Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's 10,000 metres
|games = 1980 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = Central Lenin Stadium
|dates = July 24-27
|competitors = 43
|nations = 27
|win_value = 27:42.69
|longnames=yes
|gold = Miruts Yifter
|goldNOC = ETH
|silver = Kaarlo Maaninka
|silverNOC = FIN
|bronze = Mohamed Kedir
|bronzeNOC = ETH
|prev = 1976
|next = 1984
}}
{{AthleticsAt1980SummerOlympics}}
These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday July 27, 1980.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/mens-10000-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175129/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/mens-10000-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Games: Men's 10,000 metres |access-date=15 November 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}} The winning margin was 1.59 seconds.
Medalists
| {{Medallists}} |
| style="width:12em"| {{flagIOCmedalist|Miruts Yifter|ETH|1980 Summer}}
|style="width:12em"| {{flagIOCmedalist|Kaarlo Maaninka|FIN|1980 Summer}} |style="width:12em"| {{flagIOCmedalist|Mohamed Kedir|ETH|1980 Summer}} |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |
| World Record
| 27:22.4 | {{flagicon|KEN}} Henry Rono | June 11, 1978 |
|---|
| Olympic Record
| 27:38.35 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Lasse Virén | September 3, 1972 |
Results
=Final=
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK !style="width: 20em"|FINAL !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|Image:Med 1.png
|{{flagIOCathlete|Miruts Yifter|ETH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|27:42.69 |
| align="center"|Image:Med 2.png
|{{flagIOCathlete|Kaarlo Maaninka|FIN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|27:44.28 |
| align="center"|Image:Med 3.png
|{{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed Kedir|ETH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|27:44.64 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Tolossa Kotu|ETH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|27:46.47 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Lasse Virén|FIN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|27:50.46 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Peter|GDR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:05.53 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Werner Schildhauer|GDR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:10.91 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Enn Sellik|URS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:13.72 |
| align="center"|9.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Bill Scott|AUS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:15.08 |
| align="center"|10.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Ilie Floroiu|ROU|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:16.25 |
| align="center"|11.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Brendan Foster|GBR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:22.54 |
| align="center"|12.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Mike McLeod|GBR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:40.78 |
| align="center"|13.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Martti Vainio|FIN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:46.22 |
| align="center"|14.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Gerard Tebroke|NED|1980 Summer}} |align="center"| 28:50.08 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Antonio Prieto|ESP|1980 Summer}} |align="center"| DNF |
=Qualifying Heats=
- Held on Thursday 24 July 1980
==Heat 1==
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 1 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1. |{{flagIOCathlete|Mohamed Kedir|ETH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:16.38 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2. |{{flagIOCathlete|Kaarlo Maaninka|FIN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:30.96 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3. |{{flagIOCathlete|Werner Schildhauer|GDR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:32.08 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4. |{{flagIOCathlete|Lasse Virén|FIN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:45.72 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Stephen Austin|AUS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:45.2 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Alex Hagelsteens|BEL|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:47.6 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Geoff Smith|GBR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|30:00.1 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Abdelmadjid Mada|ALG|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|30:23.5 |
| align="center"|9.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Akel Hamdan|SYR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|31:21.9 |
| align="center"|10.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Motlalepula Thabana|LES|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|34:01.5 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|John Treacy|IRL|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNF |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Zakariah Barie|TAN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNF |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Aleksandras Antipovas|URS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNF |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Bernardo Manuel|ANG|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNS |
==Heat 2==
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 2 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1. |{{flagIOCathlete|Miruts Yifter|ETH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:41.68 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2. |{{flagIOCathlete|Jörg Peter|GDR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:49.96 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3. |{{flagIOCathlete|Brendan Foster|GBR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:55.15 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4. |{{flagIOCathlete|Enn Sellik|URS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:12.1 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|5. |{{flagIOCathlete|Antonio Prieto|ESP|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:12.8 |
| align="center"|6.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Rachid Habchaoui|ALG|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:12.9 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Enrique Aquino|MEX|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:21.3 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|José Gómez|MEX|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:53.6 |
| align="center"|9.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Damiano Musonda|ZAM|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:53.6 |
| align="center"|10.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Kenias Tembo|ZIM|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|30:53.8 |
| align="center"|11.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Jules Randrianari|MAD|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|31:18.4 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Domingo Tibaduiza|COL|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNF |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Gerard Barrett|AUS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNS |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Suleiman Nyambui|TAN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNS |
==Heat 3==
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK !style="width: 20em"|HEAT 3 !style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|1. |{{flagIOCathlete|Tolossa Kotu|ETH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:55.26 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|2. |{{flagIOCathlete|Mike McLeod|GBR|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:57.27 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|3. |{{flagIOCathlete|Bill Scott|AUS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:58.70 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|4. |{{flagIOCathlete|Martti Vainio|FIN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|28:59.81 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|5. |{{flagIOCathlete|Ilie Floroiu|ROU|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:03.1 |
| style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align="center"|6. |{{flagIOCathlete|Gerard Tebroke|NED|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:05.0 |
| align="center"|7.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Jiri Sikora|TCH|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:19.8 |
| align="center"|8.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Rodolfo Gómez|MEX|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:25.7 |
| align="center"|9.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Volodymyr Shesterov|URS|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:32.4 |
| align="center"|10.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Hari Chand|IND|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|29:45.8 |
| align="center"|11.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Leodigard Martin|TAN|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|30:33.4 |
| align="center"|12.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Golekane Mosveu|BOT|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|30:38.8 |
| align="center"|13.
|{{flagIOCathlete|Nara Bahadur Dahal|NEP|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|31:19.8 |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Dias Alface|MOZ|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNF |
| align="center"|—
|{{flagIOCathlete|Markus Ryffel|SUI|1980 Summer}} |align="center"|DNF |
See also
- 1976 Men's Olympic Games 10000 metres (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships 10000 metres (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 10000 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 10000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic Games 10000 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 10000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 10000 metres (Rome)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616161534/http://todor66.com/olim/1980/Athletics/Men_10000m.html Results]
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