9666.38
Bronze medal icon.svg Luis Delís Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba X63.46X65.30X66.3266.32
4 Wolfgang Schmidt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany X61.6065.3065.6465.34X65.64
5 Yuriy Dumchev Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 64.78X65.58X63.16X65.58
6 Ihor Duhinets Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 62.1864.0463.18X62.04X64.04
7 Emil Vladimirov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 62.8463.1861.6061.7061.6061.2063.18
8 Velko Velev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 60.8860.7463.0461.14X61.7263.04
9 Markku Tuokko Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 61.5455.3261.84Did not advance61.84
10 José Santa Cruz Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 56.0658.5261.52Did not advance61.52
11 Hilmar Hoßfeld Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 60.2661.1459.30Did not advance61.14
12 Kenth Gardenkrans Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 60.2458.4060.12Did not advance60.24

See also

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Discus Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 63.