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Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events: 24 for men and 14 for women. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow) between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries.
In track-and-field, six world records, eighteen Olympic records and nine best results of the year were registered. In women's track and field, events alone either a world or Olympic record was broken in almost every event. Daley Thompson of Great Britain won the gold in the Decathlon. He won gold again at the Los Angeles Olympics.
Pages in category "1980 in athletics (track and field)" ... Results; 1980 Italian Athletics Championships; L. ... 1980 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
6.3 Track cycling. 7 Diving. ... Toggle Field hockey subsection. ... The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in Soviet Union from 19 July to 3 August 1980.
This article contains an overview of the year 1980 in athletics.The major athletics event of the year was the 1980 Moscow Olympics.A boycott of this competition meant many of world's leading athletes did not face each other, with many of the boycotting athletes taking part in the rival Liberty Bell Classic competition.
The 1980 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. These were the first such trials organized by the new national governing body for the sport of track and field , The Athletics Congress formed one year earlier as required by the Amateur Sports Act of 1978 .
This is a list of track and field athletes who participated in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. This category should only be used for Olympians participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 23 competitors from 16 nations, with three qualifying heats (23 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Sunday 27 July 1980. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic ...