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

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Women's 400 metres

|games = 1980 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Lenin Central Stadium

|dates = 25 July 1980 (heats)
27 July 1980 (semi-finals)
28 July 1980 (final)

|competitors = 39

|nations = 22

|longnames = yes

|gold = Marita Koch

|goldNOC = GDR

|silver = Jarmila Kratochvílová

|silverNOC = TCH

|bronze = Christina Lathan

|bronzeNOC = GDR

|win_value = 48.88 {{OlyR|athletics}}

|prev = 1976

|next = 1984

}}

{{AthleticsAt1980SummerOlympics}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/womens-400-metres.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175003/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/womens-400-metres.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's 400 metres |access-date=3 August 2017 |work=sports-reference.com}}

{{TOC limit|3}}

Final

  • Held on Monday July 28, 1980

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

{{gold01}}

|align=left| Marita Koch

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 48.88 OR

{{silver02}}

|align=left| Jarmila Kratochvílová

align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}

| 49.46

{{bronze03}}

|align=left| Christina Lathan

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 49.66

4

|align=left| Irina Nazarova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 50.07

5

|align=left| Nina Zyuskova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 50.17

6

|align=left| Gabriele Löwe

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 51.33

7

|align=left| Pirjo Häggman

align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1980 Summer}}

| 51.35

8

|align=left| Linsey MacDonald

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 52.40

Semifinals

  • Held on Sunday July 27, 1980

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Marita Koch

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 50.57

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Gabriele Löwe

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 50.85

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Pirjo Häggman

align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1980 Summer}}

| 51.02

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 4

|align=left| Nina Zyuskova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 51.12

5

|align=left| Lyudmila Chernova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 51.30

6

|align=left| Joslyn Hoyte-Smith

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 51.47

7

|align=left| Małgorzata Dunecka

align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}

| 51.93

8

|align=left| Rositsa Stamenova

align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.96


class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Christina Lathan

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 50.16

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Irina Nazarova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 50.18

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Jarmila Kratochvílová

align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}

| 50.79

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 4

|align=left| Linsey MacDonald

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 51.60

5

|align=left| Michelle Probert

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 51.89

6

|align=left| Ilona Pál

align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}

| 51.99

7

|align=left| Grażyna Oliszewska

align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.36

8

|align=left| Irena Szewińska

align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}

| 53.13

Heats

  • Held on Friday July 25, 1980

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! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Christina Lathan

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 51.33

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Ilona Pál

align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}

| 51.99

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Michelle Probert

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 52.16

4

|align=left| Svobodka Damyanova

align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.23

5

|align=left| Niculina Lazarciuc

align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1980 Summer}}

| 52.52

6

|align=left| Ann-Louise Skoglund

align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1980 Summer}}

| 52.78

7

|align=left| Kehinde Vaughan

align=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1980 Summer}}

| 53.54

8

|align=left| Eugenia Osho-Williams

align=left| {{flagIOC|SLE|1980 Summer}}

| 1:00.44


class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Nina Ziuskova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 51.42

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Linsey MacDonald

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 52.57

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Rositsa Stamenova

align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.71

4

|align=left| Maria Samungi

align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1980 Summer}}

| 52.89

5

|align=left| Sophie Malbranque

align=left| {{flagIOC|FRA|1980 Summer}}

| 53.46

6

|align=left| Hala El-Moughrabi

align=left| {{flagIOC|SYR|1980 Summer}}

| 59.33

7

|align=left| Xiomara Larios

align=left| {{flagIOC|NCA|1980 Summer}}

| 1:01.50


class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Irina Nazarova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 51.66

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Pirjo Häggman

align=left| {{flagIOC|FIN|1980 Summer}}

| 52.56

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Irena Szewińska

align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.57

4

|align=left| Karoline Käfer

align=left| {{flagIOC|AUT|1980 Summer}}

| 52.82

5

|align=left| Erica Rossi

align=left| {{flagIOC|ITA|1980 Summer}}

| 52.98

6

|align=left| Judit Forgács

align=left| {{flagIOC|HUN|1980 Summer}}

| 53.06

7

|align=left| Marième Boye

align=left| {{flagIOC|SEN|1980 Summer}}

| 55.16


class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Joslyn Hoyte-Smith

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1980 Summer}}

| 52.24

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Gabriele Löwe

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 52.43

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Grażyna Oliszewska

align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.62

4

|align=left| Mary Akinyemi

align=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1980 Summer}}

| 52.64

5

|align=left| Elena Tărîţă

align=left| {{flagIOC|ROU|1980 Summer}}

| 52.96

6

|align=left| Malena Andonova

align=left| {{flagIOC|BUL|1980 Summer}}

| 53.30

7

|align=left| Anne Michel

align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}

| 54.22

8

|align=left| Acacia Mate

align=left| {{flagIOC|MOZ|1980 Summer}}

| 1:00.90


class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! Rank

! Athlete !! Nation

! Time !! Notes

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 1

|align=left| Jarmila Kratochvílová

align=left| {{flagIOC|TCH|1980 Summer}}

| 51.04

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 2

|align=left| Marita Koch

align=left| {{flagIOC|GDR|1980 Summer}}

| 51.06

style="background:#bbf3bb;"

| 3

|align=left| Lyudmila Chernova

align=left| {{flagIOC|URS|1980 Summer}}

| 51.51

style="background:#ccf9cc;"

| 4

|align=left| Małgorzata Dunecka

align=left| {{flagIOC|POL|1980 Summer}}

| 51.84

5

|align=left| Rosine Wallez

align=left| {{flagIOC|BEL|1980 Summer}}

| 52.00

6

|align=left| Gloria Ayanlaja

align=left| {{flagIOC|NGR|1980 Summer}}

| 53.55

7

|align=left| Ruth Williams-Simpson

align=left| {{flagIOC|JAM|1980 Summer}}

| 55.59

8

|align=left| Trần Thị Ngọc Anh

align=left| {{flagIOC|VIE|1980 Summer}}

| 1:00.62

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20120407111410/http://todor66.com/olim/1980/Athletics/Women_400m.html Results]

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