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

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Women's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Lenin Central Stadium
Dates25 July 1980 (heats)
27 July 1980 (semi-finals)
28 July 1980 (final)
Competitors39 from 22 nations
Winning time48.88 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Marita Koch
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia
Bronze medal icon.svg Christina Lathan
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
  1976
1984  

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]

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Final

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 48.88 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 49.46
Bronze medal icon.svg Christina Lathan Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 49.66
4 Irina Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 50.07
5 Nina Zyuskova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 50.17
6 Gabriele Löwe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.33
7 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51.35
8 Linsey MacDonald Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 52.40

Semifinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.57
2 Gabriele Löwe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.85
3 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51.02
4 Nina Zyuskova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.12
5 Lyudmila Chernova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.30
6 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 51.47
7 Małgorzata Dunecka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.93
8 Rositsa Stamenova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 52.96


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Christina Lathan Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 50.16
2 Irina Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 50.18
3 Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 50.79
4 Linsey MacDonald Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 51.60
5 Michelle Probert Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 51.89
6 Ilona Pál Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51.99
7 Grażyna Oliszewska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.36
8 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 53.13

Heats

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Christina Lathan Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.33
2 Ilona Pál Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51.99
3 Michelle Probert Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 52.16
4 Svobodka Damyanova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 52.23
5 Niculina Lazarciuc Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 52.52
6 Ann-Louise Skoglund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 52.78
7 Kehinde Vaughan Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 53.54
8 Eugenia Osho-Williams Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1:00.44


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Nina Ziuskova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.42
2 Linsey MacDonald Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 52.57
3 Rositsa Stamenova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 52.71
4 Maria Samungi Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 52.89
5 Sophie Malbranque Olympic flag.svg  France 53.46
6 Hala El-Moughrabi Flag of Syria (1972-1980).svg  Syria 59.33
7 Xiomara Larios Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1:01.50


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Irina Nazarova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.66
2 Pirjo Häggman Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 52.56
3 Irena Szewińska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.57
4 Karoline Käfer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 52.82
5 Erica Rossi Olympic flag.svg  Italy 52.98
6 Judit Forgács Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 53.06
7 Marième Boye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 55.16


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain 52.24
2 Gabriele Löwe Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 52.43
3 Grażyna Oliszewska Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 52.62
4 Mary Akinyemi Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 52.64
5 Elena Tărîţă Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 52.96
6 Malena Andonova Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 53.30
7 Anne Michel Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 54.22
8 Acacia Mate Flag of Mozambique (1975-1983).svg  Mozambique 1:00.90


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1 Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 51.04
2 Marita Koch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 51.06
3 Lyudmila Chernova Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 51.51
4 Małgorzata Dunecka Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 51.84
5 Rosine Wallez Olympic flag.svg  Belgium 52.00
6 Gloria Ayanlaja Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 53.55
7 Ruth Williams-Simpson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 55.59
8 Trần Thị Ngọc Anh Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1:00.62

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References

  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.