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

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Athletics pictogram.svg
Pictogram for athletics
Venue Lenin Central Stadium
Date31 July 1980 (qualifications)
1 August 1980 (finals)
Competitors18 from 11 nations
Winning distance69.96
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Evelin Jahl
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Mariya Petkova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Bronze medal icon.svg Tatyana Lesovaya
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
  1976
1984  

The Women's Discus Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group and the final (12) held on Friday 1980-08-01. [1]

Medalists

Gold Evelin Jahl
Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Silver Mariya Petkova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria
Bronze Tatyana Lesovaya
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union

Records

Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics
World record Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariya Petkova  (BUL)  71.80 mJuly 13, 1980 Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Sofia, Bulgaria
Olympic record Flag of East Germany.svg  Evelin Schlaak  (GDR)  69.00 mJuly 29, 1976 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Broken records during the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic record Flag of East Germany.svg  Evelin Jahl  (GDR)69.96 mAugust 1, 1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Moscow, Soviet Union

Results

Final

RANKFINALDISTANCE
Med 1.png Flag of East Germany.svg  Evelin Jahl  (GDR)69.96 m
Med 2.png Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariya Petkova  (BUL)67.90 m
Med 3.png Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Lesovaya  (URS)67.40 m
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Beyer  (GDR)67.08 m
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Margitta Pufe  (GDR)66.12 m
6.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Florenţa Ţacu  (ROU)64.38 m
7.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Murašova  (URS)63.84 m
8.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Svetla Bozhkova  (BUL)63.14 m
9.Olympic flag.svg  Meg Ritchie  (GBR)61.16 m
10.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Carmen Romero  (CUB)60.86 m
11.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Zdena Bartoňová  (TCH)57.78 m
12.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Herczegh  (HUN)55.06 m

Qualifying round

RANKFINALDISTANCE
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Margitta Pufe  (GDR)65.52 m
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Mariya Petkova  (BUL)65.02 m
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Gisela Beyer  (GDR)62.86 m
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Lesovaya  (URS)62.20 m
5.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Svetla Bozhkova  (BUL)60.84 m
6.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Florenţa Ţacu  (ROU)60.40 m
7.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Galina Murašova  (URS)60.32 m
8.Flag of East Germany.svg  Evelin Jahl  (GDR)60.22 m
9.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Zdena Bartoňová  (TCH)59.48 m
10.Olympic flag.svg  Meg Ritchie  (GBR)58.66 m
11.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Carmen Romero  (CUB)58.60 m
12.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ágnes Herczegh  (HUN)57.80 m
13.Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  María Cristina Betancourt  (CUB)57.62 m
14.Flag of Hungary.svg  Katalin Csőke  (HUN)57.38 m
15.Olympic flag.svg  Gael Mulhall  (AUS)54.90 m
16.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Faina Melnik  (URS)53.76 m
Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Ludovina de Oliveira  (MOZ)NM
Flag of Finland.svg  Ulla Lundholm  (FIN)DNS

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2018.